Tony
Shannon
Tony Shannon
Head of Digital Services
Dublin | Ireland
Biography
Qualified in Medicine in University College Dublin. Trained & worked in Emergency Medicine & Informatics between Ireland, UK & the US over 20 years
Involved in a range of change/digital programmes & projects at local/regional/national/international levels over the last 20 years, initially in healthcare, then local government, now government/public sector.
Since Sept 2020 now Head of Digital Services, Office of Government Chief Information Officer, Department of Public Expenditure & Reform Interests in complex systems, societal & economic wellbeing, leadership, service improvement, information technology.
Leading on our Life Events Service and Digital Wallet implementations
Speaker session
High-level panel on the Interoperable Europe Act's Vision
COPPER HALL
This high-level panel will discuss the vision for cross-border interoperable of digital public services underlining the Interoperable Europe Act and the pillars needed to make the vision a reality. The speakers will share with the audience their vision on what success would like in 5 years' time and how this could pave the way towards an ‘Interoperable Europe’.
Moderator: Natalia Aristimuno, Director - Director Digital Services, Digital Enablers & Innovation, DG DIGIT, European Commission
Jan Smedts
CEO
Brussels | Belgium
Biography
Speaker session
High-level panel on the Interoperable Europe Act's Vision
COPPER HALL
This high-level panel will discuss the vision for cross-border interoperable of digital public services underlining the Interoperable Europe Act and the pillars needed to make the vision a reality. The speakers will share with the audience their vision on what success would like in 5 years' time and how this could pave the way towards an ‘Interoperable Europe’.
Moderator: Natalia Aristimuno, Director - Director Digital Services, Digital Enablers & Innovation, DG DIGIT, European Commission
Anastasia Sofou
External Service Provider
Leuven | Belgium
Biography
My career is centred on semantic modelling and linked data, underpinned by a robust academic background and extensive practical experience in AI and Machine Learning. Focusing on the advancement of semantic technologies, I have been an active contributor to the SEMIC community and team for several years. Currently, I am an external service provider for the European Commission, concentrating on knowledge transfer and semantic transformation within public administrations and European organizations. In this role, I promote SEMIC's assets and actions, establish guidelines to achieve and enhance semantic interoperability, and facilitate seamless information exchange. Beyond my current responsibilities, I am deeply interested in identifying innovative ways to pair symbolic and sub-symbolic AI by combining ontologies and LLMs.
Organisation
Interoperable Europe, DIGIT, EC
EU institution
Speaker session
High-level panel on the Interoperable Europe Act's Vision
COPPER HALL
This high-level panel will discuss the vision for cross-border interoperable of digital public services underlining the Interoperable Europe Act and the pillars needed to make the vision a reality. The speakers will share with the audience their vision on what success would like in 5 years' time and how this could pave the way towards an ‘Interoperable Europe’.
Moderator: Natalia Aristimuno, Director - Director Digital Services, Digital Enablers & Innovation, DG DIGIT, European Commission