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Opening and closing speakers

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Maroš Šefcovic

Maroš Šefčovič

European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency

Hilde Hardeman

Hilde Hardeman

Director-General, Publications Office of the European Union

Franck Noël

Franck Noël

Director of Access to and Reuse of Public Information Directorate, Publications Office of the European Union

Leontina Sandu

Leontina Sandu

Head of Unit for Interoperability, DIGIT, European Commission

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Keynote speakers

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Paul Groth

Paul Groth

Professor of Algorithmic Data Science, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Kjersti Steien

Kjersti Steien

Product Owner and Information Architect, Norwegian Digitalisation Agency, Norway

Verhulst Stefaan

Stefaan Verhulst

Co-Founder and Chief Research & Development Officer, The Gov Lab, United States of America; Co-Founder, The Data Tank, Belgium

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Moderators

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Chris Burns

Journalist, Reporter, Media expert and Conference Moderator

Dave Keating

Dave Keating

Journalist and Conference Moderator

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Riitta Alkula

Riitta Alkula

Chief Specialist, Interoperability, Digital and Population Data Services Agency, Finland

Ghislain Atemezing

Ghislain Atemezing

Linked Data Officer, European Union Agency for Railways

Audrito Davide

Davide Audrito

Interoperability Consultant, DIGIT, European Commission

Claudio Baldassarre

Claudio Baldassarre

Semantic Architect, SEMIC, DIGIT, European Commission

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Enrico Bignotti

Semantic Web Consultant, CORDIS, Publications Office of the European Union

Caterina Caracciolo

Caterina Caracciolo

Data Exchange Standards Specialist, Food and Agriculture Organization

Emilien Caudron

Emilien Caudron

AI and Semantic Developer, PwC, Belgium

Gianfranco Cecconi

Gianfranco Cecconi

Executive Director, EC Data Spaces Support Centre, Belgium/Chief Solutions Officer, International Data Spaces Association, Germany

Pierre-Antoine Champin

Pierre-Antoine Champin

Data Strategist, W3C/Inria

Nasredine Cheniki

Nasredine Cheniki

Data Scientist and Generative AI Specialist, Infeurope, Luxembourg

Pieter Colpaert

Pieter Colpaert

Professor, Ghent University, Belgium

Bianca Csakany

Bianca Csakany

Librarian, Publications Office of the European Union

Christie Damnet

Christie Damnet

Data and Process Analyst, European Parliament

Fabrizio Davide

Fabrizio Davide

Research Dirigent, Italian National Institute of Statistics, Italy

Denis Dechandon

Denis Dechandon

Head of Sector, Publications Office of the European Union

Xueying Deng

Xueying Deng

Software Engineering Specialist, Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre, Belgium

Dermot Doyle

Dermot Doyle

CEO and Co-Founder, Dynaccurate, Luxembourg

Jordi Escriu

Jordi Escriu

Scientific Project Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre

Rui Ferreira

Rui Ferreira

Team Leader and Ref2Link Project Manager, Legal Service of the European Commission

Manuel Fiorelli

Manuel Fiorelli

Research Fellow, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy

Honza Forster

Honza Forster

Senior Project Leader, Cognizone, Belgium

Ioannis Fountoukidis

Ioannis Fountoukidis

Inspector/Auditor, National Transparency Authority, Greece

Pavlina Fragkou

Pavlina Fragkou

Knowledge Management Officer, Publications Office of the European Union

Thomas Francart

Thomas Francart

Senior Semantic Web Consultant, Sparna, France

Marcel Fröhlich

Marcel Fröhlich

Director of Services, eccenca, Germany

Anikó Gerencsér

Anikó Gerencsér

Team Leader and Knowledge Management Assistant, Publications Office of the European Union

Michael Gysel

Michael Gysel

Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, Germany

Thora Hagen

Thora Hagen

Research Associate, Leibniz Institute for the German Language, Germany

Filip Hansen

Filip Hansen

Information Architect, Norwegian Customs, Norway

Didier Hardy

Active Senior, Publications Office of the European Union

Veronika Heimsbakk

Veronika Heimsbakk

Knowledge Graph Specialist, Data Treehouse, Norway

Alejo Hernández García

Alejo Hernández García

Project Manager, Publications Office of the European Union

Florian Hölken

Florian Hölken

Scientific Researcher, Institute for Technologies and Management of Digital Transformation, Germany

Lorenzo Isella

Lorenzo Isella

Data Librarian, Publications Office of the European Union

Dominik Jany

Dominik Jany

Senior Data Scientist, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, Switzerland

