My Australia Story Session 5: Dr Marcus Tan
Dates
Friday 23 August | 5.30pm – 6.30pm
Arrive at 5.15pm for a 5.30pm start
Free | Registration required
Venue
Woodside Learning Studios
Chaired by Associate Professor Maggie Jiang (UWA School of Social Sciences)
Site access information
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For many university students and young professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds, the challenges of building a successful career in Australia can seem daunting, and perhaps insurmountable.
Is "working hard and being passionate" good enough to help you find your dream job in a new country? New life, new path, new beginning… how can you achieve success in your career?
Dr Marcus Tan, Medical Doctor and recently retired Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Healthengine, will share his career journey as the featured guest in the fifth edition of the My Australia Story conversation series.
Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Jiang from UWA School of Social Sciences, this session promises to provide invaluable insights into achieving professional fulfilment in Australia.
About Dr Marcus Tan
Dr Marcus Tan is an experienced medical doctor, healthcare & technology entrepreneur and company director with over 25 years of clinical and commercial experience. His diverse career spans the health, technology, investment and philanthropic sectors.
As the recently retired Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Healthengine, Marcus led Australia’s largest online consumer healthcare platform, helping millions of patients every month navigate the complex world of healthcare and connect with thousands of healthcare providers nationally.
Marcus is a leader in the Australian technology and innovation ecosystem as a tech startup mentor and investor and an industry spokesperson and thought leader. He currently serves as the Chair of Spacecubed, one of Australia's leading social enterprises enabling entrepreneurs, innovators and changemakers nationally, as a Venture and Limited Partner at Purpose Ventures, a newly established West Australian focused venture capital fund and the Entrepreneur In Residence at Better Labs Ventures.
Marcus supports the social and community sector through his involvement on the board of the Foundation of the WA Museum, as executive chair of the Wellspring Foundation and as an ambassador for the Meridian Global Foundation, a charitable foundation he co-founded in 2005 to inspire more grassroots philanthropy. He previously served as a community board member for WA’s top academically selected school, Perth Modern School, was a director of Giving West and a Trustee of the Channel 7 Telethon Trust, West Australia’s pre-eminent philanthropic organisation.
My Australia Story
My Australia Story is a face-to-face conversation series that provides a platform for remarkable people who have immigrated to Australia as first-generation to share their life and work experience with the public. Initiated by Associate Professor Maggie Jiang at the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia, this initiative is proudly hosted by WA Museum Boola Bardip.
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