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Upcoming Smart City Events

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Smart City Events in 2025

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UP2030

    • Barcelona (Spain), 3 November 2025

Urban Planning and Design ready for 2030

A high-impact conference focused on building just, resilient, and climate-neutral cities. This event brings together city practitioners, policymakers, urban planners, researchers, and key stakeholders to share knowledge and practical tools. Learn from the real-world experiences of 11 diverse cities and explore over 20 solutions designed to tackle today’s climate-related urban challenges.

Through workshops, discussions, and networking, you’ll gain valuable insights and connections to help drive meaningful change in your city or district. Don’t miss this unique event!

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 #scewc25 – MICAD Project Breakout Session 

    • Barcelona (Spain), 4 November 2025 13:05-13:50 IMPACT Tech Stage

Smart & Green Cities for All: The MICAD Vision Organized by Metropolis, World Association of Major Metropolises with input from UTA and Kentyou

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 #scewc25 – UTA Breakout Session 

    • Barcelona (Spain), 4 November 2025 17:05-17:50 IMPACT Tech Stage

The UTA is hosting a breakout session during the #SCEWC25. The event will bring together UTA members and partners to talk about pilots and development of Smart City Technology in Europe and Japan.

Wednesday 4th November from 17:05 to 17:50

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 #scewc25

    • Barcelona (Spain), 4 – 6 November 2025


MOVING CITIES TOWARDS A BETTER FUTURE

We help cities and territories become better places to live in by bringing them together and approaching the latest market-ready urban solutions.

Since 2011, the Smart City Expo World Congress has been the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Hosted annually in Barcelona, we bring together a powerful ecosystem of leaders from global companies, governments and strategic organizations driving real change.

By convening the brightest minds and the most cutting-edge technology, we are actively shaping a new urban paradigm: more sustainable, efficient and human-centered.

We don’t just imagine better cities—we’re actively building them. 

UTA is planning a stand at the expo and will be sharing the space with members, if you are interested in being present, co-organising an event with us or simply planning you time and want meet with us then send us a message contact@urbantechnologyalliance.org

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Navigate Mobility

    • Prague (Czech Republic), 13 November 2025

Navigate Mobility is a conference on urban transport and city planning.

The program features 15 thematic blocks focused on practical decision-making in sustainable urban mobility, people-oriented urban planning, and active and shared mobility.

The event will take place at the Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, Czech Republic and is preceded by a networking dinner for participants on the evening of 12 November.

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Smart City Events in 2026

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OASC Conference 2026

  • Fundão (Portugal), 28 – 29 January 2026


The OASC Conference 2026 is the flagship annual event of the Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities (OASC) network — a growing community of over 180 cities and regions across more than 35 countries, committed to building more open, interoperable and human-centric digital solutions for urban development.

The 2026 edition will explore how funded projects — from European programmes such as Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and Interregional Innovation Investments, to national and regional initiatives — are shaping the future of digital public services and infrastructure.

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Smart City Expo USA (#SCEUSA26)

  • West Palm Beach, Florida (USA), 14 – 15 April 2026

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SMART CITY EXPO USA IS THE USA’s LEADING EVENT FOR BUILDING MODERN, FUTURE-READY AND GLOBALLY-COMPETITIVE CITIES.

The U.S. edition of the world’s biggest and most influential event on urban innovation, Smart City Expo World Congress (#SCEWC) by Fira Barcelona.

Should the UTA plan a stand at the expo with our members? If you are interested in being present, co-organising an event with us or simply planning to visit, then let us know via a message contact@urbantechnologyalliance.org

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10th World Smart City Expo 

    • BEXCO, Busan (KOREA), 09 – 11 September 2026

The 10th World Smart City Expo, co-hosted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Science and ICT, will be held in the maritime city of Busan as the largest smart city event in Asia.

The Expo will showcase the latest global innovations and insights across transportation, mobility, infrastructure·construction, marine technologies, and AI solutions through exhibitions and the Leaders Forum, while offering diverse business programs designed to promote participating companies, strengthen their visibility, and support market expansion.

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Smart Country convention 2026 #SCCON26 

    • Berlin (Germany), 13 – 15 October 2026

How Digital Innovation Is Shaping the Public Sector.

The Smart Country Convention stands for three days of full program with all topics related to digitization, innovation and transformation of the public space. National and international personalities from administration, politics and associations will be on the big stages together with experts from science and the digital economy. Municipal heads as well as start-ups and founding teams will also make feasibility strategies for digital administration and services of general interest as well as the networked city tangible.

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Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 #SCEWC26 

    • Barcelona (Spain), 3 – 5 November 2026

Provisionally the date for the next SCEWC is already set for November 2026

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