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 applicationsSummary
Alessandra de Seneen– Major Cities of Europe

Public sector digital trends 2025Summary
Kurt Frary – Norfolk County Council and Society For Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)

Keynote Harnessing AI for a Sustainable Urban Future: Insights from the CitiverseSummary
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 KnowSummary
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)

SESSION 3 – Towards AI transition: disruption without destruction. Local Government transformation case studies

IssyGPT: AI at citizen’s serviceSummary
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 JourneySummary
Reto Hirt – City of Zurich

AI Accelerating Smart City’s Transition to Cognitive CitySummary
Hong-Eng Koh – Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd

SESSION 4 – All present and correct? Data governancele to ensure accuracy and reliability. Case studies

From Smart to Cognitive Cities to CitiverseSummary
Alfredo Viglienzoni – City of Genoa

AI & Digital Twin for data driven urban governanceSummary
Ferdinando Abate – City of Florence

Connectivity is RubbishSummary
Kurt Frary – Norfolk County Council and Society For Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)

Keynote “UrbanGPT Just Took My Job, so I became its managerSummary
Emmanuele Villani – Politecnico di Milano

SESSION 5 – Towards AI transition: encouraging the good, preventing the bad. Governance, ethics, threats and perspectives

Ethical, transparent and responsible use of artificial intelligence in local government
Celine Colucci – Les Interconnectés

AI governance in the local public sectorSummary
Yasmine Hajji – Society For Innovation Technology and Modernisation (Socitm)

AI at the Service of Local Authorities in Var
Laetitia Quilici – Département du Var

SESSION 6 – Speed dating

Innovative 3D Tools for Managing and Communicating the City of TomorrowSummary
Jean-Guillaume Desprès – VECTUEL

Open-source AI to empower cities and citizensSummary
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 CitiesSummary
George Vallas – e-TRIKALA

Promoting participatory urban regeneration: the FREELAND projectSummary
Serena di Grazia – Maieutiké Association

SESSION 7 – Green Transition, Urban Transformation and AI to manage the evolution…without becoming part of the problem. Case studies

IntroductionSummary
Alan Shark – George Mason University and Public Technology Institute (USA)

Climate budgeting in cities – lessons learnedSummary
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 ManagementSummary
Amaury Chevalet – Région Centre-Val de Loire

UPSURGE Digital Innovation for Nature-Based and Citizen-Centered Urban RegenerationSummary
Ksenija Napast – e-ZAVOD

Digital solutions driving Eilat’s sustainable transformationSummary
Salome Zajbert – City of Eilat

Friday, Oct 10:

Korean Smartcity Best Practicies based in AI & Data platformSummary
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 gapsSummary
Jurgita Skritaite – European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)
Eleni Philippou – European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

Overview of eIDAS RegulationSummary
Stephan Klein – Governikus

SESSION 11 – Closing session