Speakers

Dr Emilia Molimpakis is the CEO and co-founder of thymia, a deep tech London startup using speech, video and behaviour to rapidly, accessibly and objectively identify mental health conditions (from depression to anxiety and ADHD) and quantify all of their core symptoms. In the wellness space, thymia accurately measures fatigue, burnout and stress through just 15 seconds of speech and is used extensively by mental health providers, clinics, EAP providers, pharma and even automotive manufacturers (to detect driver fatigue).

Emilia has a PhD in Neuroscience & Linguistics and several post-docs from UCL, with 12+ years experience in using language as a cognitive biomarker, with fewer than 10 people in the world with her niche expertise. Named one of Fortune’s 40 under 40, recipient of the Innovate UK Young Innovators Award, TED speaker, honorary university lecturer and featured in dozens of podcasts, articles and publications. Extensive experience working with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, aphasia post-stroke, depression, and schizophrenia patients, founding thymia straight out of academia. She is considered a thought leader in mental health tech and AI for healthcare and is passionate about making mental health visible, tangible and treatable, reducing the social stigma around it.