COMING UP IN SCEWC24
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY
Here you’ll find all the content relating to the governance and economy sector that will be covered at #SCEWC23.
GOVERNANCE & ECONOMY
Actions and urban policies may vary depending on the unique challenges and opportunities each city faces but the overall focus is on tackling various challenges to create a better living environment for their citizens. What are the collaboration and participation tools local governments can use to make cities smarter, sustainable, and inclusive?
What are the financing and funding methods available to make things happen and achieve those goals?
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Industry Partners leading the way for the sector:
![Paradox Engineering logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/08/04133647/paradox.png)
![Agenzia per la Coesione Territoriale European Union logos](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/17092457/ponmetro-1-1.png)
![Ubiwhere logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/07085707/ubiwhere.png)
KEY ISSUES AT THE CENTER OF THE DEBATE
Finance and Investment
Finance and Investment
How can city projects be attractive to investors?
How can we approach citizens, freelancers, and local commerce with new ways of financing tools?
Key topics: Financing Tools, Fintech, Global Funds, Investment Models
Agile Governance
Agile Governance
How are cities adapting their policies to reach these goals and prepare for the future?
Key topics: City Agenda, Policymaking, Resilience, Strategies, GovTech
Collaboration & Partnerships
Collaboration & Partnerships
How can companies, foundations, NGOs, and governments partner to solve global development challenges?
How can we boost citizens’ engagement and let them collaborate in the making of their cities?
Key topics: Alliances, Citizens’ Engagement, City-to-City Cooperation, Publicprivate Partnership
CONGRESS
SPEAKERS ON STAGE
A sneak peek of the roster that took the #SCEWC23 stage!
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Chief Information Officer,
City of Boston
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Programme Director,
Amsterdam Smart City
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District Secretary of Economic Development,
City of Bogotá
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Deputy Mayor of Economic Affairs, Employment, Smart City & Administrative Simplification,
City of Brussels
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Deputy Commissioner,
NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
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Head of Innovation,
FinEst Centre for Smart Cities
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Research Associate,
University of Sydney
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Head of Education Programs,
Urban AI
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Director of the Technological Center of Florianópolis,
ACATE
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Business and Marketing Manager,
Ubiwhere
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Urban Innovation Advisor Italian National Programme Metropolitan Cities,
Agenzia per la Coesione
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Senior Vice President,
Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation
HIGHLIGHTED SESSIONS
Delve into key issues with world-renowned opinion leaders
07 NOV
09 NOV
CO-CREATED SESSIONS
Spanish Cities Leading the Testing of Urban Advances
08 NOV | 09:30 | Green Room
Co-created with
Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes & Red Innpulso
More info
08 NOV | 09:30 | Green Room
Co-created with
Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes & Red Innpulso
More info
International Guidelines on People-Centered Smart Cities for a New Urban Era
08 NOV | 09:30 | Tomorrow.Building Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
08 NOV | 09:30 | Tomorrow.Building Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
Barcelona Declaration: European Cities for European Policymaking and Democracy
08 NOV | 12:45 | Auditorium
Co-created with
Eurocities
More info
08 NOV | 12:45 | Auditorium
Co-created with
Eurocities
More info
Managing Smart City Governance – A playbook for Local and Regional Governments
08 NOV | 16:45 | Red Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
08 NOV | 16:45 | Red Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
Risk and Resilience Governance: Sub-national Government Is the Glue
08 NOV | 17:05 | Red Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
08 NOV | 17:05 | Red Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
Human Rights in the Digital Era: Lessons From Cities in Europe and Latin America
09 NOV | 09:45 | Red Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
09 NOV | 09:45 | Red Room
Co-created with
UN Habitat
More info
EXPO
Some of the Governments Pavilions & Economy organizations that exhibited in the 2023 Exhibition Area.
