Smart Cities Connect is a conference and exhibition focused on how cities choose and apply technology to address urban needs. Its 2027 program is framed around strategies, partnerships and technologies intended to support long-term impact across city systems, from experimental pilots to large infrastructure projects.4 The event is scheduled for March 23–25, 2027, at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts.23
The organizers describe the gathering as a meeting place for city leaders, technologists, planners, researchers and other participants working on urban challenges. Municipal employees can attend the conference at no cost.4 The expo brings technology and service providers together with city and municipal representatives seeking solutions for public services and infrastructure.26
The 2027 event’s stated scope includes the technologies and systems shaping connected cities; the conference site lists networks, data, artificial intelligence, 5G, sensors, the Internet of Things and cybersecurity among its areas of interest.2 The program is presented as a forum for sharing experience, discussing challenges and building collaborations, rather than as a single-sector technology showcase.4 The event is also part of a broader set of co-located conferences in Boston, including TechConnect World and the SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference.5
Smart Cities Dive’s 2027 event roundup describes Smart Cities Connect as a tech-focused conference and notes that previous tracks have covered digital transformation, urban operations and infrastructure, mobility, and community engagement.11 The available sources do not establish when Smart Cities Connect was founded or identify individual 2027 speakers.