Details

Headline

Techno Geopolitics & Geo-economics – GenAI Strategy – Science Diplomacy Advocate

Email

gert@hilgers.co.uk

First Name

Gert

Last Name

Hilgers

Nickname

Gert

Company Website

http://www.hilgers.co.uk

Biography

Independent Consultant based in Berlin, Germany

What I do
– Supporting cities and communities with their digital transformation journey (esp. on interoperability, AI, Local Digital Twins/Citiverse)
– Navigation on technological innovation (esp. on Generative AI and AI risk assessments)
– Advisory on techno geopolitical strategy (digital sovereignty, strategic autonomy, economic and technological protectionism)

Roles
– Local Digital Twin Strategist for Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)
– Guest Researcher at DTU Compute, Danish Technical University, Denmark (from Sep 2025)
– Juror, 1st UN Citiverse Challenge
– previous roles include
o Assistant Professor (Research) at the University of Warwick, UK
o Programme Manager, The Data Tank, Belgium

I am particularly keen on fostering dialogues and collaboration that strengthen Europe-Asia connections, having previously lived/worked in Singapore, Thailand, and mainland China.