Preliminary Conference Programme
IEEE IHTC 2024
The Scientific and Program Committees and all panel organisers are delighted to announce the preliminary programme for IHTC 2024.
Please be aware that changes to the programme might occur.
Wednesday November 27, 2024
8:30 – Registration opening
9:00 – 10:30
Welcome statements
- Francesco Cupertino, Magnifico Rettore Politecnico di Bari;
- Vincenzo Piuri, IEEE Region 8 Director;
- Tiziana Tambosso, IEEE Region 8 Conference Coordination Committee Chair;
- Massimo La Scala, IHTC 2024 General Chair;
- Local authorities: Municipality of Bari, Head of Regione Puglia Industry Department, Registered Engineers Council.
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00
Plenary speeches
- Stefano Besseghini, President of ARERA Italian Energy Regulator (confirmed): “Energy poverty: subtle to define, difficult to contrast”.
- Lwanga Herbert, Chair-IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board (confirmed): “Engineering, a better world for all”.
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 15:30
Plenary Session – Future Environmental & Humanitarian Challenges
- Giovanna Ceglie, Director United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) (confirmed): “UNGSC Hub of expertise and services of supply chain and digital technology in support of UN operational needs”.
- Soichiro Yasukawa, Chief of the Disaster Risk Reduction Unit – UNESCO Natural Science Sector (confirmed).
- Valeria Termini, CNEL (National Council of Economy and Occupation – CNEL) (confirmed).
- International Energy Agency (confirmed, remote).
- Paul Cunningham, IEEE R8 Climate Change Committee Chair (confirmed): “Enabling Technological Innovation Addressing Environmental and Humanitarian Challenges”.
- René Garello, Chair of the Ocean Best Practices Systems (OBPS) – UNESCO/IOC/IODE, IEEE President of Oceanographic Society, President of the IEEE France Section (confirmed): “Ocean Sustainability and the Impact on Humanity”.
- Semida Silveira, Professor Cornell University, CEET UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (confirmed, remote): “Humanitarian technologies to build climate resilience”.
- Round of Q&A
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 18:00
Technical Sessions
Thursday November 28, 2024
8:30 – 10:30
Technical Sessions
8:30 – 13:30
IEEE R8 Climate Challenges (to be confirmed)
- 8:30 – 13:30 Technological Innovations for Climate Action Challenge
- 8:30 – 10:30 AI in Enhanced Wheater Forecasting
- 11:00 – 13:30 Disaster-Resilient Communication
9:30 – 10:30
HTB Panel #1: Engineering with purpose: The New Humanitarian Technologies Approach
Moderator: Mariela Machado.
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 13:30
Energy Regulation in Europe, Africa and Middle East – Plenary session
- Alberto Biancardi, International Relations at Gestore dei Servizi Energetici – GSE Spa (The Italian Energy Services Agency) (confirmed).
- Houda Ben Jannet Allal / Matteo Urbani, Organisation Méditerraéenne de l’Energie e du Climat (confirmed)
- Bardhi Hoxha / Hasan Ozkoc, MEDREG (confirmed)
- Gianluca Sambucini, UNECE (online – confirmed)
- Branislav Prelevic, Energy Regulatory Agency of Montenegro (confirmed)
- Petrit Ahmeti / Elton B. Radheshi, Albanian Energy Regulatory Authority (to be confirmed)
- Salvio Lanza, Balkan Energy School (BES) (to be confirmed)
- Roberto Vigotti, RES4Africa (to be confirmed)
- Round of Q&A.
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break
14:30 – 17:00
Research & Industry for the Energy Transition- Plenary session
- Marcello Capra, SETPLAN – Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (confirmed).
- Giorgio Graditi, Direttore Generale, ENEA (confirmed).
- Franco Cotana, CEO Ricerca Sistema Energetico (RSE) (confirmed).
- Vincenzo Ranieri, CEO e-distribuzione S.p.A. (confirmed).
- Francesco Del Pizzo, Executive Vice President for Grid Development Strategies and Dispatching at the Terna Group (confirmed).
- ENI SpA (to be appointed).
- Acquedotto Pugliese (AQP) (to be appointed).
- Round of Q&A.
17:00 – 17:30 Coffee break
17:30 – 19:30
IEEE R8 Industry Workshop on Connecting the Unconnected
- Mohammad Galal Khafagy / Nihel Ben Youssef, IEEE Region 8 Action for Industry: “Bridging the Digital Divide: Towards Connecting the Unconnected”.
- Speaker to be confirmed, Telecom Operator (TIM/Vodafone): “Complementing Terrestrial Networks with Satellite Coverage and its Affordability”.
- Speaker to be confirmed, Nokia: “Affordable Network Infrastructure for Rural Areas”.
- John Matogo, Past Chair, IEEE Region 8 Action for Industry / IBM CSR Leader, Middle East and Africa: “Role of Industry Corporate Social Responsibility & Voice of Africa”.
- Magdalena Salazar Palma, Chair of European Public Policy: “Policy Maker View”.
- Mohamed Slim Alouini, IEEE Fellow, Professor of Wireless Communications KAUST UNESCO Chair on Connecting the Unconnected: “UNESCO Initiatives”.
- Round of Q&A.
17:30 – 19:30
IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities: Workshop on SIGHT Groups Activities, Operations and Management
Speaker to be confirmed.
17:30 – 19:30
Technical sessions
21:00 – 23:30 Gala dinner
Friday November 29, 2024
9:30 – 11:30
Panel on: Coupling Water and Energy Infrastructures
Sponsored and organized by Acquedotto Pugliese S.p.A..
9:30 – 13:00
IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Ignite Session on SIGHT Group Stories to Inspire and Get Inspired
Speaker to be confirmed.
9:30 – 11:30
Technical sessions
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break
12:00 – 13:00
HTB Panel #2: The future of Humanitarian Technologies
Speaker to be confirmed.
12:00 – 13:00
Competitions
Best PhD Student Competition
Best HT Entrepreneurship Idea – demo&poster Competition
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:00 – 16:00
IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Workshop on Humanitarian Projects Planning and Execution
Speaker list: George Papadimitriou, Miriam Cunningham.
14:00 – 16:00
Technical sessions
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30
HTB Panel #3: Empowering Africa through Industrial certified Electricity Education
Speaker list: Tom Murad, President IEEE Canada- Region 7 Director; Nader Imani, Executive Vice President Global Education Festo Didactic SE
16:30 – 18:30
IEEE R8 Humanitarian Activities Congress: Ignite Session on Humanitarian Project Opportunities and Successfully Implemented Project
Speaker list: George Papadimitriou, Miriam Cunningham.