Tyler Shultz is the whistleblower who first raised the alarm on Elizabeth Holmes’s $10billion biotech company Theranos. In conversation with Delphine Halgand-Mishra, Executive Director of The Signals Network, he discusses the experience of turning whistleblower against fashionable big business and venture capital, the legal archipelago which often confronts those who speak out, the experience of dealing with journalists, and the wider implications of the case.
16 November 2020 – DAY 1 - Conversation: Tyler Shultz, Theranos whistleblower
14:00–15:00
Delphine Halgand-Mishra
Delphine Halgand-Mishra is the Executive Director of The Signals Network. She previously served for six years as Reporters Without Borders’ North America Director, advocating for journalists, bloggers, and media rights worldwide.
Tyler Shultz
Tyler Shultz is a startup founder fostering innovation in healthcare. He graduated from Stanford with a Biology degree and entered the national scene when he blew the whistle at Theranos. Tyler complained to the public health regulators in New York and was a source for a series of Wall Street Journal articles exposing Theranos’ dubious blood-testing practices.
- 16 November202014.00–15.00Time zone: GMT
Time zone: GMT
Location: Main Stage - Online (via Hopin)
Discussion
Whistleblowing
This event will be recorded
