Shaping the digital backbone of tomorrow's cities
Cities are confronting complex challenges in technology risk management. Cybersecurity, geopolitical shifts, and sustainability demands require a new approach to AI and intelligent automation. Data-driven platforms offer a path to more responsive urban systems. The challenge for city leaders is clear: How can city leaders drive innovation and scalability while maintaining a citizen-first approach?
Unlock real-world solutions for smarter, more responsive urban systems
Learn why smart city technology is the engine of urban transformation
Access premier networking to gain valuable connections and partnerships
Industry Partners leading the way for the sector
Urban AI and predictive infrastructure
Smart grids, flexibility and demand-side innovation
Digital twins & smart platforms
5G connectivity and beyond
Cybersecurity in public systems
2025 IN FIGURES
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ATTENDEES
Join the Enabling Technologies Program at the Smart City Expo 2025
KEY ISSUES AT THE CENTER OF THE DEBATE
Data-Driven Predictions
How can cities use data analytics to anticipate future dynamics and ensure long-term resilience?
What role does data play in enabling accurate predictions and effective city planning?
Key topics: Data Analytics, Data Management, Digital Identity, Predictive Modelling
AI-Enabled Cities
How can AI enhance decision-making in smart cities while ensuring ethical and unbiased outcomes?
What role do AI technologies play in optimizing public services in the cities of the future?
Key topics: Algorithm Ethics, Sustainable AI, Responsible AI
AI Horizons
What are the potential, limitations, and challenges of embedding this disruptive technology in day-to-day city life?
What can be expected of the Fourth Industrial Revolution? Key topics: Algorithms, Generative AI, Smart Devices, LLM, Deep Learning
Security
How are the latest technological innovations transforming urban safety and resilience?
What strategies could foster cybersecurity innovation while maintaining public trust? Key topics: Cybersecurity, IT Governance, Security, Regulation, Resilience
Disruptive Tech
Which emerging disruptive technologies are poised to transform smart cities, and how can urban leaders proactively integrate them?
How can the widespread adoption of enhanced connectivity drive innovation in smart cities?
Key topics: Connectivity, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, IoT, 5G
Urban Digital Modeling
How do simulation technologies improve decision-making and urban system efficiency through digital modeling?
How can digital twins optimize city infrastructure and services?
Key topics: Augmented Reality, Digital Twins, Simulation, Real-time Monitoring
All You Need to Know About the Enabling Technologies Program
2025 CONGRESS
SPEAKERS ON STAGE
Some of the experts who will take the stage at SCEWC25.
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Tech Humanist. Founder and CEO of KO Insights, and Author
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Plenipotentiary for Relations with Local Government Entities
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Deputy Secretary for Digital Transformation and Smart Cities, City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Digital Twin Programme Lead, Smart Dublin
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Director of The European Health & Digital Executive Agency, European Commission
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Digital Innovation Delivery Lead, Londong Office of Technology & Innovation
HIGHLIGHTED SESSIONS
Delve into key issues with world-renowned opinion leaders.
07 NOV
17:15 - 19:00H
AUDITORIUM
Future Cities Moving Towards the Digital Intelligence Era
08 NOV
15:00 - 15:30H
AUDITORIUM
Invisible Architecture and Oligopolistic Physics: metaverse as the next frontier of cities
15:30 - 16:15H
AUDITORIUM
Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: It Is All About People and Proximity
09 NOV
CO-CREATED SESSIONS
2025 EXPO
Some of the Enabling Technologies organizations that will be exhibiting in this year’s Exhibition Area include:
- AERF, S.L.
- AERTIC
- aiOla
- ANTERAL
- AVANTI R&D, INC.
- CERAGON NETWORKS
- CVC
- DTN
- EDISONE
- EJTECH
- FORECR
- GEOACTIO
- i2CAT, the Internet Research Centre
- ICT CLUSTER
- IKOTEK USA, INC.
- INOVAR
- INOWISE
- INTESA SANPAOLO INNOVATION CENTER
- IOTSENS
- IRIDALABS
- ISID
- LIBELIUM
- LSLiDAR
- MILESIGHT
- MIOTY ALLIANCE
- NANO SENSORICS
- NEURALLABS
- NOMMON
- OGOV SYSTEM
- OPEN MOBILE ALLIANCE
- PANORAMA ANTENNAS
- PROTOFY
- REMOTICOM
- RINA
- SIGNOTEC E-SIGNATURE SOLUTIONS
- SITEP
- TISC
- Wavecontrol
- WDNA
- WUHAN X-DYNAMICS CO., LTD.
2025 PARTICIPANTS
ATTENDEE PROFILES
Discover some of the roles specializing in enabling technologies that will be present at the 2025 edition.
- Chief Communication Officer
- Chief Digital Officer
- Chief Innovation Officer
- Director of AI Strategy
- Director of Big Data and Analytics
- Director of Blockchain Solutions
- Director of Cloud Data and Security
- Director of Digital Transformation
- Director of IOT Solutions
- Director of Research in Data Science
- Director of Software Development
- Engineer
- Head of Development and Innovation
- Head of IT / IT Director
- Project Manager
- R&D and Innovation Director
PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
A selection of public sector representatives who will take part in SCEWC25.
Undersecretary of Debureaucratization and Digital Government
Government of Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Deputy Head of the Information System and Technical Service
City of Zagreb
Croatia
Director of the Department of Information and Communication Systems
City of Geneva
Switzerland
Chief Information Officer
City and County of Denver
United States of America
Director General of Information Technology
Muscat Municipality
Oman
Director for Smart City Promotion Group, DX Strategy Department, Office of Digital Management
City of Osaka
Japan
Secretary of Modernization, Innovation, and Digital Transformation
Provincia de Entre Ríos
Argentina
Mayor’s Deputy of Digital Transformation & Smart Cities
Eastern Province Municipality
Saudi Arabia
General Director
Ministry of Digital Affairs
Poland
Digital Office Director
Madrid City Council
Spain
Director of Studies, Research and Development Department and Chief Innovation Officer
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
United Arab Emirates
Head of the City of Montreal's Urban Innovation Lab
City of Montreal’s Urban Innovation Lab
Canada
Head of Open Innovation Unit
City of Turin
Italy
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
A selection of the extensive program of 2025 Breakout Sessions related to this track.
Urban Digital Twins: what is at stake for European cities?
Building an AI-enabled Smart City Toolkit
The Digital Foundations Enabling Smart Cities in LMICs
Increasing the uptake of AI for Smarter Cities: From Pilots to Impact at Scale
KNOWLEDGE PILLS
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