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Natalia Olson Urtecho

Growth Advisor & Investor | Rapid Scale VC & Plug and Play Palo Alto, United States of America

Biography

A serial entrepreneur, city & regional planner and investor working globally to bridge smart public policies,, technologies, scaleups amd investment. Former advisor and SBA Administrator in the Obama Adminisstartion

Sessions

15:15h

High-Level Roundtable | SMART CITY EXPO

From Big Data to Smart Decision-Making

Nicol Turner Lee The Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Chair

Miguel Eiras Antunes Deloitte Smart Cities & Urban Transformation, Global Leader Speaker

Erika Kuročkina Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania Vice-Minister of Economy and Innovation Speaker

Manminder Takhar Dell Technologies Global Chief Technology Officer – Digital Cities Speaker

Natalia Olson Urtecho Rapid Scale VC & Plug and Play Growth Advisor & Investor Speaker

Andrea Sorri Axis Communications Segment Development Manager Smart Cities Speaker

07-11-2023 15:15 07-11-2023 16:05 Europe/Madrid From Big Data to Smart Decision-Making

Global cities are increasingly embarking on the journey of smarter decision-making. The transformative power of big data, data analytics and predictive modelling is helping cities navigate the path to informed choices in the era of abundant data. How are data-driven insights across industries, governance and society already impacting urban decision making? How are cities that innovatively harnessing their data staying ahead of future challenges?

Hall 1 | Auditorium

Tue 7 15:15h - 16:05h Hall 1 | Auditorium Full Congress & Tomorrow.Mobility & Tomorrow.Building Passes

16:20h

Open Side Events | SMART CITY EXPO

Investing and Scaling up Cutting Edge Entrepreneurial Ventures

Natalia Olson Urtecho Rapid Scale VC & Plug and Play Growth Advisor & Investor Moderator

Seena Amidi Plug and Play Tech Center EMEA Managing Director Speaker

John Biggs Baker Hall Capital Founder Speaker

#Artificial Intelligence, #Augmented Reality, #Data Integration, #Digital Twins, #Edge Computing, #Simulated Environments, #Smart Devices, #Smart Networks

07-11-2023 16:20 07-11-2023 17:05 Europe/Madrid Investing and Scaling up Cutting Edge Entrepreneurial Ventures

The problems cities and regions can be solved by cutting-edge technologies. PhDs, and people with scientific and engineering knowledge are more actively starting companies. There is a large need for long term investment from the public sector but more importantly the private sector. The panel will discuss what needs to happen to be able to grow the number of investments in the industries related to smart cities, regions and infrastructure.

Hall 1 | Plaza: Innovation

Tue 7 16:20h - 17:05h Hall 1 | Plaza: Innovation

12:15h

Open Side Events | SMART CITY EXPO

Impact and Deeptech, The Investment Stars For Mobility

Albert Domingo Vilar UPF Ventures Director Moderator

Matteo Forte SWITCH - Street WITCHer CEO - Founder Speaker

Natalia Olson Urtecho Rapid Scale VC & Plug and Play Growth Advisor & Investor Speaker

08-11-2023 12:15 08-11-2023 13:00 Europe/Madrid Impact and Deeptech, The Investment Stars For Mobility

Investment in pre-seed and seed phases of Deeptech startups are the interest of this session. An investor, a system connector and an startup will share their interests and how they evaluate mobility solutions and key words that allow to succeed in the match of investment.

Hall 1 | Plaza: Innovation

Wed 8 12:15h - 13:00h Hall 1 | Plaza: Innovation