2026 Conference Speakers

Dean England

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Ted Braun

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Michael Kearney

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Chris Stephens

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Laura Silver

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Leonie Herx

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James Norris

Over the last 14 years James has developed and explored the use of technology to help improve end of life communication, planning and care.

In 2015 he launched the Digital Legacy Association (not for profit) at Hospice UK’s annual conference to support professionals and the general public in areas relating to digital assets planning and digital legacy. The Digital Legacy Association argues that ‘planning for death digitally should form a holistic approach to advance care planning’.

James launched the free to use MyWishes platform in 2020. It takes both a public health approach and a digital first approach to advance care planning. It educates and empowers society whilst documenting their future health and wider wishes. Its content, structure and design has been developed to help introduce care planning to society at an early stage and normalise this behaviour by incorporating it alongside other better known tasks (will writing, funeral planning, bucket lists etc).

MyWishes has been ‘hyperlocalised’ to help support different regions’ unique, health and care ecosystems.

James consults various governmental and non-governmental organisations across the globe in areas relating to death and the internet. He provides thought leadership in areas relating to death, bereavement, technology and the internet on TV, online, print and in scientific journals. Appearances and publications range from the BBC and CNN to the New Scientist and Vice magazine.

Further details about James’ work can be found at https://www.jamesnorris.me/about/

Kirara Mikita

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