Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the Government of Catalonia
Albert Tort
Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation of the Government of Catalonia
Alberto Pascual
President of Aslan
Alberto Pascual
Alberto Pascual holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, a diploma in Senior Management (PADE) from IESE-University of Navarra, and an Executive Program in Digital Transformation from ESADE.
An entrepreneur and executive in global Fortune 100 companies (Executive Director at Ingram Micro), he has led transformation processes and change management, using technology as a disruptive innovation factor.
He is the President of aslan, the leading association of technology companies, part of CEOE.
He is a member of the Advisory Board on Digital Transformation for the Community of Madrid, a trustee of the Neuroblastoma Foundation for childhood cancer research, and a member of the Advisory Board of the Ratzinger International Foundation.
Alberto Redondo
Board of Directors, Ametic
Alberto Redondo
Board of Directors, Ametic
Almudena Maíllo Del Valle
Secretaria General, Unión de Ciudades Capitales de Iberoamérica
Almudena Maíllo Del Valle
Almudena Maíllo Del Valle holds a degree in Business Sciences, specializing in Financial Management and Accounting from the Complutense University of Madrid. She also completed the Leadership Program for Public Management at IESE Business School.
Currently, she serves as the Deputy Mayor for Tourism at the City Council of Madrid, General Secretary of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities (UCCI), and Councilor-President of the San Blas-Canillejas District.
From 2019 to 2023, she was the Councilor-President of the Moratalaz District; a councilor for the City of Madrid in the Popular Municipal Group (2015-2019); Councilor-President of the San Blas-Canillejas District (2013-2015); Councilor-President of the Hortaleza District (2012-2013); General Director of Early Childhood and Primary Education (2011-2012); General Director of Tourism Madrid (2007-2011); Advisor to the Cabinet of the President of the Community of Madrid (2005-2007); and a technician in the General Directorate of External Relations (2003-2005).
She also worked in the Financial Department of Dragados y Construcciones and has taught as a professor in the Foreign Trade Technicians course at the Madrid Chamber of Commerce.
Antonio Garcia de la Paz
Deputy Director of Data Strategy, Madrid City Council
Antonio Garcia de la Paz
Deputy Director of Data Strategy, Madrid City Council
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
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
Antonio Ibañez Pascual
Director General of Telecommunications and Digital Administration, Regional Government of Castile and León
Antonio Ibañez Pascua
Director General of Telecommunications and Digital Administration, Regional Government of Castile and León
Aura Cifuentes
Fellow, Investments Team - Co-Develop
Aura Cifuentes
Fellow, Investments Team – Co-Develop
Azamat Busurmankulov
Owner of BaiDen
Azamat Busurmankulov
Owner of BaiDen
Basir Moussa
Regional Vice President – EMEA South de Nozomi Networks (OT & IoT Cybersecurity Solutions)
Basir Moussa
Regional Vice President – EMEA South de Nozomi Networks (OT & IoT Cybersecurity Solutions)
Camilo Cetina
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
Camilo Cetina
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
Carlos Diez
Cluster President, MAD e-Health
Carlos Diez
Cluster President, MAD e-Health
Carlos Santiso
Head the Digital, Innovative and Open Government division at the OECD, France
Carlos Santiso
Carlos Santiso has devoted his career to improving lives through better governance and digital innovation, with extensive experience in public governance and development finance. He has worked in over 40+ countries in the Americas, Africa, and Europe. Carlos currently heads the Division on Digital, Innovative and Open Government at the OECD. He also is member of the advisory committee on public governance of the United Nations and the World Economic Forum on digital transformation and anticorruption. He previously managed the governance practices of the Development Bank of Latin America, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the African Development Bank, recasting and resetting their strategic directions and operational focus. He also worked in government in Britain’s international development ministry and the office of the French Prime Minister. He holds a PhD in political economy from Johns Hopkins University and master’s degrees in public policy from Columbia University and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Paris.
