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Upcoming Dates

Below you can find all the dates relevant to the press for the Smart Country Convention.

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Time	Topic	Location
10 a.m.	Opening Smart Country Convention with • Gonçalo Matias, Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for State Reform, Portugal • Dr Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation • Dr Mario Tobias, CEO of Messe Berlin GmbH • Dr Ralf Wintergerst, President of Bitkom	Plaza Stage, hub27
10.55 a.m.	Opening tour with • Dr Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation • Gonçalo Matias, Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and for State Reform, Portugal	Starting point: Plaza Stage, hub27
11 a.m.	Panel discussion • Dr Markus Richter, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation • Franziska Brantner, Federal Chair, Alliance 90/The Greens • Ina Scharrenbach, Minister for Home Affairs, Local Government, Construction and Digitalisation, North Rhine-Westphalia	Plaza Stage, hub27
12 p.m.	Keynote by Alois Rainer, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs	Plaza Stage, hub27
12.15 p.m.	Tour led by Alois Rainer, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Food and Home Affairs	Starting point: Plaza Stage, hub27
12.45 p.m.	Keynote by the Federal Ministry of Transport	Plaza Stage, hub27
1 p.m.	Smart City Index Awards	Plaza Stage, hub27

Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Time	Topic	Location
9:30 a.m.	Opening Day 2 with Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin	Plaza Stage, hub27
9:45 a.m.	Keynote by João Rui Ferreira, Secretary of State for the Economy, Portugal	Plaza Stage, hub27
10 a.m.	Panel discussion • Dr Olaf Joachim, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Construction • Prof. Dr Kristina Sinemus, Minister for Digitalisation and Innovation, Hesse • Ralph Brinkhaus, Member of the Bundestag • Daniel Flemm, Lord Mayor, Solingen • Dr Kay Ruge, Chief Executive, German State Parliaments Association	Plaza Stage, hub27
5 p.m.	Panel discussion Gitta Connemann, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation	Plaza Stage, hub27
5:15 p.m.	Smart Country Startup Award	Plaza Stage, hub27

Thursday, 15 October 2026

Time	Topic	Location
11 a.m.	Panel discussion • Thomas Jarzombek, Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation • Dr Christoph Hübner, President, Federal Agency for Digital Radio for Authorities and Organisations with Security Responsibilities	Plaza Stage, hub27
12 p.m.	Panel discussion • Holger Münch, President of the Federal Criminal Police Office • Dr Volker Pötzsch, Chief of Staff, Cyber and Information Domain Command, German Armed Forces	Plaza Stage, hub27