
Ms. Kai (Grace)
Zhang has solid experience in facilitating international cooperation in
research and innovation, education, public/private partnership and social
innovation between Europe and other regions.
Currently Kai is
leading the activities for EU-China Study on IoT and 5G (EXCITING) project as
part of the Coordinator’s team and User Engagement for Large Scale Pilots in
the Internet of Things (U4IoT) project as support to the project Coordinator;
Kai also provides support to additional projects in Martel. Key activities that
Kai has been involved in within these projects include development of market
research, open call management, policy analysis, feasibility and benchmarking
studies, coordination and implementation of dissemination and communication,
among others. Additionally, she is highly skilled in international event
management.
Prior to Martel,
Kai was a Senior Consultant at a Portuguese consultancy and has efficiently
managed activities of mainly European Commission (EC) projects, e.g. DG
Research and Innovation – H2020/FP7, DG GROW, DG Education and Culture, DG COMP
and EuropeAid. She was among the most successful bid winners for projects
related to Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) international cooperation
concerning APAC region – mainly China/Southeast Asia/the Pacific.
Kai comes from a
multicultural background and has received education in both China (Shanghai
International Studies University, B.A. degree in English) and the United States
(University of Pennsylvania, M.S.Ed degree in Intercultural Communication).
Sessions in which Kai Zhang participates
- Registration ARoS Museum - ARoS Registration Desk
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- GIoTS Opening ARoS Museum - ARoS Museum Auditorium
- 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Networking Events
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- Coffee Break ARoS Museum - ARoS Food Hall
- 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | 30 minutes
- Networking Events
- STARTS Talk on Human Touch AI (Part I) ARoS Museum - ARoS Museum Auditorium
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- VICINITY, an IoT Platform for the Ulitimate Privacy INCUBA Katrinebjerg - Incuba Undervisning 5523-121
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
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- Discussing Next Generation Internet Technology and Policy Workshop Aarhus University - Nygaard undervisning 5335-184
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
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- Networking Lunch ARoS Museum - ARoS Food Hall
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- Privacy in the IoT and VICINITY - Legal Background, Standards, Business Models INCUBA Katrinebjerg - Incuba Undervisning 5523-121
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Workshop
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- Trust in the IoT ARoS Museum - ARoS Sky Room
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Paper Sessions
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- Coffee Break ARoS Museum - ARoS Food Hall
- 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Networking Events
- Main Track 2: IoT Applications, Services and Real Implementations (Part II) ARoS Museum - Sunset Lounge ARoS
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Paper Sessions
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- Welcoming Coffee & Registration Musikhuset Aarhus - Foyeren
- 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- IoT Week 2019 Welcoming Remarks (Opening Plenary Part I) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 15 minutes
- Panel
- High Level Visions on Technologies, Values and Achieving SDGs (Opening Plenary Part II) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
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- Strategic Visions on Future IoT Evolution – Towards a New IoT Paradigm for Business and Society (IoT Week 2019 Opening Plenary Part III) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Official Opening of the Public Expo: Future Smart Cities & Communities Musikhuset Aarhus - Foyeren
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- The Web of Things - and the Future of Business with Smart Data Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Keynote
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- IoT for Sustainable Development Goals: The Water Challenges (SDG6) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Talk
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- Next Generation Internet: Research Priorities and Funding Opportunities Musikhuset Aarhus - Falken 226
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Workshop
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- Startup Competition Welcome: Engaging with SMEs and StartUps in the Artificial Intelligence Wave Musikhuset Aarhus - Kammermusik
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- DevOps: the Future of Software Development for IoT Systems Workshop by SINTEF (session I) Musikhuset Aarhus - Duoen
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Workshop
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- Networking Lunch Musikhuset Aarhus - Food Hall
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- DevOps: the Future of Software Development for IoT Systems Workshop by SINTEF (session II) Musikhuset Aarhus - Duoen
- 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 2 hours
- Workshop
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- IoT for Sustainable Development Goals: Reducing Inequalities in Development Countries (SDG10) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- IoT and the 5G City Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- New Trends and Threats on Big Data, Smart Cities and Industry 4.0 Convergence Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Trust in Invisible Agents (Part II) Musikhuset Aarhus - Room 224
- 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | 45 minutes
- Workshop
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- The Future of AI-IoT Convergence for Industry Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- 5G, IoT and End-to-End Security Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- High-Level Panel - Leadership and SDGs Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Main Track 4: IoT Security, Privacy and Data Protection (Part III) ARoS Museum - Sunset Lounge ARoS
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Paper Sessions
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- Realizing IoT-5G Convergence (by TM Forum) Musikhuset Aarhus - Rytmisk Sal
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- Tourism, the New Paradigm for the IoT Ecosystem. Closing the Circle with One of the Most Vibrant Sectors of European Economy Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- Startup Competition Pitches Musikhuset Aarhus - Kammermusik
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- SDGs Sustainability Panel Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- Next Generation Internet: Research Priorities and Funding Opportunities for Internet of Things Musikhuset Aarhus - Trioen
- 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Panel