Carmen Olivia
Cluster Vicepresident, MAD e-Health
Carmen Olivia
Cluster Vicepresident, MAD e-Health
Chris Ferguson
Vice President, Government & Public Sector, Apolitical
Chris Ferguson
Vice President, Government & Public Sector, Apolitical
César Blanco García
Cluster President, BIG DATA & IA MADRID
César Blanco García
Cluster President, BIG DATA & IA MADRID
Daniel Abadie
Sr. Technical Advisor & Head of Partnerships - CDPI
Daniel Abadie
Sr. Technical Advisor & Head of Partnerships – CDPI
Daniel Marco
Generalitat de Catalunya
Daniel Marco
Generalitat de Catalunya
David García Núñez
Cluster President, MWCC
David García Núñez
Cluster President, MWCC
David Osimo
Director of Research at The Lisbon Council
David Osimo
Director of Research at The Lisbon Council
Debbie Dekkers
Innovation-pioneer, Urban innovation and R&D, City of Amsterdam
Debbie Dekkers
Innovation-pioneer | Urban innovation and R&D | City of Amsterdam
Emmanuel González Yamús
Founder and Chief Learning Officer - Rewired School
Emmanuel González Yamús
Founder and Chief Learning Officer – Rewired School
Ester Manzano
General Director of Digital Services and Citizen Experience at the Generalitat de Catalunya
Ester Manzano
General Director of Digital Services and Citizen Experience at the Generalitat de Catalunya
Evghenia Iarina
Strategic Government Partnerships Manager - Coursera
Evghenia Iarina
Strategic Government Partnerships Manager – Coursera
Fernando Alvarez Garcia
Deputy Director General of Digital Transformation. Madrid City Council
Fernando Alvarez Garcia
Deputy Director General of Digital Transformation. Madrid City Council
Fernando de Pablo
Digital Office Director, City of Madrid
Fernando de Pablo
Born in Segovia, he is a Telecommunications Engineer, member of the Senior Corps of Systems and Information Technologies of the State Administration, Master in Systems Management and Information and Communications Technologies, Executive Master of Business Management by the School of Industrial Organization and Leadership Program for Public Management. Diploma of Advanced Studies in PhD in Applied Economics.
He has worked for more than a decade in the private sector in the areas of telecommunications (TELETTRA) and centres for urban traffic control and environmental pollution (SICE).
Since 1993 he has been a member of the Public Administration, where he worked in the Department of Tax Computing (1993-2005), in the Central Delegation of Large Taxpayers (2006-2009) and in the Department of Planning and Institutional Relations, in the State Agency of Tax Administration. General Director on Impulse of the Electronic Administration (2009-2011), responsible for the implementation of Law 11/2007 on electronic access of citizens to public services and he has been part of the Office for the Implementation of the Reform of the Public Administration (CORA), created to fight against the economic crisis, as responsible for promoting technological measures (2013-2016).
Between 2018 and 2020 he was Secretary General of Digital Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, responsible for the Digital Transformation initiatives of the General State Administration and the common infrastructures that have supported the administration during the time of confinement caused by COVID-19.
He is currently General Director of the Madrid Digital Office in charge of promoting the digital transformation process in the city, digital administration and data strategy.
Gretel Schaj
Research Group Member, Center for AI and Digital Policy Iberia Lead – Senior Expert in Governance and Urban Innovation, BABLE Smart Cities
Gretel Schaj
Research Group Member, Center for AI and Digital Policy
Iberia Lead – Senior Expert in Governance and Urban Innovation, BABLE Smart Cities
Guilherme Dominguez
CEO, BrazilLAB
Guilherme Dominguez
CEO, BrazilLAB
Guzmán Garmendia Pérez
Public Sector bridge builder, Gartner
Guzmán Garmendia Pérez
Public Sector bridge builder, Gartner
Hebert Paguas
Former General Director of the Presidency of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; Former Executive Director of Agesic.
