A mind blowing Google Event ft. AI vs Humans vs Bears... And now, AWS join the crew too?
Welcome to the fam π
Oh hey crew,
Short update today featuring our fav big tech overlords
What do you get when you throw 5 leading minds in health and AI, 3 killer brands, and +200 people in a room together?
One HELL of a mind-bending event
(yes, weβre biased - duh)
Last Thursday, we all got to go to the incredible Google HQ Sydney *squeals* for a deep dive into AI, data, and Gen AI in health
Hearing firsthand all the exciting things Google is upto in health, playing with MedPaLM & Alphafold demos, and of course - hearing from our INSANE panelists
Big thank you to the INCREDIBLE:
Lee Yearsley of aKin, Dr Jarrel Seah from Harrison.ai, Dr. Thomas Kelly of Heidi Health, Andi Partovi from Google & Dr Jill Freyne from the CSIRO π







To try put it in words is impossible. And we made one BIG boo booβ¦
We. Didnβt. Record. It.
Anyway, we covered:
π₯ What's happening at the cutting edge of AI in health
π Exciting things to watch
π» Bears vs Human (long story)
π¨ The problems we face
π How we might be able to approach them
π Bias & Ethics
π°Equity in data, access, and funding
And most importantly - how we can all work together to actually ensure this tech helps put the human back in healthcare.
Improving outcomes and lives. Build great businesses. And, actually make health more accessible, accurate, equitable, and enjoyable.
TLDR; It's still super early, with a hell of a lot to overcome and no set answers, yet...
But damn - with the right foundations and guardrails, that future is looking bright β¨
BIG thank youβs to:
The amazing Google Cloud, Side Stage Ventures & What The Health teams
Our epic WTH partners Medibank & Hola Health
And of course, all the legends who made time to come π
(Sorry to those who didnβt get a spot - hopefully, next time and promise there will be more)
In other news, today Iβm stoked to welcome our newest official WTH Partnerβ¦
π AWS Startups
In case you somehow have been living in a hole and havenβt seen themβ¦
AWS Startups are the killer team at AWS who are dedicated to helping thousands of the fastest growing- startups grow, scale, and accelerate - in Aus & Globally.
So, why on earth are they partnering with What the Health?
The AWS Startup team are excited to partner with What the Health to help healthtech founders grow, scale and accelerate their startups
Not only can we support by providing tech solutions, support with access to best industry practices, and credits toΒ build fast, keep costs low, and prove whatβs possible.
But also by helping fuel this vibrant community and its quality events, connections and knowledge sharing - we can even help better support health & life science startups, and the whole health tech innovation
π
Weβll be running a few more fun events with them in the next little while too!
Save the dates and let us know if youβre keen
π₯19th Sept - NZ Healthtech Ecosystem Meetup
π» 27th Octβ Technology Roundtable for Health CTOs
π 23rd Nov - WTH x AWS Sydney Meetup
π Private Health Tech Dinners
(stay tuned, first serve to the private community crew)

Welcome to the fold friends π π - weβre stoked to have you.
π PS - Did you know they have a dope deal for startups?
π And you can get free AWS credits?
You can nab:
$5,000 in AWS Activate Credits (valid for 2 years)
1 year of AWS Business Support (up to $1,500)
Just fill out this formΒ and use the code:Β 1hRAKΒ
π Interested in joining the fold (*cough* cult) and becoming an official partner with us too?
By partnering with us at WTH you can build your brand, engagement, and trust in the health tech & innovation sphere.
And get direct access to:
π₯ >5500 engaged legends from all parts of the health tech and innovation space
π₯³ Sponsorship of all WTH events
π Brand placement in all newsletters
π+200 in person at events
π Our Private WTH Community of ~200 experts
π >3.5 million organic yearly views
π Hit reply or drop us a note at info@whatthehealth.io
π Emily, Jay & the WTH crew
With thanks to our partners π