WELCOME TO THE NEW URBAN ERA

SMART CITY EXPO
2023 HIGHLIGHTS

Smart City Expo culminated in a record-breaking edition after three bustling days packed with knowledge, business, and active problem-solving – a milestone to be proud of. The event brought together an immense assembly of international experts driven by a collective goal: to propel urban evolution to new frontiers.

Fusing an electric in-person event with a thoughtfully-crafted digital agenda, Smart City Expo continues shaping a new, exciting urban era around the world.

Take a look back at the best of our 2023 edition.

AN EDITION TO REMEMBER!

Along with its co-located events Tomorrow.Mobility, Tomorrow.Building and Tomorrow.Blue Economy, this edition brought a grand total of 25,300 visitors from more than 800 cities.

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AN EDITION TO REMEMBER!

Along with its co-located events Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, Tomorrow.Building World Congress and Tomorrow.Blue Economy, this edition brought a grand total of 25,300 visitors from more than 800 cities.

Take a 1-minute glimpse at some of the highlights of SCEWC23: DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3

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3 KEY TAKEAWAYS OF SCEWC23

BEST CONGRESS TALKS

Welcome to The New Urban Era

Bottom Up or Top Down? Policies and Partnerships Driving the Urban Low-Carbon Transition

Cities Fighting to Curb the Climate Emergency

Emerging City Planet: Shaping the Future of Mobility and Cities

Public-Private Partnerships for Impact-Driven Mobility Innovation

Keynote interview with Airbnb Co-Founder Nathan Blecharczyk

Shifting How We Plan, Build and Renovate Urban Infrastructure

From Big Data to Smart Decision-Making

Navigating the Future of Innovation in Ports, and Cities

Intelligent City: Lighting the Sustainable Future on Reality

Future Cities Moving Towards the Digital Intelligence Era

Digital Technology Empowering New Scenarios in Smart City Construction

Tiny Steps and Giant Leaps – Lessons Learned and a Look Ahead in Mobility Innovation

Extreme Weather Events Call for Extreme Action in the Mobility Sector

AI in City Planning: Who’s Included and Who’s Left Out?

Propelling Urban Living with Enabling Tech

Barcelona Declaration: European Cities for European Policymaking and Democracy

Technology to transform the everyday: Creating future-proof infrastructure

A New Era of Tech-empowered Cities

Invisible Architecture and Oligopolistic Physics: metaverse as the next frontier of cities

Green and Thriving Neighbourhoods: It Is All About People and Proximity

From Climate Goals to Action: Cities Taking Charge

Building Our Future Cities Together

World Smart City Awards 2023

Cities for a Blue Economy

Smart Cities Collaborating for a Blue Economy

Smart Governance Responding to Citizen’s Needs

Smart Cities Around the World

Liquid lifestyles, behaviours and needs in the future

The Role of Governance in a Just and Sustainable Mobility Transition

WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2022 WINNERS

City of Seoul

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Republic of Korea
CITY AWARD

City of Kyiv

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Ukraine
CITY AWARD SPECIAL RECOGNITION

Aníbal Gaviria

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Governor of Antioquia, Colombia
LEADERSHIP AWARD

Emilia Saiz

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Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments
LEADERSHIP AWARD

DataSmart Cities

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Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India
INNOVATION AWARD

AutoSafety Uganda

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Wanyama Autosafety Initiatives, Kampala, Uganda
INNOVATION AWARD

Smart City Data Platform

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City of Bruges, Belgium
LEADERSHIP AWARD

TerraGo Technologies

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Sterling, US
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT AWARD

Digitalization of Traffic (DIGI-V) for the city of Wiesbaden

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Yunex Traffic
MOBILITY AWARD

Accelerating the Potential of Drones for Local Government

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Dublin City Council, Ireland
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY AWARD

AI for Inclusive Urban Sidewalks

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G3ict - The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs, Atlanta, US
LIVING & INCLUSION AWARD

HackShield, Junior Cyber Agents

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City of Amsterdam, Netherlands
SAFETY & SECURITY AWARD

CIUDAD 3D

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City of Buenos Aires Government, Argentina
INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING AWARD

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WORLD SMART CITY AWARDS - 2023 WINNERS

Curitiba Sustainable City

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Curitiba, Brazil
CITY AWARD

SPIRE

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European Urban Initiative
INNOVATION

ECO-HEROES

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Pikala Bikes, Marrakech, Morocco
INNOVATION

Anna Lisa Boni

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Former General Secretary of EUROCITIES
LEADERSHIP

Claudio Orrego

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Governor, Santiago Metropolitan Region
LEADERSHIP

AI & Insight Enabled Urban Services

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Tampere, Finland
ENABLING TECH

Beyond Raw Metrics

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Bordeaux Métropole, France
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Bicycle Tram

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Konya Metropolitan Municipality, Meram, Turkey
MOBILITY

US Mayoral Roundtable

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USA
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY

Bereikbaar Breda Applicatie

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Breda, Netherlands
LIVING & INCLUSION

A'amer

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Saudi Aramco Dhahran Smart City, Saudi Arabia
INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILDING

Seamless Urban Resilience

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Gangnam-gu Office, Republic of Korea
SAFETY & RESILIENCE

WHO JOINED US IN 2023

Take a look at the experts and influential figures who helped make this edition such a success.

WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT US

Reflections on the event from some of this edition’s participants.

“SCEWC is the most important event. Every year it brings cutting-edge solutions, it brings forward the conversation, it brings the experts in the domain to see what us the challenge of the moment”

“SCEWC has stood up to be probably the number one event in the world. It’s just wonderful in terms of opportunity to meet and accelerate the speed of engagement with cities.”

“SCEWC brings people together to share not just what’s possible in the future but really practical examples of what can be done now so people can take more action.”