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What if privilege becomes a resource to invest?

Every advantage you have is either part of the problem or part of the solution.

— Almero Oosthuizen, Clinical Service Improvement and Strategy; Emergency Physician, Western Cape Department of Health, South Africa

What AI Procurement Really Looks Like in 2025

Lessons from the Unconference.

— David Kershaw, Founder, Posterity Global, London, UK

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