AGENDA
19th Smart City Forum
Day I, November 18th, 2024
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration of Guests
9:00 – 9:10 AM Official Opening of the Congress
9:10 – 9:20 AM Inaugural address by the Chairs of the Program Counci
- Maciej Bluj, Chairperson of the Program Council, Expert in Smart City Solutions, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław from 2007 to 2018
9:20 – 9:40 AM Inaugural Speech
- Jacek Karnowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
BLOCK
LOCAL GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE – VISIONS AND CHALLENGES
9:40 – 10:40 AM Local Government Dialogue – Visions and Challenges
Debate
- Trends in urban management – innovative models of urban management
- Agreement between cities and businesses – how to build a dialogue and skillfully match solutions to the real needs of the city
- How cities should get involved in Poland’s security efforts
- education the public, building shelters, building cyber security centres in local government units
- education of residents – chain of communication in case of threats
- Regional and subregional policies – integration of functional areas around cities
- Climate Change Response Strategy
BLOCK
TECHNOLOGIES GENERATING SAVINGS IN THE CITY
10:40 – 10:50 AM Case study
Case study
- Mariusz Kołkowski, ITS Business Development Director, Sprint S.A.
- Błażej Buja, Municipal Roads and Bridges Management, Chorzów City Hall
10:50 – 11:30 Technologies for Generating Savings in the City
Debate
- Thermomodernization of buildings – improving energy efficiency
- Building automation and energy consumption monitoring
- Smart Lighting – efficient management of urban lighting
- optimisation of energy consumption, management and maintenance, and reduction of light pollution
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- benefits of implementing energy-efficient lighting in public buildings
- Smart trash garbage cans – optimising waste management
- Green infrastructure – investments in green solutions
- Financing of energy transition in municipalities
- how to efficiently carry out implementations and efficiently reach for NRP funds
11:30 – 12:10 PM Networking Break
BLOCK
CITY OF THE FUTURE – BESPOKE DATA
12:10 – 12:50 PM City of the Future – Bespoke Data
Debate
- Bespoke data – can Polish cities leverage data?
- Using geolocation and geological data in urban management – design challenges
- The future of cities in the cashless era
- Implementation of smart city technologies and air quality monitoring systems – promoting healthy habits and creating safer public spaces
12:50 PM – 1:00 PM Case study
Case study
1:00 – 1:10 PM Case study
Case study
1:10 – 1:20 PM Case study
Case study
BLOCK
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY – NEW TECHNOLOGIES
1:20 – 2:10 PM Infrastructure and Mobility – New Technologies
Debate
- The idea of a 15-minute city
- Infrastructure to support the development of cities of the future
- Strategy for sustainable urban mobility and electromobility
- Regional integration of transportation services – what action should be taken?
- Inclusive Role of New Mobility
- How to promote traffic safety in cities?
- Potential of data for urban transport
- Public safety – real-time surveillance cameras and sensors
2:10 – 2:20 PM Case study
Case study
2:20 – 2:30 PM Yutraffic awareAI – Intelligent Camera as an Environment for Traffic Analysis and Monitoring with Deep Learning Functionality
BLOCK
SMART CITY and E-OFFICE – COOPERATION AND WORK ORGANIZATION
2:30 – 2:40 PM Case study
Case study
2:40 – 3:20 PM Smart City and E-Office: Cooperation and Work Organization
Debate
- Optimization of city services
- How to increase openness to new technologies – training and educational programs for officials
- A systemic and strategic approach to implementing solutions
- Distribution of competencies in the office – how the organisation of work contributes to the development of the idea of a Smart City in the city
- institutional maturity – good practices integration of activities of Smart City units
- Organizational and formal barriers in offices
3:20 PM Lunch
Day II, 29th May 2024.
9:00 – 9:30 AM Guest Registration
9:30 – 9:40 AM Opening of the Second Day of the Conference
BLOCK
EDUCATION AND EQUALITY – BUILDING FUTURE COMPETENCIES AND A JUST CITY
9:40 – 10:30 AM Education and Equality – Building Future Competencies and a Just City
Debate
- Modern educational tools and their impact on the quality of teaching – how to support the acquisition of competencies of the future
- Equal opportunity policy
- Housing programs that support equality
- How to connect and globally care for residents’ needs – intersectionality and budget planning
- Integration of cyber-excluded people and senior policies
10:30 – 10:40 AM Plain Language in Official Communication – How to Build City Accessibility
Case study
BLOCK
SMART SECURITY
10:40 – 11:10 AM Smart Security
Debate
- Protecting critical infrastructure and municipal IT systems
- city water and energy infrastructure
- Building safety teams in the city – education and awareness of residents and city workers
- Integrating Smart City technology with cyber security
- Cyber security – shared service centres
- building security competence – inside or outside the office?
- Funding and programs to support the development of security in Polish cities
11:10 – 11:20 AM Case study
Case study
11:20 – 11:50 AM Networking Break
BLOCK
URBANLAB AND MODERN URBAN PLATFORMS
11:50 – 12:30 PM UrbanLab and Modern Urban Platforms
Debate
- How to educate and engage residents so they can be informed consumers of a better life
- urban youth policy
- How local business initiatives can support community development
- Citizen budgets
- How UrbanLab can contribute to building ideas to improve quality of life
12:30 – 12:40 PM Case study
Case study
BLOCK
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN CITIES – PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS SESSION
3 x CASE STUDY
(examples of practical implementations)
12:40 – 12:55 PM Case study
Case study
12:55 PM – 1:10 PM Case study
Case study
1:10 – 1:25 PM Case study
Case study
BLOCK
DISTRICT HEATING, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, AND WASTE – INDEPENDENT URBAN ENERGY
1:25 -1:35 PM Case study
Case study
1:35 – 2:20 PM District Heating, Renewable Energy Sources, and Waste – Independent Urban Energy
Debate
- Decentralization of heat production
- Cogeneration systems – integration of processes to increase energy efficiency, use of local fuel resources to power systems
- Development of systems that use municipal waste to produce heat
- Promoting prosumerism – residents as producers and consumers of heat
- Integration of energy planning with urban planning – development of RES in the city, challenges of integrating micro-installations, construction of urban solar and wind farms
- Waste management in a closed loop model – implementation of bail systems and advanced waste management technologies as support for sustainable urban development
2:20 PM Lunch
Update 26.04.2024