Raquel Flexa
UnderSecretary for Digital Transformation and Smart Cities | Rio de Janeiro City Hall Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Biography
Raquel Flexa is UnderSecretary for Digital Transformation and Smart Cities at Rio’s City Hall. With a PhD in Production Engineering, she has extensive experience in public management at municipal, state, and federal levels, leading innovation and digital transformation projects.Sessions
11:30h
In Focus |
SMART CITY EXPO
Leveraging Digital Innovation for Housing and Services Access

Raquel Flexa
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
UnderSecretary for Digital Transformation and Smart Cities
Speaker and Moderator

Stefano Marta
OECD
Head of the Smart & Sustainable Cities Unit, CFE / CITY
Speaker

Inga Rós Gunnarsdóttir
City of Reykjavik, Service and Innovation Division
Office Manager, Data Services
Speaker

Marcelo Facchina
CAF - Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe
Principal Specialist, Smart Cities and Digital Development
Speaker

Alis-Daniela Torres
ICLEI Europe
Head of Green Digital Transformation
Speaker and Moderator
#Agile Governance, #Data Management, #Equality, #Housing
11:25h
Thematic Roundtable |
SMART CITY EXPO
Are Our Cities Ready for Tomorrow’s Threats?

Farid Salako
City of Sèmè-Podji
Digital Project Manager
Speaker

Mani Dhingra
Smart Dublin
Digital Twin Programme Lead
Speaker

Raquel Flexa
Rio de Janeiro City Hall
UnderSecretary for Digital Transformation and Smart Cities
Speaker and Moderator

Esteve Almirall
ESADE
Full Professor
Speaker and Moderator
#Cybersecurity, #IT Governance, #Regulations