Sting Day 2024

22 Oct 2024 | Stockholm, Sweden

Tuesday, 22 October 2024 | 13:40 - 14:10

Fireside Chat: Why a 1000x lower cost in DNA sequencing changes everything in cancer care, moderator David Rowan

Format:In-person
Location:Main Stage
Track:
Fireside chat
24 participants

Bob Kain is a seasoned entrepreneur, experienced R&D leader, biotech executive who took Illumina from a startup to one of the world's leading high throughput-genomics. Over the past three decades in deep tech, Bob has filed over 40 patents.

David is the founding UK Editor-in-Chief of WIRED, author of the bestselling book Non-Bullshit Innovation (Penguin), technology columnist for The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller and the Sunday Times. He’s a startup supporter and investor out of the ordinary, initiator of the “giver” startup community network VOYAGERS, organizer of the counter-intuitive climate tech festival “The Heat”. A keynote speaker with a track record of 700 gigs (!) & counting. That’s all.

2 speakers

  • Bob Kain

    Strategic Advisor, prev. Chief Engineering Officer at Illumina

    Mesa Rim Climbing Centers

  • David Rowan

    Founder

    VOYAGERS.io