2023
HIGH LEVEL
REPRESENTATIVES
Browse a selection of the international politicians and institutional representatives who joined us to share their insights into smart cities.
REPRESENTATIVES
THAT JOINED US
ERION VELIAJ
City of Tirana, Albania
DANIEL PASSERINI
Mayor
City of Cordoba, Argentina
PABLO JAVKIN
Mayor
Municipality of Rosario, Argentina
SUREN GRIGORYAN
Deputy Mayor
City of Yereva, Armenia
FABIAN MAINGAIN
Deputy Mayor in charge of Economic Affairs, Employment, Smart City & Administrative Simplification
MATHIAS DE CLERCQ
Mayor
City of Gent, Belgium
ARTHUR HENRIQUE
Vice President of the Amazon Development Superintendency
City of Boa Vista, Brazil
VICTOR COELHO
Mayor
City of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
DR. PITÁGORAS
Mayor
City of Candeias, Brazil
GUSTAVO HENRIC COSTA
Prefeito
City of Guarulhos, Brazil
CINTHIA RIBEIRO
Prefeita e Vice-presidenta Frente Nacional de Prefeitos
City of Palmas, Brazil
ELIZABETH SCHMIDT
Mayor
City of Ponta Grossa, Brazil
HILDON CHAVES
Mayor
City of Porto Velho, Brazil
ANTONIO DUARTE NOGUEIRA JUNIOR
City of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
PAULO SERRA
Mayor
City of Santo Andre City Hall, Brazil
ANDERSON FARIAS FERREIRA
Mayor
City of Sao José dos Campos, Brazil
JOSUÉ RAMOS
Mayor
City of Vargem Grande Paulista, Brazil
RAFAEL GRECA
Mayor
Municipality of Curitiba, Brazil
CLAUDIO ORREGO
Regional Governor
Metropolitan Regional Government of Santiago, Chile
JORGE DAZA
Undersecretary of Transportation
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications, Chile
MIHHAIL KÕLVART
Mayor
Tallin City Government, Estonia
JOHANNA LAISAARI
Deputy Mayor for Education and Training
City of Helsinki, Finland
SEPPO MÄÄTTÄ
Mayor
City of Oulu, Finland
DENIS HAMEAU
Deputy Mayor for Quality of Public Service, Relationship with Users and Innovation
City of Dijon, France
LUDOVIC BUSTOS
Vice President in charge of Land Strategy, Urban Planning and the PLUi
City of Grenoble Alpes Métropole, France
MÉLINA HERENGER
Vice-president in charge of Tourism, Attractiveness, Innovation, University and Quality of Life
City of Grenoble Alpes Métropole, France
ARNAUD NGATCHA
Deputy Mayor for in charge of Europe, International Relations and from La Francophonie
City of Paris, France
CAROLINE ZORN
Vice-President
Eurométropole of Strasbourg, France
OTAR DIASAMIDZE
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy
Ministry of Finance and Economy of Autonomous Republic of Ajara, Georgia
ANDREE HAACK
Deputy Mayor for Urban Development, Economy, Digitalization and Regional Affairs
City of Cologne, Germany
ELKE CHRISTINA ROEDER
Mayor
City of Norderstedt, Germany
KOSTAS BAKOYANNIS
Mayor
Municipality of Athens, Greece
IOANNIS ANASTASAKIS
Vice Mayor in Technical Projects, Urban Green Space & Daily Affairs
Municipality of Heraklion, Greece
GÁBOR KERPEL-FRONIUS
Deputy Mayor for Smart City and Participation
City of Budapest, Hungary
GIUSEPPE SALA
Mayor
Comune di Milano, Italy
EUGENIO PATANÈ
Deputy Mayor for Mobility
City of Rome, Italy
GIULIA CASONATO
Deputy Mayor for Green Transition, Digital Innovation and Participation
City of Trento, Italy
MONICA MANNESCHI
Deputy Mayor on Digital and Innovation
Municipality of Arezzo, Italy
ANNA LISA BONI
Deputy Mayor for EU/Recovery funds, ecological transition and international relations
Municipality of Bologna, Italy
ANGELO GENNACCARO
Deputy Mayor for Digital Innovation and Smart City
Municipality of Bolzano, Italy
MARGHERITA CERA
Deputy Mayor of Digitalization and European Projects
Municipality of Padua, Italy
CHIARA FOGLIETTA
Deputy Mayor for Ecological and Digital Transition, Innovation, Mobility and Transport
Municipality of Turin, Italy
GIANLUCA BORGHI
Deputy Mayor of Environmental, Energy and Mobility Sustainability
Municipality of Parma, Italy
