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Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 9th Oct 2025, 06:47:18am IST

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Session Overview

Date: Monday, 10/Feb/2025
9:00am - 10:30am	IIAS Scientific Committee meeting Location: MR 19 Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
10:30am - 11:00am	Tea Break
11:00am - 12:30pm	IIAS Council of Administration meeting on Regular items (1/2) Location: MR 19 Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
12:30pm - 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm	IIAS Council of Administration meeting on Regular items (2/2) Location: MR 19 Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Tea Break
3:30pm - 5:00pm	IIAS General Assembly meeting Location: MR 19 Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain

Date: Tuesday, 11/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Book Discussion: "Viksit Bharat @2047: Governance Transformed" Location: MR 19 Chair: Voruganti Srinivas, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, India Co-Chair: C.K. Mathew, DARPG, India Opening remarks by Dr. Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President Brief remarks by authors and editors	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece	Ensuring Excellence in Public Administration: Challenges and Innovations in Accreditation Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Gyorgy Hajnal, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary	Intergovernmental Coordination Location: MR 17 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Raymond Saner, Basle University and Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development, Switzerland	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Location: MR 12 Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil Moderator: Marco De la Cruz, IIAS, Belgium	Governing Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges Location: MR 13 Chair: Younes Abouyoub, United Nations, Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)
	Digital Transformation and Governance Location: MR 20 Chair: Liza Ceciel Van Jaarsveldt, University of South Africa, South Africa	Youth, Participation and Development: Pioneering Administrative Reforms for Inclusive Growth Location: MR 14 Chair: Randhir Auluck, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Emerging Technologies and Digital Public Infrastructures Location: Auditorium Chair: T.M. Vijay Bhaksar, Gvt of Karnataka, India
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Opening Ceremony Location: Auditorium Chair: Voruganti Srinivas, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, India Co-Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain Honorable Minister of State Dr. Jitendra Singh
2:00pm - 3:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, UNIVERSITA' DI TRENTO, Italy Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
3:00pm - 4:30pm	Next Generation Administrative Reforms Location: Auditorium Chair: Wolfgang Drechsler, TalTech, Estonia Co-Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India Meghna Sabharwal, University of Texas at Dallas; Reuben Ng., Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School, National University of Singapore; Voruganti Srinivas, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances; T.C. Gupta, Haryana Right to Service Commission
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, UNIVERSITA' DI TRENTO, Italy Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Tea Break
5:00pm - 6:30pm	Ensuring Generative Skills for a Continuously Evolving World Location: Auditorium Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain

Date: Wednesday, 12/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Exploring the Complex Landscape of BRICS-Global South Relations Location: MR 19 Chair: Tamer Qarmout, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar Co-Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium	Achieving Social Impact Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Amitava Basu, Centre for Environmental Management & Participatory Development, India	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Matti Ylönen, University of Helsinki, Finland	Decolonial Public Administration Location: MR 5 Chair: Scott Brenton, UCLouvain (University of Louvain), Belgium Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw, KU Leuven, Belgium	Governing Smart Territories: Navigating Innovation, Sustainability, and Emerging Challenges Location: MR 11 Chair: Pooja Paswan, JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY, India	Education and Skill Development in Governance Location: MR 12 Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania	Last-mile Service Delivery in Non-Western Contexts Location: MR 20 Chair: Salah Chafik, University College London, United Kingdom	Public Administration Reforms towards the Future: Leadership, Skills, and Management Instruments Location: MR15 Chair: Patrícia Sanches, National Institute of Public Administration - INA, Portugal
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Climate Change and Environmental Governance Location: MR 19 Chair: Younes Abouyoub, United Nations, Lebanon (Lebanese Republic)	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece	The Diffusion of Rules Governing Digital Platforms, Data and Artificial Intelligence Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Matti Ylönen, University of Helsinki, Finland	Intergovernmental Coordination Location: MR 17 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic	Navigating the Urban-Wildlife Interface: Rethinking Governance in the Age of Digitization and Citizen Empowerment Location: MR 5 Chair: Itai Beeri, University of Haifa, Israel	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Inderjeet Singh Sodhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, India	Challenges and Opportunities for Enhancing Public Service Education Location: MR 12 Chair: Mohamad Alkadry, University of Connecticut, United States of America
11:30am - 1:00pm	Stronger Together Voluntary Metropolitan Coordination Across Local Boundaries on Sdgs and Governance - Cases from Europe and Asia Location: MR 13 Chair: Raymond Saner, Basle University and Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development, Switzerland	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Location: MR 20 Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Braibant Lecture by Andrew Massey: "Next Generation of Administrative Reforms: Empowering Citizens" Location: Auditorium Chair: Hideaki Shiroyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Tea Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Social Innovation, Commons and Administration Chair: Manuela Barreca, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland Co-Chair: Anna Simonati, UNIVERSITA' DI TRENTO, Italy Session Co-Chair: Nathalie Colasanti, Università degli studi di Roma Unitelma Sapienza, Italy Moderator: Rocco Frondizi, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy	Promoting the Integration of Aging Society, Infrastructure and AI through Effective Administrative Reforms Location: MR 19 Chair: Shuangshuang Wang, School of Public Administration, China, People's Republic of Co-Chair: Lichia Saner-Yiu, Switzerland	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu, Waseda University, Japan	Artificial Intelligence and Future of Governance Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Karen Johnston, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom	Public-Private Partnerships and Collaborative Governance Location: MR 17 Chair: James Mutinda, Kenya School of Government, Kenya	Towards a Competence-Based Public Administration. A review of the ongoing experiences of the European National Schools of Government and Universities Location: MR 5 Chair: Sabrina Bandera, SNA - Scuola Nazionale dell'Amministrazione, Italy Co-Chair: Eglė Butkeviciene, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Location: MR 12 Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil Moderator: Marco De la Cruz, IIAS, Belgium	Coalition Governance : Public Participation, Service Delivery/ Good Governance and Administrative Reforms : Where To? Location: MR 13 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Administrative Reforms and Policy Innovation Location: MR 20 Chair: Nura Mohamed, Director General, Kenya	Public Policies and Good Governance of the Industry 4.0 and Artificial Intelligence Location: MR15 Chair: Steve Troupin, IIAS, Belgium
5:30pm - 7:30pm	Welcome Reception

