Alex Fenechiu

Building resilient cities requires new approaches that connect infrastructure investment, energy systems, and long-term urban development strategies. This session will explore how cities and industry leaders can collaborate to accelerate the delivery of future-ready infrastructure while balancing economic growth, sustainability, and operational efficiency. From investment models and energy transition pathways to public–private partnerships that enable scalable solutions. Strengthening coordination across sectors will be essential to creating resilient, investable, and economically sustainable urban ecosystems.

Urban lighting is a strategic service that shapes how cities function after dark. This session unveils how next-generation lighting systems, from energy-efficient street lighting to connected and integrated infrastructure, are improving public space, reducing emissions, supporting safer urban environments. How cities can use light more intelligently to enhance urban experience, optimize operations, and deliver more responsive, sustainable, and people-centered services?

Turning clean energy goals into everyday urban reality requires a new generation of technologies capable of making energy systems smarter, more flexible, and more efficient. This session showcases the innovations supporting that shift, from smart grids to electrification, AI, digital tools, and integrated management platforms. By bringing together practical perspectives from different solutions and areas of expertise, the discussion highlights how more adaptive, intelligent, and efficient energy systems are reshaping the way cities manage energy and accelerate the transition.