CONGRESS LINEUP
2025 SPEAKERS
Fresh industry insights, bold ideas, and actionable inspiration from global experts. They will speak at SCEWC25.
Disruptive ideas from leading voices
A few of the urban leaders and world-renowned experts taking the stage at SCEWC25.
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Nikki Greenberg
Nikki Greenberg
CEO Real Estate of the Future.
Nikki Greenberg is a globally recognized futurist and strategic advisor with over two decades of experience in real estate development, urban innovation and technology-driven transformation. She has held senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and shaped transformative projects across Australia, New York and China. She is also Founder and Global Ambassador of Women in PropTech and served three terms as Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology & Innovation Council in New York City.
Nikki Greenberg is a globally recognized futurist and strategic advisor with over two decades of experience in real estate development, urban innovation and technology-driven transformation. She has held senior leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and shaped transformative projects across Australia, New York and China. She is also Founder and Global Ambassador of Women in PropTech and served three terms as Co-Chair of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology & Innovation Council in New York City.
Kate O’Neill
Kate O’Neill
Tech Humanist. Founder and CEO of KO Insights, and Author.
Kate O’Neill is a digital innovator, chief executive, and business writer. She is the founder and CEO of KO Insights, a strategic advisory firm that enhances human experiences at scale through data-driven and AI-led interactions. Kate has worked with prestigious clients like Google, IBM, Microsoft, and the United Nations. Her groundbreaking insights have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and WIRED. She has also been honored with numerous awards, including “Technology Entrepreneur of the Year”.
Kate O’Neill is a digital innovator, chief executive, and business writer. She is the founder and CEO of KO Insights, a strategic advisory firm that enhances human experiences at scale through data-driven and AI-led interactions. Kate has worked with prestigious clients like Google, IBM, Microsoft, and the United Nations. Her groundbreaking insights have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and WIRED. She has also been honored with numerous awards, including “Technology Entrepreneur of the Year”.
WHO ELSE IS IN?
Here’s a sneak peak of who you’ll find at the Congress.
Jaume
Collboni
Jaume
Collboni
Mayor,
City of Barcelona
City of Barcelona
Maimunah Binti Mohd Sharif
Maimunah Binti Mohd Sharif
Mayor,
City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ignacio Baistrocchi
Ignacio Baistrocchi
Minister of Public Space and Urban Sanitation, Government of the City of Buenos Aires
Priscila Haidar Sakalem
Priscila Haidar Sakalem
State Secretary for Transport,
Government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Government of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maria Galindo Garcia-Delgado
Maria Galindo Garcia-Delgado
Secretary of Digital Policies,
Government of Catalonia
Government of Catalonia
Roopa Mishra
Roopa Mishra
Joint Secretary (International Cooperation, SBM and SCM), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs of India
Alberto Gago Fernandez
Alberto Gago Fernández
Director, Digital Spain 2030 and International Relations, Secretary of State of Digitalization and AI
Rafał Rosiński
Rafał Rosiński
Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland
Belit Onay
Belit Onay
Mayor, City of Hannover, Germany / Vice President, Association of German Cities
Anna König Jerlmyr
Anna König Jerlmyr
Former Mayor,
City of Stockholm, Sweden
City of Stockholm, Sweden
Erin Mendenhall
Erin Mendenhall
Mayor,
Salt Lake City, US
Salt Lake City, US
Tina Backstrom
Tina Backstrom
Senior Director of Transportation, City of Los Angeles, US
Bibiana Aido
Bibiana Aido
Regional Director,
UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean
UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean
Cris Turner
Cris Turner
Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google
Hayley Tabor
Hayley Tabor
VP Global Industries,
Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies
Josephine Ong
Josephine Ong
Cities & Public Services Vice President,
Dassault Systèmes
