Conference Agenda

Speakers

• Rune Floberghagen, Head of the Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA – European Space Agency Presentation
• Francesca Elisa Leonelli, EO Green Transition Data Applications Scientist, ESA

Keynote Speakers

• Petya Pishmisheva, Coordinator, EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
  Presentation
• Pourya Salehi, Head of the Urban Research, Innovation, and Development Team, ICLEI World Secretariat
  Presentation
• Dennis Mwaniki, Geospatial Data Expert at Data and Analytics Unit, UN Habitat
  Presentation
• Claudia Baranzelli, Programme Manager, Laboratory for Geospatial Analysis, OECD
  Presentation

• The Nature Restoration Law in urban areas: implications for the future of earth observation
  Benjamin Caspar, Coordinator of Urban Nature and Biodiversity Policy. European Commission – DG Environment

Cities perspectives

• Sabrina Alfonsi, Councilor of Agriculture, Environment, and Waste Cycle, City of Rome
• Markus Annilo, Digital Twin Technology manager, City of Tallinn

Moderators

Francesca Elisa Leonelli, ESA
Marc Paganini, ESA

Keynote Speakers

• From pixels to practice: Bridging urban remote sensing science with urban decision-making
  Karen Seto, 1. Frederick C. Hixon Professor of Geography & Urbanization Science, Yale University School of the Environment 2. Coordinating Lead Author, IPCC 5th and 6th Assessment Reports
  

• Urban Insights from Space
  Inge Jonckheere, Head of the Green Solutions Division, Climate Action, Sustainability and Science Department, Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, ESA – European Space Agency
  Presentation
  
  

Panel Discussion

• Petya Pishmisheva, Coordinator, EU Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
• Karen Seto, Yale University
• Iacopo Testi, ex MIT SenseableCities Lab, ENEL X, Urban AI
• Klemens Himpele, CIO, City of Vienna
• Thomas Kemper, Team Leader GHSL, JRC

Moderator

Stefanie Lumnitz, ESA

(non-hosted dinner at Casale Marchese)