Business View Civil and Municipal | June 2022

5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 6 O p e n i n g L i n e s SMART CITY EXPO 2022 RECOVERS PRE-PANDEMIC FIGURES AND F BIGGEST EDITION YET The international summit on cities will also feature the Tomorrow.Mobility and Tomorrow. Building events S mart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event on cities and smart urban solutions organized by Fira de Barcelona, will host over 1.000 exhibitors on its 11th edition, held from November 15 to 17 2022. Under the theme Cities inspired by people, the show and congress will boast pre- pandemic figures and will spread over two halls of the Gran Via venue in Barcelona. The congress program will focus on the tools and strategies at hand that local governments, organizations, and citizens can seize to ensure a better future for cities and the coming generations. The event will bring together more than 400 leading international experts to share knowledge and tackle the many challenges involved in urban transformation. In a scenario with ever-growing environmental challenges and a geostrategic shake of the global stage, urban leaders must reflect on how cities can do their part to make the world a better place. To cover every possibility, the congress program of SCEWC will be structured in eight themes: Economy, Enabling Technologies, Energy & Environment, Governance, Infrastructure & Buildings, Living & Inclusion, Mobility, and Safety & Security. The director of Smart City Expo World Congress, Ugo Valenti, said that “with six months to go