SIDE EVENTS

This roundtable will bring together CEE and Baltic cities to exchange experiences and best practice in addressing the climate, energy and environmental challenges that cities currently face in relation to transport and mobility, with a particular emphasis on decarbonising transport systems, deploying innovation, and strengthening governance and stakeholder engagement.

This interactive event will help cities move from inspiration to implementation. As they tackle smart city challenges like climate adaptation, energy resilience, public wellbeing and digital transformation, participants will share practical experience on how smart lighting supports broader urban goals. Guided discussions and peer exchange will help explore concrete solutions and lessons learned for smarter and more sustainable cities at night.

This joint session of the different Working Groups of the Innpulso Network is aimed at sharing the results of the work carried out by them throughout 2026.

As cities transition toward sustainable urban mobility, the interaction between heavy vehicles, passenger cars, and vulnerable road users—particularly cyclists and pedestrians—presents a critical challenge. The FIA and Euro NCAP will co-host an exclusive, closed-door session focusing on vehicle and truck safety in dense urban environments.

A high-level gathering that connects Latin American cities, governments, innovators, and urban solution providers shaping the future of the region.


Hosted by Trend Smart Cities, the event creates a space for meaningful conversations, partnerships, and collaboration around the most pressing urban challenges in LATAM — from mobility and climate resilience to digital transformation and quality of life.

Joint Developments For Urban ResiLIence Connecting Users To Public Transport Through SpAce Technology - is an Horizon project aiming to bring the European Space stack closer to the downstream public transport market. In this open final event, we'll present the 10 innovative applications and the results of the pilots across Europe.

The convening of the Coalition of Global City CIOs at the Smart City Expo and World Congress forms part of a programme of activities taking place in Barcelona. This is the second convening of the group of digital and innovation leaders from major European cities this year.

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The European Forum for Urban Security will hold its Executive Committee Meeting within the framework of the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona. The meeting will bring together Efus Executive Committee members, representatives of member cities to discuss the organisation’s strategic priorities, governance matters, ongoing projects, and future initiatives related to urban safety, security, and sustainable urban development.

Exclusive, closed-door incubation workshop focused on safe mobility innovation to ensure that emerging technologies, startups, and mobility operators that are actively reshaping the urban transport landscape, keep safety at the heart of their services.

This open side event will launch NewMed2030 and its regional Community of Practice, connecting cities, donors and practitioners around practical approaches to urban resilience, participatory planning and inclusive local development. The session will combine a short launch, city/practitioner voices and an interactive exchange on how Mediterranean cities can turn local experience into regional learning.

The Mobility Institute brings together its ecosystem of public and private stakeholders representing Spain’s urban mobility and transport sector. The event will serve as a platform to share perspectives on the sector’s key challenges and to discuss the potential impact of emerging trends.

The Mobility Institute brings together its ecosystem of public and private stakeholders representing Spain’s urban mobility and transport sector. The event will serve as a platform to share perspectives on the sector’s key challenges and to discuss the potential impact of emerging trends.

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Ten mixed groups address one city challenge each: diagnose causes, propose solutions, and produce detailed action plans. Groups share findings, then the session closes with a synthesis and coordination plan.

Participants to the side event will actively engage with real and challenging cases. Starting from ongoing projects, we will share strategies, issues and approaches with peers, and translate those insights into action through a curated walkthrough of the SCEWC exhibition where specific challenges will be connected with the actual technologies and vendors on the floor.

Hosted by the ICF, this full-day side event explores how communities can move from smart technology adoption to intelligent, people-centered impact. Leaders from the Netherlands, Canada, the United States, Spain, Brazil, Taiwan and more will discuss AI, infrastructure, governance, collaboration and innovation strategies that strengthen local economies and improve citizen quality of life.

This workshop will deep-dive into the Open Mobility Foundation, Amsterdam, and NTM’s blueprint to standardize near-incident data exchange between urban authorities, light electric vehicle OEMs and shared mobility providers using the Mobility Data Specification. The workshop will explore potential use cases, build an implementation and use case roadmap for action, and establish the building blocks for European application and partnerships.

Participants to the side event will actively engage with real and challenging cases. Starting from ongoing projects, we will share strategies, issues and approaches with peers, and translate those insights into action through a curated walkthrough of the SCEWC exhibition where specific challenges will be connected with the actual technologies and vendors on the floor.