Program
SESSION TYPES
Keynote Session Panel Discussion Interactive Session Round Table
DAY 1
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Conference Opening
Opening remarks by Kenes Group CEO, Ori Lahav, and Fernando de Pablo.
Plenary Session - Key Trends and Emerging Themes in Digital Transformation
A plenary session with the G4I 2025 Expert Committee.
This session will explore current trends in digital transformation and set the stage for the key topics that will be discussed throughout the conference.
Fernando de Pablo
Digital Office Director, City of Madrid
Carlos Santiso
Head the Digital, Innovative and Open Government division at the OECD, France
Miguel Porrúa
Digital Government Principal Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, USA
Natalia Laguyas
Lead Specialist, Ecosystem Building and Acceleration Division, IDB Lab, USA
Maximilian Strotmann
Deputy head of the unit for Interoperability, DG DIGITEuropean Commission
Shai-Lee Spigelman
Principle Advisor, International Central Government at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Antonio García Zaballos
Director, Digital Technology for Development Division
Digital Technology for Development Division (CCDT)
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD)
Asian Development Bank
Moderator:
Pilar Conesa
Anteverti President & Smart City Expo World Congress Curator
Keynote: Customer Experience in GovTech: Why It’s Time to Get Back to Basics
Dr. Wafa Snaineh
President of Govdesign Academy
COFFEE BREAK + 4 Pitches by Generalitat - EXHIBITION AREA
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Interactive Session: Key Technologies & Trends for the Public Sector
Jonas Onland
Chief Vision Officer, Serendipity tech
Herbert Paguas
Former General Director of the Presidency of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; Former Executive Director of Agesic
Albert Tort
Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the Government of Catalonia
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As governments worldwide embrace digital transformation, understanding the latest technologies and trends is crucial for shaping the future of public services. This panel will explore emerging innovations such as crypto, robotics, automation, and open-source solutions, analyzing their impact on governance and public administration. Experts will discuss how these technologies are redefining efficiency, security, and accessibility, setting the stage for deeper discussions in the sessions to follow.
Panel: Artificial Intelligence and Govtech in Ibero-American Cities (UCCI)
Mayer Mizrachi Matalon
Current mayor of the District of Panama
Santiago Amador
General Manager of the Bogotá-based data analytics agency Agata
Sergi González Camacho
Consol Major of Andorra la Vella and Minister of Urban Planning, Tourism, and Commerce
Moderator:
Almudena Maillo
Madrid City Councilor
Interactive Session: Investors in B2G Spaces
Ibrahim Koeran
Head of GovTech – Heliad AG
Adriano Pitoli
Head of Fundo GovTech – KPTL
Keynote: Digital Transformation & Public Services: How to Not Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste & How to Build a Delivery Driven Government that Starts with People
Tamara Srzentić
Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media of Montenegro
Mikey Dickerson
Crisis Reengineer, Partner/Principal, Layer Aleph LLC
PRODUCT THEATRE
Round Table - Smart Cities and Technologies Applied to the Public Sector
Gretel Schaj
Research Group Member, Center for AI and Digital Policy
Iberia Lead – Senior Expert in Governance and Urban Innovation, BABLE Smart Cities
Fernando Alvarez Garcia
Deputy Director General of Digital Transformation. Madrid City Council
Debbie Dekkers
Innovation-pioneer | Urban innovation and R&D | City of Amsterdam
Timo Sillander
Technology Director at Forum Virium Helsinki, the City of Helsinki’s innovation company
Side Event - 5G Forum
The 5G Forum is the key meeting point for driving the deployment of 5G networks, services, and infrastructures in the city of Madrid, with a collaborative approach and a smart city vision. Promoted by the Digital Office of the Madrid City Council, it brings together over 40 public and private entities committed to an open, neutral, and interoperable network. Its goal is to connect and digitize the city to improve the lives of its citizens.
This edition will place special emphasis on the roles of promoter and facilitator assumed by the Madrid City Council, as well as the related projects and initiatives.
