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Smart City Expo World Congress 2026

3 November 2026 – 5 November 2026

Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain

Smart City Expo World Congress has been held in Barcelona since 2011 and brings together leaders from global companies, governments and organisations working on cities and urban innovation. The event is organised around four main areas: a congress programme of urban experts, the Innovation Playground for startups, pitches and demos, an expo where international companies show implemented projects and market-ready solutions, and a programme of side events and activities. Topics include enabling technologies, energy and environment, mobility, housing, governance and economy, living and inclusion, infrastructure and building, and the blue economy.

368 sessions · 584 speakers

Media Partners (36)

Ferpress · Ecoconstrucción · TRANSPORTE XXl · Devdiscourse · Economista.pl · Equipamiento y Servicios Municipales · Club Globals · Smart City Journal · CIO Review Europe · Eye of Riyadh · UrbanNext · A&S Adria · Ajuntament Impulsa · Smart City Mag · Interempresas · Impact · Green Mobility Magazine · SmartCitiesWorld · IoT Now · Cities Today · Technology Record · Kurrant · REVOLVE · StartupCity · World Construction Today · Chantiers du Maroc · Sembrando Sentido · Carrilbus · AI Cities · esmartcity · Canale Energia · Transport Advancement · Future Transport News · Parking.net · IT Key Media · Tecnonews

Sponsors (26)

URBIO · OpenWeather · KPMG · Abysalto · Fonroche Lighting · Dell Technologies · BSM · València Innovation Capital · Veolia · Ubiwhere · Arrive · City of North Miami Beach · GS E&C · Microsoft · FCCenviro · Sand Technologies · UKRinfosystems · Aramco · esri · Nvidia · TAMM – Abu Dhabi Government Services Platform · Curiosity Lab · Deloitte · Sorigué · Lower Saxony / Metropolitan Region · EY

Association Partners (125)

European Construction and sustainable built environment Technology Platform · Open Data France – ODF · Local and Regional Governments Time Network · SDSN Global Commission for Urban SDG Finance · Clúster de Innovación para la Micromovilidad Eléctrica – CLIME · ATEGRUS · Col·legi d’Ambientòlegs de Catalunya – COAMB · EPIC - European Photonics Industry Consortium · Institut VEDECOM · US Proptech Council · Asociación Española de Aparcamientos y Garajes – ASESGA · Trusted Connectivity Alliance · MobilityData · Australian Smart Communities Association · Bable Smart Cities · Leading Cities · Asociación de Municipios de México A.C. (AMMAC) · Efficient Buildings Europe · Partners for Automated Vehicle Education Europe – PAVE EUROPE · ColisActiv’ · International Pneumatic Waste Collection Association – IPWCA · Col·legi Oficial de graduats i Enginyers Tècnics de Telecomunicació de Catalunya – COETTC · Plataforma tecnológica Española de la Construcción – PTEC · Cluster TOTEM · European Association of Remote Sensing Companies – EARSC · Major Cities of Europe – MCE · International Society of City and Regional Planners – ISOCARP · Intelligent Community Forum – ICF · Secartys Group · Implementation Working Group on Energy Efficiency in Buildings – IWG5 · Federación Empresarial Catalana de Autotransporte de Viajeros – FECAV · Red de Ciudades y Territorios por la Bicicleta – RedBici · Associació de municipis per la Mobilitat i el Transport Urbà – AMTU · African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation – ASCIF · Corporación de Territorios Inteligentes y Sostenibles – CTIS · European Technology and Innovation Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling – RHC-ETIP · Transformatie Urban Mobility Initiative – TUMI · Standing Conference of Towns and Municipalities of Serbia · G100 Smart and Sustainable Cities Wing – G100 · Asociación Española de Sombreado Solar – AESSO · AES - Asociación Española de Empresas de Seguridad · Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers – EUROBAT · ROTA · National Network of Green Municipalities · Youth For Public Transport (Y4PT) Foundation · Institute For European Energy and Climate Policy – IEECP · CityNet · Solar Impulse · Cluster SCC -Fondazione Cluster Tecnologie per le Smart Cities & Communities Lombardia · NextMove · Bundesverband Smart City – BVSC · Global Buildings Performance Network – GBPN · Italy Smart Cities Cluster · Forética · Association pour le devéloppement des usages numériques dans les territoires – ADCET · Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Equipamiento Urbano y Parques Infantiles – AFAMOUR · Climate Dividends · LightingEurope · Barcelona Centre for International Affairs – CIDOB · techUK · Asociación Nacional de Telemática para el Transporte y la Seguridad – TTS ITALIA · European Lighting Cluster Alliance – ELCA · AUSDER – Intelligent Transportation Systems Association of Türkiye · European Shippers’ Council – ESC · ITS Mobility – The cluster for intelligent mobility · European Railway Clusters Initiative – ERCI · European Cities and regions networking for innovate transport solutions – POLIS · European Forum for Urban Security – EFUS · WOMEN IN TECH ® Global · Col·legi d’Arquitectes de Catalunya- Architect’s Association of Catalonia – COAC · CREC – Waste Cluster of Catalonia · Elettricità Futura · Associació Catalana de Municipis – ACM · Future City Alliance – FCA · Clúster de l’Energia Eficient de Catalunya – CEEC · Airport City Developers Network – ACDN · BYCS · European Cluster for Mobility Solutions · Alliance of European Mayors – AEM · Asociación Española de Fabricantes de Iluminación (ANFALUM) · NALED · Federación Dominicana de Municipios – FEDOMU · World Urban Parks – WUP · ICT Innovation Cluster – PoloICT · CIAC. Clúster de la Indústria d'Automoció de Catalunya · Alliance for AI, IoT and Edge Continuum Innovation – AIOTI · Open Mobile Alliance – OMA · The Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centers – EUREC · Digital Catalonia Alliance · Eurotowns · Clúster de Iluminación de Catalunya – CICAT · Asociación de Empresas de Mantenimiento Integral y Servicios Energéticos – AMI · Cercle Tecnològic de Catalunya · Cities Forum · Federación Española de Vehículos de Movilidad Personal – Spanish Federation of Micromobility – FEVEMP · Consorcio Passivhaus · CIVITAS Initiative · Bundesverband Digitales Bauwesen (BDBau) · Connected Vehicle Trade Association · French Institute for Circular Economy – INEC · Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación – COIT · Le Pôle DERBI · Col·legi d’Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports- CCCPC · Smart Transportation Alliance – STA · Ametic · Micromobility for Europe · European Network of Living Labs – ENOLL · Asociación de Vehículos Eléctricos de Chile A.G. – AVEC · Amec · Lisbon Council · Mobility Institute RACC · Cluster Materials Avançats Catalunya · Fédération Nationale des Agences d’Urbanisme – FNAU · Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) · Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Eficiencia Energética – A3 E · PSNM – New Mobility Association · Association of Indonesian Municipalities – APEKSI · Airport Regions Council · Human Rights Cities Network · Clúster Habitat Eficiente – AEICE · Marmara Municipalities Union – MMU · IVÉO · The National Union of Romanian Employers (UNPR) · Catalan Water Partnership – CWP · Clúster Digital de Catalunya

