This session with Ibrahim El Badawi will introduce you to the GovTech startup sector with its global market that exceeds USD450 billion and projected to reach one trillion dollars by 2025. The session will highlight the opportunities for startups, investors and the public sector in Australia.

Key Takeaways

The concept of GovTech and why it matters
GovTech as an essential tool for sustainable and inclusive future
Inspiring stories from Australia and around the world
Key opportunities, and challenges

About the Speaker

Ibrahim El Badawi is an international expert in digital transformation and the founder of the GovTech Dubai-born startup 01Gov that focuses on designing the government of the future in the Middle East and the Global South. Prior to launching his startup, he worked for six years as a strategist for the digital government program in Dubai, UAE. Ibrahim collaborates with international institutions including the United Nations and The Open Data Institute in the UK. In addition to government agencies in Australia, Singapore, Estonia, UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and others.

As a GovTech expert, he has recently contributed to the global GovTech Report 2022 from Deep Knowledge Group in San Francisco. His most recent activities included facilitating a global virtual lab on public policy with participants from Sydney, to New York to Marrakech.

Ibrahim is also a Partner at Smart Humans, a new Australian platform that enables people to make informed decisions about technology and its place in their life.

At the moment, Ibrahim’s key driving passion is enabling conversations to design a sustainable and inclusive post-COVID future.

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About Fishburners
Fishburners is much more than a co-working space. We are a not-for-profit, passionate community of 300+ scalable tech startups that only exists thanks to our amazing sponsors - Google for Startups, UTS, Chartered Accountants, and Jobs for NSW. We are dedicated to inspiring and helping startups get started, grow and succeed. Our goal is to make the hardest thing you’ve ever done easier! We do this through our different memberships which provide the facilities, resources, learning and development, mentoring, and connections that you need for your idea to come to life and flourish. We also open our doors and host some of the largest, regular events in the Australian startup ecosystem, including our weekly lunch & learn workshops, and Shark Tank-style, Friday night pitches. Member or not, you're welcome to attend and/or get involved! Any questions about memberships or events, please feel free to email events@fishburners.org.