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 Our Final Hour(published in the UK as Our Final Century). 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 is the founder of GrowUp. The UK’s leading urban farming business that’s uses a combination of aquaponic and vertical growing. Through the use of aquaponic technology and protected cropping, Grow Up can produce a year-round harvest of fresh, leafy vegetables and fish with a much lower environmental impact by building and operating farms that take unused urban space and use it to grow produce.

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.

Garrick is a Research Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, and an expert in cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology . He developed the UK’s first university taught class on blockchain technology and is the founder of the MacroDigest, which employs a proprietary algorithm to cluster trending economic analysis and perspective.

Tristram Stuart is an international award-winning author and expert on the environmental and social impacts of food. His book Uncovering the Global Food Scandal (2009), has been described as "a genuinely revelatory contribution to the history of human ideas” (The Times)

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 and broadcaster with a grounding in neuropsychiatry. In 2017 , she co-presented the BBC's Tomorrow's World Live, and in 2014 Hannah was named as a Top 100 UK scientist by the Science Council for her work in science communication. She is acknowledged as one of Cambridge Universities ‘inspirational and successful women in science’.

As an entrepreneur, Tobias Stone has worked in the technology and finance sectors for many years, bringing together a background in innovation policy, economic development, investment, and entrepreneurship. His interests include digital government, Identity, healthcare, and innovation in general.

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