Countdown to Clean Cities: Seizing the Zero-Emission Opportunity in Urban Europe
European cities are striving to improve health and livability for their citizens. Satellite and AI insights enable the design and monitoring of zero-emission zones and cleaner mobility as powerful drivers of change. These actions directly support effective local policies and align with EU Green Deal and Paris climate goals. At the core: creating healthier, future-ready cities.
Digital Twin Solutions for Cities, How to Create Value For Its Citizens?
Digital twins are transforming how cities plan, operate, and evolve — but how can they truly serve citizens and cities? This panel explores real-world applications of digital twin technology to improve mobility, sustainability, and public services. From data integration to decision-making, what delivers real value? And who benefits most?
Cities Need Living Labs, Urban Tech Hubs, to Facilitate Urban Innovation
Cities like Heidelberg, Valencia, and Tallinn are turning into living labs — real-world testbeds where urban innovation can thrive. This session explores how urban tech hubs and open platforms like Test in Tallinn accelerate collaboration between governments, entrepreneurs, and global partners. It will dive into the strengths of public policy and private enterprise to challenge conventional approaches to urban innovation: How can cities move beyond pilots to systemic change? And what does it take to truly innovate at city scale?
From Two Wheels to Eighteen: The Future of Electric & Autonomous Mobility
This panel brings together founders and investors to discuss the progress and challenges of electric and autonomous vehicles hitting the city roads. What is a reality, and what lays ahead?
Welcome to the Citiverse
Step into the Citiverse — where digital innovation meets urban transformation. This panel unites city changers, policymakers, and tech visionaries to explore how cities can thrive in an increasingly connected world. From governance to citizen experience, what does the next era of urban life look like? And how do we build it together?
The City That Sees Everyone: Designing for (Neuro)diversity, Safety, and Belonging
Cities are often built for the “average” citizen—a person who doesn’t exist. In this provocative keynote, Dr. Elizabeth Nelson challenges that cookie-cutter mindset and shows how urban spaces can either overload, exclude, or liberate the people who live in them. Blending neuroscience, design, and social insight, she explores what it really takes to build cities that see every mind and body: safer, smarter, more humane environments where difference isn’t just accommodated—it becomes the engine of progress.
Open Urban Platform: For Smart Citizen Centric Cities
Collaboration is key to unlocking the power of data in Europe — but complexity has held cities back. European Dataspaces offer huge potential, yet most solutions remain too technical and costly. This panel will discuss how Open Urban Platform changes that with an accessible, affordable approach to smarter, citizen-focused cities. Because, the challenge isn’t tech — it’s working together.
