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3 to 5 Nov 2026Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona 2026
Smart City Expo World Congress 2026, Barcelona, 3 to 5 November. Kurrant films the expo floor, interviews with city and utility leaders and the companies that work with them, and The Smart Deal live pitches at Booth D151 in Pavilion 3. Videos are added here as we film them.
SCEWC 2026 Day 1 recap
Day 1 of Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 in Barcelona is over.
Street lighting is a real focus for smart cities this year, with new vendors and established ones alike, from the TALQ Consortium booth to TerraGo Technologies, Paradox Engineering, Citylinx and Luminext. What we saw less of than expected: generative AI.
On the Kurrant booth, Emma Lozano Doogan sat down with Hadrien Therond, Briana Garcia (New York City Office of Technology and Innovation), Kristine Bull Sletholt (City of Stockholm) and Arturo Castelló (València Innovation Capital).
Six startups then pitched live at The Smart D€AL:
- Trails: Fabio Cavallari
- SaferPLACES: Francesca Renzi
- Mobility-Metrix: Laurent Briant
- FlyPix.AI: Dr. Sergey Sukhanov
- FireTracking: Jean-Simon Chaudier
- Scenexus: Jeroen Borst
Thank you to the jury for their questions: Steve Currie (Lucy Group Ltd), Pauline Blanquart-Challine (BNP Paribas Solar Impulse Venture Fund), Etienne Montangé (Bpifrance), Thomas Beaugendre (Demea Sustainable Investment), Matteo Consonni (EIT Urban Mobility) and Philipp Kolobkov (Plug and Play).
Day 2 brings the Deal Reveal: which startup takes home the €10,000.
📖 Read Video Transcript
World Congress in Barcelona
has come to an end,
but it's flown by
with the interviews and the
Smart D€AL at the Kurrant booth.
As for the expo, as we mentioned
in the introduction video,
street lighting is proving
to be a center, a focus
and a key point
for smart cities,
and we've seen many vendors,
new ones and veterans.
And then what we've also
seen, or maybe haven't seen,
as we were expecting to see
a lot more generative AI,
but we haven't, and that
is most likely because
they're being cautious
about their technology.
And now all that's left
to say is to remind you
that tomorrow we
have the Deal Reveal,
so stay tuned to find out who
takes home the 10,000 euros,
or then maybe business deals,
business opportunities or investments.
About Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona 2026
Smart City Expo World Congress 2026, Barcelona, 3 to 5 November. Kurrant films the expo floor, interviews with city and utility leaders and the companies that work with them, and The Smart Deal live pitches at Booth D151 in Pavilion 3. Videos are added here as we film them.
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