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March 31, 2021
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A Virtual Conference
Programme
Welcome to
WIRED Health
Last year, we were forced to postpone the 2020 edition of WIRED
Health a week before our event. The World Health Organisation had
just declared Covid-19 a global pandemic and the UK government had
imposed a lockdown that, sadly, made it impossible for us to proceed
with a live, in-person event.
Throughout 2020, Covid devastated families and shuttered entire
economies, with a death toll of nearly 3 million people worldwide.
Frontline health workers, nurses and doctors fought this invisible
enemy in hospitals, while, in an unprecedented and concerted
global effort, governments, pharmaceutical companies and biotech
companies worked together to invent and manufacture vaccines
against this new disease in a record time.
At this ninth edition of WIRED Health, I’ve invited some of the people
to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude for the important role
they’ve played in the fight against the virus: Ugur Sahin, CEO of
BioNTech, who developed the first approved vaccine against Covid;
infectious disease expert Céline Gounder, who advises President
Biden on Covid strategy; Rachel Clarke, a palliative care doctor who
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spent a year on the Covid wards; Jemimah Kariuki, who, during
the pandemic, launched Wheels for Life, a free ambulance service
to help expecting mothers in Kenya.
Of course, Covid is still with us, and we will continue to rely on the
ingenuity of innovators and technologists to eradicate this disease.
We will hear from TransferWise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, on his new
startup that aims to provide rapid Covid testing; while Joanna Shields,
CEO of BenevolentAI, and Mei Mei Hu, CEO of COVAXX, will tell
us how they are developing new vaccine technologies for the future.
However, even in a year such as this, many of the breakthroughs in
healthcare aren’t Covid-related at all.
The geneticist George Church will give us an overview of new advances
in genomics; Pixar co-founder Ed Catmull, along with neuroscientists
Joel Pearson and Adam Zeman, will introduce us to the fascinating new
science of visual imagery; and psychologist Adam Grant will explain the
importance of our personal mindset and beliefs. Even in its new virtual
format, this edition of WIRED Health will bring you its annual dose of
bold new ideas and inspiration.
We are delighted to welcome you to WIRED Health. Thank you
to our wonderful speaker guests, event partners ISG and EY,
and to you for joining.
Joao Medeiros
WIRED Health Curator
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WIRED Health EY Episode One Episode Two Episode Three
Startup Showcase We start the day with Join us for the world We close the day with
Join us one week a talk from economist premiere of the WIRED a top-level talk from
before WIRED Health Mariana Mazzucato on short film: Aphantasia, human DNA sequencing
to meet the six startups what a moonshot guide which examines the pioneer and geneticist
across femtech, to changing healthcare differences in our ability George Church. We’ll also
neural engineering, looks like, and continue to visualise. We will talk investigate the impact
sustainability and digital the session exploring about maternal health, of emerging Covid-19
health. Each startup innovation in curing sustainability and frontline variants, hear about
will present a 5-minute diseases, prevention experiences on the President Biden’s plan to
lightning presentation for the next pandemic Covid-19 wards. Featuring fight Covid-19 and meet
to a panel of judges and and readapting to “normal Jemimah Kariuki, this year’s WIRED Health
a live audience. Featuring life”. Featuring Joanna Taavet Hinrikus, Rachel Startup Winner. Featuring
Ancora, Bios, C the Shields, Angela Saini, Clarke, Debbie Hobbs, Céline Gounder, Mei
Signs, Humanity, Mojo Ugur Sahin, Beth Healey Ed Catmull, Joel Pearson Mei Hu, Pamela Spence
and Wild.AI. and Simon Baron-Cohen. and Adam Zeman. and Adam Grant.