– AJUNTAMENT DE BARCELONA
– AJUNTAMENT DE L’HOSPITALET
– AMB-METRÒPOLIS BARCELONA
– AMEC
– AUSTRIA
– BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
– BAVARIA
– BELGIUM
– BERLIN
– BUDAPEST
– BUSINESS FRANCE
– CANADA
– CHOOSE PARIS REGION
– CITY OF RESZOW
– CONSEJO ITALIANO DE MINISTROS-DEPARTAMENTO PARA LA COESIÓN
– DIPUTACIÓ DE BARCELONA
– ESTONIA
– EU COMMISSION
– GERMANY TRADE AND INVEST
– GOVERNMENT OF CATALONIA
– HAMBURG UNIVERSITY
– HESSEN
– ICEX
– ILLIWAP
– INDIA
– ITALY TRADE AGENCY (ITA)
– KIT DIGITAL – RED.ES
– KOVA
– KYIV
– LE GRESIVAUDAN
– LUXEMBOURG
– MALAYSIA
– MAYORS OF EUROPE
– METROPOLE GRENOBLE-ALPES METROPOLE
– MOLIT
– NETHERLANDS
– NIPA
– NORDICS
– NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA
– PORTUGAL SMART NATION
– PROCHILE
– RECI – RED ESPAÑOLA DE CIUDADES INTELIGENTES
– REGIONE DE PIEMONTE
– SANTIAGO DEL ESTERO
– SAXONY
– SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
– SEONGNAM CITY
– SEOUL
– SINGAPORE
– SMART CITY INSTITUTE JAPAN
– STENBEIS
– TOKYO
– TOULOUSE METROPOLE
– UN HABITAT
– UNIVERSIDAD DE FLORENCIA
– UPC
– USA
PARTNERS
Leading organizations that shared their expertise at #SCEWC23
PARTNERS
![Aramco logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/30121524/logo_aramco-1.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/15104951/mastercard-1.png)
![Microsoft logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/30120417/logo_microsoft.png)
![Portugal Smart Nation logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/14111243/portugal-smart-nation-.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/21230120/sdaia.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/30121528/logo_smartports-1.png)
![Veolia logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/07/18140459/veolia.png)
![Paradox Engineering logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/08/04133647/paradox.png)
![Agenzia per la Coesione Territoriale European Union logos](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/17092457/ponmetro-1-1.png)
![Ubiwhere logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/07085707/ubiwhere.png)
![VISA logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/08142711/visa.png)
![Worldplay logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/21230121/world-play.png)
SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
![European Commission logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/07091906/european.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093921/icex.jpeg)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093918/generalitat-de-catalunya.png)
![Diputació de Barcelona logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093908/diputacio-de-barcelona.png)
![Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093851/amb.png)
![C40 Cities logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/07/20151454/c40.png)
![The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/12114212/cemr.png)
![Euro Cities logos](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093911/eurocities.png)
![IDB logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093920/IADB-1.png)
![Local Governments for Sustainability - ICLEI logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/08/10130924/iclei.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19094004/unhabitat-1.jpeg)
![United Cities and Local Governments logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19094001/uclg.png)
![metropolis logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093933/metropolis.png)
![World Bank Group logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19094008/worldbank.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19094007/world-economic-formum.jpeg)
STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONS
![Asociación Latinoamericana de Metros y Subterráneos – ALAMYS logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/28235707/alamys.png)
![Asociación Colombiana de Ciudades Capitales logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/23175046/acolombiana-cc.png)
![Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance – CNCA logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/23175035/cnca.png)
![Centro Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Estratégico Urbano logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/10/22105413/cideu1.png)
![](https://www.firabarcelona.com/app/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/20230901-022355circular_building_coalitions.jpg)
![Cities Coalition for Digital Rights logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/08105929/LOGO-CC4DR.png)
![Federación Argentina de Municipios logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/29102639/fam.png)
![Federación Española de Municipios y Provincias - FEMP logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/28110609/logo-FEMP.png)
![FIA logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/28235714/fia.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/02/01030517/20211104-091723France_urbain.jpg)
