Presentations
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Thursday, Oct 9:
Welcome from Issy-Les-Moulineaux and Major Cities of Europe
Giorgio Prister – President of Major Cities of Europe
André Santini – Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux
Stefanie Dreyer – Conference Moderator
SESSION 1 – Digital Trends 2025: Emerging technologies
Designing accessible and sustainable services by leveraging data and AI applications – Summary
Alessandra de Seneen– Major Cities of Europe
Public sector digital trends 2025 – Summary
Kurt Frary – Norfolk County Council and Society For Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)
Keynote Harnessing AI for a Sustainable Urban Future: Insights from the Citiverse – Summary
Helen Köpman – Deputy Head of Unit, AI for Societal Good, AI Office European Commission
Keynote AI: The Five Questions Every Public Administrator Must Ask and Know – Summary
Alan Shark – George Mason University and Public Technology Institute (USA)
SESSION 2 – Panel EU – USA: Two different frameworks for AI and Government Transformation
Stefanie Dreyer – Conference Moderator
Helen Köpman – Deputy Head of Unit, AI for Societal Good, AI Office European Commission
Alan Shark – George Mason University and Public Technology Institute (USA)
IssyGPT: AI at citizen’s service – Summary
Eric Legale – Issy Media
AI for a Smart, Innovative, and Sustainable City
Philippe Sahjau – Ville de Noisy-le-grand
AI in Practice: The City of Zurich’s Ongoing Journey – Summary
Reto Hirt – City of Zurich
AI Accelerating Smart City’s Transition to Cognitive City – Summary
Hong-Eng Koh – Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
From Smart to Cognitive Cities to Citiverse – Summary
Alfredo Viglienzoni – City of Genoa
AI & Digital Twin for data driven urban governance – Summary
Ferdinando Abate – City of Florence
Connectivity is Rubbish – Summary
Kurt Frary – Norfolk County Council and Society For Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)
Keynote “UrbanGPT Just Took My Job, so I became its manager – Summary
Emmanuele Villani – Politecnico di Milano
Ethical, transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence in local government
Celine Colucci – Les Interconnectés
AI governance in the local public sector – Summary
Yasmine Hajji – Society For Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)
AI at the Service of Local Authorities in Var
Laetitia Quilici – Département du Var
Innovative 3D Tools for Managing and Communicating the City of Tomorrow – Summary
Jean-Guillaume Desprès – VECTUEL
Open-source AI to empower cities and citizens – Summary
Alexandre Zapolsky – LINAGORA
“AI & Territories: Taking Back Control” — A call for sovereign artificial intelligence at the service of local authorities. – Summary
Homéric de Sarthe – Craft.AI
Trikala: Europe’s Living Lab for Smarter, Greener, Healthier Cities – Summary
George Vallas – e-TRIKALA
Promoting participatory urban regeneration: the FREELAND project – Summary
Serena di Grazia – Maieutiké Association
Introduction – Summary
Alan Shark – George Mason University and Public Technology Institute (USA)
Climate budgeting in cities – lessons learned – Summary
Borgar Aamaas – CICERO Center for International Climate Research (Norway)
ADUCAT – Actionable Data Space for Urban Climate Adaptation and related socio-ecological, local Transformation
Marcel Simoner – UIV Urban Innovation Vienna GmbH
Werner Tomsik – City of Vienna
PrevizO: A Frugal AI for Water Resource Management – Summary
Amaury Chevalet – Région Centre-Val de Loire
UPSURGE Digital Innovation for Nature-Based and Citizen-Centered Urban Regeneration – Summary
Ksenija Napast – e-ZAVOD
Digital solutions driving Eilat’s sustainable transformation – Summary
Salome Zajbert – City of Eilat
Friday, Oct 10:
Korean Smartcity Best Practicies based in AI & Data platform – Summary
YoungSik Kim – United Nations University (UNU-EGOV)
SESSION 8 – Open Discussion: Manage change – Skills and Leadership models
Glyn Evans – Major Cities of Europe
Alan Shark – George Mason University and Public Technology Institute (USA)
Gianluca Misuraca – Scientific Director, AI4Gov-X / Founder and VP, Inspiring Futures
SESSION 9 – Panel: Digital Transition – The 5 stages of government transformation: e-government, open government, data-centric government, fully transformed government, smart government
Gianluca Misuraca – Scientific Director, AI4Gov-X / Founder and VP, Inspiring Futures
Hervé Groléas – Métropole de Lyon
Glyn Evans – Major Cities of Europe
Paolo Boscolo – City of Prato
Franziska Führer – City of Vienna
What are the challenges of AI for a local authority in 2025?
Denis Larghero – Vicepresident of the Hauts-de-Seine Department
SESSION 10 – Panel: Cross perspectives: What strategies to accelerate territorial transformation?
Hervé Groléas – Métropole de Lyon
Josselin Kerviche – Rennes Ville et Métropole
Davide Boudineau – Nantes Métropole et ville de Nantes
Djelali Hedjerassi – Ville et Eurométropole de Strasbourg
Line Galy – Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Why Join Major Cities of Europe
Giorgio Prister – Major Cities of Europe
SESSION 11 – Trust for a secure AI transformation: focus on cybersecurity and digital identity
Introduction of the EU City and Regions Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) – Summary
Oliver Schwabe – EU City Cyber Security Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC for Cities)
Building resilient public administrations: understanding cyber threats and maturity gaps – Summary
Jurgita Skritaite – European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
Eleni Philippou – European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
Overview of eIDAS Regulation – Summary
Stephan Klein – Governikus