Conference Agenda

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

 
Date: Tuesday, 11/Feb/2025
9:00am
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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
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11:00am
Tea Break
11:00am
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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
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1:00pm
Emerging Technologies and Digital Public Infrastructures
Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
1:00pm
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2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
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3:30pm
Next Generation Administrative Reforms
Chair: Wolfgang Drechsler, TalTech, Estonia
Co-Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India
3:30pm
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4:00pm
Tea Break
4:00pm
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5:30pm
More Skills for a Better World
Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain

 
Date: Wednesday, 12/Feb/2025
9:30am
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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
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
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
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11:30am
Tea Break
11:30am
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1:00pm
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
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
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2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
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3:30pm
Braibant Lecture
Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
3:30pm
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4:00pm
Tea Break
4:00pm
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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
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7:30pm
Welcome Reception

 
Date: Thursday, 13/Feb/2025
9:30am
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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
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11:30am
Tea Break
11:30am
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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
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2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
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4:00pm
Hearings for the Position of IIAS President (2025-2028)
Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
4:00pm
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5:00pm
Closing Ceremony
Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium
5:00pm
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6:00pm
IIAS Council of Administration meeting on the Elections item
Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
6:00pm
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11:30pm
Gala Dinner & Cultural Show

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