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Making use of data for a healthier society | David Sibbald | TEDxGlasgow

1,785 views · Published 29 August 2014 · 9:50 · Indexed 8 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. David Sibbald discusses how data; the thing that’s everywhere and growing has tremendous potential to benefit society and the economy. From people and computers, to maths and imagination, there’s potential to make meaning from the numbers.

The CEO of Aridhia, a health and biomedical analytics company, Founder and Trustee of the Kate MacAskill Foundation, Vice-President of UK UNICEF, honorary doctorates from three universities and an OBE for charitable services; David’s credentials are really quite something.

A husband, Dad and Grandad, the businessman and philanthropist spends his time in Glasgow and Tiree. 

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