22nd EDITION SMART CITY FORUM
May 25–26, 2026 • ZEN.COM EXPO RZESZÓW-JASIONKA
COMMON TRACK: SMART CITY FORUM & POLAND SECURITY CONGRESS
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Registration of Guests
10:00 – 10:10 a.m.
The Ceremonial Opening of the Poland Security Congress & Smart City Forum
10:10 – 10:20 a.m.
Ceremonial Opening
BLOCK STRATEGY FOR SECURITY
10:20 – 11:00 a.m.
Address of the Republic of Poland Government’s Representative on:
- Security of Poland – horizon 2036
- Digital resilience of the state as a pillar of defence – capabilities, technologies, production and deployment
- Building alliances and independence – developing international cooperation and strengthening strategic partnerships as the foundation of state security
- From declarations to implementation – how to strengthen State and market agility in the area of security
11:00 – 11:15 a.m.
Geopolitical analysis – the “overturned table” and what’s next?
Formula: Speech / Keynote speech / Debate 2+1
BLOCK SECURITY ECONOMICS, FINANCING STRATEGY AND SYSTEMIC RISKS
11:15 – 11:25 a.m.
Introductory speech for the session
Format: Speech
11:25 – 11:35 a.m.
Presentation
Format: Presentation
11:35 – 12:20 p.m.
Security economics, financing strategy and systemic risks
Discussion panel
- Strategic investment in the development of sovereign technologies by the state as a foundation for national security
- How to ensure transparent and effective cooperation in the PPP model to achieve real synergy with the private market?
- Financial and payment infrastructure security requires consistent management of institutions when a crisis occurs – how to prepare?
- Credit conditions for banks – what requirements must applicants meet to obtain financing?
- The role of VC and PE funds in the development of technology investments in the defence & aerospace sector
- Private capital mobilisation, PPP and concession projects in security and infrastructure
BLOCK CYBER SECURITY IN TIMES OF GEOPOLITICAL THREATS #cyber
12:20 – 1:00 p.m.
Cybersecurity in times of geopolitical threats
Discussion panel
- Poland as a leader in the fight against cyber criminals
- Digital resilience of the state – from strategy to real production capacity, technological sovereignty and implementation of national solutions
- Directions for change in ENISA, ECSO, EROD (EDPB), RCB
- Is Poland ready for a physical infrastructure breach?
- The impact of armed conflict on the operation and business continuity of business organisations
- Obligations of business organisations to the State and the armed forces and operational preparation for their implementation
- Cyber Shield – the meaning and purpose of the program as a tool of the State to support the organisation’s resilience to geopolitical threats
- Building technological independence in cybersecurity and supporting domestic products
- The information front of hybrid warfare – disinformation, manipulation and protection of decision-making processes
BLOCK MULTI-PURPOSE URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE AND GOVTECH
1:00 – 1:40 p.m.
Multi-purpose urban infrastructure and GovTech
Discussion panel
- Resilience architecture – the effectiveness of decision-making in case of threats and a new approach to urban security
- “Dual-use City” – can cities afford infrastructure that is not ready for war and crisis?
- how to design dual-use infrastructure
- Dual use of digital technologies (5G, IoT, Digital Twin)
- How should TSUs create effective crisis management centres?
- Physical solutions in securing urban infrastructure
- Agile management and public procurement
- Technology versus institutional inertia
1:40 – 2:10 p.m.
THE END OF THE COMMON PART. Networking break
PART: SMART CITY FORUM
2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
Ceremonial opening of the Smart City Forum track
2:20 – 2:30 p.m.
Address by the Chairman of the Smart City Forum Programme Council
- Maciej Bluj, Chairman of the Programme Council, Expert in smart city solutions, Deputy Mayor of the City of Wrocław (2007–2018)
2:30 – 2:40 p.m.
Address by a Representative of the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
BLOCK SMART STREET AS A COMPLEMENTARY SYSTEM – INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE
2:40 – 3:20 p.m.
Smart street as a complementary system – integration of digital and physical urban infrastructure
Discussion panel
- How is systems integration changing governance in the city?
- Digital Twin in planning – when does a digital model become a decision-support tool rather than just an eye-catching visualisation?
- Real-time forecasting and management
- How technology is redefining urban accessibility
- The future of digital infrastructure in the city
- 5G as the foundation for urban service scalability
- Geoportal, Hydroportal and Operation Centres – integrated state and city systems
- Supply chain management in a city
3:20 – 3:30 p.m.
