Could GovTech become bigger than Fintech?

Hello all people interested in GovTech, this month we are holding a joint meetup with two Fintech groups, "We are Fintech" and "Fintech for Good" asking the question “Could GovTech become bigger than Fintech”
We are looking forward to some great speakers & some lively debate.

Fintech has been one of the outstanding successes of the UK startup ecosystem in the last 8 years, cumulating in the $280m series E funding of Transferwise in November 2017, the acquisition of the UK's first AIM listed Fintech FreeAgent for $73m in March 2018 and investment in UK Fintech being c $2.9bn in 2017.

However, GovTech is gaining momentum as it is passing from an emergent state and is poised to go global, it could be in a similar position to FinTech 5 years ago, according to a report GovTech: an Emergent Sector Revolutionising Public Services. Global government spending on technology is one of the largest ICT segments and is estimated to be a market worth at least $450 billion, with the US worth over $100 billion.

Event hosted by Max Kalis (Start Design) www.linkedin.com/in/max-kalis-087218/

Kickoff 6:30 pm - Networking, Demos & Nibbles

7 pm - Lightning pitches
from the Scale ups in the audience - 1 minute each

7:15 pm - Speakers & Panel:

Ian Dowson - CoFounder GovTech Research - boutique research house dedicated to spreading illustrations of GovTech innovation globally. One area of specialisation is illustrating how innovations in the developing and emerging world can be relevant to the development of Government and Financial inclusion strategies in the West.

Tim Barnes - RainCloud Victoria - GovTech incubator
Starting things - Public policy - Education
Tim has managed large and small organisations in the private and public sectors ranging from universities to venture capital firms. He has led start up companies, charities, political campaigns and public bodies. His latest project is The Rain Gods, which was founded in February 2016 and itself launched the Rain Cloud Victoria incubator in September 2016.
www.linkedin.com/in/timothyplbarnes/

Andrew Hudson - Change Director
Andrew's software company, ChangeDirector, has been recognised by Gartner as a Cool Vendor. As speaker, he inspires people to adopt better practices in effective strategy execution and value realization. He is currently developing a community of practice around measurement with people who recognise the importance of measurement to inspire performance improvement. www.linkedin.com/in/andrewhudson1/

Chris Farthing
Managing Director Advice Cloud https://advice-cloud.co.uk/

Public Sector procurement specialist. For the past three years been the
lead for a fantastic team who are focused on helping the Public Sector buy amazing cloud & digital services as well as working tirelessly with SME (in the main)companies to help them understand how the UK Public Sector buys its tech & services. G-Cloud, DOS & other CCS Frameworks a speciality.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfarthing/

9:00 pm - Close & off to a nearby bar to discuss what we've heard... See you all then!

Please email us with inquiries for speaking & panel ian.dowson@govtechresearch.com or use this number to find out more or need help with directions +447588812528