Rockley Photonics talks future of wearables
Rockley Photonics CEO Andrew Rickman will lead an exciting roster of speakers at a Wareable event in London.
Wareable Presents: Wearables London is the reboot of a successful series of events – and Wareable is taking an active role. And we’ve assembled some top speakers to talk about the world of wearable tech in 2022 and beyond.
The free event will be free at Techspace Shoreditch in London on Tuesday 28 June at 7PM. Just sign up here to be there on the day (Eventbrite).
Rockley Photonics
Dr. Andrew Rickman, OBE, is the chairman and chief executive officer of Rockley Photonics. Rockley’s clinic-on-the-wrist biosensing technology is capable of tracking multiple biomarkers non-invasively, including core body temperature, hydration, blood pressure, heart rate, glucose, and alcohol, among others.
Rockley Photonics’ work has been thrust into the limelight as a supplier to Apple – and just last month it revealed the results of successful trials of its hydration tracking metrics.
Andrew will lead a fascinating talk on future biosensors and consumer wearables, and exactly where we’re heading in the next few years.
Femtech and wearables
Next up is Issy Towell, wearables analyst at CCS Insight, who has been leading important research into Femtech, and the development of wearables with women in mind.
Issy has studied how poorly women have been represented in the development of wearable tech hardware, and on-going issues with the implementation of software features such as cycle and fertility tracking. You can check out her blog the issues here.
Issy’s talk will touch on the historic biases at play, how that’s (hopefully) changing, and what needs to happen for women to be better represented by wearable devices.
Classic wearables from the past
Finally, Ben Wood, chief analyst at CCS Insight and James Stables, Wareable co-founder and editor, are going to join forces on stage for a fun look at some iconic wearables that got us to where we are today.
Ben will be bringing a collection of wearables that are part of the Mobile Phone Museum, a charity project founded by Ben and others. James and Ben will be discussing how far wearables have come – and what might be next.
Finally, Ben, Issy and Andrew will come together for a panel discussion – with plenty of time for questions.
Join us on 28 June at Techspace
Wareable Presents: Wearables London will be hosted at Techspace Shoreditch on 28 June at 7pm. It’s a free event (we’re too good to you) – and to be there just sign up using the Eventbrite.
It’s set to be a fascinating look at the near future of wearables from those on the inside.
Wearables London is sponsored by Audiowings, and hosted by Techspace, a European community for pioneering technology teams. Based in London and Berlin, Techspace is an ecosystem of 3500+ members across 6 locations. Offering them flexible work and event spaces.