Ugo Valenti, Director of Smart City Expo World Congress, will speak at URBIS 2025
March 28, 2025 / 8:41 AM
Guests at the URBIS 2025 trade fair and conference will include Ugo Valenti - the Director of the Smart City Expo World Congress, which has been held in Barcelona since 2011. It is the largest and most influential event focused on urban innovation and smart cities. Every year, leaders from global companies, governments and organisations come together to move cities towards a better future.
In 2024, the Congress will take place from 5 to 7 November at Barcelona's Gran Via exhibition centre under the motto "Live Better". The main theme was how cities can transform their environment to become more liveable and better equipped to support the prosperity of their inhabitants. More than 1,100 exhibitors and representatives from 850 cities attended the event to discuss ethical and sustainable urban growth. The programme also included the World Smart City Awards and the presentation of 100 selected start-ups in the Start-up Area section.
At the 2024 Smart City Expo World Congress, the Czechs made a big splash when they took home the award for the most sustainable exhibit in a competition of 1100+ exhibitors from around the world, and also won the Start-Up Competition organised by the Texas Innovation Agency.
