Citiverse Council

EQUITY AND VIRTUAL WORLDS

Citiverse: Where Cities, Capital & AI Connect

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👉 Citiverse Council Initiative – Participation Form

The goal of this council is to bring leaders in Citiverse and citizens together from across the globe.

Global Cityverse Leaders (Honorary / Strategic Presence)

Ernesto Faubel-Cubells, Valencia, Spain

Head of Smart City & Data Management Department. Municipality of Valencia. Chair of LDT CitiVERSE EDIC

Val Wise, Calgary, Canada.

Global Top Voice: AI & Smart Cities. Citiverse Leader. Well-Known Canadian Marketer

UN Expert, U4SSC Working Group on Autonomous Cities (U4SSC-AI-CITIES)

UN Expert, Agentic AI for Cities

Expert, United Nations Working Group for the Digital Development Goals (DDGs) for Cities

Speaker, Stakeholder Consultation on the United Nations Global Dialogue on AI Governance, representing Canada

Ramy A. Fathy, PhD, Cairo, Egypt

Vice Chairman of U4SSC. United Nations

Chair, Thematic Group on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Cities, UN

Amb. Dr. Dunston P, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO to the office of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi for Strategic Alliances and Policies,TOP 50 Most Impactful Person on Linkedin, Dir in 15 NGO, Chairman UAE, International Human Rights Organization, films, mentor.

Teppo Rantanen, Tampere, Finland

Executive Director at Tampereen kaupunki - CIty of Tampere.

Co-chair, United Nations Working Group for the Digital Development Goals (DDGs) for Cities.

Savina Nedyalkova, Bulgaria

Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Tourism, Bulgaria

PhD Candidate in EU Economic Studies

Prof. Leonidas Anthopoulos, Greece

Co-rapporteur at Q8 of SG20. Professor, University of Thessaly, Greece.

Dr. José A. Ondiviela PhD

Madrid, Spain

Strategy Senior Advisor - European SmartCities | Director Citizen-Centric Intelligent Cities Research Institute

Patrick Bhang Toronto, Canada

Senior Director, Regional & Retail Marketing | Driving Community, Retail & Customer Experience at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

HH Datu Pradeep Sapkota, Nepal

HH Datu Pradeep Sapkota serves as a Datu (Prince) of The Royal House of Baloi and a distinguished member of The Royal Chivalric Order of Baloi. Director of SUNWay Research and Innovation Center.

Prof NK Goyal, Delhi, India

Chairman Global Telecom & Education Associations CMAI TEMA, CSAI, 54 years experienced Global Director of Cyber Security IHRO-International Human Rights Organization Vice Chairman ITU APT-body of ITU UN Geneva

Dr. Antonio J. Jara, Spain

Executive Board Member, Libelium. Technical Director, EU LDT Toolbox. Expert in IoT, Data Spaces , Urban Digital Twin, Cybersecurity, Smart Cities

Craig Rolando Meyer, Pretoria, South Africa

Director: Emerging Technologies and Innovation at the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies.

Katherine Banks, Los Angeles, USA

LinkedIn Top Voice✮ Social Media | Ex- a16z, HeyGen, Otter.ai Enterprise + B2B Strategy

Prof Dr Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, USA

Quantum & AI Governance Expert I Deep Tech Diplomate & Investor I Global Innovation Ecosystem Architect I Board Chairwoman & Advisor I Consultant I Vice-Rector £ Faculty I Editor & Author I Keynote Speaker I Media/TV

Tadej Slapnik, Slovenia

CEO and founder at Vandri Robotics

CEO, Industry 5.0 Institute.

CEO, World Metaverse Council

Roland van der Heijden, Rotterdam and The Hague

Chief Citiverse Officer bij Gemeente Rotterdam

H.E. Maher Al Kaabi, UAE

Independent Board Director | 12 Boards across UAE, UK, Switzerland & Australia | Governance • Circular Economy • Digital Transformation | TEDx Speaker | 30+ Yrs

Co‑Chairs, WG (Leaders of Key Directions)

Anita Perera, Prague, Czechia

KM AI Lead, Accenture | Growth Advisor | Mentor

WG3. AI Implementation and Digitization

Tonia Damvakeraki, Greece

Marie Curie Research Fellowship in DAOs on Metaverse

WG1: Citiverse Governance

WG2: Citiverse Testbed Network

Dr. Antonio J. Jara, Spain

Executive Board Member, Libelium. Technical Director, EU LDT Toolbox. Expert in IoT, Data Spaces , Urban Digital Twin, Cybersecurity, Smart Cities

Co‑Chair (Urban Digital Twin & Certification)

Prof NK Goyal, Delhi, Delhi, India

Chairman Global Telecom & Education Associations CMAI TEMA, CSAI, 54 years experienced Global Director of Cyber Security IHRO-International Human Rights Organization Vice Chairman ITU APT-body of ITU UN Geneva

Co‑Chair (Security)

HH Datu Pradeep Sapkota, Nepal

HH Datu Pradeep Sapkota serves as a Datu (Prince) of The Royal House of Baloi and a distinguished member of The Royal Chivalric Order of Baloi. Director of SUNWay Research and Innovation Center.

Co‑Chair (Royal Families)

Tadej Slapnik, Slovenia

CEO and founder at Vandri Robotics

CEO, Industry 5.0 Institute.

CEO, World Metaverse Council

Co‑Chair (AI Urban Robotics)

Dr. José A. Ondiviela PhD

Madrid, Spain

Strategy Senior Advisor - European SmartCities | Director Citizen-Centric Intelligent Cities Research Institute

Co‑Chair ( Academic Direction)

Brian J. Esposito, New York, United States

Co‑Chair (Tokenization)

Ajay Nair, United Kingdom

Metaverse Standards Forum

SmartCity (Harvard) MBA (MIS, S.Illinois) MURP (PlanTech, CEPT): USA, UK, Singapore, India, Qatar #OpsMgt, GISP, Gov, FinTech, Ind. CoPilot, Sustainable/ESG, DigitalTwin, Metaverse, UNHABITAT, Arch, Advisory, Consult

Co‑Chair (AI & CityVerse for Urban & Regional Planning and Designs)

CityCon AWARDS Committee

Ramy A. Fathy, PhD, Cairo, Egypt

Vice Chairman of U4SSC. United Nations

Chair, Thematic Group on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Cities, UN

Chair, CityCon Awards Committee

Amb. Dr. Dunston P, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

CEO to the office of Sheikh Ahmed Bin Faisal Al Qassimi for Strategic Alliances and Policies,TOP 50 Most Impactful Person on Linkedin, Dir in 15 NGO, Chairman UAE, International Human Rights Organization, films, mentor.

CityCon Awards Committee

HH Datu Pradeep Sapkota, Nepal

HH Datu Pradeep Sapkota serves as a Datu (Prince) of The Royal House of Baloi and a distinguished member of The Royal Chivalric Order of Baloi. Director of SUNWay Research and Innovation Center.

CityCon Awards Committee