HealthTechX Summit

Ben is a London-based doctor and CEO of Cera, a multi-award winning digital-first home healthcare company, which has grown 100-fold in the past four years, now delivering over 50,000 patient appointments a day. He formerly advised the CEO of NHS England on technology, co-founding the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) which has benefitted over three million people.

Ben also serves on the Board of North West London NHS Integrated Care System, covering a population of 2.4 million people. He has a strong interest in research with over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 75 awards. Ben is a Senior Advisor to Bain & Company, and has advised a range of organisations, from startups to multilaterals, including the Swiss government, the Telegraph and the WHO. He is Chairman of the UK Medical Students’ Association (UKMSA), and has authored three medical books.

Ben was educated at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard universities. He was listed in WIRED’s 10 Innovators in Healthcare, being named Disruptive Leader of the Year and Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2020 Ben was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours for services to Health & Care technology.

Pam Garside has had a career in health care systems and digital health in the UK and internationally and is an angel investor in early-stage health tech companies. She is a Fellow of the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge and a member of the Investment Committee of Cambridge Enterprise. Pam is Chairman of Cambridge Angels,and sits on the board of Crown Place Venture Capital Trust. She founded and co-chairs The Cambridge Health Network, a membership group of senior players in the UK health sector. Pam advises a number of life science companies, health technology accelerators and start-ups in the UK and Europe.