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SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024: going green in the built environment

The SmartCitiesWorld Summit, which takes place 26-27 June, will act as a call to action for cities to make the transformation of the built environment a central part of their climate action strategies.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Sunderland

Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Dublin

Find out how Dublin is innovating to improve experiences and services for its communities in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile, including digital twin projects, traffic reduction, and economic growth.

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Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.

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Find out how Sunderland is repositioning itself as a leading smart city – using digital infrastructure and low-carbon innovation to build a resilient, future-focused economy in the latest SmartCitiesWorld City Profile.

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Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

Trend Series

Delve into how cities are addressing the challenges of building intelligent transport systems and using AI and data to transform operations and user experience.

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Panel Discussion (30 Jun): Unlocking value in cities from buildings, data and AI

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Explore how AI, building data and connected urban infrastructure can help cities improve sustainability, resilience and operational performance.

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Lord Marvin Rees OBE

Former Mayor

Bristol City Council

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Julie Foley OBE

Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Adaptation

Environment Agency

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Sherelle Fairweather

Digital Strategy Lead

Manchester’s Digital Strategy

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Jaromir Beranek

Deputy Mayor for Transport

City of Prague

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Liz St Louis

Smart City Director

Sunderland City Council

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Cllr Susan Aitken

Leader

Glasgow City Council

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Mark Wheeler

CIO

Montgomery County

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John Moran

Mayor

Limerick City and County Council

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Matjaž Rakovec

Mayor

City of Kranj

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Erin Mendenhall

Mayor

Salt Lake City

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Julia King

The Baroness Brown of Cambridge DBE FREng FRS

House of Lords

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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting

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Join the final episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting to discover how global cities are approaching smart lighting and the related cybersecurity risks today.

Latest Urban Exchange Podcast

Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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We ask cities and industry experts from around the world to give us their opinion on smart city technology and challenges.

Mahesh Ramanujam: Co-founder, President & CEO, Global Network for Zero

From buildings to cities: the key to scaling missions reductions

Climate action24 Jul 2025by Mahesh Ramanujam: Co-founder, President & CEO, Global Network for Zero

Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of the Global Network for Zero, explains how city governments should focus decarbonisation efforts on existing building retrofits and reducing embodied carbon in the construction sector.

Empowering campuses with technology and intelligence

Opinions25 Nov 2021by Global Government Business Unit, Enterprise Business Group, Huawei

Campuses are essential to life in every city and it’s critical they are as intelligent and efficient as possible. Zhang Delei and Li Jianbo, global government business unit, Enterprise Business Group at Huawei, explain why this relies on applying the latest digital technologies.

Thomas Xu, President, Global Government Sales, Enterprise BG, Huawei

Realising the future of intelligent education

Opinions22 Jul 2021by Thomas Xu, President, Global Government Sales, Enterprise BG, Huawei

SmartCitiesWorld talks to Thomas Xu, Huawei about the need to accelerate the digital journey of the education industry.

Think Tank: Building Circular Cities

Opinions17 May 2021by Okan Geray

In the latest of our opinion pieces from members of our Advisory Board, we explore how we break away from the linear city model.

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight

Rebuilding green: Analysing the Biden infrastructure plan

Opinions29 Apr 2021by John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight

John Fitzgerald, Project Director, Linesight, explains why major reskilling, outreach work by government and the right messaging will be key to realising benefits.

The path to a greener future begins in our cities

Opinions29 Mar 2021by Jeff Merritt

Transforming the way we design, construct and operate buildings cannot be left to any one industry, writes Schneider Electric’s Philippe Delorme and the World Economic Forum’s Jeff Merritt.

Why cities need to get smart about maintenance

Opinions10 Mar 2021by Chris Turlica, CEO, MaintainX

A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

Rory Doak, Business Development Manager UK & Ireland at Stora Enso

Rethinking the urban jungle through biophilic building design

Opinions14 Dec 2020by Rory Doak, Business Development Manager UK & Ireland at Stora Enso

It’s time to make the phrase "urban jungle" something to aspire to, writes Stora Enso’s Rory Doak.

Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

Covid-19 will change cities but high rises are here to stay

Opinions20 Oct 2020by Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

The disruption of Covid-19 may not be enough to affect existing "mega-trends", writes Benoit Dupont, co-founder and CEO of WeMaintain

Stephen Zoegall, Director of Global Cities and Infrastructure Consulting, Accenture

Resilient cities are being redefined by the coronavirus

Opinions24 Aug 2020by Stephen Zoegall, Director of Global Cities and Infrastructure Consulting, Accenture

Covid-19 is showing us what resilience in cities actually is, writes Stephen Zoegall, director of global cities and infrastructure consulting, Accenture.

Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale

Smart cities are only as good as their connectivity

Opinions10 Aug 2020by Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale

The promise of smart cities needs a strong network to back it up, writes Jamie Hayes, Mobile Network Operators Director, BT Wholesale.

Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss

Why smart and healthy buildings will get us back to work and play – faster and happier

Opinions14 Jul 2020by Glenn Lurie, President & CEO, Synchronoss

Businesses could use the healthiness of their buildings as a competitive advantage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Glenn Lurie, President and CEO, Synchronoss

W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

How new financial models enable smart city digital transformation

Opinions29 Apr 2020by W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell discusses how innovative approaches to investment can result in the lowering of smart cities’ barriers to entry.

Clint Vince: Chair of Dentons’ Smart Cities and Communities Think Tank.

The 14 pillars of a smart city

Opinions26 Mar 2020by Clint Vince: Chair of Dentons’ Smart Cities and Communities Think Tank.

Strategies must take a holistic approach encompassing people, institutions, structures and operations, say Clint Vince, founder of Dentons’ Smart Cities and Communities Think Tank, and Jennifer Morrissey, counsel at Dentons.

Digital transformation can improve your City Resilience Index

Opinions10 Mar 2020by W. Jarrett Campbell: Global Industry Marketing Director, AVEVA

AVEVA’s W. Jarrett Campbell shares five examples where cities have improved their sustainability and resilience, or maintained current levels of resilience while lowering costs.

Allan Mayo: Smart City Strategist, DG Cities,

Greenwich’s smart city benchmarking toolkit for adaptability and resilience

Opinions01 Oct 2019by Allan Mayo: Smart City Strategist, DG Cities,

Allan Mayo, Smart City Strategist, DG Cities, outlines how DG Cities is using an evidence-based tool to ensure its smart city strategy has resilience and adaptability at the core. Other cities could replicate the methodology.

Scott Shepard: Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move

Cities first: How to end the shared mobility ‘tug of war’

Opinions25 Sep 2019by Scott Shepard: Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move

Scott Shepard, Chief Commercial Officer, Free2Move, highlights lessons learned in Europe and North America about how to succeed with shared mobility so that cities can leverage the best from mobility innovations and investments.

Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

A smart city is an interoperable city

Opinions24 Sep 2019by Gianni Minetti: CEO, Paradox Engineering

Gianni Minetti, CEO, Paradox Engineering, makes the case for why interoperability is crucial in smart cities.

Dr Joanne Phoenix: Executive Director at Sensor City

Why city leaders must champion the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) to tackle the ticking global healthcare timebomb

Opinions20 Sep 2019by Dr Joanne Phoenix: Executive Director at Sensor City

Cities play a growing role in improving the health of the general public.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

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