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Thematic Roundtable

Citiverse Rising: Virtual Worlds and AI Agents for Urban Transformation

Enabling Technologies

Tuesday 04, 13:05h - 13:50h | Stage: Tech X Cities All Passes

2025-11-04 13:05 2025-11-04 13:50 Europe/Madrid Citiverse Rising: Virtual Worlds and AI Agents for Urban Transformation

Discover how virtual worlds and federated AI agents are transforming the way cities are designed, governed, and experienced. This session explores the emerging "Citiverse" — a next-generation digital ecosystem empowering inclusive, data-driven, and participatory urban transformation.

Stage: Tech X Cities

Discover how virtual worlds and federated AI agents are transforming the way cities are designed, governed, and experienced. This session explores the emerging "Citiverse" — a next-generation digital ecosystem empowering inclusive, data-driven, and participatory urban transformation.

Speakers

Christina Yan Zhang — Speaker

Christina Yan Zhang

CEO The Metaverse Institute

London, United Kingdom

Cristina Bueti — Speaker

Cristina Bueti

Focal Point on Smart Sustainable Cities and AI-powered Virtual Worlds International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Geneva, Switzerland

Hyoung Jun Kim — Speaker

Hyoung Jun Kim

Chair ITU-T Study Group 20

Taejon, South Korea

Aline Matta — Speaker

Aline Matta

Head - Senior Programme Management Officer United Nations Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities

Paris, France

Kamelia Kemileva — Moderator

Kamelia Kemileva

Co-Director, Programmes and Administration Global Cities Hub

Geneva, Switzerland

Okan Geray — Speaker

Okan Geray

Steering Committee Chair Global Initiative on Virtual Worlds and AI

United Arab Emirates

Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio — Speaker

Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio

Professor Harvard University

Cambridge, United States of America

Roland van der Heijden — Speaker

Roland van der Heijden

Chief Citiverse Officer Municipality of Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Organizers

Smart City Expo World Congress

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

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