On May 7th and 8th 2025, a first of its kind collaboration between Charter Cities Institute, Leading Cities, Smart Cities Americas and Smart Cities Council are bringing the world to San Francisco, assembling 450 hand-picked global experts from the public and private sectors and academia to set the scene, build the playbook and convene the players for the largest social and economic transformation of the next 50 years: Middle East and Africa.
The transformation of Dubai from desert to economic powerhouse in just 60 years mirrors the transformation of Silicon Valley from orchards to the world's home of tech and venture capital, and the Middle East and Africa are following. By applying a human-centric approach and connecting needs and opportunities with global experts, capital, technology, policies and best practice frameworks, Smart Cities Summit North America will turn ideas into action, and action into impact for multi-generational transformation.