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Join our latest event in the series of online talks hosted by Academy President and software engineer, Sir John Lazar CBE FREng. This webinar is a unique opportunity to hear from the representatives of Medway Council, Circadacare and Kyndi who will jointly discuss their collaboration to bring person-led assistive technology into homes to support safer independent living.
Speakers include:
- Tallie Bush, CEO of Circadacare
- Councillor Teresa Murray, portfolio holder for health and social care at Medway Council
- Rob Kennedy, Head of business development at Kyndi
- Rhiannon Price, Manager of the Care Technologist team at Kyndi
How can discreet home monitoring support individuals living with dementia? How do you embed person-led accessible technology within home environments? Can you use deep learning to support care staff and improve healthcare outcomes?
Our panel will discuss these questions and more as they explore the practicalities of implementing technology solutions into home environments to reduce disruptions and improve individual welfare.
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Sir John Lazar CBE FREng
Sir John is a software engineer and entrepreneur with experience of building and managing successful global businesses. He is Chair of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, which aims to help young people realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. He is also co-founder, General Partner, and a Limited Partner at Enza Capital, which backs founders and teams using technology to solve large and meaningful problems across Africa. He sits on the boards of multiple African technology companies and previously served as the Chair of What3words. He was awarded a CBE for services to engineering in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2016 and was knighted for services to engineering and technology in the His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List 2025. Sir John was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2011 and chaired the Academy’s Enterprise Committee, which supports startups and scaleups across the UK and globally through the Enterprise Hub. He has also been a member of the Academy’s Education and Skills Committee and played an active role in developing the programme of study for England’s school Computer Science curriculum. Sir John has also been a judge and mentor for the Academy’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, which trains and backs early-stage African engineering companies. He has spent many years working on tech-related non-profit initiatives in Africa, especially building “digital blacksmiths” and maker labs. He has been an active angel investor and technology start-up mentor in the UK and Africa, with more than 40 individual pre-seed/seed investments. He graduated from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar with an MSc in Computation and a DPhil in History, following an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. Sir John was elected as President of the Royal Academy of Engineering at its 48th AGM in 2024.
Councillor Teresa Murray
Teresa Murray is Deputy Leader of Medway Council and has been a Labour and Co-operative councillor for Rochester East and Warren Wood Ward since 2000. She holds the local Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Health and Adult services. Teresa is Chair of Medway’s health and Wellbeing Board and leads the shareholder Board for the Council’s Assistive Technology company Kyndi .She is a member of Kent and Medway’s Integrated Care partnership ,sits on Kent & Medway Adult Safeguarding executive and is a partnership governor at Medway Maritime Hospital. Teresa’s professional background is in Higher and Further Education where she was a senior manager.
Robert Kennedy
Rob is the Head of Sales and Business Development for Kyndi running a team of care Technologists and Assessors to ensure person led technology assessments are provided to address any challenges individuals have. He is responsible for sourcing new and innovative solutions that are new to market to support with this and providing proof of concept activities to determine level of impact across a number of measures.
Rob has worked at Kyndi for over 10 years in various roles and has huge experience in the Assistive technology sector supporting both Health and Social Care colleagues to achieve the best support for residents and carers in the community.
Tallie Bush
Tallie is the CEO of Circadacare, where she leads a growing startup focused on innovative care technology. With a background in computational neuroscience, dementia and sleep rhythms, she founded the company to address critical challenges in care delivery through AI and IoT solutions. Tallie has been instrumental in building Circadacare from the ground up, assembling a team of specialists to scale the company's technology and operations. Her work has been recognised through the Women in Innovation Award and the Longitude Prize on Dementia Discovery Award.
Tallie is committed to pushing the boundaries of what technology can achieve in care settings while ensuring these innovations remain trustworthy and transparent. She is passionate about translating complex insights into practical solutions that improve lives.