Smart City Expo kyoto it brought together more than 10,000 professionals from 28 countries who addressed, among other issues, the role of industry, the internet of things and artificial intelligence to improve people’s lives, and urban sustainability, as well as analysing their potential misfunctioning. The experience of the cities of Singapore and Paris was discussed, together with the problems arising from the decrease in social dynamism due to low birth rate and an ageing population, the loss of rural population and other social challenges. 28-29 September Venue Kyoto international Conference Center Edition 4th Keihanna innovation Center Area 2,000 m2 Exhibitors 44 Organised by Fira de Barcelona and the Kyoto Prefecture www.expo.smartcity.kyoto Smart City Expo Latam Congress Over 200 cities, 200 speakers, 120 companies and more than 11,000 visitors gathered at the Latin American summit on smart cities in Puebla, which addressed the specific needs of Latin American conurbations. One of the keynote speakers was José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, former Prime Minister of Spain. in the Smart City Plaza space, an area of 800 m2 designed to encourage the creation of networks, smart urban solutions were presented and ideas, proposals and new projects were exchanged. 27-29 June Venue Center. Puebla, México Edition 1st Area 12,000 m2 Exhibitors 120 Organised byFira Barcelona México www.smartcityexpolatam.com ACTiViTY ABROAd — 107