Tom Lawry • February 5, 2025

Australian Talk Tour February 12-21

Excited to be heading to Australia this week as part of a five-city talk tour organized by UBS Australia. They’ve assembled a great lineup of speakers who will be exploring the evolving global landscape in business and health tech. I'm keynoting on what's next for AI.


The cities and dates for the tour include:

Brisbane:      February 12

Adelaide:      February 13

Melbourne:  February 17

Sydney:        February 18

Perth:           February 20


Along the way I'll also be catching up with some of my favorite AI and digital health experts who are doing great things "Down Under."


Oh yeah… It’s summertime in Australia. Not so much in Seattle.


T.

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