About

Speaker. Advocate. Actor.

Thao Tran works across three worlds: the stage, the screen and the community. Her voice opens conversations, her advocacy protects wellbeing, and her performance brings lived experience to life.

Thao Tran portrait

Thao Tran

Thao Tran is a speaker, digital health & safety advocate and actor with over 20 years of global experience across media, marketing, technology and the arts. She is the Founder & CEO of Ditox, a pioneering digital wellness company that helps businesses, families and individuals reclaim control over their digital lives.

As a speaker and emcee, Thao has appeared on international stages including Google DevFest, the International Families & Fathers Conference in Los Angeles, National Disability Services conferences and the Women Techmakers International Women's Day program. Her talks blend lived experience, cultural insight and practical frameworks on digital health, mental health, disability and community.

Thao is also a trained actor and performer. She has studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), The Actor's Station, The Hub Studio and The Actors Growth Lab, and has appeared in campaigns and productions including Every Bit Different, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Sports Entertainment Network, White Fever, Gnomes, Empire City and All Her Fault. Her screen work is grounded in the same purpose as her speaking: telling stories that make people feel, think and act.

Born in Melbourne to Vietnamese refugee parents, Thao brings a unique lens of resilience, inclusion and creativity to everything she does. Her leadership has earned her recognition as a Finalist in the Australian Small Business Champion Awards, and her work has been featured in The Herald Sun, The Sydney Morning Herald, WHO Magazine, NBCUniversal, BBC, ABC, 3AW, National Library of Australia, United States Tennis Association, Digital Entrepreneur, Voyage LA, Fact Magazine and Business Times Journal.

Currently based in Australia, Thao continues to speak, perform and expand Ditox in the United States in 2026/2027.

What Thao stands for

These principles guide every keynote, performance, and program she brings to life.

Thao Tran speaking on stage with Once Upon A Time presentation

Lived Experience

Thao brings her own story into every room — on stage, on screen and in strategy — so audiences feel seen, not sold to.

Cultural Clarity

Audiences are savvy. Thao crafts messages that meet people where they are and move them forward.

Creative Courage

From keynotes to camera, Thao turns big ideas into clear, compelling and memorable moments.