The inspirational TEDxNHS 2019 will be livestreamed from London to the three Innovation Agency sites on 4 October.
This year the event has special significance for the Innovation Agency: it is curated by our Programme Manager for Engagement Charlotte Hall. Charlotte has helped select and coach the speakers – who include our former colleague Jen Gilroy-Cheetham – for the event that features a number of speakers who aim to inspire their audience to innovate and challenge their own organisations.
The TEDxNHS series is officially licensed by the non-profit TED organisation whose mission is to spread ideas in the form of powerful presentations. This year’s TEDxNHS speakers will address the theme of Beyond our Component Parts.
The livestream will be available between 10am and 6pm at:
- Sci-Tech Daresbury: Merrison lecture theatre in the Daresbury laboratory
- Liverpool Science Park: Green Room
- Preston: room 177 at Preston Business Centre (the Innovation Agency meeting room)
Programme
11.00 East London FT Choir; and introduction
11.20 Finding inspiration in the NHS is easy, if you know where to look, Yusuf Yousuf
11.35 The empathy switch, Samantha Batt-Rawden
11.55 Without a script, several actors down, Jen Gilroy-Cheetham
12.20 Are we really well? Andy Knox
12.35 Appreciation redefined, Raj Adgopul
14.00 Health Minister Matt Hancock – recorded message
14.10 Pride in practice, Jacob Bayliss
14.30 I am a medical feminist, Sarah Hillman
14:45 Entertainment – comedian Becky Brunning
14.55 Do we truly believe in rehabilitation? Kate Morrissey
15:15 The power of purpose, Prerana Issar
15:30 Faces of the NHS: 1.5 million stars, Alexandra Adams
16.20 Why rethinking PTSD can change everything, Charlie Webster
16:40 One sentence that transformed my life, Lucy Watts
17:00 Entertainment – Owen Shears, Poet
17.10 Together for Grenfell: A personal journey, Fatima Elguenuni
17.30 Welcome to the motherhood, Sarah Hesz and Katie Massie-Taylor
17.45 Creating joy in work is the only way to save the NHS; 15 seconds, 30 minutes (@15s30m), a social movement to increase joy in work, Rachel Pilling and Dan Wadsworth
For more information about TEDxNHS and to sign up to view the livestream on your desktop or laptop, visit https://www.tedxnhs.com/
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