09:15-09:55

Panel Session: Beyond Legacy: Building Governments That Work
Main Stage

Modernising legacy systems is no longer optional, yet disruption carries real risks for essential services. This session explores practical approaches to legacy transformation, digital architecture redesign and institutional change, focusing on how governments can build agile, interoperable systems while maintaining continuity.

Moderator: Miguel Porrúa, Digital Government Principal Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
• Ana Rita Pereira, Director, Government Affairs, Microsoft•
• Giulio Quaggiotto, Advisor, Prime Minister’s Office, United Arab Emirates
• Leanne Cummings, Director, Government Digital Service (GDS), United Kingdom
• Ignacio Gei, Secretary of Smart City and Digital Transformation, Municipality of Córdoba, Argentina
• Isabelle Hupont, Head of the National Office of Scientific Advice (ONAC), Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Government of Spain
• Sarah Gold, Founder and CEO, Projects by IF

09:55-10:45

Panel Session: Digital Identity and Public Infrastructure
Main Stage

Digital Public Infrastructure is increasingly recognised as the foundation of inclusive digital economies. This session examines how digital identity, secure data exchange and interoperable platforms enable service innovation, financial inclusion and economic resilience, drawing lessons from countries building DPI as a long-term public asset.

• Pramod Varma, Co-Founder & Chief Architect, Networks For Humanity; Co-Creator, FINTERNET & BECKN; Co-Chair of CDPI India
• Alex Wong, Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement and Initiatives; Office of the Secretary-General; International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• Jana Krimpe, Founder and CEO of B.EST Solutions; TOP100 Influencers in Digital Identity worldwide
• Alexander Iosad, Director of the Government Innovation Policy team, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.
• Désirée Heutschi, Co-CEO of Procivis and Head of Corporate Development at Orell Füssli

11:00 – 11:30

The GovTech Compass: From Digital Ambition to Public Value

Main Stage

Digital transformation can unlock better services and stronger state capability. Yet without clear guardrails, it can also deepen exclusion, weaken accountability and entrench systems that are difficult to adapt once deployed, ultimately eroding government legitimacy and public trust. Many of the most persistent challenges in GovTech and digital public infrastructure (DPI) stem less from technology itself than from how decisions are made across design, procurement, implementation and oversight.

Over the past year, members of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on GovTech and Digital Public Infrastructure have developed a principles-based framework to help policymakers, digital leaders and ecosystem stakeholders navigate these choices more deliberately.

This session will mark the official launch of the GovTech Compass, a new publication setting out ten practical principles to keep citizens at the centre of GovTech and DPI design and deployment, strengthening public value, inclusion, accountability and trust. The discussion will introduce the Compass and explore real-world examples of how governments are already applying these principles in practice, highlighting what responsible digital transformation looks like on the ground.

Moderator:  Kelly Ommundsen, Head, Digital Inclusion, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

11:45 – 12:30

Coffee Break & Networking
Exhibition & Networking Area

12:30 – 12:55

Keynote Speaker: Innovating Under Pressure, From Digital State to Agentic State; From Civil Innovation to Defense: Ukraine’s New Innovation Architecture
Main Stage

• Valeriya Ionan, Independent Strategic Advisor to the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

12:30 – 13:15

Collaboration between Spain – India
Second Stage

• Berta Fuertes

12:55 – 13:30

Panel Session: AI in Public Services: Pilots, Scale, and Digital Sovereignty
Main Stage

Moving from pilots to institutional scale remains one of the biggest challenges in public-sector AI. This session focuses on what it takes to operationalise AI responsibly across institutions, including procurement reform, data governance, workforce capability and the growing importance of sovereign AI infrastructure.

Moderator: Marina Manzoni EU Policy Officer at the European Commision.

• Tiago Carneiro, Senior Digital Development Specialist, World Bank (Serbia)•
• Jaume Miralles, Director General of Digital Innovation, Government of Catalonia
• Laman Ibrahimova, Advisor on Digital Development, Government of Azerbaijan
• Kelly Ommundsen, Head of Digital Public Goods, World Economic Forum

13:40-14:40

Lunch Break & Networking
Exhibition & Networking Area

14:40-15:40

Industry slot
Main Stage

14:40-15:10

Union of Ibero-American Capitals and Cities (UCCI)
Second Stage

• Almudena Maillo, General Secretary of UCCI
• Alexandra Álava Freire, Secretary of Digital Government and TICS of Quito
• Raúl Piola, Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation of the Government of Buenos Aires
• Fernando de Pablo, Digital Office Director, City of Madrid

15:40 – 16:00

Keynote Speaker: From AI Policy to Public Value: Building an Agentic, Trusted and Human-Centric Digital State
Main Stage

This keynote will explore how governments can move beyond AI strategies, pilots and compliance frameworks toward delivering measurable public value, including reduced administrative burden, time savings, improved service quality, increased revenue and strengthened trust.

Framed through the concept of the “agentic state”, it will examine how data, AI and institutions can operate proactively, transparently and at scale, while keeping humans firmly in the loop. The session will focus on concrete use cases and practical approaches to implementation.

• Ott Velsberg, Government Chief Data Officer of Estonia

16:10 – 16:40

Plenary Session: Collaboration Models Between Startups and Governments
Main Stage

Effective GovTech ecosystems depend on sustainable partnerships between governments and innovators. This session explores how procurement innovation, regulatory experimentation and shared risk models can enable startups to scale solutions while helping governments adopt innovation more effectively.

