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CANCELLED Focus on Business with David Downs
March 7, 2023 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am
“The future is already here; didn’t you get the memo?”
Tech innovation and what it means for you, your job and your health.
Join us for breakfast at Focus on Business to hear from guest speaker David Downs for a light-hearted but scary discussion about tech disruption, Artificial Intelligence, and hair loss.
David is the CEO of the New Zealand Story, an ambitious government-funded organization marketing New Zealand to the world. He is a business leader, public servant, consultant, board director, speaker – and genetically modified organism, defying all odds by beating a terminal cancer diagnosis with advanced technology.
Previously David was a General Manager at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) for ten years, helping fast-growing tech companies grow internationally. Before this, David spent 13 years at Microsoft in New Zealand & South East Asia and has set up and run successful businesses. David has published many highly successful books on New Zealand Innovation, including ‘No.8 Re-wired’, ‘No.8 Recharged’ and ‘Silver Linings’.
Join David as he discusses the impact of rapidly changing technology in a talk that will entertain, inspire and inform.