Miquel Estapé brings over 25 years of professional experience in delivering digital transformation and innovation projects, with an extensive executive background in government and work in consulting firms across various industries. Currently, he holds the position of Chief Innovation Officer and Deputy CEO at the Open Government of Catalonia Consortium and serves as a board member of ACGP and ADPP, think tanks that promote profound government reforms. He has previously served as the Mayor of La Roca del Vallès town hall and as the Vice President of the Vallès Oriental county hall. Additionally, he has led digital transformation projects at Mazars and within the Guinness group. Miquel is also a lecturer at several universities and a regular speaker at local and international events on topics such as digital transformation, open government, innovation, blockchain, citizen-centric approaches, smart cities, data-driven initiatives, big data, and digital identity in the public sector.

Computer Engineer/Master in CAD/CAM/CIM by Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (UPV). Diploma in 'Advanced Course in Local Government Management' by National Institute of Public Administration (INAP). Diploma of University Expert in e-education by UPV.

IT Project Leader Analyst in the Municipality of Valencia since 1994, holding different levels of responsibility. Currently, Head of Smart City Office, since September 2022.

Since December 2017, I am the Project Coordinator of MAtchUP European SSC-01 project and from January 2023, the Coordinator of the South supernode of Citcom.ai (TEF project for Artificial Intelligence). Representative of the City of Valencia in different international networks/initiatives (Scalable Cities, Living-in.eu, U4SSC, RECI). In U4SSC, co-chair of the Thematic group on Urban Platforms

Part-time teacher at UPV, from 1996 to 2019.

CISA, ITIL and PRINCE2 Certifications.

Certified in English (C1), French (A2), German (A2) and Valencian (C1).

Vicepresident of the Professional Board of Computer Engineers in Valencian Region

Dr. Fotis Fitsilis has over 20 years of professional experience in science positions within both the private and the public sectors. Since 2009, he is Head of the Department for Scientific Documentation and Supervision and Lead Researcher at the Scientific Service of the Hellenic Parliament. While operating on a global scale, he has been active in fields ranging from telecommunications and logistics to management and good governance, which has included recent papers on e-governance and institutional development including improvements to parliamentary oversight committees. He has been Visiting Professor for parliamentary procedures and legislative drafting at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. In 2017, he founded the Hellenic OCR Team, a crowdsourcing initiative for the study of parliamentary data. He has an academic background in law (LL.M. in International Law), economics (Diploma in Financial Engineering), and engineering (Diploma in Electrical Engineering), while also holding a doctoral degree in electrical engineering.