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Learn, don’t sell
No vendor talks, no stands, no lead generation. Everything is designed so you walk away with lessons you can apply.
Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm · Barcelona
IAton 2027
AI in production in the public sector
La convocatòria i la preinscripció s’obren el 4 de novembre
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01Where we start
AI already works in government. What’s missing is a trusted space to share it.
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Public-sector AI events are needed to create trusted spaces for knowledge transfer between administrations.
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Decision-makers want to know what it cost, how long it took and what went wrong. That information is only shared between peers, in confidence.
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Administrations that already have real projects up and running have the answers. IAton is the place to share them.
02The idea
IAton is not a sales event.
It’s a learning event.
A trusted space for knowledge transfer between administrations, built on real projects: results, costs and mistakes.
03Why IAton
Three rules that make it different
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Real projects only
Every case is a real project that has been running with users for at least 3 months. And every speaker also explains what didn’t work.
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Transparent selection
6 public-sector experts choose the cases using public criteria. Neither the organisers nor the sponsors vote.
04Six tracks
9 real projects across 6 tracks
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Cybersecurity
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Public safety and emergencies
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Urban management
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Citizen relations
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Process automation
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ICT infrastructure
Round table
05Programme
9:00 — 18:00
Wednesday 27 January 2027 · Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm, Barcelona.
Morning
- Arrival
- Official opening
- Keynote: context
- Cases 1–33 × 20′
- Breakfast
- Round table
- Cases 4–63 × 20′
Afternoon
- Lunch
- Event 3
- Cases 7–93 × 20′
- Event 4
- Event 5
- Closing
06How to take part
Three ways to be part of IAton 2027
S’obre el 4/11
Submit your case
If your organisation has had AI in production since before 1 Sep 2026 in any of the 6 tracks, submit it from 4 Nov to 1 Dec.
- A Spanish public administration or its public sector
- In production with users for 3+ months
- Willing to explain what didn’t work, too
S’obre el 4/11
Sign up
Pre-registration from 4 Nov with a work email. Only 100 validated seats.
Pre-registerAlways open
Join as a sponsor
Public and academic bodies that want to spread the word. Companies and foundations, as sponsors under clear rules.
Get in touch07How cases are selected
From an open call to 9 cases on stage
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Open call
Open to any Spanish public administration and its public sector
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Evaluation
2 evaluations per submission using a 100-point rubric
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Verification
Interviews with the 18–20 finalists to check the data
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Deliberation
The committee picks 9 cases in total according to the selected submissions
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Programme
Programme preparation with the 12 selected cases
07.1Who selects
Six public-sector experts choose the cases
The organisers act as technical secretariat, with no vote.
Dani Marco
Director of Innovation, CTTI
Josep Miquel Salgado
Head of the Office for Local Innovation, Integrity and Digital Transformation
Miquel Estapé
Managing Director
Andreu Francisco
Director General
Marga Bonmatí
Deputy Manager for Digital Transformation, Data and ICT
Laura Sunyol
Director of Innovation and Digital Transformation
07.2Evaluation criteria
Evidence counts for more than scale
100points on the evaluation rubric
A balanced programme
- 3+ levels of government
- 4+ cases from outside Catalonia
08Formats
Formats built for learning, not for showing off
Common template
20 minutes per case with the same structure: problem, solution, results, real costs and timelines, what didn’t work and what they’d do today. All 9 cases are comparable.
Six discussion topics
Six topics to discuss during the congress. Speakers and attendees go deeper into each one, with a committee expert as facilitator.
What didn’t work
A journalist interviews 5 speakers with uncomfortable questions. No recording, no streaming: what’s said in the room stays in the room.
09Who it’s for
A room of peers, not an audience of customers
100
people at most, the vast majority from the public sector, with free, validated registration
60 %
senior, decision-making profiles: CIOs, CDOs, heads of service, secretaries and comptrollers
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stands, vendor talks or lead generation
10What you take away
The day ends at 18:00. The learning doesn’t.
27.01.2027
Comparable case sheets
for all 9 cases, with costs, timelines, contacts and lessons
17.02.2027
IAton 2027 Report
with the committee’s 10 lessons and the conclusions from the 6 topics
2 meetups / year
IAton Community
of speakers, committee and attendees, with 2 online meetups a year
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Registration is free and validated. There are 100 seats.
Who can register?
Public-sector professionals, using a work email.
I work for a company. Can I attend?
The room is mostly public sector, and there are no stands, vendor talks or lead generation. Companies and foundations can support IAton as sponsors, under public rules that are the same for everyone.
What does a case need to qualify?
It must be an AI project from a Spanish public administration or its public sector, in production since before 1 Sep 2026, with users for at least 3 months, in one of the 6 tracks. And you must also explain what didn’t work.
How many cases will be presented?
9 cases will be presented in total, distributed across tracks according to the selected submissions.
Will the day be recorded?
The “What didn’t work” session is neither recorded nor streamed: what’s said in the room stays in the room. After the event you’ll receive the sheets for all 9 cases and, on 17 February, the IAton 2027 Report.
Is food provided?
Yes: coffee at registration, a coffee break, a networking lunch by track and an afterwork with Damm beers.
I have accessibility needs.
Let us know at info@iaton.cat when you pre-register and we’ll prepare in good time.
12Sponsors
Supported by
Sponsors support IAton under public rules that are the same for everyone: they have no say in the programme or the case selection.
See you on 27 January
Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm · Barcelona · 9:00–18:00 · afterwork with Damm beers
iaton.catinfo@iaton.cat#IAton2027
13Getting there
Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm
C/ del Rosselló, 515 · 08025 Barcelona
- L5L2 Sagrada Família
- L5 Sant Pau | Dos de Maig
A trusted space for knowledge transfer between administrations