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techUK is the UK’s leading technology trade body, championing how technology can power a better future—for the economy, society, and the planet. This joint presentation will provide insight into the UK’s evolving tech and energy landscape, a clearer view of emerging technologies shaping policy and industry, and the opportunity to engage with experts influencing government thinking

Matthew Philpott is the Executive Director of Technology at NHS England, where he leads a dynamic team of approximately 750 professionals delivering mission-critical digital, data and technology services across one of the world’s largest healthcare systems. Mixed in with some mind-bending tricks and insight into your brain he looks at how the approach to saving lives with CPR can give us an insight to how we run incidents or work with teams to solve problems

Rebecca has a Masters (MSc) in Toxicology (with Bioinformatics) and a BSc in Applied Biology. Her particular interest is in the field of scientific research and policy on the use of non- animal, new approach methodologies (NAMs) including (but not limited to) in-vitro, in silico, artificial intelligence (AI) and improved use of clinical and other human-based data as well as 'big data' analysis. This PowerPoint presentation provides some facts and figures on animal testing; the types of testing carried out on animals; which species of animals and how they are used. It also covers alternative scientific methods and replacing animal testing with modern technologies and finally covers why animal testing continues.

As Founder of UKIoT, a pioneering IoT company, Chris will share some unusual real-world examples — from monitoring blast freezers across Europe for Amazon to counting penguins in the Falklands — and explore how AI is transforming our understanding of sensor data.

Our usual end-of-year round up of topics and queries raised. If you'd like to suggest a question please contact the Chairman.