Speakers

Helen McShane is Executive Director of Research, Innovation & Systems Change at Young Lives vs Cancer, where she leads the Young Lives Innovation Lab - a venture studio and impact-investor working with early-stage ventures to close psychosocial support gaps for young cancer patients. A strategic advisor and systems innovator, she has over 17 years’ leadership experience in children’s health and social impact, specialising in building cross-sector collaborations that turn strategy into real-world change. Helen is an RSA Fellow, a Visiting Fellow at Zinc VC, and currently studying for a Mst in Social Innovation at the University of Cambridge.