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Ashley is a leading nurse academic of significant national and international standing influencing policy, practice and education, delivering on over 75 high quality scholarly research publications, including prestigious research funding and producing outputs with reach and significance. Her research interests include continence care, nursing innovation and quality improvement. She has been Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport at the University of Stirling for two years.

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Marion Leary, PhD, MPH, RN, is the Director of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing. Dr. Leary is an expert in innovation methodology, studying human-centered design and design thinking in healthcare and nursing. As the Director of Innovation at Penn Nursing she works to amplify and educate nurses as leaders in health and healthcare innovation. Dr. Leary leads the national Nurse Innovation Fellowship program supported by Johnson & Johnson and powered by Penn Nursing and the Wharton School. Dr. Leary is a member of the American Nurses Association’s Innovation Advisory Committee, a member of the University Science Center’s Healthcare Innovation Advisory Committee, The Nursing Beat Advisory Board member, and a Founding member of the Society of Nurse Scientists, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Leaders (SONSIEL). Dr. Leary is also on the NextGen Council for Natural Lands, The Nursing Leadership Council for the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and the United Nations and Research councils as a part of SONSIEL. She is a host of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing podcast, Amplify Nursing, and the Love n’ Leary podcast and is a contributor to the American Nurses Association’s official journal and the American Nurse as part of the My Nurse Influencer’s column. In the past Dr. Leary has contributed to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Huffington Post, Generocity, and other publications.

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Dylan Powell is a Lecturer in Public Health & Innovation at the University of Stirling within the faculty of Health Sciences & Sport. Excited by the value of technology, data and innovation in health care and life sciences to optimise care and wellbeing for patients and society. Prior to joining the University, Dylan worked for Deloitte Healthcare and Life Sciences practice and Knowledge Sharing lead for the UK Deloitte Clinical Network. Dylan’s professional background as a clinician (Physiotherapist) and researcher has spanned the NHS, academia, professional sport, and within industry. His PhD explored the use of wearables and digital biomarkers in neurological conditions including Sports-Related Concussion.