European Twinning & CitiVERSE Plaza: LDT CitiVERSE EDIC brengt mensgerichte AI voor steden naar Smart City Expo World Congress 2026

Van de 3e tot en met 5e^th van november, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC zal aanwezig zijn op Smart City Expo Wereldcongres 2026 in Barcelona met een gezamenlijk paviljoen, het “Europese jumelage & Citiverse Plaza”, een levende etalage van praktische, mensgerichte AI en Lokale digitale tweelingen voor steden.

Het gedeelde Europese paviljoen zal laten zien hoe kunstmatige intelligentie kan worden omgezet in praktische, reproduceerbare oplossingen voor steden. Gedurende de drie dagen zullen bezoekers van Fira de Barcelona zien hoe data, lokale digitale tweelingen en meeslepende technologieën al zijn overheidsdiensten helpen beter te besturen, diensten efficiënter te verlenen en het dagelijks stadsleven te verbeteren.

Het Plaza brengt 25 partners van Europees, nationaal, regionaal en lokaal niveau samen en is ontworpen als een levende Europese marktplaats waar steden brengen echte uitdagingen en use cases met zich mee, bedrijven brengen technologie en overheden brengen de kaders die uitrol mogelijk maken, een gedeelde ruimte waar innovatie ervaring wordt en samenwerking impact wordt.

In het hart van de Plaza staat een duidelijke boodschap: “AI voor steden moet mensgericht, betrouwbaar en gebruiksklaar zijn”. Het EDIC en zijn partners zullen praktische, reproduceerbare AI- en datagestuurde oplossingen presenteren die dringende stedelijke uitdagingen aanpakken, van huisvesting en stadsplanning tot veerkracht, mobiliteit, de circulaire economie en digitale soevereiniteit. Afgestemd op de Europese AI-toepassingsstrategie, laten deze oplossingen zien hoe verantwoorde AI het bestuur, de openbare diensten en de levenskwaliteit kan versterken, verankerd in een evenwichtig en mondig sociaal weefsel.

Wat te verwachten op de Plaza

Gedurende drie dagen combineert de Plaza ideeën en hands-on ervaring. A Hoofdstadium zal lezingen, pitches, panels en debatten over de digitale toekomst van Europa, terwijl een Zandbakgebied zal immersive bieden demos en live simulaties van echte city use cases. Samen geven ze EU-beleidsmakers, lokale overheden, stedenbouwkundigen, innovatoren uit de publieke sector en AI-ontwikkelaars de kans om bruikbare oplossingen te verkennen, te leren van echte uitrolverhalen en contact te leggen met collega’s uit heel Europa!

Belangrijkste hoogtepunten

• Openingsceremonie, 3 november om 9.30 uur met Jan Wester, Martin Bailey, Bob Van Graft, Inga Barisa, Diāna Korbe en Viesturs Celmins als moderator.
• EDIC Service Portoflio, 4 november om 12:35 uur in de FIRA Innovation Playground: “Van proefprojecten naar diensten: opschaling van stad & regionale digitale tweelingen met EDIC” met Jan Wester, Martin Bailey, Jordi Ortuño en Jan Koers.
• Netwerkreceptie, 4 november om 18:00 uur in ons paviljoen, gelegen in hal 3, stand D71.

Meer informatie

• Volledig bijgewerkt programma van Pavilion
• LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC Exposantenprofiel
• LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC Service Portfolio sessie

  Paviljoenprogramma

  Centraal podium, Sandbox en Fira sessies op European Twinning & CitiVERSE Plaza.