Hebert Paguas
Former Executive Director and member of the Honorary Board of Directors of the Digital Government and Information and Knowledge National Agency (AGESIC), which is responsible for designing the strategic lines of AGESIC and supervising their execution, proposing and advising the Executive Branch in the formulation of policies related to the Information Society and the informatics development of the State, and evaluates the performance and results obtained in the management. I was also a member of the Digital Health Advisory Council, whose main task is to incorporate the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the field of health, in order to improve the quality and continuity of care for all people living in the country.
I was member of the Executive Board of the State Procurement Regulatory Agency (ARCE), whose purpose is to promote and propose actions aimed at improving the management and transparency of public procurement and, in general, of public sector procurement.
I was member of the Executive Council of the Electronic Certification Unit (UCE), which is the regulatory body of the advanced electronic signature and digital identification ecosystem. The UCE has powers of accreditation, control, instruction, regulation and sanction. I was also a member of the Executive Councils of the Public Information Access Unit (UAIP) and of the Regulatory and Personal Data Control Unit (URCDP); and a member of the Human Rights Council of the Presidency of the Republic.
I also held the position of Director General of the Presidency of the Republic of Uruguay. I was responsible for the coordination and management of various services provided by that office.
During the last term, I held the position of Secretary General of the Senate in the Uruguayan Parliament, where I coordinated the agenda of the Chamber’s sessions, prepared and distributed documents, interacted with the different members, conducted meetings, among other tasks of such position.
Internationally, I was Executive Director for Uruguay and member of the Board of Directors – Gealc Network. (IADB-OAS) as Executive Director of Agesic, I served as President of eLAC until 2024. (ECLAC), Senior Executive of Uruguay in Digital Nations, Representative Authority of Uruguay to the Working Group on AI Ethics (UNESCO/CAF), Representative of AGESIC in the EU-LAC Digital Alliance.
Ibrahim Köran
Head of GovTech - Heliad AG
Ibrahim Köran
Head of GovTech – Heliad AG
Idoia Ortiz de Artiñano Goñi
CEO and Co-Founder, Gobe
Idoia Ortiz de Artiñano Goñi
CEO and Co-Founder, Gobe
Ignacio Azorín
Digital Strategy Director - Comunidad de Madrid
Ignacio Azorín
Digital Strategy Director – Comunidad de Madrid
Ignacio Gonzalez Tejada
Polytechnic University of Madrid
Ignacio Gonzalez Tejada
Polytechnic University of Madrid
Inmaculada Sanz Otero
Deputy Mayor, Government Spokesperson, and Delegate for Security and Emergencies, Madrid City Council
Inmaculada Sanz Otero
Deputy Mayor, Government Spokesperson, and Delegate for Security and Emergencies, Madrid City Council
Javier Fernandez Rodriguez
Director General of Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence, Government of the Principality of Asturias
Javier Fernandez Rodriguez
Director General of Digital Strategy and Artificial Intelligence, Government of the Principality of Asturias
Javier Madariaga
Ecosystem Building Senior Specialist, BID Lab
Javier Madariaga
Ecosystem Building Senior Specialist, BID Lab
Jessica van Onselen
Director of Communications, Apolitical
Jessica van Onselen
Director of Communications, Apolitical
Jeyhun Salmanov
Deputy Chairman at the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Jeyhun Salmanov
Deputy Chairman at the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Joaquin Di Mario
CEO & Co-Founder - Ualabee
Joaquin Di Mario
CEO & Co Founder – Ualabee
Jonas Onland
Chief Vision Officer, Serendipity tech
Jonas Onland
Chief Vision Officer, Serendipity tech
Jordi Casals Graells
Director and Secretary General of the ACS
Jordi Casals Graells
Jordi Casals Graells holds a degree in Economics and Business from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and an MBA from the School of Business Administration (EAE). He also has several specialized courses, including International Business Strategy from the London School of Economics, European Integration and Community Institutions, as well as various business training courses.
