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Barcelona Panel Discussion: Next-generation smart lighting – powering the connected, sustainable city - 5 November 2025
Next-generation smart lighting – powering the connected, sustainable city
As cities seek to build more efficient, resilient, and human-centred environments, lighting networks are emerging as essential digital infrastructure. This panel, hosted by SmartCitiesWorld and Paradox Engineering, will explore how next-generation smart lighting is evolving from an energy-saving measure into a multifunctional platform that underpins data-driven urban management.
Featuring insights from leading city practitioners and technology experts, the discussion will examine the technologies, strategies, and partnerships driving this transformation.
Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how the next generation of smart lighting supports citywide digital transformation. They will learn how cities can leverage existing infrastructure to deliver greater sustainability, operational efficiency, and community benefits – while preparing for an increasingly connected urban future.
Register your interest in attending the panel discussion via the link below. The details for the event will be sent to you closer to the time.
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Thank you to our sponsors, Paradox Engineering, for supporting this event.
Key talking points:
- How smart lighting has evolved from LED upgrades and remote monitoring to intelligent, connected networks that serve multiple city functions
- The integration of advanced technologies – including gateway-less systems, hybrid nodes, and connectivity innovations such as 5G and LPWAN – enabling smarter, more flexible lighting ecosystems
- How embedded sensors within lighting infrastructure are unlocking new capabilities, from air quality and noise monitoring to adaptive illumination and enhanced public safety
- Real-world learnings from cities like Gijón, Spain, that are deploying large-scale smart lighting systems and addressing challenges around interoperability, stakeholder collaboration, and long-term value creation
- How lighting networks can form the foundation for broader smart city ecosystems, acting as the connective tissue for future urban services.
Venue:
Booth: Hall 2, Level 0, Street C, Stand 73
Fira Barcelona Gran Via (Smart City Expo World Congress), Av. Joan Carles I, 64 – Hall 2
08908 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona)
Date:
Wednesday 5 November 2025
Time:
10.30 – 11.00
Speaker
Name: Carlo Bernocco Company: Paradox Engineering
Biography:
Carlo is an expert in IoT and network technologies, with deep expertise developed through his work on a wide range of smart city projects. At Paradox Engineering, he leads pre-sales and post-sales activities, including market analysis, product management and marketing, business development and customer support. |
Speaker
Name: José Antonio Rodríguez Cortés Company: Gijón City Council |
Biography
Jose Antonio Rodríguez Cortés holds a degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oviedo and has worked for over 10 years in Research and Development in fields as diverse as medicine, capital goods and Industry 4.0 before joining Gijón City Council as Head of the Smart City Gijón project and the 6LoWPAN-based IoT telecommunications infrastructure. He is enthusiastic about technology, telecommunications and open source software.
Moderator
Name: Luke Antoniou Company: SmartCitiesWorld
Biography:
Luke has been reporting on the implementation of smart technologies that benefit citizens and the public sector since 2017.
He has a particularly keen interest in smart and sustainable mobility and its role in influencing the decisions of urban planners, citizens and governments alike.
As rapid urbanisation continues, he keeps his finger on the pulse of the myriad urban challenges facing local and central governments, making new connections in the public and private sectors and finding new angles from which to cover the latest smart city developments around the world. |
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