Tom Lawry delivers sharp, experience-driven insights on AI, health innovation, and the future of human longevity.
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“Tom is a calming force amidst the storm of misconception surrounding AI. As a long-time advocate for the nursing profession, his keynote held a captive audience and opened our minds to the possibilities for a better healthcare future.
Valerie Serwicki MSHI, BSN, RN, HIMSS NYS
Chapter Nursing Planning Co-Chair
Tom Lawry stands out as one of the most prominent voices in AI, health innovation, and the evolving future of human longevity. With nearly two decades spent implementing AI at scale, he blends technical insight with strategic leadership in a way that resonates with senior audiences. His global advisory work spans governments, health systems and major companies across Europe, the Middle East, Asia–Pacific and North America, helping them navigate responsible AI adoption and transform care delivery. As a keynote speaker, Tom brings clarity, direction and grounded expertise to an industry undergoing profound change.
Tom Lawry is recognised internationally for his leadership at the intersection of artificial intelligence, health innovation and the future of care. His work influences decision-makers across continents, supporting organisations as they integrate AI responsibly and design systems that improve outcomes, efficiency and human longevity. Through his role as Managing Director of Second Century Tech, he advises governments, health systems and global enterprises on how to make AI practical, ethical and impactful. His perspective is shaped by years of solving complex challenges in environments where policy, clinical practice, data governance and executive strategy converge.
Before founding Second Century Tech, Tom served in several senior positions at Microsoft, including National Director for AI in Health & Life Sciences, Director of Worldwide Health and Director of Organisational Performance in the company’s first health incubator. These roles placed him at the forefront of AI’s emergence in global health, giving him unmatched experience in applying new technologies at scale and building frameworks for responsible innovation. His background also includes senior leadership roles at GE Healthcare, founding two venture-backed health-tech start-ups, and serving as both a health-system executive and a board member. This breadth allows him to speak fluently to the needs of clinicians, policymakers, innovators and corporate leaders alike.
Event organisers turn to Tom for clear, compelling and actionable insights. His keynote talks translate complex technologies into strategic guidance, helping audiences understand what AI means for care delivery today and what the coming decade will demand from leaders. He brings the ability to cut through hype, grounding every message in real-world examples informed by years of implementation. Whether addressing executive teams, large conferences or industry summits, Tom illustrates how AI can elevate human capability, support smarter decisions and unlock new models of care. His delivery style combines sharp clarity with an optimistic outlook rooted in evidence and experience.
Tom’s voice is regularly featured in influential publications, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, CEO Magazine, Inside Precision Medicine, CNET and the South China Morning Post. His viewpoints reflect a global perspective shaped by direct collaboration with organisations across diverse health systems. He has been named one of the 2025 Global Top 20 AI Voices to Follow, and a Harris Poll of JP Morgan Healthcare Conference attendees recognised him as a leading figure driving meaningful change in health and medicine. These recognitions highlight his influence in shaping conversations about how technology can support better, more resilient systems of care.
Tom’s talks often explore the practical and cultural shifts required for AI to thrive in health and life sciences. He addresses challenges around data readiness, governance, trust and adoption, offering frameworks organisations can use to move forward with confidence. He also examines the emerging science of longevity and how innovation can extend not just lifespan but healthy lifespan. His experience advising global leaders gives him an understanding of the policy and ethical considerations shaping the next era of care. Audiences walk away with a clearer sense of how to act today while preparing for a fast-moving future.
Tom is the best-selling author of Hacking Healthcare and the newly released Health Care Nation – The Future Is Calling and It’s Better Than You Think (Taylor & Francis, 2025). His writing distils the lessons of his career into accessible, strategic insights for innovators, executives and frontline leaders. These books reflect the same strengths he brings to the stage: clarity, practicality and a firm belief that technology, when used responsibly, can elevate the human experience in health and medicine.
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“Tom is a calming force amidst the storm of misconception surrounding AI. As a long-time advocate for the nursing profession, his keynote held a captive audience and opened our minds to the possibilities for a better healthcare future.
Valerie Serwicki MSHI, BSN, RN, HIMSS NYS Chapter Nursing Planning Co-Chair
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“Tom did the opening keynote to Vitalis, Scandinavia’s largest health innovation conference. He had a lasting impact on all of us. His profound real-world experience in AI-powered healthcare solutions, combined with his ability to make complex topics accessible, truly sets him apart. He is unquestionably a visionary voice in healthcare.”
