Program

Day I, November 18th, 2024

 

8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration of Guests

9:00 – 9:10 AM Official Opening of the Congress

9:10– 9:20 AM Inaugural address by the Chairs of the Program Council

• Maciej Bluj, Chairperson of the Program Council, Expert in Smart City Solutions, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław from 2007 to 2018

9:20 – 9:35 AM Inaugural Speech

• Jacek Karnowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy

9:35 – 9:50 AM Inaugural Speech

• Dr. Rafał Rosiński, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Digitization

BLOCK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE – VISIONS AND CHALLENGES

 

9:50 – 10:35 AM Local Government Dialogue – Visions and Challenges

Debate

• Trends in urban management – innovative models of urban management
• Agreement between cities and businesses – how to build a dialogue and skillfully match solutions to the real needs of the city
• How cities should get involved in Poland’s security efforts
  • education the public, building shelters, building cyber security centres in local government units
  • education of residents – chain of communication in case of threats
• Regional and subregional policies – integration of functional areas around cities
• Climate Change Response Strategy

Speakers:

• Katarzyna Kuczyńska-Budka, Mayor of the City of Gliwice
• Magdalena Czarzyńska-Jachim, Mayor of the City of Sopot
• Konrad Fijołek, Mayor of the City of Rzeszów
• MSc, Eng. Marcin Pabierowski, Mayor of Zielona Góra

Moderator:

• Anna Banasik, Head of Social Affairs Department, PAP Editorial Office
  

BLOCK
TECHNOLOGIES GENERATING SAVINGS IN THE CITY

10:35 – 10:45 AM ESG City – Revolution 2025: Deposit, Textiles, and Recycling Levels

Case study

• Krzysztof Kieszkowski, Chief Executive Officer, Recover the Environment Foundation

10:45 – 11:00 AM The Philosophy of Light Supporting the Green Transformation of Local Governments in the Context of the KPO

Case study

• Michał Macewicz, Director of Street and Road Lighting Sales, Lena Lighting
• Maciej Lewandowski, Business Development Manager, Lena Lighting

11:00 – 11:45 AM Technologies Generating Savings in the City

Debate

• Thermomodernization of buildings – improving energy efficiency

• Building automation and energy consumption monitoring
• Smart Lighting – efficient management of urban lighting
  • optimisation of energy consumption, management and maintenance, and reduction of light pollution

• • benefits of implementing energy-efficient lighting in public buildings

• Smart trash garbage cans – optimising waste management
• Green infrastructure – investments in green solutions
• Financing of energy transition in municipalities 
  • how to efficiently carry out implementations and efficiently reach for NRP funds

Speakers:

• Maria Klaman, Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraków
• Jakub Mazur, Deputy Mayor of the City of Wrocław
• Artur Szymczyk,President of the Management Board, Municipal Water and Sewerage Company in Lublin
  
• Michał Macewicz, Director of Street and Road Lighting Sales, Lena Lighting
• Magdalena Hajdysz, Marketing And Public Relations Manager, Oke Poland

Moderator:

• Dr. Sebastian Grabowski, Smart City Expert at the Polish Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications, Host of the MiastoMiasto Channel

11:45 – 12:30 PM Networking Break

BLOCK
CITY OF THE FUTURE – BESPOKE DATA

12:30 – 1:10 PM City of the Future – Bespoke Data

Debate

• Bespoke data – can Polish cities leverage data?
• Using geolocation and geological data in urban management – design challenges
• The future of cities in the cashless era
• Implementation of smart city technologies and air quality monitoring systems – promoting healthy habits and creating safer public spaces

Speakers:

• Wojciech Ciesielski, Director of the IT Department, City of Łódź Office
• Monika Rogowska, Head of the Data Management Department, City of Warsaw Office
  
• Iwona Pylypenko-Wilk, Head of the Spatial Planning Department, City of Gliwice Office
• Ewelina Włoch, Head of the Digitalization and New Technologies Department, City of Rybnik Office
• Łukasz Paprzycki, Managing Director, Mobile Traffic Data / Stadtraum Group

Moderator:

• Szymon Ciupa, Smart City and GIS Expert

1:10 – 1:20 PM Utilization of 3D Model in City Management

Case study

• Aleksandra Zaława-Borowiak, Director of the City Geodesy and Cadastre Board GEOPOZ

1:20 – 1:30 PM When Cities Think Faster Than We Do: The 5G and Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Urban Planning

Case study

• Paweł Niedzielski, Sales Director, Nokia Solutions and Networks

BLOCK
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY – NEW TECHNOLOGIES

1:30 – 2:20 PM Infrastructure and Mobility – New Technologies

Debate

• The idea of a 15-minute city
• Infrastructure to support the development of cities of the future
• Strategy for sustainable urban mobility and electromobility
• Regional integration of transportation services – what action should be taken?
• Inclusive Role of New Mobility
• How to promote traffic safety in cities?
• Potential of data for urban transport
• Public safety – real-time surveillance cameras and sensors

Speakers:

• Łukasz Syska, Deputy Mayor of Kielce
• Dr. Jarosław Flakowski, Deputy Mayor of the City of Zielona Góra
• Katarzyna Strzegowska, Director of the Public Transport Authority in Warsaw
• Dariusz Obcowski, Chairman of the Board, Yunex Traffic

Moderator:

• Agata Wiśniewska-Mazur, Associate Director of Organization Development, Polish Association for New Mobility

2:20 – 2:30 PM Regional Integration of Transport Services

Case study

• Piotr Strzelec, Sales Director, Smart City Division, Asseco Data Systems

2:30 – 2:40 PM Yutraffic awareAI – Intelligent Camera as an Environment for Traffic Analysis and Monitoring with Deep Learning Functionality

Case study

• Łukasz Borowski, Director of Engineering and Service Department, Yunex Traffic

BLOCK
SMART CITY AND E-OFFICE – COOPERATION AND WORK ORGANIZATION

2:40 – 3:25 PM Smart City and E-Office – Cooperation and Work Organization

Debate

• Optimization of city services
• How to increase openness to new technologies – training and educational programs for officials
• A systemic and strategic approach to implementing solutions
• Distribution of competencies in the office – how the organisation of work contributes to the development of the idea of a Smart City in the city
  • institutional maturity – good practices integration of activities of Smart City units
• Organizational and formal barriers in offices

Speakers:

• Bartosz Dominiak, General Director, Ministry of Digitization
• Magdalena Cieślik, Deputy Mayor of the City of Sopot
• Anna Dwurnik, Director of the Development Office, City of Kielce Office
• Robert Bednarski, Director of Smart City, Wrocław City Office
• Eliza Kruczkowska, Director of Innovation Development Department, Polish Development Fund
• Zbigniew Wiśniewski, Vice President, Cashless Poland Foundation

Moderator:

• Karolina Knap, Deputy Director of the IT Department, City of Łódź Office

3:25 PM Lunch