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The fourth edition of WIRED Health returns on March 9 to shine a light on the big trends, breakthroughs and innovations from the worlds of medicine and healthcare.

As always, a diverse range of speakers will discuss the most critical themes and health technology inventions, and share their compelling stories and visions. Here are seven reasons why you can't afford to miss it:

1. Listen to then meet 19 industry-leading speakers, including Jessica Mega, chief medical officer of Verily, Alphabets medical arm, which is working on a cancer-detecting wristband; Jeremy Freeman, science director of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which in late 2016 announced a $3 billion investment aimed at ending disease; and Peter Piot, co-discoverer of the Ebola virus and a leading researcher on HIV.

2. Hear from 15 exciting growth-stage companies on the WIRED Health EY Startup Stage, including disease-monitoring app Aparito, healthcare billing firm Eligible, medical robotic developer Ophthorobotics, and xbird, a disease management system that wants to save one million lives by 2020.

Since its launch in 2014, WIRED Healths Startup Stage has been a platform for entrepreneurs on the cusp of major influence to present their new products, solutions and technology. The first winner, sleep health app Sleepio and its parent company Big Health, made headlines in July 2016 for securing $12 million in funding to extend its work in mental health.

3. Network with more than 400 senior delegates from companies including AXA PPP, Barts Health NHS, Braun, Bupa, Chanel, Cisco Systems, Department of Health, Novartis, Galvanic, Gecko Biomedical, IBM, PwC and many more.

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4. Discover the biggest ideas and trends impacting the health sector, gain incredible insights and take home new techniques that can transform your business.

5. Discover a wide range of topics in the eight Main Stage sessions throughout the day. The agendaincludes The threat of epidemics, The end of ageing, Extreme medicine and Unlocking the brain.

6. Outside the Main Stage is the WIRED Health Clinic, an exhibition space where you will be able to interact with new healthcare products and devices. In the past, this space has hosted wearables, new wheelchair technology, groundbreaking prosthetics and neurotechnology tools.

7. Discounted tickets are available. WIRED subscribers are eligible for a ten per cent discount, and there are discounts for NHS and government employees, charities and startups. To enquire about discounts, just email our events team.

Want to know more? Join hundreds of healthcare, pharmaceutical and technology influencers and leaders at the fourth annual event on March 9 at 30 Euston Square. Buy tickets and learn more here.

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