Matt Eagles
Founder
ParkyLife project
Matt Eagles is a positivity activist, speaker, host, panellist and patient champion. Having lived with Parkinson’s Disease for forty-six years, he is skilled in understanding the needs of people living with Parkinson’s, listening, engaging and empowering.
Founding the ParkyLife project, he helps those living with Parkinson’s and their families to live fuller, happier lives, transforming dull, awkward situations into what he terms “Parkywins.”
He has been involved in many coveted awards, including winning the 2020 British Neuroscience Association Award for Public Engagement of Neuroscience, reaching finalist status at the 2020 National Diversity Awards for Positive Role Model (Disability), and judging the 2021 Wego Health Awards, the 2021 Communique Pharma Marketing Awards, and the 2022 Health Tech Awards. He is a member of the Founders Forum Health Tech alongside Twin, a global connective of innovators, and has appeared as a keynote speaker and panelist for Wired Health 2017, Financial Times Live Health Summit Europe, MindshareHuddle, Digital Health World Congress, and more.