Title: Digital twin and knowledge transfer in risk management and decision-making process

Biography: After some years of research in the field of numerical simulation of shallow water waves he started his professional career as environmental and GIS consultant responsible for Central and East Europe. He has been involved in the design and implementation of the first environmental information systems in Germany, Poland, and Ukraine in the 90ies of the last century. From the beginning his focus has been on decentralized structures to manage ventures with high volume and long timeline. The ideas and models have been continuously evaluated in operational work in the public sector, utilities, and transport & logistics. With vast experience in international projects and analyzing large international projects by Quality Assurance and Risk Management, Roland Spranz is working on decentralized management frameworks for transformation processes. Knowledge Management and Knowledge Transfer a key enabler for all stakeholders on the path to a Smart Future. Roland Spranz is Author of the book: GIS-Projektplanung und Projektmanagement.