Kathleen Jennrich

Kathleen Jennrich

Digital Strategist, Federal Ministry of Finance, Germany

Oliver Johnson

Oliver Johnson

CEO, Point Topic, United Kingdom

Maria Keet

Maria Keet

R&D Manager and Senior Semantic Engineer, Meaningfy, Luxembourg

Fabian Kirstein

Fabian Kirstein

Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, Germany

Henrikas Krukauskas

Henrikas Krukauskas

AI and Data Solutions Expert/Project Technical Manager, State Data Agency, Lithuania

Arnold Kürsteiner

Arnold Kürsteiner

Database Engineer and Analyst, Point Topic, United Kingdom

Christine Laaboudi-Spoiden

Christine Laaboudi-Spoiden

Statistical Assistant, Eurostat

Sotiris Leventis

Sotiris Leventis

CEO, Qognity, Greece

Sven Lieber

Sven Lieber

Data Manager, Royal Library of Belgium, Belgium

Helen Lippell

Helen Lippell

Taxonomist and Independent Consultant

Miroslav Líška

Miroslav Líška

Semantic AI Engineer, Cognizone, Belgium

Georges Lobo

Georges Lobo

Programme Manager, DIGIT, European Commission

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Felicitas Löffler

Technical Expert, Thuringian Ministry for Digitization and Infrastructure, Germany

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Héctor Rico Lorenzo

Senior Public Sector Consultant, NTT DATA, Spain

Wouter Lubbers

Wouter Lubbers

Lead Consultant/Linked Data Expert, Semmtech, Netherlands

Peter Lubrich

Peter Lubrich

Research Associate, Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute, Germany

Zornitsa Manolova

Zornitsa Manolova

Head of Data Quality Management & Data Science, Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, Switzerland

Marianne Mauch

Marianne Mauch

Researcher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Enno Meijers

Enno Meijers

Chief Technology Officer, Dutch Digital Heritage Network, Netherlands

Orfeas Menis Mastromichalakis

Orfeas Menis Mastromichalakis

Researcher and PhD Student, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Jacques Militello

Jacques Militello

ICT Application Specialist, European Parliament

Alessio Nardin

Alessio Nardin

External Expert, DIGIT, European Commission

Monica Palmirani

Monica Palmirani

Full Professor, University of Bologna/ALMA-AI, Italy

Harshvardhan J. Pandit

Harshvardhan J. Pandit (CANCELLED)

Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Alexander Paulus

Alexander Paulus

Research Group Leader, University of Wuppertal, Germany

Björn Pius

Björn Pius

Web Developer, European Commission Library

Irina Schön

Irina Schön

Statistical Classification Expert, Eurostat, European Commission

Mario Scrocca

Mario Scrocca

Knowledge Engineer, Cefriel, Italy

Dorotėja Sirvydytė-Demidavičienė

Dorotėja Sirvydytė-Demidavičienė

Data Ontologist, State Data Agency, Lithuania

Utku Sivacilar

Utku Sivacilar

Consultant (Integrations Expert), Semmtech, Netherlands

Dominik Skotarczak

Dominik Skotarczak

IT Service Officer, Publications Office of the European Union

Anastasia Sofou

Anastasia Sofou

Semantic Interoperability Consultant, SEMIC, DIGIT, European Commission

Emidio Stani

Emidio Stani

Technical Expert, PwC, Belgium

Valentina Staveris

Valentina Staveris

IT Project Officer, CNECT, European Commission

Wouter Travers

Wouter Travers

Senior Manager, PwC, Belgium

Vassilis Tzouvaras

Vassilis Tzouvaras

External Expert, Publications Office of the European Union

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Fabrice Van Boeckel

Data Scientist, Innovation Lab Court of Justice of the European Union

Wouter van den Berg

Wouter van den Berg

Consultant, TNO, Netherlands

Quinten Van Gorp

Quinten Van Gorp

Data Librarian, European Commission Library

Bert Van Nuffelen

Bert Van Nuffelen

Semantic Data Interoperability Expert, Digitaal Vlaanderen, Belgium

Mark Vanin

Mark Vanin

Knowledge Engineer, Technische Informationsbibliothek, Germany

Laurens Vercauteren

Laurens Vercauteren

Team Lead, Digitaal Vlaanderen, Belgium

Laurent Vinesse

Laurent Vinesse

Head of Sector, Legal Service of the European Commission

Ine Weyts

Ine Weyts

Technology Consultant, PwC, Belgium