Fira de Barcelona

Barcelona – November 06, 2026 -- Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) closed its fifteenth edition at Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via venue with 29,721 attendees from 140 countries, and named Tokyo "Smart City of 2026" at the World Smart City Awards.

Seven-track program draws 668 experts and over 1,000 cities

Held under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact," the congress focused on affordable housing, climate change abatement and mobility. Its seven tracks brought together 668 international experts and representatives of more than 1,000 cities. Speakers included Anne Hidalgo, Andre Dickens, Anaclaudia Rossbach, Nikolas Badminton and Ayumi Moore Aoki.

Barcelona – October 19, 2026 -- Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress (TMWC) will bring more than 240 experts from cities, governments and companies to Fira de Barcelona's Gran Via venue from 3-5 November, with senior European Commission and Spanish government officials among the headline speakers.

Fira de Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, co-organise the event. Its stated aim is to accelerate the shift to sustainable urban mobility.

Barcelona – – October 08, 2026 -- Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) will convene over 600 speakers and an expected 27,000 attendees from November 3-5 at Barcelona's Gran Via venue, organized by Fira de Barcelona under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact."

Four mayoral continents send representatives to Barcelona summit

The 2026 edition elevates its political profile with Anne Hidalgo, former Mayor of Paris and Global Ambassador of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy, joined by Andre Dickens (Mayor of Atlanta), Haris Doukas (Mayor of Athens), Giuseppe Sala (Mayor of Milan), Gergely Karácsony (Mayor of Budapest), Daryl Barron (Lord Mayor of Dublin) and Yvonne Aki-Sawyer (Mayor of Freetown).

Barcelona – September 19, 2026 -- Barcelona City Council will launch HOWS Barcelona – Housing World Summit, a new international congress on urban and affordable housing, running November 3-5 at the Gran Via venue alongside the Smart City Expo World Congress.

Congress assembles 100+ speakers across 20 sessions on housing crisis

Organized by Fira de Barcelona, the three-day program will feature more than 100 speakers across 20 sessions, targeting cities, housing providers, real estate developers, investors, non-profit organizations and academia. The event is positioned to become a platform for debate and innovation addressing what organizers call one of the most pressing challenges facing cities today.

Barcelona – September 11, 2026 -- The Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) will convene 25,000 attendees, 1,000 exhibitors and 600 speakers from 1,000 cities in Barcelona from November 3 to 5, 2026, organized by Fira de Barcelona under the theme "Urban Solutions, Real Impact."

Housing takes top billing as cities confront a global affordability crunch

The 2026 edition dedicates its content structure to housing as one of the most pressing challenges facing municipal governments worldwide. Organizers will launch HOWS Barcelona, a new global housing summit running alongside SCEWC, covering urban planning, land policy, housing regulation, social and affordable housing, and building renovation and reuse.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 03, 2026 - Telecom, AI, and enterprise technology executives shaping 2026 investment and vendor decisions are concentrating their in-person agenda around a single event: MWC Barcelona, running March 2-5, 2026 at Fira de Barcelona, where more than 350 speakers and 40-plus keynotes define the year's strategic priorities for mobile and connected industries.

What the Leaders Conference Pass covers

The Leaders Conference Pass, priced at €2,199 excluding VAT (€2,419 with VAT), is the primary credential for senior attendees who need more than exhibition floor access. It grants entry to every conference theatre on site, covering over 50 conference sessions and more than 40 keynotes. Flagship Sessions - reserved exclusively for Leaders Pass holders - feature top industry and technology experts and sit outside the general conference programme accessible to standard pass categories.