Babak Fakhamzadeh

Babak was working in ICT4D before it had a name (2001), never really left it, and has, since, created solutions for NGOs and news organisations on 5 continents.

He brought photomarathons to Africa (2007) and won the Highway Africa new media award (2007). To date, he is the only person to have won the UN World Summit Award three times; in 2012 for Uganda, in 2016 for Brazil, and in 2021 for The Netherlands.

Twice, he made it to the Guinness book of records (1994, 2011).

He has a keen interest in creating mobile solutions for urban discovery that move decision making powers into the hands of the individual. This, along the lines of the thoughts and ideals of the Situationists.

In 2018, he co-founded the online platform walk · listen · create, which organises the global festival Sound Walk September.