GovTech & Public Sector

Smart City Expo World Congress

The Smart City Expo World Congress is the leading smart cities event and the world's leading event on urban innovation, focused on exploring market-ready urban solutions. Its audience includes corporations, governments, city officials, startups, investors, and academia.

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The essentials

Event details

Dates
3 November 2026 to 5 November 2026
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Organiser
Fira de Barcelona
Expected attendance
27,000
Industry
GovTech & Public Sector

Public discussion

What people are saying

Official hashtag #smartcityexpo

Agenda themes

Topics covered

  • Enabling Technologies
  • Mobility
  • Housing
  • Governance
  • Blue Economy

On stage

Speakers

  • Nikolas BadmintonChief Futurist & Hope Engineer
  • Teresa RiesgoSecretary General for Innovation, Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities
  • Bilel JamoussiDeputy Director, ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau
  • Yvonne Aki-SawyerrMayor, City of Freetown, Sierra Leone
  • Andre DickensMayor, City of Atlanta, U.S
  • Bibiana AidoRegional Director, UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean
  • Chiara CorazzaPresident
  • Ayumi Moore AokiFounder and CEO, Women in Tech Global
  • Cristian CantonAssociate Director, Barcelona Supercomputing Center
  • Helle JuulFounder and President, Juul Frost Architects and INTA
  • Carlo BattistiPresident, Living Future Europe
  • Elisabeth MaiglerDirector for Central America, Friedrich

On the floor

Sponsors and partners

  • ARAMCO
  • DAHUA
  • DELL TECHNOLOGIES
  • DELOITTE
  • FCC
  • Google
  • MICROSOFT
  • SMART PORTS
  • URBIO
  • VEOLIA
  • EUROPEAN COMISSION
  • ICEX
  • RED.ES
  • GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA
  • DIPUTACIO BCN
  • AMB
  • AJUNTAMENT BCN
  • C40 CITIES
  • CCRE
  • CEMR

Logistics

Where to stay

Places to stay near the venue.

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