UN Climate Change Conferences more commonly known as the Conference of Parties (COP) are held annually and bring together around 30,000 participants to negotiate policies, take stock of and celebrate commitments, highlight and catalyse action by non-Party actors, expand the network of coalitions and...
Held in ICLEI Member Barcelona (Spain) since 2011, Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) is the world’s biggest and most influential event for cities and urban innovation. Every year, SCEWC brings together leaders from global companies, governments and organisations to move cities towards a b...
10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns 2024
This year, we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) on 1-3 October in Aalborg (Denmark), the very city where this landmark event was first founded 30 years ago. We have come a long way since 1994, and yet, there has never been a more urgent ...
In 2023 EURESFO reached a significant milestone with the celebration of the event’s 10th anniversary. The commemorative edition reflected on progress made in the field of urban resilience over the past decade. ICLEI is excited to announce that on 26-28 June 2024, the 11th edition of EURESFO is...
Small Giants Kick-on Meeting: Smart city solutions in small and medium-sized cities
On 13 March 2024, from 11-12:00 CET, leaders and changemakers from small and medium-sized cities are invited to participate in the ‘Kick-on’ meeting of the "Small Giants" as a Focus Group of the European Commission’s Smart Cities Marketplace. ICLEI Europe is co-chairing this new gr...
Unlocking the Potential of Buildings Data: MATRYCS Toolbox Launch Event
Join us for a launch event hosted by the groundbreaking MATRYCS project, when the state-of-the-art MATRYCS Toolbox will be unveiled for the first time. This powerful platform has been designed to revolutionize the way the public and private sector analyze and interpret data. Witness firsthand t...
Are you looking to make your smart city project reality?
Do you want to accelerate your project idea? Are you exploring options to make your city or town climate-neutral and truly smart?
Join the Smart Cities Marketplace on March 21 for this year's spring online matchmaking event, where the programme will cover a variety of investment and financing topic...
The World Summit AI gathers the global ecosystem of AI-related startups, entrepreneurs, researchers, investors to discuss the latest AI developments, issues and challenges. The Ai4Cities project is excited to showcase the results of its three years work at this stage. Join us for an introduction of ...
Capturing alternative sources of funding & financing for sustainable energy and climate actions
To provide guidance and advice to cities on financing the development and implementation of their sustainable energy and climate action plan, this finance networking event will bring together beneficiaries and experts of the Smart Cities Marketplace and Scalable Cities initiatives, together with sig...