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 Feb 2025, 09:54:35pm IST

Date: Wednesday, 12/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Exploring the Complex Landscape of BRICS-Global South Relations Location: MR 19 Chair: Tamer Qarmout Co-Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui	Achieving Social Impact Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Amitava Basu	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Matti Ylönen	Decolonial Public Administration Location: MR 5 Chair: Scott Brenton Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw	Governing Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges Location: MR 11 Chair: Pooja Paswan	Education and Skill Development in Governance Location: MR 12 Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene	Last-mile Service Delivery in Non-Western Contexts Location: MR 20 Chair: Salah Chafik	Public Administration Reforms towards the Future: Leadership, Skills, and Management Instruments Location: MR15 Chair: Patrícia Sanches
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Climate Change and Environmental Governance Location: MR 19 Chair: Younes Abouyoub	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Suresh Misra	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Angela Bourbouli Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Matti Ylönen	Intergovernmental Coordination Location: MR 17 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec	Navigating the Urban-Wildlife Interface: Rethinking Governance in the Age of Digitization and Citizen Empowerment Location: MR 5 Chair: Itai Beeri	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Inderjeet Singh Sodhi	Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Public Service Education Location: MR 12 Chair: Mohamad Alkadry	Stronger Together Voluntary Metropolitan Coordination Across Local Boundaries on Sdgs and Governance - Cases from Europe and Asia Location: MR 13 Chair: Raymond Saner	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Location: MR 20 Chair: Aristide Police Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Braibant Lecture by Andrew Massey: "Next Generation of Administrative Reforms: Empowering Citizens" Location: Auditorium Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Tea Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca Co-Chair: Anna Simonati Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti Moderator: Rocco Frondizi	Promoting the Integration of Aging Society, Infrastructure and AI through Effective Administrative Reforms Location: MR 19 Chair: Shuangshuang Wang Co-Chair: Lichia Saner-Yiu	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu	Artificial Intelligence and Future of Governance Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Karen Johnston	Public-Private Partnerships and Collaborative Governance Location: MR 17 Chair: James Mutinda	Towards a Competence-Based Public Administration. A review of the ongoing experiences of the European National Schools of Government and Universities Location: MR 5 Chair: Sabrina Bandera Co-Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Location: MR 12 Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes Moderator: Marco De la Cruz	Coalition Governance : Public Participation, Service Delivery/ Good Governance and Administrative Reforms : Where To? Location: MR 13 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy	Administrative Reforms and Policy Innovation Location: MR 20 Chair: Nura Mohamed	Public Policies and Good Governance of the Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence Location: MR15 Chair: Steve Troupin
5:30pm - 7:30pm	Welcome Reception

Date: Thursday, 13/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Empowering Youth as Agents of Change in the Fight Against Corruption Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Pregalla Pillay	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Angela Bourbouli Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli	Governance of Conflict Affected/Post Conflict Countries : Service Delivery, Public Participation, Digitilisation and Capacity Development: Quo Vadis? Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy	Ethical Governance and Transparency Location: MR 5 Chair: Rumki Basu	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Peter Vandenbruaene	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Location: MR 12 Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes Moderator: Marco De la Cruz	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Location: MR 13 Chair: Suresh Misra	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Location: MR 20 Chair: Aristide Police Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca	Inclusion in Time, Space, Organizations and Income Location: MR 14 Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui	Local Governance and Decentralization Location: MR15 Chair: Inderjeet Singh Sodhi
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu	NISPAcee panel: Forging ahead and/or sliding back? Administration and Democracy in the CEE Region Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Daniel Klimovský Co-Chair: Ludmila Gajdosova	Intergovernmental Coordination Location: MR 17 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec	Citizen Engagement and Public Service Delivery Location: MR 5 Chair: A.P. Singh	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Suresh Misra	Decolonial Public Administration Location: MR 12 Chair: Scott Brenton Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw	Tax Reforms and Economic Governance Location: MR 13 Chair: Rumki Basu	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Location: MR 20 Chair: Aristide Police Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca	Capacity Building in the Africa and Middle-Eastern region Location: MR15 Chair: Mélanie Recour
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 4:00pm	Hearings for the Position of IIAS President (2025-2028) Location: Auditorium Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Closing Ceremony Location: Auditorium Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui
5:00pm - 6:00pm	IIAS Council of Administration meeting on the Elections item Location: MR 19 Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams
6:00pm - 11:30pm	Gala Dinner & Cultural Show