Speakers
Day 1
Keynote Speakers
People-centered Smart Cities
Maimounah Mohd Sharif
Executive Director, United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
Global Trends of Smart Cities
Christy Mitchell
Lead for the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance, World Economic Forum
Discussion Panels
SUNDAY | 19 February 2023
Moderator: Pontus Westerberg
Lead, People-Centered Smart Cities, UN Habitat
Discussion Panel No. 1:
SDG – DP1- People-Centered Smart Cities: Enabling Inclusive and Resilient Cities.
14:00 – 14:45
Dr. Sukaina Al-Nasrawi
Lead, Sustainable Urban Develop-ment Portfolio, ESCW
Abdulrahman Ibrahim
Chief Data and Innovation Officer, Madinah Region Development Authority
Dr. Maysoun Ibrahim
President, Palestinian Syndicate for Information Sciences and Technology
Prof. Luca Mora
Professor of Urban Innovation, Edinburgh Napier University
What makes a city people-centered ? How can innovation and technology enable cities to be more resilient and inclusive ? How can the people-centered smart cites approach be operationalized in different contexts?
Keynote
Human – Centric Smart Madinah: From Theory to Practice.
14 :45 – 15:15
Abdulmajeed Mangara
Madinah Smart City Program Director, Madinah Region Development Authority
Day 2
Discussion Panels
MONDAY | 20 February 2023
Moderator: Judith Adem Owigar
Urban Mobility Researcher, Urban Basic Services Section, UN-Habitat
Discussion Panel No. 2:
SDG – DP2- People-Centered Smart Mobility.
9:00 – 9:45
Ankita Kapoor
Assistant Program Manager, Safetipin
Hazem Zureiqat
Transportation Director, Engicon
Dr. Christelle Al Haddad
Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Group Lead, Technical University Munich
Best practices in smart sustainable urban mobility plans. How digital infrastructure and data can make the urban space more inclusive and safe for all, especially vulnerable groups like women and girls.
Discussion Panel No. 3:
Moderator: Dr. Eman Assiri
Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Taibah University
Discussion Panel No. 3:
SCP – DP1- Smart City Platform for Sustainability.
10:00 – 10:45
Vincent Dermody
Co-founder & Chief Innovation & Technology Officer, Sunio One
Salim Bendris
Executive Vice President Global Sales, Nivid Technologies
Marc Mostav
Head of Net Zero Transformation Digital Platforms, Atos
Antonio J. Jara
Chief Scientific Officer, Libelium
How Platform support city to apply ESG Framework? How Platform gives solutions to improve energy consumption and environment protection (Street Light as example). How Platform encourages competitiveness and innovation? How platform support city in integrated management .
Discussion Panel No. 4:
MONDAY | 20 February 2023
Moderator: Zeina Nazer
Co-Founder, Cities Forum
SDG – DP3- Housing and Neighborhoods in Smart Cities.
11:00 – 11:45
Anna Soave
Program Management Officer, UN-Habitat
Dr. Francesca Giliberto
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
Liala Al Hadhrami
Smart Cities Associate, RMA Advisory
Dr. Gora Mboup
President & CEO, Global Observatory Linking Research to Action
How to incorporate the value of urban heritage within a smart city strategy? The role of digital technologies in heritage assessment and preservation.
Keynote
Raseel Smart City Platform: Why Madinah Smart City Platform? (Introductory)
12:00 – 12:30
Walaa Alharthi
Madinah Innovation lab manager
Raseel smart city platform propels cities into the digital era to improve the quality of living, focusing on citizens’ and visitors’ experi-ences. It promotes residents’ engagement through the loyalty pro-gram. Its marketplace balances the supply and demand of the city’s technological needs.
Discussion Panels
MONDAY | 20 February 2023
Discussion Panel No. 5:
SCP – DP5 – City Digital Twin.
13:30 – 14:15
Moderator: Dr. Walaa Alharthi
Madinah Innovation Labs Manager, Madinah Region Development Authority
Yasser Alsaied
VP of Engineering and IoT, AWS
Fahad Fattani
Executive Manager, Clever Platform
Jean Gil Barroca
Associate Manager, Deloitte Technology
Dr. John Lee
Founder and CEO of Vizzio
City Context by Context Broker. How to build digital twin that supports city? Digital twin and AI, the next generation of platform. How to build city digital twin ?
Discussion Panel No. 6:
SDG – DP6 – Smart and Green Public Spaces.
14:30 – 15:15
Moderator: Chiara Martinuzzi
Urban Design Consultant, UN-Habitat
Dr. Galal Abada
Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Ain Shams University
Mohamed Benabbad
Architect, Province Rhamna Benguerir
Nouf Alkhaldi
Technical Supervisor of the National Urban Design Studio, MOMRAH
Huda Shaka
Sustainable Development Advisor, UAE
Learnings and reflections on co-creating green public spaces planning with the community. Smart technology applications on public areas.
Day 3
Discussion Panel No. 7:
SCP – DP7 – City Platform Analytics Capabilities.
9:00 – 9:45
Moderator: Dr. Ahmed Shuwail
Dean of Computer and Cyber Sciences College, University of Prince Mugrin
Pierryl Massal
Vice President, Head of Global Business Development, Atos
Ricardo Vitorino
Smart Cities R&I Manager, Ubiwhere
Ahmed Alosaimi
Chief Executive Officer, Data-in
Praven Arora
VP IoT, Tata Communications
How Platform helps city to understand its needs/ challenges ? How platform supports urban planning ? How platform helps city making decisions ?.
Discussion Panel No. 8:
SDG – DP8 – Inclusive Spatial Planning.
10:00 – 10:45
Moderator: Prof. Habib Alshuwaikhat
Professor of Urban Sustainability and Planning, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Dhay Aldawyan
Head of the Center of Urban Design and Planning, DASO
Mona Helmy
Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, The British University in Egypt
Naomi Hoogervoorst
Officer-in-Charge, Planning, Finance and Economy Section, UN-Habitat
Gesa Ziemer
Head of the City Science Lab, HafenCity University Hamburg
How to develop spatial planning that is inclusive & people-centered? Spatial planning for achieving the sustainable development goals.
Discussion Panel No. 9:
SCP – DP9 – Open – Source Orientation and Fiware Standardization.
11:00 – 11:45
Moderator: Dr. Abobakr Aljuwaiber
Vice Dean of Research and Consulting Institute, Taibah University
Hossam Badri
Solution Architect, Madinah Region Development Authority
Jose Díaz
Technical Director, Elloit Cloud
Juanjo Hierro
Chief Technology Officer, FIWARE Foundation
Ali BinFattoum
Principal Evangelist, IoT and Smart Cities, AWS
Open-source orientation. Fiware standardization. Modern and flexible software architec-tures. How Platform meets the Demand Driven approach?
Presentation
Madinah SDGs: Engaged Community.
12:00 – 12:20
Closing Remarks.
12:20 – 12:30