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- IoT Ecosystems and Partnerships Musikhuset Aarhus - Lille Sal
- 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- IoT Week and GIoTS Welcome Reception Aarhus City Hall - Aarhus City Hall
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Networking Events
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- Morning Coffee Musikhuset Aarhus - Food Hall
- 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | 15 minutes
- Networking Events
- IoT for Smart Cities & Communities Welcome Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | 45 minutes
- Panel
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- Workshop on Internet of Things Security and Privacy (WISP) - (Part I) ARoS Museum - Sunset Lounge ARoS
- 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Paper Sessions
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- Startup Competition Pitches Musikhuset Aarhus - Kammermusik
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- CONVERGENCE: Smart City Standardisation – Mapping the Landscape and Capacity - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Project results and Ecosystem Building: IoF2020 Status and Synergies Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Bridging the Standardization Gap: Insight into the Standards Creation Process (by ITU) Musikhuset Aarhus - Room 224
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Workshop
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- Exchanging Large Scale Pilot End-User Engagement Experiences (Part II) ARoS Museum - ARoS Sky Room
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Workshop
- INTEROPERABILITY: Towards Common Architectures and APIs - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- Networking Lunch Musikhuset Aarhus - Food Hall
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- How Service Providers Enables Business Transformation with IoT Musikhuset Aarhus - Lille Sal
- 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | 40 minutes
- Panel
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- Connected Payments in IoT Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | 40 minutes
- Panel
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- IoT in Mixed Reality Solutions Musikhuset Aarhus - Falken 226
- 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | 40 minutes
- Panel
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- The Challenges of the IoT Cross-Domain Integration Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | 40 minutes
- Keynote
- Data Worth Millions Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- IMPLEMENTATION: Cities on the Forefront of Market Creation - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Falken 226
- 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- Security and Privacy Compliance with GDPR in IoT for Smart Living Environments for Healthy Ageing Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- MONICA Solutions for Event Organisers: How Cities can use IoT to manage Sound and Security at Open-Air, Cultural and Sporting Events (LSP) Musikhuset Aarhus - Rytmisk Sal
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- Procurement and Marketplaces - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Falken 226
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- IoT for SDGs: How will IoT Techs transform the Renewable Energies Ecosystem in the next 20 years (SDG7) Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Panel
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- Workshop on Internet of Things Security and Privacy (WISP) - (Part IV) ARoS Museum - Sunset Lounge ARoS
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Paper Sessions
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- IoT Week 2019 & GIoTS 2019 Gala Dinner (with Announcement of the Winners of the Startup Competition) Tivoli Friheden - Tivoli Friheden
- 6:15 PM - 10:00 PM | 3 hours 45 minutes
- Networking Events
- Morning Coffee Musikhuset Aarhus - Food Hall
- 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | 15 minutes
- Networking Events
- High-Level Panel: IoT and Smart Cities & Communities for SDGs and Urban Agendas - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Lille Sal
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Blockchain for IoT Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Keynote
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- 5G for Connected Vehicles (LSP) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- U4IoT Sustainability Models for LSP’s (Session I) ARoS Museum - ARoS Sky Room
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Workshop
- EU - China IoT Industrial Cooperation: launch of Collaboration between AIOTI and AII Musikhuset Aarhus - Duoen
- 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Equity Free Funding Opportunities for Startups and SMEs Musikhuset Aarhus - Room 224
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Workshop
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- Fair and Open Smart Cities: Growing the Local IoT Data Infrastructure Partnerships - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Lille Sal
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- IoT Privacy by Design at the Time of GDPR Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- U4IoT Sustainability Models for LSP’s (Session II) ARoS Museum - ARoS Sky Room
- 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Workshop
- Networking Lunch Musikhuset Aarhus - Food Hall
- 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- Privacy by Design Smart Cities - Right to Privacy in Smart Cities - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Lille Sal
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- High Level Panel on IoT Future Demand & Research Priorities (by NGIoT & AIOTI) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- LSP Activity Group 01 Workshop: Large Scale Pilots exploitation ARoS Museum - Art Lounge ARoS
- 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 2 hours
- Workshop
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- Smart Homes, Smart Living & Tracking – IoT Inside and Out Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Talk
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- IoT – All Around Us: In Cities, Communities and Companies Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Panel
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- IoT Standards Trends and Convergence - Joint Workshop: Internet of Things for Smart Cities & Communities (IoT4SCC) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | 1 hour 15 minutes
- Keynote
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- IoT Week & GIOTS 2019 Closing Ceremony - “New Partnerships for Future IoT” Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Networking Events
- Farewell Cup of Wine Musikhuset Aarhus - Food Hall
- 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | 45 minutes
- Networking Events
- AIOTI General Assembly ARoS Museum - ARoS Museum Auditorium
- 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours 30 minutes
- Board Meeting
- IoT Forum Meeting & Program Coordination ARoS Museum - Sunset Lounge ARoS
- 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Board Meeting