He has been the Director and General Secretary of the Spanish Association of Consulting Firms since 2013, and served as Deputy Director from 2008 to 2013. He also chairs the Sectorial Joint Commission of Consulting Firms and Market Research and Public Opinion Studies at FUNDAE.
Previously, he held other responsibilities in private companies. Between 2005 and 2006, he was the Director of Administration, Logistics, and Sales at Escala Group Spain, and from 2000 to 2005, he was the Director of International Procurement at the Philagroup.
Jordi Ortuño
Mobility & Urban Innovation, Barcelona City Council
Jordi Ortuño
Mobility & Urban Innovation, Barcelona City Council
Jose Ángel Alvarez
Head of Cybersecurity Centre, Ayuntamiento de Madrid
Jose Ángel Alvarez Pérez
Head of Cybersecurity Centre, Ayuntamiento de Madrid
Justo Hidalgo
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Adigital
Justo Hidalgo
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Adigital
Laura Kirchner
Expert in Govtech Policy, Gobe
Laura Kirchner
Expert in Govtech Policy, Gobe
Leonor Torres
President, ASTIC
Leonor Torres
President, Astic
Liam Maxwell
Director, Government Transformation at Amazon Web Services
Liam Maxwell
Director, Government Transformation at Amazon Web Services
Luis Adrián Salazar
Professor at Universidad Latina, International Technology Consultant, Former Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Journalist
Luis Adrián Salazar
Professor at Universidad Latina, International Technology Consultant, Former Minister of Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Journalist
Manuel Kilian
Berlin Global GovTech Centre
Manuel Kilian
Berlin Global GovTech Centre
Mara Balestrini
Strategic Advisor - LACNet
Mara Balestrini
Strategic Advisor – LACNet
Mariano Muñoz
Head of Projects and Institutional Operations Unit Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency
Mariano Muñoz
Head of Projects and Institutional Operations Unit
Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency
Marina Mazoni
EU Policy Officer at European Commission
Marina Mazoni
EU Policy Officer at European Commission
Mario Pérez Gómez
Deputy Minister for Digitalization of Madrid Region
Mario Pérez Gómez
Deputy Minister for Digitalization of Madrid Region
Mauricio Sestopal
CEO & Co-Founder - Munidigital
Mauricio Sestopal
CEO & Co Founder – Munidigital
Maxime Le Hericy
Senior Sales Engineer at Nextcloud
Maxime Le Hericy
Senior Sales Engineer at Nextcloud
Maximilian Strotmann
Deputy head of the unit for Interoperability, DG DIGITEuropean Commission
Maximilian Strotmann
Deputy head of the unit for Interoperability, DG DIGITEuropean Commission
Mayer Mizrachi Matalon
Mayor of the District of Panama
Mayer Mizrachi Matalon
Mayer Mizrachi Matalon, born in Panama on August 25, 1987, is the current mayor of the District of Panama, elected for the 2024-2029 term. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Finance and a Master’s in Finance, both awarded by the American University-Kogod School of Business. Additionally, he has a specialization in Business from the American University of Rome.
Mizrachi is widely recognized as an entrepreneur and executive with a strong track record in technology, finance, and innovation. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated notable leadership in creating and leading startups, with a special focus on mobile privacy and disruptive technologies.
From a young age, Mayer faced numerous challenges, including a rare disease that marked him from an early age. Despite these obstacles, he always displayed a sharp entrepreneurial instinct, creating successful businesses. His dissatisfaction with a state system that, according to him, benefits only a few motivated him to launch a historic and unprecedented campaign, leading to his election as mayor of the District of Panama.
During his term, Mizrachi has emphasized his commitment to modernizing and improving the efficiency of the capital’s municipality, focusing on providing quality services to taxpayers and generating revenue that will be properly invested to improve the quality of life for the residents of Panama City.
