Conference Agenda

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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, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary	Governing Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges Chair: Adel Ben Youssef, Université Côte d'Azur, France	Intergovernmental Coordination Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
	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	Youth, Participation and Development: Pioneering Administrative Reforms for Inclusive Growth Chair: Randhir Auluck, University of Westminster, United Kingdom	Book Launch session: "Viksit Bharat @2047: Governance Transformed" Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain Co-Chair: Voruganti Srinivas, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, India	Breakaway Sessions (1/6)
10:30am - 11:00am	Tea Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	Opening Ceremony Chair: Voruganti Srinivas, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, India Co-Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Emerging Technologies and Digital Public Infrastructures Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Next Generation Administrative Reforms Chair: Wolfgang Drechsler, TalTech, Estonia Co-Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Tea Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	More Skills for a Better World Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain

Date: Wednesday, 12/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Exploring the Complex Landscape of BRICS-Global South Relations Chair: Tamer Qarmout, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar Co-Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium	Intergovernmental Coordination Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic	Decolonial Public Administration Chair: Scott Brenton, UCLouvain (University of Louvain), Belgium Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw, KU Leuven, Belgium	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Chair: Matti Ylönen, University of Helsinki, Finland	Public Administration Reforms towards the Future: Leadership, Skills, and Management Instruments Chair: Patrícia Sanches, National Institute of Public Administration - INA, Portugal
	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India	Last-mile Service Delivery in Non-Western Contexts Chair: Salah Chafik, University College London, United Kingdom	Breakaway Sessions (2/6)
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Intergovernmental Coordination Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Chair: Matti Ylönen, University of Helsinki, Finland	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy	Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Public Service Education Chair: Mohamad Alkadry, University of Connecticut, United States of America	Stronger Together Voluntary Metropolitan Coordination Across Local Boundaries on Sdgs and Governance - Cases from Europe and Asia Chair: Raymond Saner, Basle University and Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development, Switzerland
	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	Navigating the Urban-Wildlife Interface: Rethinking Governance in the Age of Digitization and Citizen Empowerment Chair: Itai Beeri, University of Haifa, Israel	Breakaway Sessions (3/6)
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Braibant Lecture Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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, Université Côte d'Azur, France	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu, Waseda University, Japan	Coalition Governance : Public Participation, Service Delivery/ Good Governance and Administrative Reforms : Where To? Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa	Towards a Competence-Based Public Administration. A review of the ongoing experiences of the European National Schools of Government and Universities Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Co-Chair: Nicola Bonaccini, Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione (SNA) - Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, 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
	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil	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	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	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