How to Change the World 2018

Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy at Cambridge University. As a member of the UK’s House of Lords and former President of the Royal Society, he is much involved in international science and issues of technological risk. His books include Our Cosmic Habitat (Princeton), Just Six Numbers, and mostly recently On the Future: Prospects for Humanity published in October 2018. He lives in Cambridge, UK.

Dr Daisy Robinton is a postdoctoral fellow, science communicator and science advocate based out of Boston, MA. Her current academic research focuses on neurodevelopment and the cell-to-cell interactions that contribute to neurodegenerative diseases. Daisy completed her PhD in Human Biology and Translational Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. George Q. Daley at Harvard University. Her doctoral work focused on mechanisms of stem cell identity at the intersection of cancer and developmental biology. Daisy’s passion for the effective translation of science has fueled her years of teaching, speaking, and consulting on numerous projects in the US and abroad. In addition, she is a co-founder of Weird and Wonderful, a production company aimed at bridging the knowledge gap in science by connecting with creativity and entertainment to engage, educate and inspire people from all walks of life.

Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde is a creative thinker and maker of social designs which explore the relation between people, technology and space. His fascination for nature and technology is reflected in his iconic designs such as the Smog Free Project (the largest outdoor air purifier in the world which makes jewellery from smog). Roosegaarde is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum and was named Artist of the Year 2016 in The Netherlands.

William Tunstall-Pedoe is a British entrepreneur focussing on world-changing products powered with Artificial Intelligence. He founded the British company Evi which (under Amazon) created and built Alexa, Amazons’ AI operating system and worked as product Lead on the Amazon Echo. William is now an angel Investor who has invested in more than 40 early-stage technology startups.

Kate Hofman, co-founder and chief executive, set-up the company in 2013. She previously worked as a management consultant for IBM. In her spare time she runs around after her toddler and her dog. GrowUp Farms produce sustainable salads and herbs in Controlled Environment Production (CEP) farms – also know as Vertical Farms – using automated hydroponics. It’s currently working on the design and build of its second farm, to serve the retail and wholesale markets, using cutting-edge technology and processes to grow safer, cleaner and more sustainable food for consumers.

James Bidwell is the owner of SPRINGWISE the most cutting edge online resource for innovation spotting and business ideas. James has been listed in the Financial Times Creative Business Top 50, and named as one of London's 1000 most influential by the London Evening Standard.

Dr Garrick Hileman is one of the world's most-cited cryptocurrency and blockchain technology researchers. He is the author of a recently published stablecoins benchmarking study, the "2017 Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study" (University of Cambridge) and the follow-on "2017 Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study" (University of Cambridge). He also created and published the CoinDesk “State of Bitcoin” and “State of Blockchain” reports from 2013-2016. He was ranked as one of the 100 most influential economists in the UK and Ireland and he is regularly asked to share his research and perspective with government organizations and the FT, BBC, CNBC, WSJ, NPR, and other media. Garrick received his PhD from the London School of Economics and developed and taught the first UK class on blockchain technology at the University of Cambridge.

Garrick is the head or research at Blockchain, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency companies, and a co-founder of Mosaic, a cryptofinance data and research platform.

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Daniel M. Davis is Professor of Immunology at the University of Manchester. His research, using super-resolution microscopy to study immune cell biology, was listed in Discover magazine as one of the top 100 breakthroughs of the year. He is also the author of over 120 academic papers, collectively cited over 10,000 times.

Dr Ameet Bakhai, is a renowned cardiologist who provides access to his patients to cutting edge clinical trials, novel diagnostics, devices and digital technologies. As a “positive health hacker” he works with commissioners on value of medicines and technologies, pharma partners on designing and evaluating therapies and digital companies on integrating with treatment pathways.

Dr. Shira Raveh-Rubin works at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Weizmann Institute where she studies the causes and dynamics of extreme weather. By combining case studies of highly destructive storms with detailed and long-term weather and climate data, she hopes to improve weather forecasting and global climate models.

Mark is a materials engineer at UCL and is Director of the Institute of Making where he runs a special research programme that focuses on animate materials, innovative manufacturing, and sensoaesthetic materials. He wrote the New York Times best selling book Stuff Matters.

Hannah is a neuroscientist who demystifies the human brain using Radio, TV and Festival platforms. In recognition of her accomplishments Hannah has been named as a Top 100 UK scientist by the Science Council for her work in science communication and as one of Cambridge Universities ‘inspirational and successful women in science’. In the past year Hannah has co-presented BBC's Tomorrow's World Live, Channel 4's The Secret Lives of 4 & 5 year olds, helped judge the Wellcome Trust Book Prize and published her first book – Consciousness: A Ladybird Expert Guide with Penguin. A BBC Radio 4 documentary focusing on the Science of Fate, the topic of her second book, will presented by Hannah and is due to broadcast in Spring 2019. She is an elected member of the Magdalene College Fellowship at Cambridge University and the European Dana Alliance for the Brain. Hannah’s choice of career stemmed from working as a Nursing Assistant at St Andrews Psychiatric Hospital.

Moran Cerf is a neuroscientist and business professor at the Kellogg School of Management and the neuroscience program at Northwestern university.

Most importantly, he is right handed.

Jack is a doctor, serial technology entrepreneur, and international thought leader on the future of life science and medicine.

Having trained at UCL in Medicine and Physiology, and after practicing in Emergency Medicine and High Altitude Physiology, in 2007, Jack founded The Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) in London. CHHP is now renowned for its work with elite athletes and applying sport science to help the sickest and most unlikely individuals succeed in extraordinary challenges, including all the Sport Relief charity

Jack has founded and funded several innovative medical technology ventures in the UK and California aiming to bring predictive analytics and Artificial Intelligence into healthcare management and medical practice to enable doctors and patients make better, earlier decisions.

Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace is world renowned for her pioneering research into wild chimpanzees. Today Jane travels the world lecturing on conservation issues that affect us all. Jane is truly inspired by the many young people she meets who are involved in Roots & Shoots who are empowered to make the world a better place for people, animals and the environment.

For more information on Dr Goodall, the work of the Jane Goodall Institute and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots please visit www.janegoodall.org.uk – www.rootsnshoots.org.uk

Whitney Richardson is the Global Events Manager of The New York Times based in London, bringing together NYT journalists with a live audience around the world. Before moving to London, she spent seven years in the New York office of the NYT covering a number of roles, including the lead visual editor for the Business and Technology section and as the producer and writer for the Lens photography column. She has lectured on trends in the media landscape at Harvard University, Yale University and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.