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2026.11.03-11.05 Global Smart City Conference in Barcelona, ??Spain

SCEWC

Pavilion address: Av. Joan Carles I, 64 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain

Spanish Smart City Exhibition Exhibition Details

The 2026 Global Smart City Conference in Barcelona, ??Spain-Spain Smart City Exhibition (SCEWC) will be held at the Barcelona Convention and Exhibition Center in Spain from November 3 to 11.05, 2026. This Spanish Smart City Exhibition has an exhibition area of ??58,000 square meters, gathers 1,190 industry exhibitors, and will attract more than 39,000 visitors.

Industry:

Smart City Exhibition Spain Smart City Exhibition Barcelona Smart City Exhibition

Organizer:

Fira Barcelona

Host city:

Barcelona, ??Spain

Exhibition hall:

FIRA BARCELONA

Exhibition hall address:

Av. Joan Carles I, 64 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat Spain

Introduction to the Global Smart City Conference in Barcelona, ??Spain

Smart City Global Conference (SCEWC) in Barcelona, ??Spain is the world's leading smart city conference. Since its launch in 2011, it has become a platform for global companies, public institutions, entrepreneurs, and research institutions to jointly support the development of future cities through display, learning, sharing, interaction, and gathering inspiration. Participants can fully share industry information, global innovation projects and development strategies with experienced experts and leaders in the industry.

What will a city look like when it’s smart? As artificial intelligence sweeps the world, cities are becoming the main battlefield for technological innovation. The Smart City Global Conference (SCEWC) in Barcelona, ??Spain hit a record high with 39,000+ participants from more than 140 countries, witnessing a new leap in urban technology.

With the theme of "The Era of the City", this year's conference focuses on how artificial intelligence can reshape urban governance, transportation, energy and sustainable development. The debut "AI Empowered City" exhibition area became the focus of the audience: from intelligent transportation to energy optimization, from urban security to green buildings, AI is accelerating the implementation of the blueprint for future cities.

This year's World Smart City Conference simultaneously held the Future Mobility Conference, Future Architecture Conference, Blue Economy Conference, and Deep Technology Summit, bringing together 1,190 global exhibitors, including: Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Deloitte, Dell, Veolia, Dahua Technology and other industry giants to jointly demonstrate comprehensive solutions from urban data platforms to AI computing power centers.

The story of smart cities continues! At the Smart City Global Conference (SCEWC) in Barcelona, ??Spain, artificial intelligence, green energy, and digital governance will jointly draw a new look for human future cities!

Scope of exhibits at Global Smart City Conference in Barcelona, ??Spain

Intelligent safety and security: CCTV video surveillance, DVR, surveillance and prevention systems； Optical transceiver ； Thermal imaging camera ； Infrared detector ； Infrared perimeter protection system ； Barriers/turnstiles/bollards, biometrics, anti-theft/fire alarm systems, screening and scanning equipment, security systems, tracking systems, etc. ； Anti-riot security inspection equipment, social security prevention system, vehicle anti-theft and anti-robbery network alarm system, entrance and exit control system

Intelligent water treatment and waste management: water analysis systems and instruments, filtration systems, pipes and accessories, pumps and motors, water purification products and systems, water pollution detection systems, etc.； Garbage and solid waste, battery recycling, biomedical waste management, e-waste recycling industry, hazardous materials management, machinery and equipment, recycling systems and technology, waste storage containers, waste transport vehicles, waste treatment and recycling, etc.

Smart city planning: airport surveillance equipment, geospatial technology, infrastructure development, landscaping and park furnishings, nano-tracks, playground equipment, sports equipment, theme parks/amusement parks and other products

Smart buildings: smart heating, smart cooling, water heating systems, building automation systems and products, smart home equipment, elevators/escalators/moving walkway products, smart appliances, smart living solutions, building efficiency systems, green building equipment, smart city project development, etc.

Smart IT and communications: e-government, big data, cloud computing, data security and management, firewalls and protection, geographical information systems (geographic information systems), Internet of Things, location-based services, mobile applications, mobile devices, mobile marketing, mobile payments, sensors, smart cards, smart devices (routers/modems, etc.), hardware and software service solutions, wireless technologies/products, etc.

Solar energy and renewable energy: batteries/inverters/UPS, energy-saving devices, lighting, rooftop solar systems, smart grids, smart meters, solar water heaters, street lighting, thermostats, voltage regulators, etc.

Smart grid: distribution automation and substation automation, energy efficiency, electronic power regulators, fault detectors, microgrids, smart meters, transformer monitoring systems, voltage sensors, etc.

Intelligent transportation: advancement of driver assistance systems, advancement of safety control systems, air pollution control devices, autonomous vehicles, barges, battery manufacturing, battery technology, biofuels, bus monitoring, charging stations, urban traffic monitoring, electric vehicles, emission monitoring systems, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, intelligent transportation lighting systems, liquefied gas/liquefied natural gas, subways, navigation equipment, urban transportation systems, vehicle tracking systems, etc.

Intelligent machinery: advanced machinery, industrial safety equipment, new technologies, quality monitoring systems, remote monitoring equipment, robots, etc.

Intelligent environment: distributed intelligence, data and information exchange, software design, computer vision, language recognition, robotic expert system, information aggregation, hardware design, wearable computing, context-aware computing

Smart healthcare: smart hospital systems, regional health systems, and home health systems

Disaster management: fire prevention, theft prevention, gas leakage prevention, indoor air pollution prevention, remote control of home appliances, GPS tracking of family cars, automatic watering of flowers and fish, cleaning (the copyright of this article belongs to Juzhan, and no forwarding is allowed without consent)

E-government: a comprehensive service system of electronic information hardware systems, digital network technologies and related software technologies

Smart countryside: smart agriculture, smart rural power grid, smart rural transportation, smart rural home

Transportation to the exhibition hall

rail transit

You can get there directly by taking the L9 Sud metro line. The three metro stations closest to the exhibition hall are "Fira" station (near the east entrance), "Europa | Fira" station (near the south entrance) and "Foc" station (near the north entrance).

aviation

From El Prat Airport: Take the metro L9 South Line (L9 Sud) directly from the airport terminal T1 or T2, which will take you directly to the "Fira" or "Europa | Fira" station in one stop.

train

Departure from Barcelona Sants Train Station: The train station is approximately 4 kilometers from the exhibition hall. The best way is to take the subway or just take a taxi.