Mayer Mizrachi’s vision for Panama City is to turn it into a model municipality where Panamanians can thrive as successful entrepreneurs, creating opportunities that contribute to the well-being of all citizens. His goal is to develop a modern and technological city with vast green spaces to counterbalance the effects of urban development, while valuing each of its inhabitants.
Miguel Porrúa
Digital Government Principal Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank, USA
Miguel Porrúa
Miguel A. Porrúa is the Coordinator of the Data and Digital Government Cluster at the IFD/ICS Unit of the Inter-American Development Bank. Prior to this position, Miguel was a senior e-Government Specialist at the Organization of American States (OAS) where he managed the Organization´s e-Government portfolio. Previously Miguel was the Director of Government Relations for Latin America at the electronic government company govWorks, based in New York, where he oversaw various electronic government projects in the region. Prior to his arrival in the US, Miguel lived in Montevideo (Uruguay) where he managed projects related to the modernization of the public sector for the Spanish government (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development, AECID) and the United Nations (UNDP).
Miguel Sánchez Galindo
General Manager, DigitalES
Miguel Sánchez Galindo
Miguel Sánchez Galindo is the General Manager of DigitalES, the Spanish Association for Digitalization, which represents leading companies in telecommunications, technology and digital innovation and aims to make Spain a more prosperous country through Digitalization, its companies have an impact equivalent to 6.5% of national GDP and account for 21% of technological employment in our country.
Before joining DigitalES he developed his professional career during the last 19 years at the Escuela de Organización Industrial where he was director of postgraduate and executive education, and since 2013 director of public policies developing actions of innovation, entrepreneurship and SMEs with the financing of European funds (ESF, ERDF and PRTR).
He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration (specializing in Quantitative Economics) and a Master in Economic Analysis and Financial Economics from the Complutense University of Madrid, and has taken doctoral courses at the University of Maryland in the USA and the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
Deputy Chairman at State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan
Mr. Jeyhun Salmanov
Deputy Chairman at State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan
Natalia Laguyas
Lead Specialist, Ecosystem Building and Acceleration Division, IDB Lab, USA
Natalia Laguyas
Natalia works on bringing startup innovation to the public sector. She is currently in charge of the GovTech agenda and co-leads Source of Innovation, an alliance that promotes innovation in the water and sanitation sector. She has considerable experience working with governments, NGOs, and the private sector to plan and carry out initiatives across Latin America and the Caribbean.
In her prior positions, Natalia concentrated on cluster and value chain development, as well as small business development through public-private partnerships.
She has been establishing cross-sector alliances and creating new strategies to effectively accomplish development goals for more than 15 years.
Natalia completed postgraduate studies in economics and urbanism in Argentina and Spain after earning a degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires.
Niall Cronin
Cyber, National Security and Defence at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Niall Cronin
Cyber, National Security and Defence at Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA)
Niles Friedman
Executive Advisor - Star Insights
Niles Friedman
Executive Advisor – Star Insights
Óscar Romera Jimenez
General Coordinator of Economy, Commerce and Consumption, Madrid City Council
Óscar Romera Jimenez
General Coordinator of Economy, Commerce and Consumption, Madrid City Council
Pilar Conesa
Anteverti President & Smart City Expo World Congress Curator
Pilar Conesa
Anteverti President & Smart City Expo World Congress Curator
Ramón García García
General Director, CITET
Ramón García García
General Director, CITET
Rodrigo Durán
Executive Director CENIA
Rodrigo Durán
Executive Director CENIA
Saioa Leguinagoicoa
Digital Strategy Manager, Bizkaia
Saioa Leguinagoicoa
Digital Strategy Manager, Bizkaia
Santiago Amador
General Manager of the Bogotá-based data analytics agency - Agata
Santiago Amador
Santiago Amador has more than 15 years of experience in digital policies and public innovation leadership. He was the Director of the Public Innovation Lab in Bogotá, the National Director of Access, Use, and Technology Appropriation Policies at MinTIC, and is currently a faculty associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. His academic background includes a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard and a Master’s in Social Sciences of the Internet from Oxford.
