# What Technology Can’t Replace in Events

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Podcast: [Event Planner Confessions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/event-planner-confessions-7037703)
Published: 2026-03-24T10:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

Tony Lorenz has spent 30 years in the events industry — building a company from the ground up, selling to Freeman, leading PRA through 16 acquisitions, and now serving on the board at Cohera. In this episode of Event Planner Confessions, Tony shares how he scaled PRA from $65M to $200M, why the DMC category needs to move upstream, and how AI should be treated as a partner — not a replacement — for the human intuition and taste that make great events possible. Plus, Tony shares two hilarious confessions: the time his team lost a five-star general's luggage right before a Colin Powell keynote, and the time he flew to Hawaii for a $4M event… and didn't even know which island it was on. 🔔 Love the podcast? Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review!

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