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Gallagher Security joins Smart Cities Week NZ 2026 as Supporting Partner, strengthening a programme focused on real-world delivery and collaboration. Their involvement supports both programme engagement and a key networking moment in Wellington from 5–6 May.

ANZ Digital Twin 2026 (7–8 May, Wellington) builds on the Smart Cities Council–Saifee Events partnership, bringing together leaders to explore real-world applications—complementing Smart Cities Week NZ and offering a unique opportunity to engage across the full week.

Creative HQ has been confirmed as Lead Partner for Smart Cities Week NZ 2026, reinforcing the programme’s focus on delivery, capability and scaling what works. The Wellington-based event brings together leaders driving real-world outcomes across cities and communities.

Following our feature on Helixis and system accountability, we explore the next layer: visibility. AVVISTA is helping cities and operators detect hidden resource loss earlier, enabling better decisions, reduced waste and stronger management of essential infrastructure.

⏳ Final 48 hours: Get 50% off GITEX AFRICA 2026 Delegate Passes. Access Premium, All Access and Certified Training programs. Use code GAMMRKT5 and be part of Africa’s leading tech and innovation platform.

Smart Cities Week NZ 2026 returns to Wellington, 5–8 May. A practical, working programme focused on improving delivery across councils and partners. Early Bird now open—use code EARLYBIRD for 20% off (ends 17 April).

Smart Cities Week NZ 2026 (5–8 May, Wellington) brings together government, industry, and infrastructure leaders to improve delivery of smart city initiatives through practical collaboration, capability-building, and real-world implementation.

For city leaders and infrastructure operators, this Founder in Focus explores how autonomous systems can be accountable, auditable, and ready to scale. Helixis CEO Twyla Jackson shares why trusted autonomy matters. Read more on the website.

SCC members are invited to take the global stage at Smart City Expo World Congress 2026—apply for the World Smart City Awards, join the SCC Pavilion, and access international opportunities for growth, visibility, and partnerships.

InnoEX 2026 marks a pivotal moment where policy, capital, and innovation converge. Through SCC’s partnership with SmartAI, members can connect into a global ecosystem and access new market opportunities — in person or via a Digital Booth.

Around 70 innovators across 16 teams came together for the Re:Łącz Smart City Hackathon in Kraków, developing practical solutions to real city challenges including mobility, tourism, sustainability and accessibility.

Urban congestion and last-mile gaps remain some of the biggest challenges facing modern cities. In Founders in Focus #2, we spotlight SNAAP Transportation and its vision for personal rapid transit — a scalable mobility layer designed to solve high-friction transport bottlenecks.

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) is the world’s leading event for urban innovation, bringing together global leaders from cities, government, industry and research in Barcelona to explore technologies, partnerships and solutions shaping the future of sustainable and resilient cities.

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.

The Smart Cities Council invites members to join GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech (7–9 April), the continent’s largest technology and startup event. Connect with global innovators, governments, and industry leaders shaping Africa’s rapidly expanding digital and smart city ecosystem.

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.