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Tech4Democracy Entrepreneurship Challenge: Global Final

Tue. March 28th, 2023
In Person, Washington, DC, and Live Online

Technology is integral to 21st century democracy—shaping public discourse, empowering voters, and combatting disinformation. In the increasing struggle between democracy and autocracy, harnessing technology to affirm democratic values is critical. How can tech startups safeguard democratic ideals?

Join us on the sidelines of the Summit for Democracy for a special showcase of the world’s top democracy-affirming technology startups and the final installment in the 6-part competition to find and foster the most promising startup developing democracy-affirming technology.

This event is the culmination of Tech4Democracy, a global IE University initiative in partnership with the U.S. Department of State and with the support of Microsoft.

As part of Tech4Democracy, IE University has hosted tech startups competitions in five continents: Africa (with the University of Cape Town), Asia-Pacific (with the Observer Research Foundation and in conjunction with the Raisina Dialogue during the G20 in New Delhi), Europe (at IE University in Madrid), North America (with Stanford University) and South America (with the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, the Ethereum Foundation and the Inter-American Development Bank). The five continental winners will compete for a monetary prize in the Global Final in Washington, D.C.

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event speakers

Kemba Eneas Walden

Kemba Eneas Walden is the acting National Cyber Director, White House

Miles McCain

Miles McCain is the co-founder of Atlos, a platform for visual investigations, used by open-source conflict researchers at Bellingcat to collaboratively catalog and verify human rights violations in Ukraine.

Noah Schechter

Noah Schechter is the co-founder of Atlos, a platform for visual investigations, used by open-source conflict researchers at Bellingcat to collaboratively catalog and verify human rights violations in Ukraine.

Darío García de Viedma

Darío García de Viedma is the product manager for Citibeats, a digital platform that uses artificial intelligence to transform citizens' real-time feedback into data-driven knowledge for policymakers.

Mario Novoa

Mario Novoa is the co-founder of EVoting, a company that provides electronic voting systems that use cryptography to provide secure platforms in small and large elections.

Oswald Anonadaga

Oswald Anonadaga is the co-founder of Trustur which provides users with a verifiable and secure digital identity and promotes inclusion by simplifying access to government and other services

Neeraj Gutgutia

Neeraj Gutgutia is the co-founder of Right2Vote, a mobile-based voting platform that allows organizations to create and manage elections using biometric authentication.

Lillian Coral

Lillian Coral is the Senior Director of the Open Technology Institute and New America's Technology and Democracy Programs

Alex Engler

Alex Engler is a fellow in Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution.

Emily Frye

Emily Frye is Director for Cyber Integration at the Homeland Security Center at The MITRE Corporation. She is an expert on homeland security, critical infrastructure and cybersecurity.

Alec Ross

Alec Ross is an author and former Senior Advisor for Innovation to the U.S. Secretary of State.

Sheel Tyle

Sheel Tyle is the founder & CEO of Amplo.