The Future of Healthcare, AI & Creativity | Live From Greater Together LA

What happens when entrepreneurs, diplomats, technologists, creatives and innovators from completely different industries come together in one city?

In this special on-the-road episode, Oli Barrett travels to Los Angeles for Greater Together LA, the UK’s largest ever trade delegation to the United States.

Across a remarkable few days, Oli speaks with Paul Rennie (UK Consul General, Los Angeles), Dr Katie King, (Co-founder and CEO, BioOrbit), Alexander Trewby (Co-founder, Apian) Lottie Birdsall-Strong, (Chief Impact Officer, Shakespeare's Globe), Jeremy Burton, (General Manager - Observability Business Unit, Snowflake), Persephone Godwin, (Business Development Manager, London and Partners) and Matt Scheckner, (Founder and Chair, Future Forum).

This episode is a masterclass in “engineered serendipity” and a glimpse into the future being built right now.

About the Podcast

The Future Forum podcast brings together leaders, thinkers and innovators to explore the ideas shaping tomorrow. For more information, head to www.futureforum.co

Each episode explores the intersection of leadership, technology, creativity and systems thinking.

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Chapters

Chapters (By Guest Speaker)

00:00 — Introduction: Welcome to Tomorrow: The Future Forum Podcast

00:45 — Paul Rennie (UK Consul General, Los Angeles) joins the podcast

02:05 — “Combinativity” & engineered serendipity

04:30 — The future of storytelling, AI & human connection

06:40 — Global trade, logistics & the future of collaboration

09:23 — Dr Katie King (Co-Founder & CEO, BioOrbit) joins the podcast

10:15 — Manufacturing cancer drugs in space

12:17 — Scaling pharmaceutical production in microgravity

14:07 — “We’re a pharma company that uses space”

15:32 — The investors & partners needed to scale

16:47 — From physics teacher to NASA intern to founder

18:04 — Memo to the future: “Don’t give up”

18:45 — Alexander Trewby (Co-founder, Apian) joins the podcast

20:00 — Drones transforming healthcare logistics

22:15 — Flying blood samples across London hospitals

24:40 — The future of autonomous healthcare delivery

27:10 — Why Britain could lead physical AI infrastructure

29:30 — “Leave your lane” & building diverse teams

31:00 — Long-term thinking & investing in the future

31:47 — Lottie Birdsall-Strong, (Chief Impact Officer, Shakespeare's Globe) joins the podcast

32:10 — Why culture & social value matter more than ever

33:00 — The future of impact, governance & creativity

33:44 — Jeremy Burton (Snowflake) joins the podcast

34:13 — AI, data & the future of healthcare

35:56 — Why AI adoption starts with “baby steps”

36:30 — Human intelligence vs artificial intelligence

37:19 — Persephone Godwin (London & Partners) joins the podcast

38:13 — What people misunderstand about Los Angeles

39:30 — The reality behind the creative industries

40:42 — AI’s impact on creativity & media

41:56 — Advice for UK founders entering the US market

42:57 — Matt Scheckner (Founder & Chair, Future Forum) joins the podcast

43:34 — Why UK-US collaboration matters now

44:40 — The vision behind Future Forum

46:30 — Advice for entrepreneurs building globally

47:26 — Final reflections from Los Angeles & Greater Together LA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices