Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 22nd Jan 2025, 09:13:33pm IST

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Session Overview

Date: Monday, 10/Feb/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	IIAS Scientific Committee meeting Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
10:30am - 11:00am	Tea Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	IIAS Finance Committee Meeting Chair: Jörg Bogumil, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 4:30pm	IIAS Council of Administration meeting on Regular items Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Tea Break
5:00pm - 6:00pm	IIAS General Assembly meeting Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain

Date: Tuesday, 11/Feb/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	Ensuring Excellence in Public Administration: Challenges and Innovations in Accreditation Chair: Gyorgy Hajnal	Governing Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges Chair: Adel Ben Youssef	Intergovernmental Coordination Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Chair: Suresh Misra	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Chair: Angela Bourbouli Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli	Youth, Participation and Development: Pioneering Administrative Reforms for Inclusive Growth Chair: Randhir Auluck	Book Launch session: "Viksit Bharat @2047: Governance Transformed" Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams Co-Chair: Voruganti Srinivas	Breakaway Sessions (1/6)
10:30am - 11:00am	Tea Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	Opening Ceremony Chair: Voruganti Srinivas Co-Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Emerging Technologies and Digital Public Infrastructures Chair: Suresh Misra
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Next Generation Administrative Reforms Chair: Wolfgang Drechsler Co-Chair: Suresh Misra
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Tea Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	More Skills for a Better World Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams

Date: Wednesday, 12/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Exploring the Complex Landscape of BRICS-Global South Relations Chair: Tamer Qarmout Co-Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca Co-Chair: Anna Simonati Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti Moderator: Rocco Frondizi	Intergovernmental Coordination Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec	Decolonial Public Administration Chair: Scott Brenton Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Chair: Matti Ylönen	Public Administration Reforms towards the Future: Leadership, Skills, and Management Instruments Chair: Patrícia Sanches	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Chair: Suresh Misra	Last-mile Service Delivery in Non-Western Contexts Chair: Salah Chafik	Breakaway Sessions (2/6)
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca Co-Chair: Anna Simonati Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti Moderator: Rocco Frondizi	Intergovernmental Coordination Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Chair: Matti Ylönen	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Chair: Aristide Police Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca	Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Public Service Education Chair: Mohamad Alkadry	Stronger Together Voluntary Metropolitan Coordination Across Local Boundaries on Sdgs and Governance - Cases from Europe and Asia Chair: Raymond Saner	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Chair: Angela Bourbouli Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli	Navigating the Urban-Wildlife Interface: Rethinking Governance in the Age of Digitization and Citizen Empowerment Chair: Itai Beeri	Breakaway Sessions (3/6)
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Braibant Lecture Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Tea Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Public Policies and Good Governance of the Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence Chair: Adel Ben Youssef	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu	Coalition Governance : Public Participation, Service Delivery/ Good Governance and Administrative Reforms : Where To? Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy	Towards a Competence-Based Public Administration. A review of the ongoing experiences of the European National Schools of Government and Universities Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene Co-Chair: Nicola Bonaccini	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Chair: Aristide Police Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes	Breakaway Sessions (4/6)
5:30pm - 7:30pm	Welcome Reception

Date: Thursday, 13/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Promoting the Integration of Aging Society, Infrastructure and AI through Effective Administrative Reforms Chair: Shuangshuang Wang, School of Public Administration, China, People's Republic of Co-Chair: Lichia Saner-Yiu, Switzerland	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, University of Trento, Italy Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy	Governance of Conflict Affected/Post Conflict Countries : Service Delivery, Public Participation, Digitilisation and Capacity Development: Quo Vadis? Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa	Empowering Youth as Agents of Change in the Fight Against Corruption Chair: Pregalla Pillay, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece	Breakaway Sessions (5/6)
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu, Waseda University, Japan	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, University of Trento, Italy Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy	NISPAcee panel: Forging ahead and/or sliding back? Administration and Democracy in the CEE Region Chair: Daniel Klimovský, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic Co-Chair: Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee, Slovak Republic	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece	Breakaway Sessions (6/6)
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 4:00pm	Hearings for the Position of IIAS President (2025-2028) Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Closing Ceremony Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium
5:00pm - 6:00pm	IIAS Council of Administration meeting on the Elections item Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
6:00pm - 11:30pm	Gala Dinner & Cultural Show

Date: Friday, 14/Feb/2025
9:00am - 5:00pm	Excursion