![Frente Nacional de Prefeitos logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093916/fnp.png)
![Global New Mobility Coalition logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/29103203/fam-1.png)
![Mercociudades logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093932/mercociudades.png)
![NetZeroCities logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/14124142/net-zero-cities.png)
![Open & Agile Smart Cities - OASC logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/29104907/oasc.png)
![OSGP Alliance logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093937/oasc-alliance.png)
![RACC Mobility Club logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093929/Logo_RACC_2021.png)
![RECI - Red Española de Ciudades Inteligentes logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/29110951/reci.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/02/01030650/20211109-105317Red_Innpulso.jpg)
![Resilient Cities Network (R-Cities) logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/10/14092242/resilient-cities-network.png)
![Smart Cities Marketplace logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/12114213/smart-cities-marketplace.png)
![Smart City Institute Japan logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/29152227/sci-japan.png)
![Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy Europe logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/08/10130930/covenant-of-mayors.png)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19094003/ufm-1.png)
![World e-Governments Organization of Cities and Local Governments - WeGO logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19094006/wego-1.png)
COLLABORATING ORGANIZATIONS
![22@Network Barcelona logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/12114214/22%40-network-barcelona.png)
![Association of Indonesian Municipalities - APEKSI logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093857/apeksi.png)
![Bable Smart Cities logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/06/29124607/bable-smart-cities-1.png)
![Barcelona Centre for International Affairs - CIDOB logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/11094945/logo-cidob.png)
![Evergreen logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/07101235/evergreen.png)
![](https://www.firabarcelona.com/app/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/20221005-115611enoll.gif)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/19093913/eurotowns.png)
![Forética logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/07101901/foretica.png)
![Leading Cities logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/04102641/LOGO-Leading-Cities.png)
![Local and Regional Governments Time Network logo](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/07/27141301/local-regional-gov.-network.png)
![](https://www.firabarcelona.com/app/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/20221020-034037majorcitiesofeurope.jpg)
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/24121854/pfr.png)
PARTICIPANTS
ATTENDEE PROFILES
Discover some of the governance sector roles that were present at the event this year.
- Chief Operating Officer
- City Manager
- Councillor
- Diplomat
- Head of Institutional Relations
- Mayor
- Minister
- President
- Secretary General
- Vice Mayor
- Chief Financial Officer
- Director of International Affairs Office
- Head of Department of Economy and Urban Development
- Head of International Cooperation
PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES
A selection of the public sector representatives who took part in #SCEWC23!
Mayor
City of Tirana
Albania
Deputy Mayor in charge of Economic Affairs, Employment, Smart City and Administrative Simplification
City of Brussels
Belgium
Mayor
City of Athens
Greece
Chief Operating Officer
City of Chicago
United States of America
Mayor
City of Seongnam
South Korea
Director of Attractivity, Economical and Digital Development
City of Paris
France
Mayor
City of Barcelona
Spain
Vice-Minister of the Economy and Innovation
Republic of Lithuania
Lithuania
Mayor
City of Irvine
United States of America
Head of Economic Development
City of Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Regional Governor
Metropolitan Regional Government of Santiago
Chile
Secretary of Economic Development
Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
A selection of the extensive program of 2023 Breakout Sessions related to this track.
AI in Cities – Governance and Capacity Needs to Achieve the SDGs
More info
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/26111157/unitac-1.png)
Reimagining Smart Cities – Boosting Innocities and Scaling Startup Ecosystems
More info
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/01133606/institute-for-futures.png)
Innovation-Friendly Procurement for Smart and Sustainable Cities
More info
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/01134255/u4ssc.png)
Scouting Excellence: Attracting High-Quality and Gender-Inclusive Start-ups
More info
![](https://prd-webrepository.firabarcelona.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/01134839/carnet.png)