This article is part of a series: Bennett Conference

The final session in the Bennett Conference was a series of talks highlighting some of the research conducted in OpenSAFELY, which we’ve also blogged about here, followed by some external perspectives on OpenSAFELY, and finally concluding remarks from our benefactor Peter Bennett, and director Ben Goldacre.

This session was led by Alex Walker, Director of Research at the Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science. Speakers were:

OpenSAFELY Research Highlights

  • Millie Green - Researcher, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
  • Laurie Tomlinson - Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Will Hulme - Epidemiology Team coordinator, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
  • Brian Mackenna - Director of NHS Service Analytics, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
  • Mark Russell - Clinical Research Fellow, Kings College London
  • Felix Greaves - Director of science, evidence and analytics, NICE
  • Sarah Scobie - Director of Research, Nuffield Trust
  • Marwa Al Arab - Senior Research Associate, University of Bristol
  • Helen Curtis - NHS Service Analytics Team coordinator, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
  • Vicky Speed - Clinical Informatician and Pharmacist, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science

External Perspectives

  • Chris Bates - Research & Analytics Director at TPP
  • Mihad Mohamed - Head Of Product Management, EMIS
  • Ming Tang - Chief Data and Analytics Officer for NHS England

Concluding remarks

  • Peter Bennett - Benefactor, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science
  • Ben Goldacre - Director, Bennett Institute for Applied Data Science