Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo

Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo is where the smart cities community meets, convening in Boston, MA on March 23-25, 2027 at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center (900 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02115). The conference brings together city leaders, technologists, planners, researchers and changemakers to explore the strategies, partnerships and technologies driving long-term impact across city systems. Employees of municipalities attend the conference at no cost. The program spans five tracks: Digital Transformation (networks, data, AI, 5G, sensors, IoT, cyber); Urban Operations & Infrastructure (lighting, water, waste, planning, emergency response, grid and energy management, resilience); Mobility (transportation, autonomous, public transit, ride share); Community Engagement (policy, funding, commerce, inclusion, governance); and Innovation Challenges. The co-located Expo features the largest gathering of smart IoT technologies and services companies serving cities across North America and the globe. Recommended host hotel: Sheraton Boston Hotel (39 Dalton Street, Boston).