CONGRESS LINEUP

2023 SPEAKERS

Meet the opinion leaders, visionaries, and worldwide city changers who will share their ideas and expertise at the Congress.

VOICES SPARKING CHANGE

A few of the world-renowned experts that will take the stage at the Main Auditorium.

Nathan Blecharczyk

Co-founder & Chief Strategy Office,
Airbnb

Nathan Blecharczyk

Nate plays a leading role in driving key strategic initiatives across the global business, particularly those which require a holistic understanding of the business, public policy, product, data, and Airbnb’s long-term stakeholder interests. Nate has led the creation of Airbnb’s engineering, data science, payments, and performance marketing teams.

Claire O’Neill

Co-Chair of the Advisory Board,
World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Claire O’Neill

Former UK Minister for Energy & Clean Growth and former COP26 President-Designate, Claire currently co-chairs the Advisory Board of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the leading voice for business sustainability led by global CEOs.

Micaela Mantegna

Abogamer, Video Game Lawyer, Activist & Scholar,
Harvard Berkman Klein Center

Micaela Mantegna

Activist and renowned global expert on AI and XR ethics. TED Fellow. BKC Harvard affiliate. Member of the WEF Future of the Metaverse Council. After almost 6 years of research, her first book "ARTficial: creativity, artificial intelligence and copyright" was published in 2022.

Margaret Mitchell

Chief Ethics Scientist,
Hugging Face

Margaret Mitchell

One of the Time’s 2023 Most Influential People, Margaret is a researcher focused on the ins and outs of machine learning and ethics-informed AI development in tech. Former Google AI Staff Research Scientist, she has published over 50 papers on natural language generation, assistive technology, computer vision, and AI ethics.

THE 2023 LINEUP TAKES OFF!
NEW SPEAKERS CONFIRMED

Timothy Papandreou

Timothy Papandreou

CEO,
Emerging Transport Advisors

Seleta Reynolds

Seleta Reynolds

Chief Innovation Officer,
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Fabian Maingain

Fabian Maingain

Alderman of Economic Affairs, Employment, Smart City & Administrative Simplification,
City of Brussels

Clarence Anthony

Clarence Anthony

CEO and Executive Director,
National League of Cities

Rohey Malick Lowe

Rohey Malick Lowe

Mayor,
Government of Banjul

Santiago Garces

Santiago Garces

Chief Information Officer,
City of Boston

Edlam Yemeru

Edlam Yemeru

Chief of Knowledge and Innovation,
UN-Habitat

Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey

Elizabeth Naa Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey

Mayor,
Accra Metropolitan Assembly

Lauren Sorkin

Lauren Sorkin

Executive Director,
Resilient Cities Network

LaToya Cantrell

LaToya Cantrell

Mayor,
City of New Orleans

Ana Lisa Boni

Ana Lisa Boni

Deputy Mayor,
Municipality of Bologna

Oleg Polovynko

Oleg Polovynko

CIO,
Kyiv Digital

Ted Ross

Ted Ross

CIO,
City of Los Angeles

Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo

Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo

Governor,
Guanajuato State Government

Anna Paskova

Anna Paskova

Director of the Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development,
Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic

Clara Muzzio

Clara Muzzio

Minister of Public Space and Urban Hygiene,
City of Buenos Aires

Victoria Woodards

Victoria Woodards

Mayor,
City of Tacoma

Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo

Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo

Governor,
Guanajuato State Government

Anna Paskova

Anna Paskova

Director of the Department of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development,
Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic

Clara Muzzio

Clara Muzzio

Minister of Public Space,
Ministry of Public Space and Urban Hygiene, City of Buenos Aires

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