Date: Thursday, 13/Feb/2025
9:30am - 11:00am	Empowering Youth as Agents of Change in the Fight Against Corruption Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Pregalla Pillay, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa	Advancing Skills and Competencies for Innovation in Public Administration: Shaping the Future of Governance Location: MR 18 (2) Chair: Angela Bourbouli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Greece Co-Chair: Foteini (Fani) Komseli, National Centre for Public Administration & Local Government (EKDDA), Hellenic Open University (HOU), Greece	Governance of Conflict Affected/Post Conflict Countries : Service Delivery, Public Participation, Digitilisation and Capacity Development: Quo Vadis? Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa	Ethical Governance and Transparency Location: MR 5 Chair: Rumki Basu, Jammia Millia University, India	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Peter Vandenbruaene, BOSA, Belgium	IRAS Panel on Next Generation Administrative Reforms: From Crisis to Resilience? Location: MR 12 Chair: Sabine Kuhlmann, University of Potsdam, Germany Co-Chair: Manuel Pedro Rodríguez Bolívar, University of Granada, Spain Session Co-Chair: Ricardo Corrêa Gomes, FGV São Paulo School of Business Administration, Brazil Moderator: Marco De la Cruz, IIAS, Belgium	Minimum Government, Maximum Governance Location: MR 13 Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Location: MR 20 Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy
9:30am - 11:00am	Inclusion in Time, Space, Organizations and Income Location: MR 14 Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium	Local Governance and Decentralization Location: MR15 Chair: Inderjeet Singh Sodhi, Jamia Millia Islamia, India
11:00am - 11:30am	Tea Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Civic Tech in Digitization Society for Next Generation Administrative Reform Location: MR 18 (1) Chair: Dr. Hiroaki Inatsugu, Waseda University, Japan	NISPAcee panel: Forging ahead and/or sliding back? Administration and Democracy in the CEE Region Location: MR 16 (1) Chair: Daniel Klimovský, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovak Republic Co-Chair: Ludmila Gajdosova, NISPAcee, Slovak Republic	Intergovernmental Coordination Location: MR 17 Chair: Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa Co-Chair: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Czech Republic	Citizen Engagement and Public Service Delivery Location: MR 5 Chair: A.P. Singh, National Centre for GoodGovernance, India	Public Administration in India: Public Governance and Public Policy, in Practice and Theory Location: MR 11 Chair: Suresh Misra, Indian Institute of Public Administration, India	Decolonial Public Administration Location: MR 12 Chair: Scott Brenton, UCLouvain (University of Louvain), Belgium Co-Chair: Kiflie W Angaw, KU Leuven, Belgium	Tax Reforms and Economic Governance Location: MR 13 Chair: Rumki Basu, Jammia Millia University, India	Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues in Public Administration Location: MR 20 Chair: Aristide Police, LUISS, Italy Co-Chair: Gabriella Margherita Racca, University of Torino, Italy
11:30am - 1:00pm	Capacity Building in the Africa and Middle-Eastern region Location: MR15 Chair: Mélanie Recour, BOSA, Belgium
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch
2:00pm - 4:00pm	Hearings for the Position of IIAS President (2025-2028) Location: Auditorium Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
4:00pm - 5:00pm	Closing Ceremony Location: Auditorium Chair: Sofiane Sahraoui, IIAS-IISA, Belgium
5:00pm - 6:00pm	IIAS Council of Administration meeting on the Elections item Location: MR 19 Chair: Ra'ed Mohammed BenShams, IIAS President, Bahrain
6:00pm - 11:30pm	Gala Dinner & Cultural Show

Date: Friday, 14/Feb/2025
9:00am - 5:00pm	Excursion