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Eurocities Environment Forum 2023 will take place on 26th - 28th April 2023 in Ghent. Eurocities member cities will have exclusive access to the full in-person programme from 26-28 April, but all are welcome to join the live online broadcast on Thursday 27 April, from 09.30-12.30 CET, here. Cities from around Europe will meet in Ghent at the Eurocities Environment Forum 2023 to share their response to these times of crisis, with a focus on innovative collaboration with the industrial and other sectors. The urgency of a just transition to a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 is repeatedly highlighted in our turbulent [...]

European Energy Transition Conference will be held on 23rd - 25th May 2023 in Bordeaux. The European Energy Transition Conference is a key annual event for stakeholders involved in the energy transition at local level since 1999. Each year, it gathers more than 3,500 participants: local authorities, scientists and experts in the ecological transition, economic players and associations, and students for three days of debates and meetings. The programme includes more than 130 events: plenary sessions, round tables, interviews, testimonies, workshops and site visits, to meet, exchange, share and get inspired. Find more information here.

ChangeNOW 2023 is the largest event of solutions for the planet held on 25th - 27th May 2023 in Paris. ChangeNOW 2023 is a three-day summit that brings together the most innovative solutions and impactful changemakers tackling our planet’s biggest challenges, to take action, together. ChangeNOW builds bridges between the entrepreneurs, business leaders and policy-makers to accelerate change. Find more event and ticket information here.

World Circular Economy Forum, 30 May to 01 June 2023 in Helsinki, Finland. More information coming soon. Find the event website here.

The UITP Global Public Transport Summit is the world’s biggest event dedicated to sustainable mobility which brings together all transport modes, industry authorities and operators, as well as exhibitors. The theme for the 2023 Global Public Transport Summit is ‘Bright Light of the City’. The immersive four-day experience combines a diverse programme of world-class Congress sessions and an outstanding Exhibition full of the latest innovations, solutions and products. The next edition of the UITP Global Public Transport Summit will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain from 4-7 June 2023. The world has lived through great change since our last edition, therefore reuniting with [...]

Eurocities Annual Conference / Brussels Urban Summit, 12-15 June 2023, Brussels. The Brussels-Capital Region, Eurocities, Metropolis and the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth Initiative are proud to present the Brussels Urban Summit. The Brussels Urban Summit is a forum for exchange and debate on the major challenges faced by cities today and in the future. It promises to be a unique encounter and one to put in your diary. A varied programme of events has been organised featuring a wide range of conferences and workshops for you to attend on the future challenges faced by cities around the world. There [...]

The Smarter E Europe: Conferences for the New Energy World, 13-14 June 2023, Munich. Want to get to know the rules of the new energy world? Meet the most important players in the energy industry? Or learn more about the moves being made in the international markets? The smarter E Europe brings together four conferences: Intersolar Europe Conference, ees Europe Conference, Power2Drive Europe Conference and EM-Power Europe Conference to shed light on the latest industry developments. Find more event information here.

Creative Bureaucracy Festival, 15 June 2023, Berlin. Over 1,000 international participants from government, politics, civil society and other change-making organisations join the Creative Bureaucracy Festival every year to celebrate outstanding examples of innovative public administrations. Save the date for 15 June 2023 in Berlin! Find more event information here.

Urban Future on 21-23 June 2023 in Stuttgart, Germany. Once again, the entire CityChanger community will be collaborating in curating inspiring sessions, eye-opening workshops, exciting field trips, side events, and much more. Get ready for 3 change-making days in June 2023. Find more event information here.

SmartCity Expo and Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress will be held on 7th - 9th November 2023 in Barcelona and online. Smart City Expo World Congress gathers leaders from the most innovative companies, governments and organisations to move cities towards a better future. Composed of the Tomorrow.Mobility digital platform and an annual event, Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress (TMWC), this is an online and offline hub of news, knowledge and inspiration on sustainable urban mobility. TMWC is held within the framework of Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) and returns to Barcelona in November. Find more event information here.

ESCT European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns on 01-03 October 2024 in Aalborg, Denmark. Local leaders play a crucial role in not only meeting global and European climate targets, but taking sustainability to the next level. In 2024, they will gather in Aalborg (Denmark) for the 10th edition of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) to discuss, share ideas, and bolster their role in guiding Europe towards a secure and sustainable future. The 2024 conference will once again demonstrate the urgent need for local governments to assume responsibility for urban transformation and lead the way in guiding Europe towards [...]