Case study
BLOCK CITY APPLICATIONS
3:30 – 4:10 p.m.
City applications
Discussion panel
- Digitisation and cyber security strategy for cities – prospects for legal changes
- New interaction models – digital identity, digital wallet, signatures, e-delivery
- Integration of distributed systems – how to create coherent ecosystems of services?
- E-participation – how to design tools and platforms to engage residents in the city?
- Digital service scalability and inclusivity – how to build simple, intuitive, accessible digital services for residents?
- Sharing of infrastructure and software – legality of creation, sharing and provision of software and infrastructure by TSUs
- Urban Lab and public consultation as tools for testing the functionality of urban services
4:10 p.m.
Closing of the 1st Day of the Forum
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Registration of Guests
10:00 – 10:10 a.m.
Ceremonial inauguration of the 2nd day of the Forum
BLOCK THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN BUILDING SECURITY
10:10 – 11:10 a.m.
The role of local governments in building security
Discussion panel
- City monitoring systems – how to detect a threat?
- the role of redundant infrastructure
- Communication Hub and State Information Architecture – what are the challenges of integrating state and local systems?
- real-time information exchange – building a community between cities to exchange information
- warning and alerting residents
- Tasks of local governments in civil protection and civil defence – security of collective hiding facilities
- Civic education – the key to active involvement of residents
- Why do residents continue not to use information campaigns and brochures?
- How can local initiatives and Urbanlabs support an urban resilience strategy, and how can local governments effectively support them?
- Managing logistics processes in security – how to prepare for high-risk scenarios?
- CSIRT for cities and ISAC-JST – can such a model work, and what real opportunities does it provide?
- In-house procurement in TSU
11:10 – 11:20 p.m.
Case study
BLOCK NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO SUPPORT SAVINGS – SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
11:20 – 11:50 a.m.
New technologies to support savings – sustainable urban development
Discussion panel
- How smart technologies can generate savings, predict failures and optimise consumption – latest implementations
- City energy metering platform and environmental monitoring systems – how do they influence officials’ decisions?
- How can Green ID technologies and smart systems help in the rational management of urban resources?
- Water in the city – sensors for water management
- How to design an urban space to support terrain conservation?
- How to fight the paradox of paper – increasing consumption despite the implementation of an electronic workflow?
- waste and over-documentation
- Bail system and urban waste management – does it realistically reduce waste and improve urban recycling?
11:50 – 12:20 p.m.
Break
BLOCK URBAN ANALYST
12:20 – 1:00 p.m.
City analyst
Discussion panel
- How to use data to implement master plans?
- How to develop an analytical approach among office staff?
- How to turn an office into a data-driven organisation while maintaining business continuity and process stability?
- Technologies that are realistically easing the burden on offices
- Data integration in the city – should cities build a central data platform or a federation of systems?
- Vendor lock-in – what decisions at the beginning of analytical projects determine the future independence of the city?
- The glories and shadows of big data, big tech, AI and open source software
1:00 – 1:10 p.m.
Case study
1:10 – 1:20 p.m.
Case study
BLOCK THE ROAD OF BIG CITIES TO SMART CITY – LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE FOR SMALLER MUNICIPALITIES
1:20 – 2:10 p.m.
The road of big cities to a smart city – lessons from experience for smaller cities
Discussion panel
- First steps toward smart city – where should cities that want to implement new technologies start?
- Key challenges – what decisions have proven to be the most difficult to make?
- What was missing in the initial phase of smart deployments?
- What digital staffing gaps are most common in small municipalities?
- “Level zero” – what organisational maturity does an office need to reach before it can begin implementing a digital city model?
- data inventory
- Platform and code sharing – an opportunity to accelerate digitisation
BLOCK AI IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
2:10 – 2:20 p.m.
How to build simple models? / How to build AI agents?
Case study2:20 – 3:00 p.m.
AI in public administration
Discussion panel
- From “shadow AI” to real value – good practices when implementing AI in official environments
- Robotisation and automation of official tasks – how can artificial intelligence realistically support daily urban management?
- What quality thresholds should be met for an office to start using AI solutions
- quality thresholds, reliability and error control – hallucination, BRES and misinformation
- AI security policies – where to start?
- Sovereign AI – promotion of Polish technological tools
3:00 p.m.
Closing of the 2nd Day of the Forum
