Rodolfo Torrallardona is the general director of Infrastructure at the Information Systems Agency of La Plata, Argentina. He is an engineer with previous professional experience in the public sector. Rodolfo is the national chapter coordinator for Argentina in OASC.

Thimo Thoeye is the business liaison at District 09, the city of Ghent’s information technology partner. As a computer scientist, he has been working for more than 12 years in information technology and the internet industry, strongly focusing on using data for the common good. Together with a group of people, he has pioneered the Open Data movement in Ghent and Belgium. Thimo is currently working on Data Spaces and he serves as the national chapter coordinator for OASC in Belgium.

Derek Meggit is Brisbane’s innovation and planning manager. He has a background in environmental sciences and ample experience in diverse management roles in both the private and public sector. Derek is Australia’s national chapter coordinator in OASC.

Darko Knezovic is a senior professional associate for energy efficiency at the city of Mostar in Bosnia & Herzegovina. He previously worked as mathematics & physics teacher and a public relations manager. Darko is Bosnia & Herzegovina’s national chapter coordinator in OASC.

Stjepan Ćavar is a project manager and information technology specialist at the Dubrovnik Development Agency DURA and a smart city solutions expert at the city of Dubrovnik. He worked as an IT expert at a university and in industry, focusing on database development & applications, programming languages for network support and security for IT system. Stjepan has published several articles in the field of expert IT systems and serves as the national chapter coordinator for Croatia in OASC.

Anni Joela is Tampere’s project manager for smart cities. She holds several university degrees and serves as Finland’s national chapter coordinator in OASC.

Dr. Leonidas Anthopoulos is a professor in e-business at the University of Thessaly, Greece. He also works for the International Telecommunications Union of the United Nationas and is the head of the Smart and Sustainable cities’ working group for the Greek Standards. Leonidas is the author and editor of several books and servers as Greece’s national chapter coordinator in OASC.

Bo Fristed is the Information Technology Manager in Aarhus, Denmark. He has extensive experience in the public sector and serves as the national chapter coordinator for Denmark in OASC.

Vincent Demortier is an entrepreneur, creative technologist and IT architect. He has developed digital solutions for the automotive, food & beverage industries, SMEs and start-ups. Vincent is the chairman and co-founder of the Digital Innovation Hub Faubourg Numérique, the initiator and current national chapter coordinator for France in OASC. He works on the MIMs, Living-in.EU, FIWARE iHub, i4Trust LEBD.

Takehiko Nagumo is the executive managing director at the Smart City Institute of Japan and the senior managing executive officer at Mitsubishi United Financial Research & Consulting. He is a member of the Regulatory Reform Promotion Council, Cabinet Office and policy advisor to the local governments of Tokyo, Yokohama, Kamakura, Hamamatsu and more. Takehiko is adjunct professor at the Kyoto University Graduate School of Management, visiting Professor at the Tallinn Institute of Technology and senior researcher at the Keio Research Institute, Shonan Fujisawa Campus. He serves as the national chapter coordinator for Japan in OASC.

Corinne Pommerell is the head of the Information technology department in the city of Luxembourg. She holds a degree in computer engineering and serves as Luxembourg’s national chapter coordinator.

Kris Lubunao is a cyber relations and data governance expert. She is involved in various projects and networks, such as Southeast Asian Women Leaders, URBAN Artificial Intelligence, and the Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Cities Network. Kris has extensive experience in digital standards, has worked both in the private and public sector and is the national chapter coordinator for the Philippines in OASC.

Mihai Chirica is the mayor of the municipality of Iași in Romania since 2016. He has been working in the local administration since 2002, first as the director of the technical and investment directorate and then as a deputy mayor. Mihai is an engineer and serves as the national chapter coordinator for Romania in OASC.

Laurent Horvath is the water innovation deputy director of BluArk in Switzerland. He has years of experience in data, smart city, communications and projects management both in the private and public sector. Laurent serves as the national chapter coordinator of Switzerland in OASC.

Miguel Gonzalez-Mendoza is a professor–researcher at the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico focusing on machine learning, data management and computer vision applications in smart cities. He completed his PhD in Artificial Intelligence studies at the ‘Institut National des Sciences Appliquées in France. Dr. Gonzalez-Mendoza is the former president of the Mexican Society on Artificial Intelligence, a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and of the Mexican Academy of Computing. He is also a Young Scientist at the World Economic Forum for New Champions. He serves as the national chapter coordinator for Mexico in OASC.

Olga Dzieciatkowska is the digital projects specialist and leader of the smart community section of the smart city team for the city of Poznań City in Poland. She coordinates innovative projects in the city, such as Poznan’s urban software application. Olga holds a degree in Law from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan and serves as the national chapter coordinator for Poland in OASC.

Luis Muñoz is head of the Network Planning and Mobile Communications Laboratory at the University of Cantabria in Spain, focusing on advanced data transmission techniques, wireless networks and applied mathematical methods for telecommunications and smart cities. He holds a PhD in telecommunications and a master in mathematics, statistics and operational research. Luis advises the Spanish government, companies in Europe and the United States of America. Previously, he worked as an expert for the European Commission and for the European Telecommunications Standards Institute. He serves as Spain’s national chapter coordinator in OASC.

Dr. Jong-Sung Hwang is a lead researcher at the National Information Society Agency in South Korea, leading research on data and AI national strategies, smart cities and future government. He served as a master planner of Busan National Pilot Smart City and was a member of the Gov3.0 Committee, which designs and coordinates government innovation initiatives at a vice-ministerial level. Dr. Hwang holds a Doctoral degree in Political Science from the Yonsei University in Korea and also was the chief information officer of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. He serves as the national chapter coordinator for South Korea in OASC.