Vital Topics: Digital innovation and health technologies
Vital Topics with Stephen Critchlow, Founder, CEO and Chair of Wellbeing Team at Evergreen Life
- Event Time
- 16 May 17:00 - 16 May 18:30
- Event Location
- Alliance Manchester Business School (online also available)
- Event Type
- Business speakers, Executive Education, Online, Original Thinking Applied
Stephen Critchlow, Founder, CEO and Chair of Wellbeing Team at Evergreen Life, will give this Vital Topics lecture at Alliance Manchester Business School.
Digital innovation and health technologies
The global healthcare sector is being revolutionised by data and digital innovation, with the use of cutting-edge technologies such as AI already transforming the industry and the wider patient experience.
At this Vital Topics debate we will bring together healthcare professionals, investors and academics to discuss the huge opportunities that this accelerating digital transformation is already reaping, while also considering the many challenges that such innovation also brings.
Speakers:
Stephen Critchlow
Stephen graduated in Pharmacy from The University of Manchester and went on to study Pharmacokinetics, also at Manchester. For over 5 years he lectured and was a tutor for MSc students, something he still enjoys today.
Working in the NHS until 1997 he used the skills he had learned to write software in his NHS work. He then founded Ascribe which delivered clinical pharmacy software across the UK and in Australia, Hong Kong and Malaysia. Employing over 300 people with 75% of hospital pharmacies using the software he floated on the LSE on 2004, he sold it in 2014.
In 2015 he established Evergreen Life as part of his social impact group to enable people to own their health records giving a complete record for their health and research. With over 3 million users the data is being used to drive improved digital therapeutics and diagnostics working with 25 Universities, Pharma and the NHS in areas from improved primary care workflow to Cancer. He recently chaired the NIHR “AI in healthcare” board.
Niels Peek
Niels Peek is Professor of Health Informatics at the University of Manchester. He has a background in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and his research focuses on translational data science for clinical risk prediction, precision health, and multimorbidity.
He leads the Christabel Pankhurst Institute for Health Technology Research and Innovation, a partnership of academic, healthcare, industry and public sector organisations that aims to accelerate the translation of new technologies into healthcare practice. He also co-leads the International Centre for Translational Digital Health, a collaboration between Manchester, Toronto and Melbourne.
He is a fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, the American College of Medical Informatics, and the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics.
Caroline Jay
Caroline Jay is a Professor of Computer Science and Head of Research in the School of Engineering. She is qualified as both a Psychologist (BA, CPsychol) and Computer Scientist (MSc, PhD), and undertakes research crossing these domains. She is Research Director of the Software Sustainabilty Institute, and a keen advocate for open and reproducible science.
Caroline is a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute, where she leads the 'Human-Centred Systems' health project. She founded the Manchester arm of the BBC Data Science Research Partnership, and the Human-Centred Design theme of the 'Digital Futures' initiative.
She is the Software Engineering lead for the EPSRC Human-Like Computing Network+, the ESRC Emerging Minds Network+ and the NERC Digital Solutions Hub. She was named in the Guardian as one of the 2022 Top 50 Women in Engineering.
Facilitator:
Panos Constantinides
Panos Constantinides is Professor of Digital Innovation and Digital Learning Lead for Executive Education at Alliance Manchester Business School. He holds a PhD from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and he is a Fellow of the Cambridge Digital Innovation Centre. Panos leads the Digital Transformation Research Group at Alliance Manchester Business School.
His research focuses on the transformative potential of digital technology, including digital platforms, infrastructures and artificial intelligence.
He has received research, editorial and teaching awards, including the British Academy Rising Star Award for research contributions in digital infrastructures and platforms, the MISQ Outstanding Associate Editor award, and multiple awards for teaching at the MSc, MBA, and Executive Education programs.
There will be refreshments served with the opportunity for networking before the lecture for those attending in person at Alliance MBS.
Vital Topics is Alliance MBS' series of prestigious business lectures, bringing powerful ideas and original thinking to audiences from the Manchester city-region and beyond.