Hans Almvide Vitalis Conference Chair
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“Tom is a brilliant speaker on a vital and sometimes opaque topic. He provides a sense of assuredness to audiences that they are getting reliable and top-level insights into AI and its myriad roles across the broader healthcare sector
Martin O’Dea Conference Chair, Dublin Longevity Summit
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“Tom is a captivating speaker with unparalleled knowledge of artificial intelligence, and the impact it can make across healthcare. He addressed a packed auditorium of industry leaders and investors. He educated and challenged all of us to consider ways to make healthcare better.“
Lee Shapiro Managing Partner, 7wire Ventures
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“Tom gives it to you straight---no jargon and no-nonsense. Artificial Intelligence won’t cure what’s wrong with American medicine, but Tom reminds us that it’s a great tool to get started on the road to recovery. If you can handle the truth---then Tom is your guy!”
David B. Nash, MD, MBA, Program Chair, Jefferson University Health Population Health Colloquium
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“Tom has led several standing-room-only mainstage sessions at our events. He has a unique ability to communicate the idiosyncrasies of AI’s role in healthcare, with a visionary’s perspective for what’s possible. We look forward to continuing to learn from and be inspired by him!”
Ann Mond Johnson, CEO American Telemedicine Association
Keynote by Tom Lawry:
The future of healthcare will be defined not by technology, but by how humans choose to use it. As AI matures, we face a rare moment of choice: accelerate meaningful progress, fall into disillusionment, or face public backlash. Tom Lawry offers a roadmap for responsible, equitable, human-centered AI adoption, showing how leaders can build trust, empower clinicians, and create a system that delivers smarter care for all.
He expands on the forces shaping this crossroads, including public perception, regulatory pressure, workforce disruption and rapidly accelerating innovation. Audiences gain a clear understanding of how to balance opportunity with accountability, and how to design systems that enhance, rather than replace, human judgement. Tom shares global examples of what’s working, what’s failing, and what must change to avoid an AI winter in health. The result is a forward-looking, pragmatic session that equips leaders with the clarity needed to guide their organisations through one of the most defining transitions in modern healthcare.
Keynote by Tom Lawry:
From ChatGPT to what’s coming next, Tom takes his audience on a journey of discovery to help them understand how AI is driving an Intelligent Health Revolution to make health and medicine more effective and responsive for clinicians, patients and consumers.
He highlights emerging capabilities that are reshaping diagnosis, treatment, workflow and prevention, offering a grounded perspective on what is hype and what is truly transformative. Tom illustrates how this revolution is not a distant future, but something unfolding now in hospitals, clinics and research centres around the world. He outlines the structural, cultural and operational shifts needed to embrace this new era, giving leaders a practical view of how to move beyond incremental improvements and reimagine whole systems. Attendees walk away inspired and prepared to challenge entrenched norms that limit progress.
Keynote by Tom Lawry:
While most health care organizations are using AI today, few are unlocking its full potential and realizing measurable value-at-scale. This hype-busting session explores the critical role of leadership and defines key factors every health leader should know and practice to derisk AI investments and drive measurable value-at-scale.
Tom breaks down why so many AI initiatives stall or underperform and clarifies how to shift from experimentation to enterprise-wide impact. He shares insights on governance, data readiness, cross-functional alignment and the behavioural changes needed to create sustainable value. Real-world case studies demonstrate how organizations have navigated pitfalls and turned fragmented pilots into coherent, scalable strategies. Participants gain actionable frameworks to move beyond FOMO-driven adoption and build AI programs that consistently deliver outcomes aligned with mission and strategy.
Keynote by Tom Lawry:
As the velocity of AI-driven change increases, leaders are scrambling to unlock its value. Successfully transitioning a traditional health organization to become an Intelligent Health System requires leaders to have a new set of hard and soft skills. Tom defines new core leadership competencies and provides actionable insights into how to disrupt your organization before someone else does.
He explores the mindset shifts required to lead through ambiguity, including how to foster digital confidence, cultivate responsible innovation and navigate the ethical terrain that accompanies data-driven decision-making. Tom articulates the behaviours that distinguish tomorrow’s most effective health leaders and provides practical tools for developing them. This keynote challenges attendees to rethink their own leadership approach and prepares them to guide their teams through rapid technological and cultural transformation.
Keynote by Tom Lawry:
This fast-paced session helps your audience understand how AI is changing the nature of work in health and medicine and defines five things every knowledge worker can do to harness its power. Capes not included.
Tom expands the conversation by demonstrating how AI can elevate individual performance, streamline complex tasks and amplify professional strengths rather than diminish them. He shares relatable examples of how clinicians, administrators, researchers and operational teams are already using AI to work smarter and deliver better outcomes. The session leaves audiences motivated, confident and equipped with practical steps to discover and activate their own AI-driven capabilities.
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