Future Travel Keynote Speaker:Auto, Rail, Aviation
Comment on the future of transport infrastructure and government policy.
Key trends in the travel, tourism, logistics and supply chain sectors.
How government transport policies are being overtaken by events.
OECD Transport Forum comment after keynote on future transport issues.
Read more: How we will travel and why. Future of Transport Infrastructure - need for long term government policy on travel, transport, infrastructure, rail, roads, ports and airports - Transport Keynote Speaker Comment
Future Health Care and Pharma Keynote Speaker
JUST AS I PREDICTED - 14 years ago in the video above on the future of health care. We are now curing blindness in humans, using their own stem cells.
Stem cells are primitive cells which have the capacity to grow into many different types of organs. We now know that whenever an organ in your body is injured, these special cells are released by the bone marrow into the blood, which automatically search out areas of damage.
The cells migrate to where they are most needed, and help in repairs. In most cases we think the way they do this is by producing special chemicals such as cytokines, and other proteins or fats, which stimulate local regeneration.
The good news is that doctors have decades of experience of using stem cells in health care, treating people with advanced leukaemia which is cancer of the bone marrow. And we can find stem cells in many different parts of the body.
Read more: Want to live forever? How to repair human organs, build new organs and regenerate your brain, liver, kidney, spinal cord and retina. Why stem cells will change our lives - future of health care keynote speaker