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Cris Turner

Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy | Google Washington DC, United States of America

Biography

Cris is VP of GAPP Knowledge & Information Products at Google (July 2021), leading a global team dedicated to developing policy strategies for Google’s Search, Ads, Geo, and AI products. He is also an interim VP for GAPP US/Canada (January 2025). Previously, Cris served as VP and led Government Affairs teams at Micron and Dell. Cris holds a degree from Georgetown University and attended University of Colorado School of Law. Cris enjoys mentoring and serves on the boards of the Andy Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum, Global Entrepreneurship Network, and Black Girl Ventures Foundation.

Sessions

11:00h

High-Level Roundtable | SMART CITY EXPO

Urban Sustainability Redefined: Climate Tech & AI came into play

Bilel Jamoussi International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Deputy Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau Speaker

Cris Turner Google Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy Speaker

David Ramírez FCC Enviro Chief Information Officer Speaker

Erika Lewis Connected Places Catapult CEO Speaker

Natalia Olson-Urtecho Repscan, Rapid Scale VC & IDEADED Strategic Advisor Moderator

#Artificial Intelligence, #Climate Tech, #IOT, #Renewables

2025-11-05 11:00 2025-11-05 11:45 Europe/Madrid Urban Sustainability Redefined: Climate Tech & AI came into play

How is the convergence of enabling technologies with sustainability bringing new depth to the green transformation of our cities? This session will explore how smart solutions, such as IoT, AI, renewable energy systems, and cleantech, are redefining what the future of resilient urban living can look like. As cities strive to become more sustainable, tech innovators are stepping up to accelerate the transition toward a more resilient and environmentally responsible future.

Main Stage

Wed 5 11:00h - 11:45h Main Stage Visitor Pass not allowed

14:40h

Thematic Keynote | SMART CITY EXPO

The Urban AI Revolution

Cris Turner Google Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy Speaker

Natalia Olson-Urtecho Repscan, Rapid Scale VC & IDEADED Strategic Advisor Moderator

#Algorithms, #Artificial Intelligence, #Machine to Machine Communication, #Urban Tech

2025-11-05 14:40 2025-11-05 15:00 Europe/Madrid The Urban AI Revolution

Cities around the globe are piloting and adopting new solutions powered by agentic AI and LLM’s to enhance internal operations, scale impact, and improve the livelihood of citizens. From reducing traffic and cutting carbon emissions, to bringing greater creativity to the classroom and providing real time assistants to public transit across a multitude of languages - there are a lot of exciting ways these emerging technologies can help cities.

Stage: Tech X Cities

Wed 5 14:40h - 15:00h Stage: Tech X Cities All Passes