RUGGEDISED Final Event & Recharge Earth
The EU-funded project RUGGEDISED Smart Cities and Communities is hosting its final event next 6 September 2022 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands), followed by the Recharge Earth Energy Transition Conference (7-8 September), which will also feature RUGGEDISED best practices. The entire event takes place in the RUGGEDISED demonstration area, Heart of South, at the Rotterdam Ahoy Conference Centre.
The event will showcase the lessons from the RUGGEDISED project, where the cities of Rotterdam, Glasgow, Umeå, Parma, Brno and Gdansk have worked with researchers and private industry on pushing urban transition through Smart City developments and methods.
The first day of the final event is dedicated to learning, discussing and exchanging views based on the work done in RUGGEDISED. In sessions that will require engagement and openness from all participants, RUGGEDISED will invite attendees on a journey to shape how we will create buildings, districts and entire cities in support of climate neutrality. The programme will include sessions on ‘The Lighthouse Stories’, ‘Innovation capacity in European Smart Cities’, ‘How to set up city-led urban innovation systems?’, and ‘The Legacy of RUGGEDISED’, among others. There will also be different networking opportunities throughout the day. The event will close with study tours in Rotterdam to learn more about the RUGGEDISED innovations.
On 7-8 September, professionals involved in the energy transition will convene at the Recharge Earth conference, where RUGGEDISED will also share its best practices. The conference will include high-level political speakers and engaging plenary session. Important themes will be discussed in an international programme with RUGGEDISED partners putting special focus on how digitalisation and a social perspective can help support the energy transition throughout Europe.
To register, visit here: https://ruggedised.eu/final-event/
Smart City Expo USA, the U.S.’s leading event for building smart, sustainable, and equitable 21st century cities, is taking place 14-15 September at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Smart City Expo USA is a White House Summit for Democracy Year of Action initiative and the only U.S. edition of Fira Barcelona’s Smart City Expo World Congress, the world’s largest smart city conference.
Event partners include the National League of Cities, the African American Mayors Association, and host, Miami Mayor and U.S. Conference of Mayors President, Francis Suarez. There will be 200+ speakers and 3000+ highly-curated attendees. Alongside the event, Mayor Suarez will be hosting the U.S. Conference of Mayors Fall Leadership Meeting in Miami from 15-18 September.
Join city and government officials seeking to deploy billions of dollars in federal funds towards blockchain, AI, big data, crypto, the metaverse, urban air mobility, digital twins, and next-gen infrastructure that will help build resiliency and efficiencies, bridge racial wealth, equity, and opportunity gaps, upskill their communities, advance global competitiveness, and future proof their cities against historic inequities.
The expansive programming and inclusive speaker roster can be found at Smart City Expo USA. Early bird pricing available until May 27, 2022. Purchase your tickets today.
