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GovTech 4 Impact World Congress 2026

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he GovTech 4 Impact World Congress (G4I 2026) is a high-level forum gathering international government leaders who are driving transformation within their institutions. In its 3rd edition, the event addresses urgent challenges faced by the public sector, such as technological disruption and evolving citizen expectations. The Congress provides a platform to…

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33Voices
15Underwriters
0Exhibitors
9On the bill · sessions
31Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at GovTech, in alphabetical order.
Adolfo Sanz de Diego
Head of the Educational Platforms Service · Madrid Region
Albert Tort
Secretary of Telecommunications and Digital Transformation · Government of Catalonia
Alex Wong
Ana Almeida Bento
Account Manager · Nextcloud
Ana Rita Pereira
Public Sector Verticals Leader for Europe, Middle East & Africa · Microsoft
Audrey Tang
Right Livelihood Award Winner; Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador; Taiwan’s 1st Digital Minister
Carlos
Carlos Santiso
Senior Advisor on Digital Government and Artificial Intelligence · Directorate of Public Governance of the OECD
Christine Bellamy
Interim Director General, Digital Products Group · Government Digital Service of the United Kingdom
Dirk Heberling
Director · IHF – Institute of High Frequency Technology
Fernando de Pablo
Fernando de Pablo Martín
Digital Office Director · City of Madrid
Giulio Quaggiotto
Igor Lys
Inmaculada Sanz
Deputy Mayor · Madrid City Council
Inmaculada Sanz Otero
Jana Krimpe
Jonas Onland
Chief Vision Officer · Serendipity Tech
Juan Corro
Managing Director of IAM · Madrid City Council
Laura Gilbert
Senior Director of AI · Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Manuel Kilian
Managing Director of the Global Government Technology Centre (GGTC) · Berlin
Manuel Sierra
Director de la ETSI Telecomunicación · Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

— and 11 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Euractiv
European Commission
Generalitat de Catalunya
GovInsider
i2cat
Inter-American Development Bank
Microsoft
Nextcloud
NFH
OECD
Procivis
Public Digital
Serendipity Tech
The World Bank
TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE
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The Programme

Selected from 9 sessions on the bill.
  • 13:00 -13:15

    Welcome Session – High-Level View

  • 13:15-13:45

    Welcome Session – Expert Committee Plenary

    The congress opens with insights from the G4I Expert Committee, setting the direction for three days focused on delivery, institutional transformation, and global collaboration. Th…

  • 13:45 – 14:30

    Fireside chat – Trustworthy Public Systems in an Age of Rapid Change

    A conversation on how governments can move quickly without losing trust, drawing on lessons from democratic innovation, digital resilience, and the responsible use of AI. The sessi…

  • 15:15-15:45

    Panel Session: Universities

  • 15:15-15:55

    Panel Session: AI in Action: From Policy to Implementation

    Governments around the world have adopted AI strategies, yet translating them into operational delivery remains a challenge. This session focuses on how public institutions are mov…

  • 15:55 – 16:10

    Industry Session: Digital Sovereignty for the Real World: Detecting Fraud, Protecting Public Funds, Securing Data.

    How can governments detect fraud, protect public funds, and secure sensitive data while maintaining full digital sovereignty? This session introduces the SICPA Digital Sovereign Pl…

  • 16:10 – 16:40

    Industry Session: Real-world implementation: How to build a sovereign public digital infrastructure?

    Can governments deliver modern, user-friendly digital services while maintaining full control over data and governance? This session explores how public institutions are achieving …

  • 16:40 – 16:55

    Study Presentation: The Agentic State Decoded: A Function-Based Assessment of Government Readiness

    This session presents the 2026 Global State of GovTech Report, offering a systematic assessment of where agentic AI can create the greatest public value. Evaluating 70 core governm…

  • 16:55 – 17:20

    Fireside Chat: Trust at Scale: Building Citizen-Centred Services in the Age of AI Agents

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 31 companies show up — and 5 bet on three roles at once?

31 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
5All threespeak · spons · exh
10Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
16Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

European Commission·Inter-American Development Bank·Microsoft·Nextcloud·Serendipity Tech

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

33% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite26%
  • Director / Head of927%
  • Manager / Lead412%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles1752%

Of 33 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01European CommissionSp1V
  2. 02Inter-American Development BankSp1V
  3. 03MicrosoftSp1V
  4. 04NextcloudSp1V
  5. 05Serendipity TechSp1V
  6. 06EuractivSp
  7. 07Generalitat de CatalunyaSp
  8. 08GovInsiderSp
  9. 09i2catSp
  10. 10NFHSp
  11. 11OECDSp
  12. 12ProcivisSp
  13. 13Public DigitalSp
  14. 14The World BankSp
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
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100% of 15