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Episode one
Shifting for the Future
08.35 BST 09.40 BST
Welcome remarks Fireside chat: Preventing the next pandemic
Greg Williams, Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Ugur Sahin, Co-founder and CEO, BioNTech
Moderated by Joao Medeiros, WIRED Health Curator
08.40 BST
A moonshot guide to 10.00 BST
changing healthcare Readapting to life after isolation
Mariana Mazzucato, UCL Professor in the Economics Beth Healey, Intensive Care Doctor,
of Innovation and Public Value; Author of Mission National Health Service (NHS)
Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism
10.15 BST
09.00 BST The Pattern Seekers:
Human and artificial intelligence How autism drives invention
united to forge new Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism
frontiers in drug discovery Research Centre, Cambridge University
Joanna Shields, CEO, BenevolentAI
10.35 BST
09.20 BST Closing remarks
Pathologising race Joao Medeiros, WIRED Health Curator
Angela Saini, Science Journalist and Author of
Superior: The Return of Race Science
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Episode two
A Different Perspective
11.10 BST 12.05 BST
Welcome remarks Partner session: The future of
Victoria Turk, Features Director, WIRED UK healthcare estate – A roadmap to net
zero, from innovation to reality
11.15 BST
Debbie Hobbs, Group Director of Sustainable Business, ISG
Wheels for life: Saving pregnant
women’s lives during 12.20 BST
the Covid-19 pandemic WIRED video premiere: Aphantasia
Jemimah Kariuki, Obstetrician-Gynaecologist, Introduced by Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural
Kenyatta National Hospital, University of Nairobi Neurology, University of Exeter College of Medicine and Health
11.30 BST 12.40 BST
Making the world a safer place Panel: The Aphantasia test – The correlation
for events, sports, travel between visualisation and creativity
Taavet Hinrikus, Co-founder, Certific; Co-founder Ed Catmull, Co-Founder, Pixar Animation Studios and Former President,
and Chairman, Wise; Angel Investor and Advisor Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios
Joel Pearson, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of New
11.50 BST
South Wales; Founder, Future Minds Lab and Chief Scientist, Imagination Spectrum
Breathtaking: My year
Moderated by Joao Medeiros, WIRED Health Curator
on the Covid-19 wards
Rachel Clarke, Palliative medicine for the National Health 13.00 BST
Service, former journalist, activist and author of Breathtaking Closing remarks
Joao Medeiros, WIRED Health Curator
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Episode three
The Future of Health
14.25 BST 15.20 BST
Welcome remarks Partner session: Reframing the
Greg Williams, Editor-in-chief, WIRED beyond – The trends redefining
the healthcare operating model
14.30 BST
Pamela Spence, Global Health Sciences
Exploring genomics
& Wellness Industry Leader, EY
George Church, Founding Core Faculty & Lead,
Synthetic Biology, Wyss Institute, Harvard University 15.30 BST
WIRED Health Startup Winner
14.50 BST
President Biden’s plan Introduction by Helen Baxter, Associate Partner,
to defeat Covid-19 Health Sciences and Wellness, EY
Céline Gounder, Clinical Assistant Professor
15.45 BST
of Medicine & Infectious Diseases,
How our beliefs affect our health
NYU School of Medicine & Bellevue Hospital
Adam Grant, Psychologist and author of Think Again
15.05 BST
16.10 BST
The side effects of a
Closing remarks
Covid-19 vaccine: The emerging
Joao Medeiros, WIRED Health Curator
disparities, quality and access
Mei Mei Hu, Co-founder and CEO, COVAXX
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Meet the 2021
The WIRED editorial team have curated a
speaker faculty comprising innovative scientists,
medical practitioners and disruptors who are
paving the way for change and making strides to
improve the way we offer and access healthcare.
Speaker Faculty
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukMariana Mazzucato Simon Baron-Cohen Ed Catmull George Church
UCL Professor in Director of the Autism Co-Founder, Founding Core Faculty
the Economics of Research Centre, Pixar Animation & Lead, Synthetic
Innovation and Public Cambridge University Studios and Former Biology Wyss Institute,
Value; Author of Simon Baron-Cohen President, Pixar and Harvard University
Mission Economy: is Professor in the fields of Walt Disney George Church is a
A Moonshot Guide to psychology and psychiatry Animation Studios renowned geneticist
Changing Capitalism Cambridge University. Ed Catmull is a co-founder widely recognised for his
Mariana Mazzucato is A newly knighted of Pixar Animation innovative contributions
Professor Founding professor and cognitive Studios, and served as to genomic science.
