Explore one of Europe’s most advanced ecosystems of Smart Cities and exponential innovation

Location: Barcelona – Themes: Smart Cities / Exponential Innovation / Urban Transformation – Duration: Half Day

The Barcelona Exponential Smart Cities Open Innovation Safari is a half-day immersive experience designed for professionals who want to explore how cities are evolving through exponential technologies and new innovation models.

Led by Certified Innovation Safari Sherpa Francesc Saldaña, this Safari introduces explorers to the Smart Cities ecosystem of Barcelona, with a unique immersion inside the Smart City Expo World Congress environment, where global leaders, startups and institutions showcase the future of urban innovation.

During the experience, explorers will discover how exponential organizations apply new technologies, data and innovation frameworks to transform cities, services and infrastructures at scale.

Explorers will explore topics such as:

• exponential innovation and organizations
• smart cities transformation
• urban mobility and digital infrastructure
• data-driven city governance

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

The experience

The Safari combines structured learning with real ecosystem exploration and networking opportunities. Explorers will experience key elements of exponential innovation in the Smart Cities context:

• Exponential Transformation Workshop – Discover the key attributes to create exponential organizations using real examples, tools and frameworks.
• Smart City Expo World Congress Tour – Guided visit to main exhibitors and startups showcasing cutting-edge urban innovation solutions.
• Startups & Networking Session – Meet innovators, startups and other explorers to exchange insights and opportunities.

Participants will:

• explore real Smart City innovation environments
• interact with startups, corporates and global ecosystem players
• understand how exponential thinking is applied to cities
• join discussions on mobility, governance, urban environment and digital transformation
• connect with other explorers and innovation leaders

This immersive approach helps participants better understand how Smart Cities ecosystems operate in practice.

What explorers will gain

Explorers will Learn, Design and Engage by:

• discovering key attributes of exponential organizations
• understanding how Smart Cities evolve through technology and data
• connecting with global innovation players and startups
• generating ideas and inspiration for new urban solutions and business models

Who Should Join

• corporate innovation leaders
• public sector and city managers
• urban planners and infrastructure professionals
• entrepreneurs and startup founders
• technology and digital transformation leaders

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

Limited group to ensure a high-quality exploration experience.