Rob Shelton, Lead for Innovation from PwC, kicked off the event with an encouraging speech on the fundamental need for technology to drive improvements in our society.

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"In a lot of hospitals you will see these patients fall through the cracks after surgery, so their cancer is gone but they can't turn their neck to drive a car, " says Lori McKitrick, a speech therapist who oversees the program.

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It is certainly fashionable to talk about deflation: Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve, gave a speech about it on January 3rd, which prompted investors to drive yields on 30-year Treasury bonds to an all-time low of 5.72%.

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