Exhibitors (49)

KPMG · City of Yokohama · INCUBLY.HUB · Arup · Genetec · Elite · Dell Technologies · DXC Technology · Google Cloud · ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA · València Innovation Capital · European Commission · Asseco Poland · Veolia · GMV · Capgemini · Cisco · Kentkart · Mobilisights · norriv · Italian Trade Agency (ICE) · BSC AI Factory · SAS · Milesight · ICEX · Polytechnik · Microsoft · Berlin-Brandenburg Pavilion · Clover · Intel · Sand Technologies · Lazio Innova · Aramco · Business France · esri · Enterprise Greece · Swisscom Ventures · Itron · Innovation Agency Lithuania · Deloitte · WingDriver · Accenture · Nextbike · EY · FrankfurtRheinmain GMBH · Fluendo · ElevenLabs · Vaidio · BIP

Knowledge Partners (2)

WISSENSARCHITEKTUR – Laboratory of Knowledge Architecture (TU Dresden) · EUonAIR

Startups (3)

Clover · WingDriver · Lumen

Strategic Partners (28)

Smart City Institute Japan –  SCI-JAPAN · Connected Places Catapult · Cities Coalition for Digital Rights – CC4DR · Mercociudades · MedCities · Global Parliament of Mayors · WeGO | World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization · NetZeroCities · Asociación Latinoamericana de Metros y Subterráneos – ALAMYS · Associazione Nazionale Comuni italiani – ANCI · Red Argentina de Municipios Frente Al Cambio Climático – RAMCC · Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance – CNCA · RACC Mobility Club · The US Mayoral Roundtable · Red Innpulso · Deutscher Städtetag – Association of German Cities · Centro Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Estratégico Urbano –  CIDEU · ERTICO – ITS Europe · Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM) · Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes – RECI · URBACT · Resilient Cities Network · Asocapitales · Frente Nacional de Prefeitos – FNP · Union for the Mediterranean – UfM · Open & Agile Smart Cities & Communities – OASC · Romanian Smart City Association – ARSC · Arab Urban Developement Institute – AUDI

Supporting Partners (32)

Plug and Play · MRANTI · Leading Cities · Gangnam-gu X KOVA · S2 Xpeed · European Commission · World Bank · World Association of the Major Metropolises – METROPOLIS · Council of European Municipalities and Region – CEMR · Inter-American Development Bank · EIT Urban Mobility · ACNUR/UNHCR Comité Español · ONU Mujeres · The Urban Transisions Mission – UTM · Impact Hub · United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) · Federación Española de Municipios y Províncias – FEMP · Banco Sabadell · Barcelona Metropolitan Area – AMB · LaSalle Technova · United Cities and Local Governments – UCLG · Encomenda · Barcelona ConTech Hub – ITeC · Inclimo Climate Tech Fund · International Urban and Regional Cooperation – IURC · Kurrant · Barcelona Provincial Council · Local Governments for Sustainability – ICLEI · World Economic Forum · Area 101 · Eurocities · WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

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