Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Monday, 16/Sept/2024
1:00pm
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2:00pm
Registration
Location: Big Hall
2:00pm
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2:30pm
Welcome Session
Location: Big Hall

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
2:30pm
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4:00pm
Opening Session
Location: Big Hall

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

4:00pm
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4:30pm
Coffee Break
Location: Marquee
4:30pm
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6:30pm
Navigating Urban Futures with Earth Observation
Location: Big Hall

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

6:30pm
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6:40pm
Group Photo
7:00pm
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10:00pm
Social Event
(non-hosted dinner at Casale Marchese)

 
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