2026 Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona
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2026 Smart City Expo World Congress, Barcelona

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3. November, 2026
8:00–15:00

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Join Nordic Edge and partners in Barcelona for Smart City Expo World Congress, 2 - 5 November, 2026.

In collaboration with Nordic and international partners, we are creating a curated programme in alignment to the Expo. The goal is to connects companies and partners with relevant people and networks across markets and sectors – providing an arena for first handshakes that can grow into new business opportunities and partnerships.

Want to make the most of your week in Barcelona? Let´s connect!

📍 Our basecamp: TBA
📅 2–5 November 2026
💶 Participation fee: TBA

Read more: smartcityexpo.com

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Please note: The programme is still a subject to change.


Monday, November 2

▪️ Barcelona Ecosystem & Site Visit
We are exploring a curated visit into Barcelona’s vibrant innovation ecosystem – combining first-hand learning, local cases and connections with companies, clusters and innovation actors working with urban innovation.  
More details and participating partners to be announced.

▪️Smart ports & Blue Economy | Daytime
In collaboartion with Innovation Norway, Spain, we are exploring a dedicated session connecting Norwegian and Spanish actors around the future of port infrastructure, green transition and new market opportunities. The session will be in alignment with Smart Ports / Tomorrow Blue Economy World Congress on November 2 and will be confirmed subject to sufficient company interest


🍽️ Dinner Meet-Up | Evening
Join us for an informal dinner after the day's programme — a great opportunity to get to know fellow delegates in an informal setting.
Please note: Dinner is at each participant's own expense. Venue TBA.


Tuesday, November 3

▪️ VIP Tour at the Expo | Morning
Get a head start at SCEWC with a guided VIP Tour organised by Fira Barcelona’s delegation host team – a great first introduction to the Expo and selected highlights.


🍸 Nordic Business Mixer | Evening
A curated networking event. Limited capacity / By invitation only.

The Nordic Business Mixer brings together companies and key players from across the Nordics and international ecosystems – including cities and municipalities, investors, corporates and innovation ecosystems. The goal is to bring people who should know each other, into the same room – providing an arena for first handshakes that can grow into new business opportunities and partnerships. Companies and key partners will be briefly introduced at the start, giving everyone a sense of who is in the room and helping kick-start conversations and connections.


Wednesday, November 4

▪️ Expo-visit | Daytime

▪️ From Circular Ambition to Business Reality
A session hosted by Nordic Innovation & Nordic Edge
Time / Venue TBA

How do we turn circular and sustainable ambitions into implementation and scale?
We will bring together different perspectives to explore what it takes to make circular solutions commercially viable and scalable.

Final format, speakers and participating partners will be announced as the programme develops.


🍽️ Dinner Meet-Up | Evening
Join us for one last informal dinner to wrap up the delegation programme together. A relaxed opportunity to catch up after the day and reflect on the week. Please note: Dinner is at each participant's own expense. Venue TBA.


Thursday, November 5

▪️Expo/Travel day
Thursday marks the final day of the Expo, offering the opportunity to explore the event one last time at your own pace or prepare for your journey home.

 

In collaboartion with

 

Meet the delegation

More participants to be announced.

 

Meet you hosts

torill

Torill Steinback Hoel

Head of Business Development

 +47 900 99 349

torill@nordicedge.org 

Bilder Ansatte 1801x1125 Trygve

Trygve Meyer

Head of Smart City Cluster 

 +47 959 37 837

trygve@nordicedge.org 

Why attend Smart City Expo World Congress?


Smart City Expo World Congress is one of the world’s leading meeting places for cities and urban innovation, bringing together 27,000+ participants, 1,100+ exhibitors and 600+ speakers from across the public and private sectors.

Under the 2026 theme Urban Solutions, Real Impact, the focus is increasingly on moving from ambition to implementation – and on the technologies, partnerships, business models and financing needed to make that happen.

The Expo is particularly relevant for companies, cities and organisations working with

  • AI and digitalisation

  • energy and climate

  • circularity, mobility

  • housing and buildings

  • urban infrastructure

  • the blue economy

Read more: smartcityexpo.com