Dassault Systèmes
Kees Hertogh
Kees Hertogh
Vice-President,
Healthcare, Life Sciences and Government Marketing, Microsoft
Healthcare, Life Sciences and Government Marketing, Microsoft
Hazem Galal
Hazem Galal
Cities & Local Government Global Leader & Global Smart Mobility Co-Leader, PwC
Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn
Global Infrastructure Transport and Regional Government Leader, Deloitte Global
Anne Le Guennec
Anne Le Guennec
CEO, Water Tech Zone,
Veolia
Veolia
Othman Aldahash
Othman Aldahash
CEO,
iot squared
iot squared
Atul Rajput
Atul Rajput
Director,
Channel Partners and End Customers EMEA,
Axis Communications
Channel Partners and End Customers EMEA,
Axis Communications
Lisa Kelvey
Lisa Kelvey
Global Head of Infrastructure & Transport, KPMG
Ahmed Abdelmoeti
Ahmed Abdelmoeti
Digital Transformation Lead, Aramco Communities
Emma Cobos
Emma Cobos
Director of Innovation and Business Strategy,
Port de Barcelona
Port de Barcelona
David Ramírez
David Ramírez
Chief Information Officer,
FCC Environment
FCC Environment
Bogdan-Georgian Gavrilescu
Bogdan-Georgian Gavrilescu
Chief B2G Officer, Urbio Romania
John Li
John Li
General Manager of Global Government Business Department, Dahua Technology
Rochelle Haynes
Rochelle Haynes
Managing Director,
Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities
Bloomberg Philanthropies What Works Cities
Gerard Wolf
Gerard Wolf
Special Advisor to the Minister for Sustainable Cities,
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs
Linda Gustafsson
Linda Gustafsson
Gender Equality Officer,
City of Umeå, Sweden
City of Umeå, Sweden
Monica Lucarelli
Monica Lucarelli
Councilor for Productive Activities, Equal Opportunities and Investment Attraction, City of Rome, Italy
Theresa Uys
Theresa Uys
Alderwoman,
Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Service,
City of Cape Town, South Africa
Mayoral Committee Member for Corporate Service,
City of Cape Town, South Africa
Carlo Ratti
Carlo Ratti
Curator of the 19th International Architecture Exhibition
Miguel Sangalang
Miguel Sangalang
Executive Director and General Manager,
Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting, US
Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting, US
Bilel Jamoussi
Bilel Jamoussi
Deputy Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
Jeff Merritt
Jeff Merritt
Head of Urban Transformation & Member of Executive Committee,
World Economic Forum
World Economic Forum
Erika Lewis
Erika Lewis
CEO, Connected Places Catapult
Jane Castor
Jane Castor
Mayor, City of Tampa, US
Ulpiano Suarez
Ulpiano Suarez
President, CIDEU
DON'T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT!
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT
OUR CONGRESS
"I’ve been coming for this event for ten years now. And there’s no other place in the world like it. I think it’s an essential place for cities, for anybody who care about the future of our cities. If you’re not here, how are you going to actually connect together?"
Jeff MerrittHead of Urban Transformation | World Economic Forum 
"It’s my first time here but I know it’s been running for many years and it’s an amazing event. I think so many of the solutions we need are in these halls… So, not only does it give us the sense of the solutions, I think it can give us a sense of hope and a sense of courage as well."
Claire O’NeillFormer UK Climate and Energy Minister | Global Decarbonization Advisor 
"I think an event like this is something that can really help foster the dialogue and the potential collaboration between countries, actors, private and public organizations in terms of finding solutions that are better equipped for the future."
Tamira SnellFuturist and Senior Advisor | Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies 
"This event is a super exciting space. Everyone seems really happy and full of life and things to do. It’s such a creative space with so many ideas rolling around… It’s just been an impactful experience to understand all of the ways things can move forward."
Margaret MitchellResearcher and Chief Ethics Scientist | Hugging Face 
"I strongly believe that this event is like the world stage for the edge innovation in the context of smart cities. It enables us to take advantage of this unique opportunity to go further in the digital transformation to be able to provide quality of life for people in the cities."
Miguel de Castro NetoDean / Urban Analytics Lab Coordinator | NOVA IMS / NOVA Cidade 