WINE RECEPTION - EXHIBITION AREA
DAY 2
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Keynote: Resilient Government and AI - Worldwide Perspective
Liam Maxwell
Director, Government Transformation at Amazon Web Services
Keynote Session: UAE’s Impact-Driven Approach to Government Services
H.E. Mohamed BinTaliah
UAE Government – Chief of Government Services
PRODUCT THEATRE
Side Event: Three continents, one story: Digital public infrastructure in the Global South
Round Table hosted by BID, ADB & CDPI
COFFEE BREAK & 4 Pitches by Generalitat - EXHIBITION AREA
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Round Table: GovTech Practices around Spain
Fernando de Pablo
Digital Office Director, City of Madrid
Ester Manzano
General director of Digital Administration at the Generalitat of Catalonia
Ignacio Azorín
Digital Strategy Director, Madrid Region
Saioa Leguinagoicoa
Digital Strategy Manager, Bizkaia
Antonio Ibáñez Pascual
Director General of Telecommunications and Digital Administration, Regional Government of Castile and León
Javier Fernández Rodríguez
Director General of Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence, Government of the Principality of Asturias
Guzmán Garmendia Pérez
(Moderador)
Interactive Session: Bridging GovTech Innovation: An Exchange Of Approaches Between Europe And The United State To Transform Public Services
Niles Friedman
Executive Advisor & GovTech Lead
Star Insights
Stephen McPeake
High Level View - Inmaculada Sanz Otero, Deputy Mayor, Madrid City Council
Inmaculada Sanz Otero
Vicealcaldesa del Ayuntamiento de Madrid
Deputy Mayor, Madrid City Council
Panel Discussion: Regional Overviews, Asia Middle East and Africa
H.E. Mohamed BinTaliah
UAE Government – Chief of Government Services
Mr. Jeyhun Salmanov
Deputy Chairman at State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan
Azamat Baimen
Managing Director, National Information Technologies JSC (Kazakhstan)
PRODUCT THEATRE
Side Event: GovTech4All Demo Day
- Demos of GovTech4All startup pilots – by invitation only.
- Organizers: Lisbon Council, Gobe Studio, Bron Innovation, Lithuania Innovation Agency, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació (Generalitat de Catalunya), Beta-i, GRNET.
LUNCH BREAK - EXHIBITION AREA
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Panel Discussion: EU GovTech Action - From Startup to Scaleup
David Osimov
Director of Research at The Lisbon Council
Marina Mazoni
EU Policy Officer at European Commission
Idoia Ortiz de Artiñano Goñi
CEO and Co-Founder, Gobe
Moderator: Maximilain Strottman
Deputy head of the unit for Interoperability, DG DIGITEuropean Commission
Interactive Session: GovTech in Latin America: Success Stories and Lessons Learned
Luis Adrián Salazar
Professor at Universidad Latina, International Technology Consultant, Former Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Journalist
Wagner Araujo
Senior Advisor at the National Digital Government Secretariat within Brazil’s Ministry of Management
Mariano Muñoz
Head of Projects and Institutional Operations Unit
Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency
Latin America is witnessing a surge in GovTech innovations, with startups and cities leading the charge in transforming public services. This panel will showcase successful GovTech initiatives from the region, highlighting the experiences of both startups and cities. Panelists will discuss the challenges they faced, the solutions they implemented, and the impact of their projects on local communities.
Panel Discussion: Building the Future of Businesses: Perspectives in GovTech
Joaquín Di Mario
CEO &CoFounder of Ualabee
Mauricio Sestopal
CEO & CoFounder of Munidigital
Evghenia Iarina
EMEA, Coursera
Panel Discussion: The Power of Open Source, Digital public Goods and Digital Public Infrastructure
Mara Balestrini
Inter-American Development Bank
Aura Cifuentes
Fellow, Investments Team – Co-Develop
Daniel Abadie
Sr. Technical Advisor & Head of Partnerships @ CDPI | Curiosity-driven Problem Solver, Inclusive Growth, Digital Transformation
Javier Madariaga
PRODUCT THEATRE
Panel Discussion: Zero Corruption, Leading Accelerators and Venture Capital Funds in Latin America.
