Explore one of Europe’s leading urban innovation ecosystems

Location: Barcelona – Themes: Smart City / Urban Innovation / Mobility – Duration: One Day

The Barcelona Smart City Open Innovation Safari is a one-day immersive experience designed for professionals who want to explore how cities are using technology, data and innovation to improve urban life.

Led by Certified Innovation Safari Sherpa Francesc Saldaña, this Safari introduces explorers to Barcelona’s urban innovation ecosystem, one of the most recognized Smart City environments in Europe.

During the experience, explorers will discover how technology, entrepreneurship and public policy combine to transform cities into more efficient, sustainable and connected environments.

Barcelona has become an international reference in urban innovation through initiatives related to digital infrastructure, smart mobility, open data and sustainable urban development.

Explorers will explore topics such as:

• Smart city innovation
• Urban mobility solutions
• Digital infrastructure for cities
• Data-driven urban management

Innovation Safaris allow explorers to experience innovation where it actually happens.

The experience

Explorers will explore a key innovation hotspot in Barcelona’s urban innovation ecosystem:

• 22@Barcelona – the city’s main innovation district and a global reference for urban regeneration driven by technology, startups and knowledge institutions.

Explorers will:

• Exploration walk the innovation district and learn about its transformation from an industrial area into a technology hub
• Explore how companies, startups and research centers collaborate in the district
• Expert Keynote: Understand how urban planning and innovation ecosystems can reinforce each other
• Innovation workshop with other explorers: Discuss the role of cities as platforms for innovation

This immersive approach helps explorers better understand how urban innovation ecosystems operate in practice.

What explorers will gain

Explorers will learn and design by:

• understanding how cities create innovation districts
• discovering how public and private actors collaborate in urban innovation
• connecting with Barcelona’s innovation ecosystem
• generating ideas and inspiration for urban transformation initiatives

Who Should Join

• corporate innovation leaders
• urban planners and city officials
• technology and mobility professionals
• entrepreneurs and startup founders
• researchers and academics

Explorers from different sectors are encouraged to join and share perspectives.

Limited group to ensure a high-quality exploration experience.