Chris Dancy

Chris Dancy

• The ‘most connected man in the world’
• IT specialist using data from wearables to upgrade all aspects of his life
• Expert in biohacking by the use of disruptive technology

In 2009, Chris Dancy, who is often referred to as the ‘most connected man in the world’, had health issues which his doctor was having a hard time keeping track of. At the same time, however, Chris, who was working in the IT industry, started worrying about losing his work done on the internet in the event of a service shutdown. In order to collect all relevant information, he started looking for avenues that allowed him to store it without having to physically write things down. His solution was the use of various types of technology, more specifically, wearable technology or ‘wearables’.

Since then, Chris has lost more than 100 pounds, learned to meditate, and become more of aware of his response to life around him, often taking relevant steps that allow him to adjust to his environment. As a result, he has formed better habits due to the feedback he is constantly getting.

Chris Dancy has served in leadership positions within both the healthcare and technology arenas, with his specialization where the two meet. This has seen him enter a public dialog with regards to digital health, especially since the media’s focus has started aiming its sights on wearable technology.

Chris has earned the title of ‘most connected man in the world’ because of his tendency to wear up to 700 different sensors, applications, and services. These allow him to track, analyze, and also optimize his life, including such aspects as his calorie intake and thus weight as well as his spiritual wellbeing. The information he receives from his wearables gives him the ability to see the connections between data which, essentially, is mostly invisible. He has utilized the data to upgrade not only his health but his productivity and quality of life as well.

His insights and experiences have seen Chris features in Wired, Mashable, TechCrunch, the Wall Street Journal, and Businessweek. He has also been interviewed by NPR, the BBC, and Fox News, and been the subject of TED talks.

Chris Dancy – Speaker

As a keynote speaker, Chris Dancy guides his audience on a disruptive, breakthrough journey into the future of computing, one where behaviour becomes the ultimate interface.

Speaking Topics

• NEXT –An exploration of the role of technology in today’s world of plagues, crises, uprisings, and disasters.
• LIFE AFTER THE INTERNET – A guide on how to build a career and life after screens, apps, and devices disappear.
• LIFE AFTER PRIVACY – A hard-hitting review of how “convenience addiction” is shaping the world and this will impact our careers, relationships, and future.
• COMING OUT CYBORG – A realistic review of digital health in a world where people have become cybernetically dependent on feedback loops and information to guide their health, happiness, and wellbeing.
• MEMORY AS A SERVICE – Dealing with time, overload and demands by using technology to hack your sense of time.
• WITCHCRAFT THE FINAL UPGRADE – An intimate look at how magic and ritual is embedded in everyday technology.
• BECOMING A MINDFUL CYBORG – A practical view of being mindfulness in a world built for distraction.
• I LOVE YOU; DON’T BLOCK ME – A realistic look at how we friend, love and show intimacy through the applications and devices filling our world.