Expo Overview
About KYOTO SMART CITY EXPO 2016
- Main Theme
- Regions and industries creating a sustainable and liveable future.
As the evolution of Smart City continues, life becomes more convenient, and approaches for life styles more satisfying and safe keeps increasing. The coexistence between humans and Smart technology is gathering more and more attention as the rapid improvement of digital technology might have made some adverse effects while it contributes to regional creations.
In Kyoto Smart City Expo 2016, we wish to exhibit how Smart City can create new businesses and suggest solutions for urgent topics humans must face by improving people’s lives, keeping the society safe, and maintain the sustainable growth in economy and society through international symposium and group exhibitions.
Strong Points
- 10,000 key-persons from Japan and overseas gathering in Kyoto/Keihanna.
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The previous expo at Kyoto – Keihanna saw participation from 8,280 persons (total) from 25 countries.
- Attended not only by companies but also by national and local government project leaders and researchers.
- Exhibition of various types of industries related to environment, energy, ICT, health and food, culture and education etc.
- Providing an opportunity to carry out worldwide business matching
- 95％ of visitors and exhibitors answered by
"we had important results” and “we had results”.
5 Offerings from Kyoto – Keihanna at the Kyoto Smart City Expo 2016
- 17-19 November 2015
Barcelona (Spain)
Smart City Expo to be held. - 16-18 February 2016
Puebla (Mexico)
Smart City Expo to be held.
1International
Smart City Expo - An international event held via partnership and cooperation between three regions around the world.
Business support through the international networks of Barcelona (Spain), Kyoto - Keihanna (Japan), and Puebla (Mexico).
2Communication
Implementation of multifaceted discussions and information exchange among participants from around the world, based on such themes as the latest world trends, researches, technological developments, and city policies relating to the expanding Smart City market.
Promotion of corporate technological exchange and corporate collaboration.
3Professional
Keynote speeches, sessions, seminars and more from top-level Smart City experts invited from Japan and abroad, in a tranquil environment surrounded by abundant nature.
Fine tuning of corporate Smart City strategies.
4Enterprise
This expo offers corporate exhibitions for the purpose of B-to-B transactions and “Smart City Messe in Keihanna” as a place for business matching.
KICK, which started as an international open innovation base, has previously involved many corporations and groups, and created new business chances.
5Technology
Provision of opportunities to come in contact with the latest Smart City research and technological development within Japan’s cutting-edge innovation environment including regional designations of national and international strategic zones.
Promotion of entry to the expanding Smart City market and creation of new markets.
