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Smart City Expo World Congress Barcelona 2026

3 to 5 November 2026 Pavilion 3, Booth D151, Fira Gran Via, Barcelona

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 3: closing

Smart City Expo World Congress 2026 has come to an end. Emma Lozano Doogan has the last word from the Kurrant booth.

  • From the how to the why. The conversation used to be about the sensor. This year it was about the use case, and about what the city or the utility needs.
  • Bigger national pavilions. Many national booths were larger this year, with many startups on them.
  • More cities. More city representatives came this year, and many of them stopped at the Kurrant booth for an interview: New York City, Stockholm and the mayor of Las Rozas.
  • Cybersecurity. It came up in many of our interviews and panels, and around the expo.
  • Fewer water and waste players. Possibly because they go to events built for their sectors.

Thank you to Ugo, Anna, Katia and the whole Smart City Expo World Congress team for this edition. See you in 2027.

The full interviews and panels recorded on the Kurrant booth will be published on Kurrant.

📖 Read Video Transcript
The Smart City Expo World
Congress 2026 has come to an end.

In this year's edition, we've
seen a change in the mindset.

Before, it used to be about
the how, about the sensor.

Now it's about the why.

It's about the use case,
which means that

companies are starting to understand

that the important thing is the
need of the city or the utility.

Many national booths that are
bigger this year with many startups,

which means there is support.

This year we've seen many
more city representatives,

many of which have come to the
Kurrant booth for an interview,

like New York City, Stockholm, or
we even had the mayor of Las Rozas.

In many of our interviews and panels,

there was a lot of talk
about cybersecurity.

We even saw that around the expo,

and that's because it's
a main topic right now.

We have missed seeing more
water and waste players,

but we think it might be
because they go to events

that are more specifically for them.

All in all, it's been a
very successful event

that is proving that the
industry is maturing.

And at Kurrant, we had
incredible interviews and panels,

so make sure to keep an eye
on Kurrant to watch them.

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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