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Jyoti Sharma 62 Jonathan Bloom 34 Katherine Eban 63 Katharine Grabek 35 Kevin Toolis 64 Kevin Quennesson 36 Laurie Hallmark 65 Leah Sparks I uncover ‘natural experiments’ occuring all around us in health care. ● those overlooked shimmer with enchantment and possibility. Fears evaporate in the face of meaningful human connection. ● I gain insight into my own essence, the essence of others, and what defines us all as humans. ● Mother Nature reveals how marvelously intricate and malleable human biology can be. ● I envision new ways to tackle some of the most pressing problems facing our youth. ● I figure out how to mix creativity with practicality. ● I can think more clearly, see the stories I need to tell more sharply. ● I acknowledge my patients—their trauma, hopes and aspirations—helping them innovate, empower, and fullfill their goals. ● the walls between scientific disciplines crumble. ● I make connections, look at patterns and changes, finding cues to new solutions that hadn’t been thought of. ● the power of imagination and creativity in advancing humanity’s health is limitless. ● I am in awe at the power people have to endure life’s challenges which stimulates ideas to make life a little easier. ● we can reimagine medicine. ● which one, the bread, the bra, or the woman? ● we focus on the holistic patient experience and BOSTON | MARCH 2-4 strive to make each day better for patients and caregivers. ● I find structural loopholes, weaknesses, nonlinear paths— new strategic ways to invert the system’s power structure. ● the complexities of medical diagnosis are a puzzle to be solved rather than an unscalable cliff to be navigated around. ● the world of possibility opens up. ● I see the far horizon of life and death and instead of fear I find myself full of strength and acceptance. ● difficult problems become simple tasks and invite elegant solutions. ● I see the law and the legal system not as they are, but as they can become. ● I find fun new problems to work on. ● we allow time manage- ment to fly out the window and let serendipity orchestrate productivity. ● I am “feeling more alive,” biologically nonsensical, but captures the curiosity, insight and connectedness of wonder. ● I expose the inner workings of govern- ment agencies and corporations, in order to make positive change. ● healthcare becomes more accessible, and individuals and communities become healthier. Dear Friends, We’re delighted to welcome you to TEDMED 2020 and to our first-ever gathering in Boston, a city of cutting-edge knowledge, world-class excellence and innovation in leadership across health and medicine. The TEDMED Community has always nurtured an extraordinary capacity for wonder in every sense of the word: amazement, inspiration, delight, curiosity and so much more. This year, we celebrate these touchstones as we “make way for wonder”—the central theme of this year’s gathering. Ultimately, a feeling of wonder permeates every aspect of health and medicine: • Wonder, understood as awe and amazement, is what a scientist feels upon unlocking a transformative insight about the nature of life or healing. • Wonder, meaning admiration and inspiration, is what a caregiver feels when a brave patient achieves a hard-fought step toward better health. • Wonder, defined as an uplifting aspiration to knowledge, is what drives the quest for discovery. • And, wonder is what all of us experience when we share the excitement of a breakthrough or powerful new insight from the TEDMED Stage or when we open the door to new understanding in conversation with a fellow Delegate. 2 We are fortunate to live in a time when there Finally, certain Speakers will invite a sense is, perhaps, more opportunity to experience of wonder as deep as humanity itself wonder than ever before. This is an era of by confronting age-old mysteries such sudden and surprising accomplishments—of as death, birth, the nature of the brain, astonishing possibilities—and of revolutionary and how we define physical reality. achievements in every imaginable field. This year, TEDMED continues our tradition Accordingly, this year’s Speakers will spark of offering two viewing options to enjoy our sense of hope and wonder by revealing the full stage program. Enter the theatre fresh approaches and potential solutions for a live experience with our Speakers, hidden inside problems that often seem or view talks from our comfy simulcast intractable. These challenges include lounges while enjoying a snack or specialty dementia, urban violence, the global water coffee from our onsite baristas. shortage, and even the conundrum of making healthcare both affordable and just. Beyond the stage, you’ll experience the wonder of sheer enthusiasm in The Social Our Speakers will invite us to transform Hub, our immersive social space where and expand how we see old age. They you will get to know TEDMED Partners, will awaken our joy and wonder at meet their leadership, and learn about the the power of doctor-patient dialogue, innovative ideas they are bringing to life. and the nexus of art and science. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with this year’s Hive class of Innovators Some will reveal tragic or shocking truths like never before through an Augmented about patient rights—and human rights Reality experience, TEDMED Scout. Prepare —on issues ranging from immigration to to explore questions such as “What if we prisoner abuse, and from mental health to could harness animal superpowers to cure pharmaceutical drug quality. In each case, they our worst diseases?” or “What if no one will spur wonder at the role of medicine in ever had to lose a limb due to diabetes?” balancing the scales of justice and compassion. When you’re not enjoying Talks or a social Several Speakers will inspire a sense of awe break, we invite you to take advantage of and wonder at how much we ourselves can our morning TEDMED Health sessions, achieve, individually and collectively, when including joining a mindfulness session facing troubling social and medical conditions. or taking an invigorating run or walk with They will share promising new lines of a fellow Delegate along the seaport. research, and exciting possible treatments for problems ranging from opioid addiction TEDMED Meetups take place between to the medical impact of our climate. sessions and are designed for you to get 3 to know the Speakers and Innovators in a more intimate setting, as you engage in moderated conversations hosted by TEDMED Partners and thought leaders from our community. We urge you to take full advantage of these curated conversations as opportunities to ask questions and share your own perspective. And, don’t miss more opportunities to connect during our Opening Session Reception and our Tuesday Evening Celebration. Each day of TEDMED will also end with a night of cocktails and conversation. Once again in 2020, TEDMED’s global community joins us remotely via our TEDMED Live simulcast, making the TEDMED program accessible to those thinkers and doers on the frontline of health and medicine worldwide. TEDMED gratefully acknowledges our generous Partners and contributors, whose support makes TEDMED and our TEDMED Live simulcast possible. We deeply appreciate their vital membership in our community. And, we thank you, our Delegates, for your dedication to creating a healthier humanity with all of us. Over the next few days, we invite each and everyone of you to “make way for wonder” in TEDMED’s trademark mix of provocative questions, inspiring ideas, creative collisions, and intriguing possibilities. Let the wonder begin! Sincerely, The TEDMED Team 4 Contents Hosts 37 Leor Weinberger 66 Mercy Asiedu 12 Kafui Dzirasa 38 Lisa Sanders 67 Nancy Yu 13 Roxanne Khamsi 39 Louise Aronson 68 Niamh O’Hara 14 Shirley Bergin 40 Matt Hepburn 69 Peter Hames 15 Udaya Patnaik 41 Michel Maharbiz 70 Richard Hanbury 16 Vanessa Ruiz 42 Ralph Nader 71 Sunny Williams Riitta Ikonen and Taylor Justice Speakers 43 72 Karoline Hjorth 17 Amit Choudhary 73 Ted Schenkelberg 44 Sandro Galea 18 Anne Basting 74 William Dunbar 45 Shekinah Elmore 19 Anne Marie Albanno 75 Partners 46 Suchi Saria 20 Anupam B. Jena 47 Thijs Biersteker 89 Gratitude 21 Beatie Wolfe 48 Thomas Abt 22 Cheryl Holder 49 Wanda Irving 23 Cheryl King 50 Yasmin Hurd 24 Francis X. Shen 51 Zuberoa Marcos 25 Fred Moll 26 Frederick Streeter Innovators Barrett 55 Andrew Beck 27 Gokul Upadhyayula 56 Andrew Le 28 Heidi Larson 57 Andy Blackwell 29 Homer Venters 58 April Koh 30 Jay Walker 59 Claire Novorol 31 Jonathan Gruber 60 Gabe Kwong 32 Joseph Shin 61 Jane van Dis 33 Jyoti Sharma 62 Jonathan Bloom 34 Katherine Eban 63 Katharine Grabek 35 Kevin Toolis 64 Kevin Quennesson 36 Laurie Hallmark 65 Leah Sparks 5 Scholars The TEDMED TEDMED thanks our Partners for their generous support Scholarship Program in making these scholarships possible. Below, we proudly present this year’s Scholars: We created a scholarship Abe Janis Meg Barron program that supports the Alex Lopez Michele Reed opportunity for outstanding Alexandrea K. Ramnarine Minesh Patel individuals to join us and Amir Kishon Nicholas A. Giordano Andrew Chou Oyuka Byambasuren lend their voice as we Anne Maitland Paul Lindberg make way for wonder at Bernadette Greenwood Peter A. DePergola II this year’s gathering. Beth Mack Pooja Chandrashekar Bhanu Ghantasala Rachel Rizal TEDMED Scholars Biodun Awosusi Ria Rungta Brendan Brbich Robyn Grobler Each year, TEDMED awards full Christopher Lee Sara Jiayang Li and partial scholarships to ensure Daniel Bu Seth Feuerstein a wide range of perspectives are Darren Saunders sj Miller represented at TEDMED. These Dov Biran Stephen Chen recipients include students, Elena Minenko Tareq Al Saadi researchers, doctors, nurses, Elizabeth W. Mwashuma Tonya Winders designers, public health workers, Evan Yates Toyosi Okurounmu first responders, entrepreneurs, Fahima Dossa Victor Ekuta and many others who apply for a Fidaul Alam Vivian Ho scholarship. From an annual pool Frank Qian Xiya Ma Jaime Bland of applicants, TEDMED selects a Jenny Hansen Massive Scholars variety of Scholars who demonstrate Jessica Dale a great capacity for innovation, Jessica Logsdon Alyssa Shepard creativity and a commitment to Joshua Peters Brittney G.
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