Director of the Institute neuroscientist, Baron- President of Pixar for 33 At the Wyss Institute,
for Innovation & Public Cohen’s last book, years, while also serving Church oversees the
Purpose (IIPP). She is the The Pattern Seekers, as President of Walt directed evolution of
author of three highly- explores the connection Disney Animation molecules, polymers,
acclaimed books, including between autism, Studios for 13 of those and whole genomes to
The Entrepreneurial creativity and invention. 33 years. He was also create new tools to enable
State: Debunking Public vs Vice President of regenerative medicine.
Private Sector Myths and the Computer Division
Speaker Faculty
The Value of Everything. of Lucasfilm Ltd.
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukRachel Clarke Céline Gounder Beth Healey Mei Mei Hu
Palliative medicine Clinical Assistant Intensive care doctor, Co-founder and
for the National Professor of Medicine National Health CEO, COVAXX
Health Service, & Infectious Diseases, Service (NHS) Hu is the co-founder
former journalist, NYU School of Medicine Beth Healey researches and CEO of COVAXX,
activist and author & Bellevue Hospital the effects of a division of United
of Breathtaking Céline Gounder is isolation and extreme Biomedical. Hu was
Rachel Clarke is a the CEO/President/ environments and its formerly a consultant
palliative care doctor Founder of Just Human impact on physiology and at McKinsey & Company
sharing the realities Productions, psychology in humans. where she advised
of life on the NHS a non-profit multimedia Healey’s work across a pharmaceutical
frontline in order to organization. Recently number of extreme and companies on strategic,
inspire change. Clarke appointed to the Biden- remote places has helped operational and
is the author of Harris Covid-19 Advisory inform space agencies organisational issues.
Breathtaking, which Board, Gounder is also of the challenges that In 2019, she was honoured
shares a perspective the host and producer future astronauts face by TIME magazine in
from frontline workers of American Diagnosis. on long-duration their “100 Next List”.
during the UK’s first spaceflight missions.
Speaker Faculty
coronavirus lockdown.
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukTaavet Hinrikus Debbie Hobbs Jemimah Kariuki
Co-founder, Certific; Knowledge Partner Obstetrician-
Co-founder and Group Director of Gynecologist, Kenyatta
Chairman, Wise; Angel Sustainable Business, ISG National Hospital,
Investor and Advisor Debbie Hobbs is ISG’s University of Nairobi
Serial tech entrepreneur Group Director of An innovative medical
Taavet Hinrikus is the Sustainable Business and doctor deeply passionate
Co-founder and Chairman is a building physicist at about preventive medicine,
of Wise (formerly heart. She is passionate Jemimah Kariuki is an
TransferWise), a global about making buildings obstetrician-gynaecologist
fintech company that work for both people and at the Kenyatta National
disrupted the banking the planet. Her work as Hospital, University of
sector. His new company a client, consultant and Nairobi. She founded
Certific uses science and contractor has seen her Wheels for Life, an
technology to make the witness all aspects of organisation working to
world a safer place for live how great sustainability reduce pregnancy-related
events, sports, travel and ambitions never come complications and improve
social gatherings. to fruition. access to healthcare.
Speaker Faculty
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukJoel Pearson Ugur Sahin Pamela Spence Angela Saini
Professor of Cognitive Co-founder and Knowledge Partner Science Journalist
Neuroscience, CEO, BioNTech Global Health & Author of
The University of New Ugur Sahin is a physician, Sciences & Wellness Superior: The Return
South Wales; Founder, immunologist and leader in Industry Leader of Race Science
Future Minds Lab the development of novel Spence leads the Saini is an award-winning
and Chief Scientist, approaches to fight cancer Global Health British science journalist
Imagination Spectrum and infectious diseases. Sciences and Wellness and broadcaster.
Joel Pearson created Sahin is one of the world’s Industry practice She regularly presents
UNSW Future Minds Lab foremost experts on of 34,000 colleagues, radio and television
as a human–centred messenger ribonucleic focused on helping clients programmes on
research lab to explore acid (mRNA) medicines. and their teams deliver the BBC, and her writing
the psychology and He has pioneered several their business strategy. has appeared in New
neuroscience of design, breakthroughs enabling She concentrates on Scientist, the Guardian,
innovation and the development of mRNA exploring ways in which The Sunday Times, and
entrepreneurship, vaccines and other types the power of data can WIRED. She is also the
cognitive optimisation of immunotherapies. be unlocked to fuel author of Inferior.
and the future of work, innovation across the
Speaker Faculty
wellbeing and education. healthcare ecosystem.
