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BE THE VOICE OF URBAN INNOVATION

Our Call for Speakers is now closed. Thank you to all the innovators who applied to take the stage at this year’s edition. See you in Barcelona, 3–5 November!

Take the stage alongside 600 world-class international speakers and inspire a global audience of industry leaders, disruptive innovators, and city managers.

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Call for Speakers 2026

SCEWC26 is your opportunity to make your mark

The Smart City Expo World Congress is the leading event for cities, where the most transformative ideas for urban life take center stage.

Since 2011, visionary thinkers and leaders from around the world have gathered in Barcelona to shape the future of cities and ignite a global conversation about urban innovation.

Now, it’s your turn to inspire the world: 

  • Influence an audience of thousands of industry titans, disruptive innovators and city managers coming from 138 countries.
  • Share the stage with a diverse roster of nearly 600 first-class international speakers.
  • Take your project to the next level by leveraging the event’s exposure.

Explore the speakers who shaped last year’s edition, and discover the highlights of the congress all cities are looking to.

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CALL FOR SPEAKERS IS NOW CLOSED

Thank you to all the innovators who applied to join the world’s premier lineup of urban experts. See you in Barcelona, 3–5 November!

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Be the Voice of Urban Innovation

Join the world’s leading lineup of urban experts and make your voice heard on the issues that matter. Fill out this application form to express your interest in speaking at SCEWC26.

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Is Mobility your core topic?

If you are a professional in the mobility industry and want to share your ideas or projects, we’ve got the perfect stage for you. Please send in your application to take part via Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress, the global urban mobility event co-located with Smart City Expo. 

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What speakers said about the 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."
Nikki GreenbergFounder and Chief Innovation Officer, Real Estate of the Future
Nikki Greenberg
"I’ve been coming for ten years now, there’s no other place in the world like it. It’s an essential place for cities, for anybody who care about the future of our cities."
Jeff MerrittHead of Urban Transformation, World Economic Forum
Jeff Merritt
"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."
Maimunah Mohd SharifMayor of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Maimunah Mohd Sharif
"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 World Congress, there are plenty of ideas and activity."
David ZipperSenior Fellow, MIT Mobility Initiative
David Zipper
"Smart City Expo is the one place where you can have new ideas, where you can brainstorm the industry leaders, where you can have so much more added value that you wouldn’t have if you have stayed at home and watch the YouTube. And definitely the networking part is always about people."
Jaanika MeriloHead of Digital Health and Care, Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
Jaanika Merilo
"The global smart city is represented at the Smart City Expo World Congress’ floor. We don’t have to reinvent the wheel again if there are solutions from other parts of the world. We can implement them. It’s way easier. It costs less. It’s way more effective, and faster."
Sascha PallenbergTech Blogger and Mobility Consultant
Sascha Pallenberg
"Events like this create models that inspire both women and men to see collaboration as the natural way to work towards a better life."
Nydia PesántezRepresentative in Bolivia, UN Women for the Americas and the Caribbean
Nydia Pesántez
"Cities are essential in addressing the climate crisis. That is why it's so important for me to be at the Smart City Expo. I’m particularly excited that all the merch sales allow us to plant trees in the incredibly beautiful Doñana National Park. Because that ecosystem desperately needs it."
Felix FinkbeinerFounder, Plant for the Planet
Felix Finkbeiner

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