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Alex Kalache
Oussama Khatib
David Thorpe
Moray MacLennan
Janne Kyttanen
Hermann Hauser
Atsuo Takanishi
Eugene Polzik
Mitchell Tseng
Richard Cotton
Mary Archer
Frank Piller
Alex Kalache
Senior Advisor to the President on Global Ageing at The New York Academy of Medicine.
Theme: Life
Alexandre Kalache is a medical doctor, originally from Brazil , who studied for his MSc degree (Social Medicine) and PhD degree (Cancer Epidemiology) in England.
Since 1995 he has acted as the Head of the Ageing and Life Course Programme (ALC) at the World Health Organization. ALC activities are designed to advance the state of knowledge about health care in older age and gerontology through dissemination of information, training and research efforts. ALC special focus is on the development of policies reflecting the 'WHO Active Ageing framework.'
In 2008 Alex Kalache, PhD, was appointed Senior Advisor to the President on Global Ageing at The New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Kalache represents NYAM on aging issues, is establishing and enhancing international links, co-directing specific projects adopting age-friendly approaches and is supporting NYAM's efforts in mainstreaming aging throughout its divisions to ensure the most collaborative efforts on this important issue.
Dr. Kalache has appeared recently in Este Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people and was featured on BBC World America featuring ageing issues on a global scale. Previously, Dr. Kalache served as founder and head of the Epidemiology of Aging Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), where from 1984 to 1995 he launched a series of international short courses on the implications for Public Health of Population Aging. These courses were replicated by several countries resulting in the establishment of a global network of researchers under his coordination. While at the LSHTM, Dr. Kalache was also responsible for setting up the first European Masters of Science course on Health Promotion. The framework adopted for this initiative was used as a base for the development of the WHO Program under his direction firmly centered on a healthy aging/life course perspective.
Alex Kalache, PhD, former Head of the Ageing and Life Course Programs at the World Health Organization (WHO), has been appointed Senior Advisor to the President on Global Ageing at The New York Academy of Medicine. Dr. Kalache represents NYAM on aging issues, is establishing and enhancing international links, co-directing specific projects adopting age-friendly approaches and is supporting NYAM's efforts in mainstreaming aging throughout its divisions to ensure the most collaborative efforts on this important issue.
Dr. Kalache has appeared recently in Este Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people and was featured on BBC World America featuring ageing issues on a global scale. Previously, Dr. Kalache served as founder and head of the Epidemiology of Aging Unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), where from 1984 to 1995 he launched a series of international short courses on the implications for Public Health of Population Aging. These courses were replicated by several countries resulting in the establishment of a global network of researchers under his coordination. While at the LSHTM, Dr. Kalache was also responsible for setting up the first European Masters of Science course on Health Promotion. The framework adopted for this initiative was used as a base for the development of the WHO Program under his direction firmly centered on a healthy aging/life course perspective.
Oussama Khatib
President of the International Foundation of Robotics Research, Stanford University
Theme: Machine
Prof. Khatib received his Ph.D. in 1980 from Sup'Aero, Toulouse, France. He is Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University.
His current research is in human-centered robotics, human-friendly robot design, dynamic simulations, and haptic interactions. His exploration in this research ranges from the autonomous ability of a robot to cooperate with a human to the haptic interaction of a user with an animated character or a surgical instrument.
His research in human-centered robotics builds on a large body of studies he pursued over the past 25 years and published in over 200 contributions in the robotics field. Prof. Khatib was the Program Chair of ICRA2000 (San Francisco) and Editor of "The Robotics Review" (MIT Press).
He has served as the Director of the Stanford Computer Forum, an industry affiliate program. He is currently the President of the International Foundation of Robotics Research, IFRR, and Editor of STAR, Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics. Prof. Khatib is IEEE fellow, Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE, and recipient of the JARA Award.
David Thorpe
Senior Partner, Global Director of Innovation, Ogilvy Worldwide
Theme: Communication
David Thorpe joined Ogilvy in 2007 to help the agency and its clients develop an innovation agenda for their business in order to tackle the rapidly shifting marketplaces of today.
