Doors to Smart City Expo Shanghai 2021 open today
Barcelona, Spain, October 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — From today until Friday, October 15, the Shanghai Postal Museum is hosting the second edition of Smart City Expo Shanghai (SCES), the leading event on urban innovation in the Asian continent, focusing on the role of technology used by cities. The event, organized by Barcelona Fair and INTEX, will offer more than 20 conferences with the participation of more than 70 regional and international speakers.
Under the slogan “The Smart is Rising”, the event aims to be a spearhead of innovation applied to cities for the benefit of their inhabitants. The focus will be on the conference part, which will revolve around four main themes: digital transformation, energy and the environment, governance and smart mobility.
Among the more than 70 participating speakers, Jeff MerritHead of IoT at the World Economic Forum, will participate in a conference on new models of urban governance through smart management solutions, alongside Kevin JohnsonUN-Habitat Overseas Advisor, who will discuss the potential of big data as a national strategy.
Regarding the CEO of DeepBlue Technology Group, Chen Hai Boit will provide further information on cooperation in digital transformation between the cities of Barcelona and Shanghaiwhile Vice President of China Unicom Smart City Research Institute, Xia Junjie, will discuss new models of urban mobility and discuss how urban planning should be adapted.
As for the exhibition, leading companies such as Huawei, China Mobile Limited and Cloudwalk Technology will participate in the exhibition area of the exhibition by offering cutting-edge solutions in the field of urban intelligence and innovation. .
The event will also host the start of the Barcelona-Shanghai Bridge, an initiative organized by the Barcelona City Hall in collaboration with the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai City Hall to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the twinning of the two capitals with various business meetings , seminars and exhibitions. The program will begin with a conference by the first deputy mayor of Barcelona City Hall, Jaume Collboni.
SCES is part of the internationalization strategy of the Smart City Expo World Congress, the first international summit on smart cities and urban solutions organized by Barcelona Fair which will hold its 11th edition from 16 to November 18, 2021.
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