Data-Driven & Smart Cities: Where Technology Meets Sustainability

Step into the future of urban innovation in this session, where we explore solutions that are reshaping how cities operate. We’ll showcase how data-driven strategies and IoT technologies are transforming city management, driving sustainability and improving the lives of residents.

The session begins with an introduction by Nils Walravens, an expert in smart cities and digitalization. He will share his insights on the future of Smart Cities and the role of technological innovation in creating sustainable and connected cities.

Pitching companies:

**Energy Efficiency for Buildings
Lipa-Innovation (Belgium): a system that addresses frequency containment in the electricity grid and optimizes heat utilization in tall buildings.

**Air Quality Monitoring and Analytics
Breeze Technologies (Germany): provides solutions (air quality sensors & data collection) for monitoring and improving urban air quality.

**Eco-Friendly Urban Logistics
Bruntor (Latvia): designs a 4-wheel electric cargo scooter for urban logistics, focusing on faster, cheaper, and greener last-mile delivery.

**Smart City Digital Twin Modeling
DigitalTwin Technology (Germany): offers digital twin solutions, empowering cities with virtual modeling and simulation for better planning and management.

**Smart Water Quality Monitoring
Geosparc (Belgium): utilizes IoT sensors to monitor waterways, collecting real-time data and triggering alerts to enable proactive water quality management.

**Mobility-as-a-Service Platform
TRC (UK): offers a MaaS platform that integrates various transportation modes into a single system for optimal urban mobility.

**Smart Pedestrian Crossing Systems
VisibleCrossing (Hungary): SafeXOne - High precision intelligent pedestrian security system with IoT and Smart features.

**Smart Waste Management
Sensoneo (Slovakia): provides solutions that use IoT and data analytics to optimize waste collection.