CHIARA FOGLIETTA
Deputy Mayor for Ecological and Digital Transition, Innovation, Mobility and Transport
Municipality of Turin, Italy
MATTEO MARNATI
Piemonte Regional Minister for Energy & Innovation
Region of Piemonte, Italy
STEFANO CIUOFFO
Regional Minister for Digital Infrastructure and Innovation, Institutional Policies, Relations with Local Authorities, Government Simplification
Region of Tuscany, Italy
TAKETOYO TOGUCHI
Mayor
City of Nago, Japan
TATSUO IGARASHI
Mayor
City of Tsukuba, Japan
ISSA KASSIS
Head of Municipality
Municipality of Ramallah, Jordan
ERIKA KUROCKINA
Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation
Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuania
ABBY BINAY
Mayor
Makati City Government, Philippines
BARTOSZ BARTOSZEWICZ
Deputy Mayor of for Life Quality
City of Gdynia, Poland
KONRAD FIJOLEK
Mayor
City of Rzeszow, Poland
FILIPE ARAÚJO
Deputy Mayor and City Councillor for Environment, Climate, Innovation and Digital Transition
Municipality of Porto, Portugal
ALLEN COLIBAN
Mayor
City of Brasov, Romania
KHALED MADKHALI
Acting Vice President of Planning Sector
Royal Commission for Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia
MATJAŽ RAKOVEC
Mayor
City of Kranj, Slovenia
ALI IFIYE ALI
Deputy Minister
Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Somalia
PILHYEONG LEE
Mayor
District of Dongdaemun, South Korea
SUNGMYUNG CHO
Mayor
District of Gangnam, South Korea
SUNGSOO JUN
Mayor
District of Seocho, South Korea
SANG-JIN SHIN
Mayor
City of Seongnam, South Korea
SANGJOO LEE
Director General
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic of Korea (MOLIT), South Korea
YO-SIK KANG
President
Seoul Digital Foundation, South Korea
JUNG HOON LEE
The Honorary Mayor
Seoul Metropolitan Government-Yonse, South Korea
CANDELARIA TESTA
Mayor
City of Alcorcon, Spain
ANTONIO FRANCÉS
Mayor
City of Alcoy, Spain
LAIA BONET
Deputy Mayor
City of Barcelona, Spain
Mª EUGENIA GAY
Deputy Mayor
City of Barcelona, Spain
JAUME COLLBONI
Mayor
City of Barcelona, Spain
JUAN Mª ABURTO
Mayor
City of Bilbao, Spain
MANUEL REYES LÓPEZ
Mayor
City of Castelldefels, Spain
FRANCISCO MANUEL DE LA TORRE PRADOS
Mayor
City of Malaga, Spain
JOSÉ GUILLÉN
Deputy Mayor for Urban Development and Smart City
City of Murcia, Spain
JOSÉ FRANCISCO BALLESTA GERMÁN
Mayor
City of Murcia, Spain
MARC GIRIBET
Mayor
City of Sant Andreu de La Barca, Spain
JOSÉ ÁNGEL CARCELÉN
Deputy Mayor
City of Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
LLUÏSA MORET
Mayor
City of Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
GEMA IGUAL ORTIZ
Mayor
City of Santander, Spain
RAQUEL SANCHEZ
Minister of Public Works and Transport
Government of Spain, Spain
LARS THUNBERG
Deputy Mayor
City of Helsingborg, Sweden
ANDERS ALMGREN
Mayor
City of Lund, Sweden
IHOR TEREKHOV
Mayor
City of Kharkiv, Ukraine
JOHN MCCANN
Mayor
City of Chula Vista, United States of America
FARRAH KHAN
Mayor
City of Irvine, United States of America
SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD
Mayor
City of Mount Vernon, United States of America
MELISSA BLAUSTEIN
Mayor
City of Sausalito, United States of America
VICTORIA WOODARDS
Mayor
City of Tacoma, United States of America
VINCE WILLIAMS
Mayor
Union City Georgia, United States of America
GLOBAL INSTITUTIONS
- 22@Network Barcelona
- 5G Americas
- ABII
- AEMES SMART
- Agrupación empresarial Innovadora del sector TIC de La Rioja
- AI-on-Demand Platform
- ALAMYS
- AMEC URBIS
- American Planning Association
- Ametic
- Ametic, the voice of the digital industry in Spain
- Architecture 2030
- Asociación de Empresas de Eficiencia Energética
- Asociación de Empresas de Mantenimiento Integral y Servicios Energéticos
- ASOCIACIÓN DE USUARIOS DE VEHÍCULOS ELÉCTRICOS
- Asociación de Vehículos Eléctricos de Chile A.G.