Moderator: Natalia Laguyas, Lead Specialist, Ecosystem Building and Acceleration Division at IDB Lab

• Idoia Ortiz de Artinano, Co-Founder and Partner, Gobe Studio•
• Luciano Crisafulli, GovTech Specialist
• Nathan Ducastel, Chair, Dutch Digitalisation Strategy (NDS); Representative, Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)

16:40 – 17:10

GovTech4All Awards in partnership with GovTech for Impact
Main Stage

The GovTech4All Awards showcase digital transformation projects developed through collaboration between startups, digital SMEs, and European public administrations.

In collaboration with GovTech for Impact 2026, the awards highlight scalable GovTech initiatives that strengthen Europe’s institutions and improve public services. Winners will be selected with the support of the G4I Expert Committee.

17:10 – 18:00

Plenary Session: Lessons for the World: From Innovation to Public Impact
Main Stage

This global exchange brings together leaders from different regions to share practical lessons from their digital transformation journeys. The discussion focuses on what works in practice, what scales across contexts and how governments can adapt successful models to their own institutional realities.

Moderator: Daniel Abadie, Center for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI)

• Rodrigo Iriani, Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence•
• Juan Esteban Uribe Vázquez, Former Minister of Health, Colombia
• Etse Fiatsi, Government of Togo
• H.E. Rapid Sun, Government of Cambodia

09:15- 9:45

Panel Session: Trust Reset: Winning Back Citizens
Main Stage

Public trust is increasingly shaped by how governments use technology. This session examines transparency, accountability, digital ethics and citizen participation, focusing on how institutions can rebuild confidence while deploying AI and digital systems responsibly.

Moderator: Libby Maman, Founder and CEO, Luminata

• Micaela Sánchez, Founder, Generas NGO•
• Tamara Srzentić, Former Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media, Government of Montenegro
• Johannes Mikkonen, Senior Policy Expert, Demos Helsinki

9:45 – 10:45

Roundtables Session: Strategic Sovereignty and Scale: Governing in a Fragmented World
Main Stage

As digital systems become critical infrastructure, governments face a shared challenge: maintaining strategic autonomy while scaling effective public services in a fragmented technological and geopolitical landscape.

This session brings together perspectives from Europe, the United States and the broader GovTech ecosystem to explore how governments can move from isolated pilots toward scalable public value.

Designed as a collaborative roundtable rather than a traditional panel, it encourages active participation, open exchange and practical insights.

• Ibrahim Köran, Head of GovTech, Heliad
• Niles Friedman, Global GovTech and Social Impact Advisor, Washington DC, United States
• Alex Borg, Senior Policy Advisor, Government of Malta
• Sonia Crespo Nogales, Head of Department of Coordination and Monitoring of Digital Transformation, Government of Spain

10:45-11:25

Panel Session: People Power: Reducing Investment Risk and Scaling GovTech Solutions
Main Stage

Scaling GovTech requires capital, confidence and institutional alignment. This session explores how blended finance, impact metrics and public-private partnerships can reduce investment risk and create conditions for sustainable growth in GovTech markets.

Moderator: Sofía Silva, Project Manager, GovTech4All

• Igor Lys, Founder, Government Tomorrow Forum and Founder of Gambit Advisory•
• Pedro Tavares, Co-Founder and CEO, GovHorizon; Former Secretary of State for Justice, Portugal
• Marina Manzoni, EU Policy Officer, European Commission

11:25-12:15

Coffee Break & Networking
Exhibition & Networking Area

12:15 – 12:45

Plenary Session: Tourism and Innovation: Sustainable Destinations
Main Stage

Tourism is increasingly shaped by digital governance and data-driven decision-making. This session explores how destinations can use digital tools, policy innovation and ecosystem partnerships to strengthen sustainability, economic resilience and local value creation.

Moderator: Fernando de Pablo, Digital Office Director, City of Madrid

• Natalia Bayona, Executive Director of UN tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organization
• Stef del Azar, Communications Manager at the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
• Sergio Guerreiro, Senior Director at Turismo de Portugal cil

12:45 – 13:15

Plenary Session: Connected Government: Making Systems Talk
Main Stage

Interoperability underpins effective public service delivery. This session examines how standards, data exchange frameworks and institutional coordination enable governments to provide seamless services across departments, jurisdictions and sectors.

Moderator: Jonas Onland, Chief Vision Officer, Serendipity Tech
• Angie Kenny, Associate Partner, Public Digital
• Stefanos Kotoglou, Policy Officer, European Commission (DG DIGIT)
• Krystian Olchowik, Director of the GovTech Poland Department, Ministry of Digital Affairs, Poland

13:15 – 13:45

Conference Wrap Up
Main Stage

The congress concludes by reflecting on key takeaways and future directions for governments advancing digital transformation. This session brings together leading voices from the G4I community to share final insights on what it takes to sustain momentum, strengthen collaboration, and turn innovation into lasting public impact.

• Fernando de Pablo, Digital Office Director, City of Madrid
• Carlos Santiso, Senior Advisor on Digital Government and Artificial Intelligence, OECD
• Miguel Porrúa, Digital Government Principal Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank
• Natalia Laguyas, Lead Specialist, IDB Lab, Inter-American Development Bank Group
• Jonas Onland, Chief Vision Officer, Serendipity Tech
• Tamara Srzentić, Former Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media, Government of Montenegro
• Marina Manzoni, Policy Officer, European Commission
• Ana Rita Pereira, Public Sector Verticals Leader for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Microsoft