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.interveo.eu
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)

Current and selected previous roles:
– Local Digital Twin Strategist for Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)
– Juror, 1st UN Citiverse Challenge
– Assistant Professor (Research) at the University of Warwick, UK
– 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.

Thoughts shared via https://www.riskymatters.com.