Leading voices powering our urban future

600+ urban innovators, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the world will take the stage at SCEWC26, bringing bold ideas, actionable insights, and real-world impact.

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Who's in the room this year?

Meet some of the world’s most renowned experts, innovators, and industry leaders shaping the conversation at Smart City Expo 2026.

Anne Hidalgo

Anne Hidalgo

Former Mayor of Paris and GCoM Global Ambassador

Haris Doukas

Haris Doukas

Mayor of Athens, Greece

Teresa Riesgo

Teresa Riesgo

Secretary General for Innovation,
Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Mayor,
City of Freetown, Sierra Leone

Andre Dickens

Andre Dickens

Mayor,
City of Atlanta, U.S

Bilel Jamoussi

Bilel Jamoussi

Deputy Director,
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau

Bibiana Aido

Bibiana Aido

Regional Director,
UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean

Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton

Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer

Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton

Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer

Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn

Global Infrastructure Transport and Regional Government Leader, Deloitte Global

Giorgia Rambelli

Giorgia Rambelli

Co-Managing Director,
Global Covenant of Mayors (GCoM)

Anna Schindler

Anna Schindler

Director Urban Development,
City of Zurich, Switzerland

Chiara Corazza

Chiara Corazza

President,
Women Economic Forum & Member of the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council

Carlo Battisti

Carlo Battisti

President, Living Future Europe

Edlam Abera Yemeru

Edlam Abera Yemeru

Director, Knowledge and Innovation Branch, UN-Habitat

Nam Guan

Nam Guan

General Manager & Head, Global Smart Cities and APJ AI Innovation Hub, Dell Technologies

Ayumi Moore Aoki

Ayumi Moore Aoki

Founder and CEO,
Women in Tech Global

Elisabeth Maigler

Elisabeth Maigler

Director for Central America,
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

Rochelle Haynes

Rochelle Haynes

Managing Director,
What Works Cities - Bloomberg Philanthropies

Kees Hertogh

Kees Hertogh

Vice President, Global Industry Marketing, Microsoft

Christine Lemaitre

Christine Lemaitre

CEO, DGNB - German Sustainable Building Council

Hammad Alhammadi

Hammad Alhammadi

Executive Director, Customer Care & Happiness Sector, TAMM Abu Dhabi

Rogier van den Berg

Rogier van den Berg

Global Director,
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Fatimetou Abdel Malick

Fatimetou Abdel Malick

President,
Region of Nouakchott, Mauritania

Yuriko Oda

Yuriko Oda

Fouder and CEO, WheeLog!

John Li

John Li

General Manager of Global Government Business Department, Dahua Technology

Washington Menezes Fajardo

Washington Menezes Fajardo

Cities LAB Coordinator and Sector Senior Specialist,
IDB Lab

Cristian Canton

Cristian Canton

Associate Director,
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
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Maimunah Mohd Sharif

Former Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

This is a very good platform to share best practices all over the world, regardless of whether they are from Global North or Global South, because we are all facing the same challenges.

Nikki Greenberg

Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Real Estate of the Future

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

The greatest benefit of Smart City Expo is that it brings together decision-makers from around the world to showcase what they’ve accomplished in their own cities so other city leaders can learn from their example.

David Zipper

Senior Fellow, MIT Mobility Initiative (MMI)

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

If you start with an actual problem that people are facing, then a technological solution will be inherently useful. And here, at Smart City Expo, there are plenty of ideas and activity.

Linda Gustafsson

Gender Equality Officer, Municipality of Umea, Sweden

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

It’s always good to be in conversation with people and organizations from around the world. Here we can learn about innovation and bring home new ideas to implement.

Jeff Merritt

Head of Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

I’ve been coming for this event for ten years now. And there’s no other place in the world like it. I think it’s an essential place for cities, for anybody who care about the future of our cities. If you’re not here, how are you going to actually connect together?

Nidya Pesántez

Representative in Bolivia, UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

Events like this create models that inspire both women and men to see collaboration as the natural way to work toward a better life. It’s a great scenario to show us life can be different.

Claire O’Neill

Former UK Climate and Energy Minister, Global Decarbonization Advisor

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

It’s my first time here but I know it’s been running for many years and it’s an amazing event. I think so many of the solutions we need are in these halls… So, not only does it give us the sense of the solutions, I think it can give us a sense of hope and a sense of courage as well.

Miguel de Castro Neto

Dean / Urban Analytics Lab Coordinator, NOVA IMS / NOVA Cidade

WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT OUR CONGRESS

I strongly believe that this event is like the world stage for the edge innovation in the context of smart cities. It enables us to take advantage of this unique opportunity to go further in the digital transformation to be able to provide quality of life for people in the cities.

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