Prior to Ogilvy, David served as the Global Lead for Strategy and Insights for Microsoft at Young & Rubicam Brands. As the Director of Creative Development at The New Yorker, David's mandate was to bring the magazine into the digital age creating new editorial contexts and revenue streams for the magazine's content. David held a similar position at Random House where he produced the NPR series, Breakfast at Random House. After Art College in London, David developed an extensive background in motion pictures working across development, production, marketing; his music can be heard in Gus Van Sant's "Finding Forrester".
David serves on the advisory boards of The Rockefeller Foundation's Cultural Innovation Fund and The Institute for State Effectiveness; and the editorial board of the Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Press.
Moray MacLennan
IPA President & Chairman, Europe, M&C Saatchi
Theme: Communication
Moray began in advertising as a Graduate Trainee at Saatchi & Saatchi in 1983, having studied law at Christs College Cambridge. Whilst at Saatchi & Saatchi he was a Worldwide Board Account Director across a range of major national and international accounts. He was made Managing Director in 1993. He left the agency with Maurice and Charles in 1995 to help found M&C Saatchi as Chief Executive, UK.
Moray is currently Chairman (Europe) of M&C Saatchi (offices in London, Paris, Berlin, Madrid)and is responsible for all its group companies including Lida (DM), Talk PR, Sport & Entertainment and Play (Digital). He was elected IPA President in April 2007.
Janne Kyttanen
Founder, Freedom of Creation
Theme: Machine
If there is a single designer associated with rapid prototyping technology it’s Janne Kyttanen of Freedom of Creation (FOC). Some of the world's most innovative design now available is available thanks to rapid prototyping and rapid production (a.k.a. digital manufacturing) and Janne is one of the pioneers.
Janne Kyttanen was born 1974 in Hameenlinna, Finland. He started his industrial design studies at the Escola De Disseny, Elisave in Barcelona -96. He then moved to The Netherlands to continue his studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. He graduated in the spring 2000 from the same Academy.
Right after his graduation he was offered a position as a freelance designer and 3D visualizer at one of the leading industrial design bureaus in The Netherlands, SDA. During his 2 year stay at SDA, he was involved with work for clients in the banking, public transport, aviation, consumer electronics and cosmetics industries.
During his studies Janne proved the potential of using Rapid Prototyping techniques as manufacturing tools and introduced a line of Augmented Reality based Rapid Manufactured products as his thesis for graduation. The project was sponsored by the Human Interface Laboratory, of the University Of Washington and the European leader in Rapid Prototyping, Materialise.
At the Salone Internationale Del Mobile 2003 in Milan, for Freedom Of Creation, Janne designed the first animated 3-Dimensionally printable lights as well as the first economical series of lights produced in this manner. For Milan he also co-designed a variety of products with Jiri Evenhuis using the patent pending 3-Dimensionally printable textiles.
Hermann Hauser
Co Founder, Amadeus Capital Partners
Theme: Communication
Hermann co-founded Amadeus Capital Partners in 1997. In his long and successful history as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist, he has founded or co-founded companies in a wide range of technology sectors. These include Acorn Computers, Active Book Company, Virata, Net Products, NetChannel, and Cambridge Network Limited. He was a founder director of IQ (Bio), IXI Limited, Vocalis, SynGenix, Advanced Displays Limited, Electronic Share Information Limited and E*Trade UK.
Hermann holds an MA in Physics from Vienna University and a PhD in Physics from the Cavendish Laboratory at King's College, Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and of the Royal Academy of Engineering and an Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Hermann holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Bath, Loughborough and from Anglia Polytechnic, and was awarded an Honorary CBE for ‘innovative service to the UK enterprise sector' in 2001. In 2004, he was made a member of the UK Government's Council for Science & Technology.
Atsuo Takanishi
Waseda University, Japan
Theme: Machine
ATSUO TAKANISHI is a Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Waseda University and a concurrent Professor and one of the core members of the HRI (Humanoid Robotics Institute), Waseda University.