Sergi González Camacho
Consol Major of Andorra la Vella, Minister of Urban Planning, Tourism, and Commerce
Sergi González Camacho
Sergi González Camacho is the current Mayor of Andorra la Vella, and also holds the positions of advisor for Urban Planning, Tourism, and Commerce. Born in 1978, he is an entrepreneur by profession, having created businesses internationally, and is specialized in the marketing sector, specifically sensory marketing. His professional journey and experience in the business world have allowed him to bring an innovative and strategic vision to public management, especially in the key areas mentioned earlier. As the highest representative of Andorra la Vella’s municipal government, he works to boost the local economy and promote balanced and sustainable development for the city. He was awarded the Best Entrepreneur of the Principality of Andorra in 2011.
Shai-Lee Spigelman
Principle Advisor, International Central Government at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Shai-Lee Spigelman
Shai-Lee is a leader in areas of innovation, technology and digital.
Shai-Lee is leading the strategy, development and rehabilitation of Sapir Coleedge.
Until recently, Shai-Lee was the General manager of Fiverr Business (FVRR NYSE) a global marketplace for freelancers, leading Fiverr’s new focus on the growing SMB market for freelancers and their B2B efforts, from business strategy to manage Go-to-market execution.
Before joining Fiverr, Shai-Lee has chosen to use the experience and knowledge she had gained at the high tech industry for the advancement of the Government and the public sector in Israel and served as CEO of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. As part of her role, she led the formulation of the Government’s national long-term strategy in science, technology and innovation and its implementation. Shai-Lee also participated in 2020 in the Abrahams Accords (peace agreements) where led the negotiations on
Innovation, technology and space.
Shai-Lee was also the CEO of Digital Israel, the Israeli National Digital initiative, and led the formulation of the Government’s National Digital Plan, and its implementation in areas such as digital economy, digital health, smart cities, data and digital inclusion.
Shai-Lee has extensive experience in the High-Tech world, and has served in her last position before entering the Government as VP of Marketing at Microsoft’s R&D Center in Israel and was responsible for building relations with the start-up industry in Israel.
Shai-Lee was a lecturer on Innovation at Reichman University in Israel and a member of Maoz network.
Shai-Lee has a Bachelor’s degree in Law from Tel Aviv University, and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University in the United States.
Siim Sikkut
Managing Partner of Digital Nation
Siim Sikkut
Managing Partner of Digital Nation
Silvia Tomillo
Councilor, Valladolid City Council
Silvia Tomillo
Councilor, Valladolid City Council
Sofia Silva Carballido
Expert in Govtech Innovation, Gobe
Sofia Silva Carballido
Expert in Govtech Innovation, Gobe
Stephen McPeake
Founder and CEO, CivicDollars
Stephen McPeake
Founder and CEO, CivicDollars
Tamara Srzentić
Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media of Montenegro
Tamara Srzentić
Minister of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media of Montenegro
Timo Sillander
Technology Director at Forum Virium Helsinki, the City of Helsinki's innovation company
Timo Sillander
Technology Director at Forum Virium Helsinki, the City of Helsinki’s innovation company
Tino Eilenberger
Personal Advisor to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of the State of Berlin
Tino Eilenberger
Personal Advisor to the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of the State of Berlin
Viktoria Elvert
Senior Key Account Manager at Nextcloud
Viktoria Elvert
Senior Key Account Manager at Nextcloud
Vito Epíscolo Solis
President of Smart City Cluster Málaga
Vito Epíscolo Solis
President of Smart City Cluster Málaga
Wafa Snaineh
President - Gov. Design Academy
Dr. Wafa Snaineh
President – Gov. Design Academy
Wagner Araujo
Senior Advisor at the National Digital Government Secretariat within Brazil’s Ministry of Management
Wagner Araujo
Senior Advisor at the National Digital Government
Secretariat within Brazil’s Ministry of Management