- Asociación Empresarial y Unión Patronal Metalúrgica de L´Hospitalet y Baix Llobregat
- Asociación Española de Aparcamientos y Garajes
- Asociación Española de empresas de seguridad
- Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Equipamiento Urbano y Parques Infantiles
- Asociación Interamericana de Empresas de Telecomunicaciones
- Asociación Latinoamericana de Seguridad
- Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Servicios Energéticos
- Asociación Nacional de Telemática para el Transporte y la Seguridad
- Associação Portuguesa do Veículo Eléctrico
- Associació Catalana de Facility Management
- Associació Catalana d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació i Tecnologies Digitals
- Associació de municipis per la Mobilitat i el Transport Urbà
- Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers
- Association of Indonesian Municipalities
- Association pour le devéloppement des usages numériques dans les territoires
- Associazione Italiana di Illuminazione
- ATEGRUS
- Automobile Club d'Italia
- Bable Smart Cities
- Barcelona Centre for International Affairs
- Barcelona Global
- Barcelona Health Hub
- BLOXHUB
- BUILD UP
- Bundesverband Smart City
- BYCS
- C40 Cities
- CANADIAN URBAN TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
- Cap Digital
- Catalan Water Partnership
- Centro Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Estratégico Urbano
- CHAdeMO Association
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Circular Buildings Coalition
- Cities Coalition for Digital Rights
- Cities Forum
- Citynet
- Climate Neutral Vilnius
- Clúster de Iluminación de Catalunya
- Clúster de la Indústria d’Automoció de Catalunya
- Clúster de l'Energia Eficient de Catalunya
- Clúster de Movilidad y Logística de Euskadi
- Clúster Digital de Catalunya
- Clúster Habitat Eficiente
- Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya- Architect’s Association of Catalonia
- Col·legi de l’Enginyeria de Camins, Canals i Ports
- Col·legi Oficial d’Enginyeria en Informàtica de Catalunya
- Col·legi Professional d’Enginyers Graduats i Enginyers Tècnics Industrials de Barcelona
- Connected Mobility Hub
- Connected Vehicle Trade Association
- Consejo Superior de los Colegios de Arquitectos de España
- Council of European Municipalities and Region
- eco – Association of the Internet Industry
- ECOMOTION COMMUNITY
- Efficacity
- EIT InnoEnergy
- EIT Urban Mobility
- Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
- EUROCITIES
- Euroheat & Power
- European Cities and regions networking for innovate transport solutions
- European Cluster for Mobility Solutions
- European Cyclists’ Federation
- European Investment Bank
- European Lighting Cluster Alliance
- European Network of Living Labs
- European Railway Clusters Initiative
- European Shippers' Council
- European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling
- Eurotowns
- Evergreen
- Federació Catalana d'Empreses de Telecomunicació
- Federación Argentina de Municipios
- Federación Española de Municipios y Províncias
- Fédération Nationale des Agences d'Urbanisme
- FIA
- FIWARE foundation e. V.
- Forética
- France Urbaine
- Frente Nacional de Prefeitos
- Fundación de los ferrocarriles españoles
- Future City Foundation
- Global New Mobility Coalition
- Global Platform
- ICT Innovation Cluster
- Impacts
- Implementation Working Group on Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- Industrie des systèmes electroniques de Québec
- Institute For European Energy and Climate Policy
- Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Finance Corporation
- International Pneumatic Waste Collection Association
- International Road Federation
- International Society of City and Regional Planners
- International Water Resources Association
- Internet Society Argentina
- Italy Smart Cities Cluster
- IVÉO
- Le Pôle DERBI
- Leading Cities
- Local and Regional Governments Time Network
- Local Governments for Sustainability
- LoRa Alliance
- Major Cities of Europe
- Mercociudades
- Minalogic Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Mobility as a Service
- Mobility Institute RACC
- National Innovation Hub for the Regeneration of Public Buildings
- National League of Cities
- National Network of Green Municipalities
- NetZeroCities
- NEXTMOVE
- North Texas Innovation Alliance
- Open and Agile Smart Cities
- Organización Estados Iberoamericanos
- OSGP Alliance
- Partners for Automated Vehicle Education Europe
- Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport
- Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Eficiencia Energética
- Plataforma tecnológica Española de la Construcción
- RACC MOBILITY CLUB
- RailGroup
- Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes
- Red Innpulso
- Resilient Cities Network
- Seoul Digital Foundation
- SETEM Federación
- Shared-Use Mobility Center
- SIMUS
- Smart Cities Marketplace
- Smart Transportation Alliance
- SMARTECH Cluster
- SOLARTYS
- South African Cities Network
- Spanish Shippers’ Council
- Tech Barcelona
- Technology Association of Santa Catarina State
- TECHO Internacional
- techUK
- The EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy
- The International Organization for Migration
- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
- Tides Foundation
- TOTEM
- Transformatie Urban Mobility Initiative
- Trusted Connectivity Alliance
- U.S. Mayoral Roundtable
- uCIFI® Alliance
- UKRAINIAN AUTOMOTIVE AND MOBILITY CLUSTER
- UNDP Bostnia
- UN-Habitat
- Union for the Mediterranean
- United Cities and Local Governments
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- VIA ID
- Wanyama Autosafety Initiatives
- Women in BIM
- Women in Tech Argentina
- Women4Cyber Foundation
- World Association of the Major Metropolises
- World Bank Group
- World Bioenergy Association
- World Economic Forum
- World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments
- World Federation of Camping and Caravanning
- World Ocean Council
- Zoom Global Smart Cities Association