Meet the Speakers
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Yes to Life Founder and Chairman
Robin Daly
Robin is the Chairman of Yes to Life. His daughter Bryony contracted cancer aged 9, dying at 23 after two recurrences. The immense difficulties the family faced making their own treatment choices prompted him to set up the charity to help others in similar situations.
Dip Pall C Dip UTR
Founder of Cancer Options
Patricia Peat
Patricia Peat was formerly an oncology nurse running oncology clinics. Her journey of 30 years supporting people dealing with cancer has led to her questioning the authenticity of the modern medical model. Seeing cancer patients struggle with difficult emotions: shock, fear, anxiety, grief, trepidation, uncertainty. Patricia recognised that what people needed was access to quality, up-to-date information and research about all the latest and best approaches to the treatment and management of their illness so they could take charge of their cancer decisions – and reclaim their health choices for themselves.
BSc MSc Functional Nutritionist
Co-founder - Sow & Arrow
Pauline Cox
Pauline Cox is an enormously qualified and experienced healthcare practitioner, now practising as a Functional Nutritionist.
Her experience in supporting people with cancer, as well as many other chronic conditions, leads her to place great trust in the body’s innate healing abilities and to focus her attention on the best strategies to support the body in restoring wellbeing and on removing barriers to health such as inflammatory foods and other unhelpful lifestyle choices.
MSc DIC PhD FACN
Founder - Alliance for Natural Health
Robert Verkerk
Rob has a Master’s Degree and a PhD from Imperial College London, awarded prior to his continuing research for a further 7 years at Imperial’s Department of Biology as a post-doctoral Research Fellow.
He is Founder and Scientific Director of the Alliance for Natural Health (ANH).
MBBS (Honours), MRCP, CCT (Clin Onc), MPH, MBA Clinical Oncologist
Dr Penny Kechagioglou
Dr Penny Kechagioglou is a senior Clinical Oncologist and Chief Clinical Information Officer and deputy Chief Medical Officer at UHCW in the NHS. She has served in various leadership roles including as Chief Medical Officer at GenesisCare UK, a private integrative oncology provider, as Clinical Governance lead in the NHS and as CQC advisor.
Penny is passionate about quality in healthcare, integrative oncology and offering patient choice to care and is recently being awarded a senior fellow in the faculty of leadership and management.
Founder, Patient Led Oncology Trials
Mark Sean Taylor
A former investment banking technologist, a cancer scare prompted Mark to investigate Integrative Oncology, seeking advice and treatments from top international experimental doctors. Despite the treatments working, the costs led him to explore mind-body methods. He found effective, affordable approaches. He is a consultant for some of world’s leading immunotherapy clinics and biotech companies and board member of Cancer Choices, a charity set up to evaluate the science behind alternative cancer treatments. He is currently authoring a book tentatively titled “The Endgame for Cancer: How Patient Empowerment Can Hack Cancer Outcomes,"
ND, BAMS, MS, MPH, PhD, IFMCP Functional Nutritionist & Ayurvedic Doctor
Dr Vijay Murthy
Dr Vijay Murthy is a pioneer in the fields of integrating Functional Medicine and Ayurveda, practicing from London's Harley Street, he is engaged in personalised and holistic health care, providing transformational improvements in the health and wellbeing of his patients.
Dr Vijay Murthy's healthcare approach is characterised by innovation, individual tailoring, and the integration of evidence-informed practices with the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and Naturopathy, honed from three decades of clinical experience.
Dip DT, ND, BCST, BA(Hons), BSc (Hons), PhD Integrative Doctor, Nutritionist, Naturopath
Dr Zouë Lloyd Wright
Zouë Lloyd-Wright is a Integrated Doctor and Clinical Nutritionist and Consultant for Noble Naturals, who received her training at King’s College London in conjunction with the King’s College London Teaching Hospital at Denmark Hill, Oxford University in conjunction with Radcliffe Infirmary. Zouë was part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Oxford (EPIC-Oxford) where she specialized in the investigation of deficiencies and their impact on health, and has built a strong scientific foundation that allows her to combine integrative healing methods with an evidence-based approach.
PGCert, BSc(Hons), DipION, FBANT
Functional Nutritionist
Dawn Waldron
Dawn is a registered nutritionist and fellow of BANT with approaching three decades of experience of breast cancer on both a personal and professional level. Author of the bestselling Substack blog, Uncoupling Cancer, Dawn shares her extensive knowledge, research and experience with patients and practitioners. She sums up her approach in a simple phrase: don’t let the complexity of cancer blind you to the simplicity of healing.
PhD
Dr Britt Cordi
Dr. Britt Cordi is the founder of Britt Superfoods, an international company producing organic, raw, vegan wheatgrass juice and other superfood juices, rich in natural nutrients. She has a PhD in cell biology and has discovered the health benefits of wheatgrass juice and superfoods through her research and also through her own health issues. She works closely with health practitioners who recommend health enhancing natural foods to their clients. Britt says: ”I am driven by a commitment to communicate scientific findings in an easy-to-understand way and I very much look forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences with you.”