  Central stageSandbox areaFira stage

  3 November4 November5 November

  09:30 - 10:15OPENING CEREMONY PAVILIONSpeakers Jan Wester, Director, LDT CitiVERSE EDICMartin Bailey, Head of Unit, AI for Societal Good, European AI Office, DG CONNECT, European CommissionBob Van Graft, Director of Spatial, Dutch Ministry of Housing and Spatial PlanningErnesto Faubel (Chair) or Jordi Ortuño (Deputy Chair) LDT CiTiVERSE EDICInga Barisa, Adviser for EU Strategic Investments, Riga City Council Digital AgencyDiāna Korbe, Head of Geospatial Data Unit, Riga City MinicipalityModerator: Viesturs Celmiņš, Managing Director, VEFRESH10:20 - 10:35Applying AI for Smart Cities and CommunitiesHow Apply AI strategy helps to connect developers, public administration and ecosystem to identify high-impact needs, co-develop solutions and test them in real environments.Speakers Martin Bailey, Head of Unit, AI for Societal Good, European AI Office, DG CONNECT, European Commission10:40 - 10:55EuropAI & EDIC towards Sovereign AI SolutionsHow can Europe move from isolated AI pilots to scalable, reusable solutions for cities and public administrations? By leveraging the EDIC’s shared infrastructure and sandbox environment, AI solutions developed through EuropAI could be tested, validated and adapted for use across European cities.Speakers Marc Minnee, WP3 Lead EuropAI, part of Apply AIJaan Saar, Operations Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC11:00 - 11:15From Projects to Standards: Interoperability and Reference Architecture for Local Digital TwinsProgress on a common European foundation for interoperable Local Digital Twins through the standardization of a Reference Architecture and Minimal Interoperability Mechanisms.Speakers Thimo Thoeye, Tech Lead, OASCMartin Brynskov, Founding Director and Standardisation Lead, OASCJan Koers, Strategic Advisor to the Director, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC11:20 - 11:35LDT CitiVERSE Reference architecture: A Common European Blueprint for Networked Local Digital TwinsHow can European cities develop Local Digital Twins that remain locally controlled, while still connecting, sharing and reusing solutions across cities and borders? Disover the LDT CitiVERSE Reference Architecture, a common European blueprint for interoperable and reusable Local Digital Twins. The ambition is simple: local freedom, European interoperability and reusable public value.Speakers Jan Koers, Strategic Advisor to the Director, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC

  11:00 - 11:35What is the LDT CitiVERSE EDIC Sandbox?How do we make sure that what one European project builds can be trusted, reused and scaled by others? The LDT CitiVERSE EDIC Sandbox is a shared infrastructure for validating and demonstrating interoperable building blocks for Local Digital Twins. Step by step, it brings together a growing ecosystem of building blocks that are proven to work together.Speakers Corné Helmons, Sandbox Alliance Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC16:40 - 17:15EDIC Initial Services: From EU vision to local actionDiscover the EDIC’s first 4 services designed to help cities and regions adopt Local Digital Twins along different stages of the adoption journey. The focus is on turning European innovation into practical, scalable solutions that create real value for cities and communities.Speakers Jan Koers, Strategic Advisor to the Director, LDT CiTiVERSE EDICJaan Saar, Operations Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC17:20 - 17:35EuropAI: Building reusable GenAI for EDIC recipe uptakeBuilding upon European solutions for data spaces and identity management, this presentation gives some practical insight in how to augment your Local Digital Twin using AI-supported scenario sweeps and indexing legal constraints for informed and integrated spatial planning. AI is helping you to navigate complex spatial challenges and foresight social impact.Speakers Marc Minnee, WP3 Lead EuropAI, part of Apply AI

  18:00 - 19:00RECEPTION Hosted by LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC

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  13:00 - 13:35NEXCITY: evidence for true interoperability between Rotterdam and Valencia, for data and toolsRotterdam, Scenexus and Future Insight show live how NEXCITY gathered evidence of true interoperability between Rotterdam and Valencia: not only datasets via open standards, but also tools, with Scenexus Urban Strategy running on both cities’ data.Speakers Corné Helmons, Senior Advisor LDT Interoperability, City of RotterdamJeroen Borst, CEO, ScenexusRick Klooster, Technical Director, Future Insight17:20 - 17:35Open developer platform on AR/XR for CitiesTBDSpeakers TBD

  16:00 - 16:35What is the LDT CitiVERSE EDIC Sandbox?Live demo of the EDIC Sandbox: shared infrastructure to validate and demonstrate interoperable building blocks for Local Digital Twins. Starting with the LDT Toolbox, open to national programmes for scaling with cities and to future EU pilots.Speakers Corné Helmons, Sandbox Alliance Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC

  10:40 - 11:35LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC Initial Services and replicable recipesDuring this demo session you can see how the initial EDIC services look like and how they deliver value to regions and cities: 1. Identify Opportunities, 2. LDT Assessment with Roadmap generation, 3. EDIC Sandbox 4. Teaching how to Implement The concept of reusable recipes will also be explained and demod using a practical prototype.Speakers Jaan Saar, Operations Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDICCorné Helmons, Sandbox Alliance Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDIC

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  12:35 - 13:20From pilots to Services: scaling city & regional Digital Twins with EDICLocation Stage: Innovation playgroundOrganised by Co-organised by Barcelona City Council & LDT CiTiVERSE EDICJan Wester, Director, LDT CiTiVERSE EDICMartin Bailey, Head of Unit, AI for Societal Good, European AI Office, DG CONNECT, European CommissionFrancisco García Vieira, Director, Red.esJordi Ortuño, Deputy Chair, LDT CiTiVERSE EDICJaan Saar, Operations Lead, LDT CiTiVERSE EDICMartine Delannoy, EU Strategist, Digitaal VlaanderenGerman Castignani, Digital Twin Innovation Centre Manager, LIST

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