The TravMedia Summit

Nick doesn’t just talk about the future; he’s building it. He created the award-winning Parker, the world’s first AI-enabled privacy chatbot, and is the Founder of Lawpath, the world's first and largest AI-native law firm. Lawpath has over 500,000 customers and has recently received a $10 million investment from a major bank. He spent the last ten years as a global technology and innovation leader at the international professional services firm, Norton Rose Fulbright.

His hands-on work in AI earned him an appointment as an Adjunct Professor at Bond University, where he teaches three courses on AI productivity, innovation, and human-led leadership in a tech-driven world. His new course, GenAI Basics, will launch globally on the LinkedIn Learning platform in December.

Nick is the winner of the Financial Times newspaper’s Asia Innovator of the Year Award and has advised both the University of Berkeley and Stanford University on their Generative AI training programs. He works extensively with organisations and governments on AI strategy, training, implementation and governance - including recent collaborations with the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund. His AI project experience spans multiple industries, including finance, professional services, tourism, property, retail, government, education, healthcare, law, agriculture and food.

He is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Technology and the author of two Amazon best-selling books, Big Data, Big Responsibilities and Digital Disruption. He serves on the boards of the Vodafone Foundation and the world-leading genomics research organisation, the Garvan Foundation. He is the host of the Web3 Goes Mainstream podcast.

Before his career in professional services, Nick graduated from the University of Southern California Film School and worked as a Creative Executive at Warner Brothers in Los Angeles, where he contributed to the development of hit TV shows such as ER and The West Wing. He produced the film Searching for Alison Porchnik, featuring Woody Allen and Willie Nelson.

Adam is the Co-Founder and CEO of Luxury Escapes, one of the world’s fastest-growing travel and lifestyle brands. Since co-founding the company in 2013, the former corporate lawyer-turned-entrepreneur has transformed a modest Melbourne startup into a global marketplace with 630 staff, more than nine million members, and an annual total transaction value of more than $1.2 billion. Under his leadership, Luxury Escapes has expanded into multiple markets, built a strong roster of premier hotel partners, and earned a reputation for delivering curated, high-quality holiday packages, tours, and experiences.

Beyond Luxury Escapes, Adam co-hosts The Contrarians with Adam and Adir, a weekly podcast where he and entrepreneur Adir Shiffman explore unconventional perspectives on leadership, strategy, decision-making, and the realities of building and scaling companies. Widely recognised for his strategic clarity and entrepreneurial drive, Adam is committed to fostering a culture of innovation, humility, and long-term value creation. Adam is a director of the Myeloma Foundation of Australia and is on the Investment Committee of the Save the Children Investment Fund.