He is a member of Robotics Society of Japan (a board member in 1992 and 1993), Japanese Society of Biomechanisms, Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japanese Society of Instrument and Control Engineers and Society of Mastication Systems (a major board member from 1996 to current), IEEE and other medicine and dentistry related societies in Japan.
He received Best Paper Award (Application) IEEE/RSJ IROS2003, JSME Distinguished Research Activity Award in Robotics and Mechatronics in 2003, the Best of Asia Award from BusinessWeek Magazine in 2001, the Finalist of Best Paper Award in ICRA1999 from IEEE and RSJ in 1999, the ROBOMECH Award from RSJ and Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1998 and the Best paper Award from Robotics Society Japan(RSJ) in 1998.
Eugene Polzik
Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen
Theme: Communication
The aim of his research in teleportation is not to achieve the facility to ’beam up’ a person from one planet to another as it happens in science fiction. It is to develop the quantum communication-network of the future, based on information-teleportation - an entire new form of communication-network that will be able to transport much larger quantities of information in a completely safe way. Hard to say how far off the technology but in a year it will certainly be closer to (virtual) reality.
Mitchell Tseng
Chair, Professor and Director, Advanced Manufacturing Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Theme: Machine
Professor Mitchell M. Tseng joined the HKUST faculty as the founding department head in 1993 after working in industry for almost two decades. The focus of Professor Tseng's research are designs of effective systems to serve business and public needs. Based on the insights of designing mechanical and electronic systems as well as the industrial experiences of integrating information systems for business applications, Professor Tseng attempts to develop a new approach for designing systems that are economical, adaptive and responsive to needs.
Richard Cotton
Genomic Disorders Research Centre, Melbourne
Theme: Life
Prof Cotton has written two books entitled "Mutation Detection", initiated the journal entitled "Human Mutation". In 1996 he started a worldwide initiative (The HUGO Mutation Detection Database Initiative, recently formed into the Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS); www.hgvs.org) to capture and distribute lists of mutations.
In June 2006, co-sponsored by WHO, he initiated the Human Variome Project (www.humanvariomeproject.org). This project aims to collect worldwide genetic variation and its associated phenotype. He is Treasurer of the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) and the author of over 200 scientific papers and three patents.
Mary Archer
Scientist and Chair, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Theme: Life
Baroness Archer taught chemistry in the University of Cambridge for ten years before developing a wider portfolio of interests. She became a non-executive director of Addenbrooke's NHS Trust in 1993, vice chairman of the Trust in 1999 and chairman in 2002. She also chairs the East of England Stem Cell Network and is a trustee of the UK Stem Cell Foundation.
Frank Piller
Chair professor of management, Technology & Innovation Management Group, RWTH Aachen University
Theme: Machine
Frank Piller is a chair professor of management at the Technology & Innovation Management Group of RWTH Aachen University, Germany, one of Europe's leading institutes of technology. He is also a founding faculty member of the MIT Smart Customization Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. Before entering his recent position in Aachen in March 2007, he worked at the MIT Sloan School of Management (BPS, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group, 2004-2007) and has been an associate professor of management at TUM Business School, Technische Universitaet Muenchen (1999-2004).
His research focuses on value co-creation between businesses and customers/users and the interface between innovation management, operations management, and marketing. Frequently quoted in The NYT, Financial Times, The Economist, and Business Week, amongst others, he is regarded as one of the leading experts in the fields of mass customization and customer centric value creation.
As a founding partner of Think Consult, a management consultancy, he helps his clients to serve their customers better by using truly customer-centric strategies. Frank Piller has consulted and delivered executive workshops for more than fifty companies. In addition, he is a frequent corporate speaker and keynote presenter at various conferences. As a member of the board of directors of several innovative companies like corpus-e, Selve, or My Virtual Model, he strives to transfer his research insights into practice and to provide creative input and feedback to these companies on how to build a profitable business by serving their customers individually.