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukJoanna Shields Adam Zeman Adam Grant
CEO, BenevolentAI Professor of Cognitive Organisational
Joanna Shields (Baroness and Behavioural psychologist, Wharton
Shields OBE) is a tech Neurology, University and bestselling author
industry veteran with a of Exeter College of of Think Again
successful track record Medicine and Health Organisational
building some of the Adam Zeman specialises in psychologist Adam Grant
world’s best-known cognitive and behavioural is a New York Times
companies. Her career neurology, which includes bestselling author.
spans over 30 years. She neurological disorders of His pioneering research
is CEO of BenevolentAI, sleep. His main research has inspired people
which focuses on the interests are disorders of to rethink fundamental
development and visual imagery and forms assumptions about
application of artificial of amnesia occurring in motivation, generosity,
intelligence and machine epilepsy. Zeman coined and creativity. He has
learning to understand the term “aphantasia” to been recognized as one
the underlying causes of describe the variation in of the world’s 10 most
disease, accelerate drug abilities to visualise. influential management
Speaker Faculty
discovery and develop new thinkers and one of
and effective medicines. Fortune’s 40 under 40.
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukStartup Showcase speakers
Danielle Ralic Oliver Armitage Bhavagaya Michael Geer Pete Ward
Co-founder Co-founder and (Bea) Bakshi Co-founder and Co-founder
LOGO DEVELOPMENT FINAL LOGO / ICON
and CEO/ Chief Scientific Co-founder, Chief Strategy and CEO,
CTO, Ancora Officer, BIOS Health C the Signs Officer, Humanity Humanity
Danielle Ralic has Biomechanical engineer Former NHS general Serial entrepreneurs Peter Ward and
spent her career at the Oliver Armitage practitioner Bhavagaya Michael Geer co-founded Humanity
intersection of healthcare and computational Bakshi launched C the with a mission to extend the lifespan
and IT. She co-founded neuroscientist Emil Signs, an award-winning and healthspan of humanity by enabling
Ancora.ai, a Zurich-based Hewage launched BIOS, clinical tool founded users to find out what actions they
technology startup. It is a which uses AI-powered by doctors, which can can take to slow their ageing process.
free, AI-powered platform neural interfaces to identify which cancer(s)
that seamlessly connects automatically read and a patient is at risk of and
patients and physicians write neural signals to what tests are needed, in
to clinical research. treat chronic diseases. less than 30 seconds.
Speaker Faculty
wired.uk/health-event events@wired.co.ukJudging Panel
Hélène Guillaume Mohamed Taha Irina Haivas Helen Baxter Matt Reynolds
CEO and Founder, Co-founder Partner, Atomico Associate Partner, Science Editor,
WILD.AI & CEO, Mojo Fertility Irina Haivas leads on Health Sciences and WIRED UK
investments in Enterprise Wellness, EY Matt Reynolds is
businesses, with an interest Helen Baxter has spent the the Science Editor
in Enterprise SaaS, Data last 15 years in the at WIRED UK, covering
Athlete Hélène Mohamed Taha stack infrastructure and Life Sciences and Health the environment,
Guillaume was a quant co-founded fertility tools, applied AI/ML and sector, working with health, space and
in a hedge fund and company mojo, which Productivity/Collaboration. clients across Pharma, everything else about
management consultant uses artificial intelligence She also focuses on Bio-tech and Health. how scientific innovations
to Fortune500 companies and robotics to drive healthtech and the She is currently focused are changing the world.
in AI. She founded WILD.AI the future of fertility intersection of biology on developing new digital Reynolds extensively
to help women train, fuel, care. With male fertility and engineering. Haivas and tech products, covered Covid-19 since
and recover, based on dropping up to 60 per has also led Atomico’s and solutions for the its outbreak. Before he
their menstrual cycle – cent and more people investments in Healx, industry to help optimise joined WIRED he was a
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