Emmanuel Gonzales
Rewired School – Founder and Chief Learning Officer
Camilo Cetina
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
Round Table: Cybersecurity
Jose Ángel Alvarez
Responsable Centro Ciberseguridad Ayuntamiento de Madrid
Silvia Tomillo
Councilor, Valladolid City Council
Basir Moussa
Regional Vice President – EMEA South de Nozomi Networks (OT & IoT Cybersecurity Solutions)
Niall Cronin
Cyber, National Security and Defence at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Round Table: GovTech Associations is Spain
Alberto Redondo
Ametic (Madrid)
Miguel Sanchez Galindo
Digitales (Madrid)
Jordi Casals
Aoc (Madrid)
Alberto Pascual
Aslan (Madrid)
Leonor Torres
Astic
Fernando de Pablo
Director of the Digital Office of the Madrid City Council
Round Table: Clusters Madrid
Carlos Diez
Cluster President, MAD e-Health
Carmen Olivia
Cluster Vicepresident, MAD e-Health
Agustín Muñoz-Grandes
Cluster President, CIBERSEGURIDAD
Ramón García García
General Director, CITET
César Blanco García
Cluster President, BIG DATA & IA MADRID
David García Núñez
Cluster President, MWCC
DAY 3
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Industry Session: Empowering Governments through Digital Sovereignty: How Nextcloud and Danysoft Lead the Way
Viktoria Elvert
Senior Account Manager at Nextcloud
Maxime Le Hericy
Sales Engineer at Nextcloud
Keynote: Getting Governments Ready for Emerging Technologies: from Quantum Computing to The New Space Race
Chris Ferguson
Vice President, Government & Public Sector, Apolitical
Case Studies Discussion on AI Implementation
Daniel Marco
Generalitat de Catalunya
Justo Hidalgo
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Adigital
Adam Sticca
Lead, Communications & Marketing, PUBLIC
Rodrigo Durán
Executive Director CENIA
Interactive Session: Navigating the Digital Transformation: Ethical Risk and Policies
Justo Hidalgo
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Adigital
Zara Quadir
Associate on the Transformation team at PUBLIC
PRODUCT THEATRE
Interactive Session: Digital Twins
Debbie Dekkers
Innovation-pioneer | Urban innovation and R&D | City of Amsterdam
Timo Sillander
Technology Director at Forum Virium Helsinki, the City of Helsinki’s innovation company
Jordi Ortuño
Barcelona City Council
Antonio Garcia de la Paz
Deputy Director of Data Strategy, Madrid City Council
Moderator: Ignacio Gonzalez Tejada
Polytechnic University of Madrid
COFFEE BREAK - 1 Presentation AI Usage SkillLab.IO, 1 Pitch LinkIt - EXHIBITION AREA
MAIN AUDITORIUM
Interactive Session: Shaping the Future: Insights from the GovTech Ecosystem
Ibrahim Koeran
Head of GovTech – Heliad AG
Manuel Kilian
Berlin Global GovTech Centre
Tino Eilenberger
Personal Advisor to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of the State of Berlin
Jessica Van Onselen
Director of Communications & Marketing
Ghilerme Dominguez
Moderator: Sofia Silva Carballido
Expert in Govtech Innovation, Gobe
Keynote Session
Mario Pérez Gómez
Deputy Minister for Digitalization of Madrid Region
Keynote Session: How to deliver the future?
Siim Sikkut
Managing Partner of Digital Nation
Conference Wrap Up
Fernando de Pablo
Digital Office Director, City of Madrid
Carlos Santiso
Head the Digital, Innovative and Open Government division at the OECD, France
Miguel Porrúa
Digital Government Principal Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, USA
Natalia Laguyas
Lead Specialist, Ecosystem Building and Acceleration Division, IDB Lab, USA
Maximilian Strotmann
Deputy head of the unit for Interoperability, DG DIGITEuropean Commission
Shai-Lee Spigelman
Principle Advisor, International Central Government at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Antonio García Zaballos
Director, Digital Technology for Development Division
Digital Technology for Development Division (CCDT)
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department (CCSD)
Asian Development Bank
PRODUCT THEATRE
Generative AI's 'Last Mile' in Government
Chris Ferguson
Vice President, Government & Public Sector, Apolitical