Conference programme

9:00 – 9:30

Registration

9:30 – 9:45

Conference opening
- Katarzyna Szczepańska-Woszczyna, Vice-Rector for Science and Education of WSB University
- Grzegorz Kinelski, Moderator of the Q-Helix International Research Group Urban&Resilience, WSB University

9:45 – 10:15

Keynote speech - Damiano Fuschi, University of Insurbia, Italy
"Governs the Smart City? Urban Data, Technological Sovereignty and Environmental Health Monitoring"

10:15 – 12:30

Plenary session (onsite) 
Moderator: Grzegorz Kinelski, WSB Univeristy, Poland

10:15 - 10:30 Eric Zanghi, ISPGAYA, Portugal
"Smart Cities and the Nexus between Digital Inclusion, Energy Transition and Efficiency"

10:30 - 10:45 Solomon Kunle Omogbemi, WSB University, Poland
"Universities as Anchor Institutions for Multidimensional Smart-Community Resilience: Ethical AI Governance and Social Responsibility in Dąbrowa Górnicza"

10:45 - 11:00 Bohdan Molodets & Tetiana Bulana, Dnipro University, Ukraine
"Air Quality Monitoring System as a Tool for Strengthening Climate Resilience of Smart Cities"

11:00 - 11:15 Aykhan Azizov, WSB University, Poland
"The Smart City Paradox: Building cities that can handle the unexpected"

11:15 - 11:30 Elchin Mirzayev, WSB University, Poland
"Data-Driven Assessment of Smart City Resilience: A Comparative Study of Selected Cities"

11:30 - 11:45 Edyta Szczepankiewicz, WSB university, Poland

"The Role of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles in Sustainable Mobility and Smart City Resilience:
A Case Study of the OMODA 9 Super Hybrid"

11:45 - 12:00 Long Ngoc Ho &Thi Hong Oanh Le, The University of Danang, Vietnam
"Building a Sustainable Quintuple Helix Partnership Ecosystem through Global Engagement: Lessons from the University of Danang"

12:00 - 12:15 Robert Kiraly, University of Presov, Slovakia
"The Environmental Dimension of the Smart City Concept: An Analysis of the Implementation Capacities of Selected District Towns in Eastern Slovakia"

12:15 - 12:30 Grzegorz Kunikowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
"From Resilience to Systemic Risk: A Framework for Scenario-Based Modelling"

12:30 - 13:00 – Scientific discussion

13:00 – 14:00

14:00 – 14:30

Lunch break 

Keynote speech - Marcin Kraśniewski, University of Pavia, Italy
"CITTASLOW: Rethinking Smart Cities through Human Needs and Quality of Life"

14:30 – 17:00

Plenary session (online) 
Moderator: Joanna Wójcik-Chodorowska, WSB Univeristy, Poland

14:30 - 14:45 Daniel Koshnarev, Regional Superintendent for Ukraine, Ukraine
"From Cyber Resilience to AI-Powered Smart Cities: Strategic Lessons from Microsoft’s Digital Transformation Ecosystem"

14:45 - 15:00 Lateef Adesola Akinyemi, University of South Africa, South Africa and Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
"Building Green Smart Cities with 6G Technology"

15:00 - 15:15 Isiaka Adeniran Akinyemi, Lagos State University, Ojo-Lagos, Nigeria
"Government Digital Inclusion Policy Adoption and the Digital Divide Index in Smart Cities: Evidence from Lagos State"

15:15 - 15:30 Kinga Celej-Jemioł, WSB University, Poland
"From Point Cloud to Function: Staged Digital Documentation of Legacy Industrial Infrastructure in Industrial Regeneration and Investment-Support Areas."

15:30 - 15:45 Joanna Borkowska, English Education Foundation, Poland
"Becoming Urban Residents: Digital Resilience and Civic Belonging Among Young Student-Migrants in a Smart City Ecosystem"

15:45 - 16:00 Rajab Guliyev, WSB University, Poland
"AI-Driven Decision-Making and Organizational Performance: Building Resilience through AI Agents in Smart Cities"

16:00 - 16:15 Agnieszka Ganiek, WSB University, Poland
"Deinstitutionalisation of Social Services as a Smart Community Strategy: Between Public Administration, NGOs and Residents"

16:15 - 16:30 Jolanta Domańska & Beata Tkacz, WSB University, Poland
"DomFit: A Community Initiative for Active Ageing and Social Resilience"

16:30 - 16:45 - Scientific discussion

16:45 - 17:00 Closing remarks for 1st day of the event

9:30 – 9:45

Introduction
Grzegorz Kinelski, moderator of the Q-Helix International Research Group Urban&Resilience, WSB University, Poland

9:45 – 10:15

Keynote speech - János Balázs Kocsis, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary
"Beyond Techno-Utopia and Techno-Scepticism: Smart Cities, AI and the Logic of Urban Development"

10:15 – 10:30

Case study of smart city technology implication
Grzegorz Obajtek, Nexcharge, Poland
"Nexcharge - powering inclusive mobility through reliable IoT connectivity"

10:30 – 11:30

Expert debate - ESG in Smart Cities
Moderator: Jarosław Kacprzak, Future Processing Fliwice, WSB University, Poland

Participants:
Katarzyna Kobierska - Director of the City Development Bureau, Gliwice City Hall
Ryszard Kulik - Klub Myśli Ekologicznej Foundation
Łukasz Gruszczyk - Managing Director, SmartFlow by Future Processing

11:30 – 13:00

Smart Cities presentations
Moderator: Grzegorz Kinelski, moderator of Q-Helix International Research Group Urban&Resilience, WSB University, Poland

11:30 - 11:45 Adriana Witkowska, Metropolis GZM, Head of Socio-Economic Development Division
11:45 - 12:00 Katarzyna Kamieniobrodzka-Bartosik, Silesian Association of Municipalities and Districts, Self-government Projects and Analysis Manager
12:00 - 12:15 Karolina Ostrowska, Piekary Śląskie City Hall, Head of the Strategy and Development Department
12:15 - 12:30 Magdalena Faracik, Siemianowice Śląskie, Head of the Digitalization and New Technologies Department
12:30 - 12:45 Ewelina Włoch, Rybnik City Hall, Head of the Digitalization and New Technologies Department

12:45 - 13:00 Scientific discussion

13:00 – 14:00

14:00 – 15:30

PARALELL
14:00 – 15:30

Expert debate - Implementing dual-use technologies in Smart Cities

Place: Auditorium D

Moderator: Jacek Szołtysek, Head of the Department of Social Logistics, University of Economics in Katowice, University of Economics in Katowice, Poland

Participants:
Konrad Gołota - Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
Grzegorz Kinelski - President of the Management Board, Enea Group
Adam Leszkiewicz - President of the Management Board, Polish Armaments Group
Leszek Pietraszek - Chairman of the Management Board, Upper Silesian - Dąbrowa Basin Metropolis