The big picture thinking behind the Australian Tech Industry

Working with policy and setting goals for the country, not just the industry.

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Kate Pounder

Former CEO, Tech Council of Australia

Kate is an experienced tech policy expert and senior executive who has worked across the public, private and non-profit sectors. She is the CEO of the Tech Council of Australia, the peak body representing the Australian tech sector.

Before her time in consulting, she spent 15 years working in technology policy roles with the Australian Industry Group, National ICT Australia (NICTA), Network Ten, and the Federal Government. Kate is passionate about growing Australia's tech sector, creating new jobs and businesses, and helping all Australian businesses make the most of tech adoption.

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Kate Pounder, CEO of Tech Council Australia, is dedicated to driving the tech industry towards creating 1 million jobs by 2025 and contributing $250 billion to the Australian economy by 2030. She discusses her leadership approach, the uniqueness of Australia's tech sector, and the council's initiatives to improve diversity, including modern vocational training models and reskilling programs for women.

Diverse pathways to the Australian Tech Industry

Tech Council Australia has made it their mission to have 1 million people in Tech jobs by 2025, with a view that the Tech Industry will contribute 250 billion dollars to the Australian economy by 2030. 

In this episode of Humanity Works, Kate discusses how she approaches leadership when multiple stakeholders are involved, what makes Australian Tech so unique and exciting, and the initiatives Tech Council Australia has developed to address diversity in the industry. 

Listen to this episode now to discover: 

  • How Kate went from living in a small rural town that had no technology to becoming CEO of Tech Council Australia 
  • How Kate’s background and upbringing built her confidence to take on big challenges in her career (and the big lessons she took from her parents) 
  • Changing a 10-year career overnight: What Kate did next when she suddenly found herself without a job (and why it turned out to be a great thing)
  • Kate unpacks what it’s like to be CEO of rapidly growing organisation, Tech Council Australia
  • Answering the biggest questions facing society - the work that drives Kate’s passion to create an impact with Tech Council 
  • Big picture thinking: Why it’s essential to communicate the bigger vision when uniting multiple stakeholders on a solution 
  • Discover why Kate believes Australia will become the best place to found and scale a company (and how the Tech industry will help)
  • Learn about the exciting new initiatives Tech Council Australia are working on to address the issue of diversity in the sector 

Links for more on Australian Tech:

Tech Council of Australia: Our launch promise

Safety Culture: Improve Workplace Operations

Deputy: Rostering, Timesheet & HR Software

Employment Hero: All-In-One HR

Canva: Canva

Forage: Virtual Work Experience Programs

Go 1: Transformational Learning Courses

Academy XI: Academy Xi

Open Learning: Open Learning

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