Within the framework of the EBSOMED project, BUSINESSMED, in cooperation with the AIP Foundation organised the EU Med Roadshow “EU - Med - African Solutions for the Energy Transition” on 12 and 13 October 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. The event was hosted by the Portugal Smart Cities Summit 2022 and featured different sessions ranging from panels, and cross-sectoral discussions, B2B meetings and networking opportunities.

The Portugal Smart Cities Summit was the physical marketplace for creating business opportunities among companies, universities, associations, start-ups, and municipalities through debating the future of smart cities as a means of improving the lives of citizens. The event l focused on knowledge transfer, innovation and the relationships between the academic and scientific world, companies, and society in general.

Participants included municipalities, national and international public and private entities and educational institutions, as well as companies and technological start-ups with links to smart mobility, energy, IoT, environment and sustainability, water and waste management, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and big data.

The event was also the occasion to use the BCD, the digital tool developed by the project to organize B2B and foster partnership opportunities.