Chris Wiggle Confirmed as Digital Health AI & Data Keynote

Chris Wigley, CEO of Genomics England, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the first day of the inaugural Digital Health AI and Data.

Wiggle will speak on the data and research stage, sharing his views on the role of secure research environments at the heart of the NHS’s Data Saves Lives strategy to transform NHS services and energy life-saving research and therapies.

The former McKinsey executive and AI expert leads Genomics England’s remarkable work in advancing genomic medicine to help NHS doctors and clinicians treat and prevent diseases such as rare diseases and cancer.

The organization grew from the world’s largest national sequencing program and helped the NHS become the first health care system to offer whole genome sequencing in routine care.

Its work has expanded into providing diagnostics and technology to enhance genomic healthcare and streamline NHS patient care, as well as enabling scientific research through its large genomic database.

It was confirmed in May that Wiggle would move on from his role at the end of 2023 after spending four years with Genomics England, and return to the private sector at the intersection of business building, healthcare and the latest AI capabilities.

Digital Health is the organizer of AI and Data Rewarded’s new conference. Running from 30-31 October at the Business Design Center in London, the event is dedicated to exploring the potential impact of AI and data in UK healthcare.

The conference will feature NHS case studies related to AI, data and analytics, along with leading health data research initiatives linking NHS organisations, suppliers and start-ups, universities, researchers and life science companies.

Registration is free for the NHS, start-ups, researchers and the public sector. register here.