4th International Open Data Conference

Biography: PhD. in Physics (Cum Laude) by University of Valencia and Master in Public Management by Ministry of Finance and Public Administration. Director of Production and Infrastructures (AEMET). He has also been Head of the Regional Office in Murcia and Head of the meteorological... Read More →

Title proposal: Open data.Biography: Succesful entrepreneur, CoFounder of Canard, and founder of GlobalSDR. with more than 17 years of experience. He is considered as a well known expert in military communication and security. Holds a Master degree en Computer Science. 

Proposal title: Data to Drops: improving water services through open data.Biography: Brian Banks is Director of Strategic Initiatives at Global Water Challenge.  Mr. Banks has worked in the WASH sector for nearly a decade, with an emphasis on southern and eastern Africa. In support... Read More →

Biography: Pierre Chrzanowski is an Open Data specialist, based in Paris, working regularly as a consultant for the World Bank. He is the author of one of the first publications [1] in French on open data while he was working as an ICT Policy Officer at the French Embassy in the... Read More →

Biography: Head of the Environmental Developments Service since 2013 until now. He joined AEMET in 1985. He is BSc in Physics and MSc in Physic and Applied Meteorology. He was involved in EUMETSAT Nowcasting SAF project as developer in 2003-2013. His areas of expertise include develop... Read More →

Title proposal: How open company data can shed a light on corruption and anonymous companies.Biography: Hera catalyzes communities, journalists, and activists, helping them embrace open data and technological innovation in creating positive change around the globe. A leader and... Read More →

Title proposal: Incubating youth entrepreneurship in governance: an impact evaluation of accountability lab in Liberia.Biography: Blair Glencorse is Founder and Executive Director of the Accountability Lab, an incubator for creative, youth-driven ideas for accountability and transparency around the world. Blair is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Anti-Corruption and Transparency. Previously, Blair was a Social Impact Fellow at the Center for High Impact Philanthr... Read More →

Title proposal: Matchbox.Biography: Julia Keseru is the Global Lead for the engine room's Matchbox Program, supporting transparency and accountability activists around the world to bring about positive change, and building a network of experts and social change instigators. Prior... Read More →

Title proposal: Alternative estimation of ‘‘public procurement advertised in the Official Journal as % of GDP’’ european official indicator using open government data.Biography: Holding both a Telecommunication Engineering Degree and a Business Administration Degree from... Read More →

Title proposal: Linked open economy: take full advantage of economic data.Biography: Michalis Vafopoulos is an affiliated researcher at the Software & Knowledge Engineering Laboratory (SKEL) of the Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications of the National Center for Scientific... Read More →

Proposal title: Situating open data in national open parliament action plans: drawing lessons learned from successful CSO initiatives for the global open data community.Biography: Jean-Noé Landry is Executive Director of Open North, Canada's leading non profit specialized in applied... Read More →

Title proposal: EMT Madrid experience in open data: building a Smart City.Biography: Sergio Fernández Balaguer, Communication and Consultancy Department, Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (Madrid Public Transport Company)- EMT MADRID   Degree in Engineering. Master in... Read More →

Title proposal: MediaMill: understanding the opportunities for hyerplocal, open data journalism.Biography: Andy is a UK based Senior lecturer and researcher based in the Media Innovation Studio at the University of Central Lancashire. He has been involved in online and digital media... Read More →

Title proposal: CityKeys: opening key performance indicators for Smarter Cities.Biography: Urban innovation planner at Zaragoza City Council's Smart City Department. Team ideologist & launcher of "Etopia. Center for Arts and Technology" (@etopia_), Zaragoza public WiFi, Zaragoza's... Read More →

Title proposal: How does citizen-generated data contribute to the implementation of open data in urban governance: the case of Jakarta Smart City.Biography: Dinita was the Operational Director at Centre for Innovation Policy and Governance (CIPG) - a research based advocacy group... Read More →

Biography: Stephen Larrick is Open Data Project Lead for the Sunlight Foundation, where he works as part of the policy team to promote transparency and open government at the urban subnational level. His current efforts focus on facilitating the adoption of meaningful and sustainable... Read More →

Title proposal: Kick-starting open data policies at a municipal level.Biography:  Antonio works at the Inter-American Development Bank promoting open data as a collaborative tool for governments, citizens, entrepreneurs and universities to solve development challenges. At the IDB... Read More →

Biography:  Victor Morlan Plo is an Information analyst of the Website of the City of Zaragoza since 2003. He holds a degree on Computer Engineering from the University of León and has published several works on mobility and semantic technologies. 

Title proposal: What works cities: building capacity for open data in mid-sized cities.Biography: Originally from Indiana, Eric has spent his career working and partnering with organizations around the world to improve public sector performance. Before coming to GovEx, Eric worked... Read More →

Title proposal: How data is helping Dublin solve its challenges.Biography: Zaira has worked in different areas of local government for the past 10 years including smart cities, international relations, innovation and communications. As Smart Dublin Coordinator she works across the... Read More →

Title proposal: Unlocking open transport data innovations for smarter urban transport.Biography: Alla Morrison is a Data Scientist at the World Bank, where she is currently working on a pilot program to support Innovations in Development Data.  In the last two years in Transport... Read More →

Biography: Alloysius is the CEO/Co-founder of Farmerline. In 2013, Alloysius launched Farmerline to transform millions of farmers into successful entrepreneurs. His 15 years of experience of the challenges small-scale farmers go through to produce food and support their families inspired... Read More →

Biography: DANIEL BRANCO is a doctor by UFRGS, a neurologist and a doctorate in neuroscience from PUCRS, post-doctorate in brain mapping by Harvard and an MBA from Wharton School of Business. After creating the first site medical Brazil (Electronic Atlas of Histology, 1995) and the... Read More →

Biography: Naveen is the COO & Co-founder of Gramener (A Data Visualization firm), handles Strategic Sales & Operations of the firm and proud recipient of Lufthansa Pioneering Spirit Award-2012.Naveen is a seasoned executive with deep experience in industry that has predominantly... Read More →

Biography: Alejandro Maza is founder and CEO of OPI, a startup that develops technological tools of data production and analysis for decision-making. OPI tools help public and private organizations cope with the variety and volume of public data so as to implement them in their decision-making... Read More →

Biography:  Carey Anne Nadeau is the Founder and CEO of Open Data Nation ( opendatanation.com), a women-owned B-Corp based in Washington DC, providing consultation and smart city solutions that help public-sector decision-makers to transform their data into perationally-useful information and become more effective and efficient at delivering public services. Previously Nadeau... Read More →