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Smart Cities Council has partnered with Saifee Events for the 3rd ANZ Digital Twin Conference 2026 in Wellington (7–8 May). The event will bring together government, industry, and academia to explore digital twin innovation shaping smarter infrastructure, cities, and sustainable urban development.

Smart Cities Council is supporting the Smart City Hackathon in Kraków, a 48-hour innovation program where teams collaborate with mentors to develop practical solutions to real urban challenges across smart cities, ecology, accessibility, and tourism.

SmartAI Connect has won the Smart Cities Council “Win a Trip to InnoEX 2026” competition, supported by HKTDC. Building on connections made at InnoEX 2025, the opportunity reflects how SCC members can leverage global events to advance partnerships, ecosystem integration, and commercial outcomes.

March is here, and momentum is building. In just weeks, Deep Tech Week NYC 2026 will unite the scientists, founders, investors, and policymakers shaping tomorrow’s infrastructure. As the Smart Cities Council, we’re proud to engage in this pivotal moment for the future of cities.

Following Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week Edition III, we launch Founders in Focus with Reelo — the wholesale operating system modernising B2B commerce. Led by CMO Len Costantini, this series spotlights the founders driving scalable solutions and real-world impact.

Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week (SVS&IW) Edition III concluded in San Francisco with a Pitch Event that marked the culmination of a focused week of mentoring, advisory engagement, and ecosystem immersion.

Smart Cities Council is expanding its AIM Congress 2026 engagement with Middle East Discovery Week — a structured ecosystem immersion in Dubai. Complementing the SCC Global Pavilion, it offers market insight, regulatory briefings and regional engagement across the UAE.

Shape Your 2026 Global Growth with SCC Join Smart Cities Council at InnoEX 2026 and beyond. Our global events create structured pathways into Asia and other key markets — connecting members with governments, investors, and ecosystems through credible, collective positioning.

Deep Tech Week is a leading global platform connecting founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders building the future of cities and infrastructure. Smart Cities Council is proud to collaborate in supporting founders with global engagement, investment readiness, and pathways to scale.

The Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week Pitch Event brought founders, investors, and deep tech leaders together in San Francisco, accelerating connections, investment readiness, and global opportunities for the Edition III cohort.

Founders took centre stage at the Silicon Valley Pitch Event, engaging directly with investors, mentors, and deep tech leaders. The evening marked a key milestone, transforming preparation into real opportunity and accelerating global connections that will continue well beyond the week.

Biniyam Gessesse joins Smart Cities Council, bringing IT and smart city expertise to advance urban innovation and sustainability.

Wednesday was an intense and highly productive day for our Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week – Edition III delegation, focused on sharpening narratives, strengthening investor readiness, and capturing the assets that will support their growth journeys ahead.

Smart Cities Council welcomes Daniella Ledezma, an experienced construction management engineer specialising in digital platforms, data-driven delivery, and international infrastructure projects.

Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week – Edition III launched with a high-impact working day, bringing founders, mentors, and investors together to refine narratives, build connections, and prepare for Pitch Night through expert insights and peer collaboration.

Join global experts and SCC Chair Corey Gray for an online session on Decarbonising Singapore’s Built Environment. Learn practical strategies, technologies and pathways to net zero. Register now and be part of the transition to low-carbon cities.

GITEX AFRICA, April 07-09, 2026, Marrakech – Africa’s largest tech and startup event. Meet global innovators, industry giants, and leaders driving digital transformation. Join us to witness Africa’s digital future.

Treelyon joins Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week 2026 – Edition III as a climate tech innovator using AI and geospatial data to deliver real-time urban forest intelligence, helping cities protect green assets, manage climate risk, and strengthen sustainability and resilience.

TestInvest joins Silicon Valley Start-up & Investor Week 2026 – Edition III as a skills verification platform using practical, role-based testing to help organisations hire with confidence, reduce recruitment risk, and build stronger digital teams through proven performance data.

Muhammad Asim joins Smart Cities Council, bringing global leadership in intelligent transportation, smart cities, digital twins, and mission-critical infrastructure systems.