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Esteve Almirall

Esteve Almirall | ESADE Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Esteve Almirall is a Full Professor of AI & Innovation at Esade and Director of the Center for Innovation in Cities. Blending expertise in Management Science and AI, he focuses on the intersection of artificial intelligence, technology, and innovation, with special emphasis on Smart Cities. His work has been published in top scientific journals and popular books. He is a regular contributor to La Vanguardia, El Nacional, Financial Times, and Forbes, and a frequent international speaker. @ealmirall

Sessions

12:05h

The City as a Living System: Navigating the Era of Agentic AI

Juan Corro Beseler Madrid City Council Manager of the Autonomous IT Agency Speaker

Esteve Almirall ESADE Professor of AI and Innovation Moderator

Kate Maxwell Worldwide Government, Defense & Intelligence Industry General Manager Speaker

Luciano Charlita De Freitas The World Bank Senior Digital Development and AI Specialist Speaker

Jumbi Edulbehram NVIDIA Global Business Development, Smart Cities and Spaces Speaker

#Agentic AI, #Algorithms, #Autonomous Systems, #Deep Learning, #LLM, #VLM

2026-11-03 12:05 2026-11-03 12:55 Europe/Madrid The City as a Living System: Navigating the Era of Agentic AI

AI is moving beyond generating insights or supporting decisions, executing tasks, and interacting with complex environments with increasing autonomy. This session inquiries into what that shift means in practice, examining examples of how agentic AI systems are already being deployed across real-world settings and what their growing capabilities could mean for cities, institutions, and urban services. From autonomous systems, algorithms, LLMs, VLMs, to emerging forms of machine reasoning, the conversation will consider both the opportunities and the implications of AI that does not only assist but increasingly acts.

Stage: AI X Cities

Tue 3

12:05h - 12:55h Stage: AI X Cities All Passes