19 May | 12:00–13:00
Business and Innovation Hub
What does it take to deliver sustainable urban development and adequate housing solutions at scale across different markets? Visit the Business & Innovation Hub, a dedicated space at WUF where companies and partners present practical models for implementation.
The Business & Innovation Hub features curated sessions led by companies, institutions, and business associations under the theme 'Urban Value Chain in Action', a Startup Pavilion showcasing market-ready solutions, and opportunities to engage with investors, developers, and solution providers. Explore how projects are structured and delivered in practice, understand the conditions that enable implementation, and connect with actors driving investment and execution across the urban value chain.
Business and Innovation Hub Schedule
19 May | 13:30–14:30
From Data to Delivery: Empowering Cities and Investors with Actionable Urban Data
19 May | 15:00–16:00
Urban Value Chain in Action: Business Leadership for Inclusive, Smart and Sustainable Cities
19 May | 16:30–17:00
Creating a New Deal for Housing: Public Private Collaboration at Core
20 May | 10:30–11:30
Delivering Smart and Sustainable Urban Projects in Azerbaijan
20 May | 12:00–13:00
Building Data as an Accelerator for Energy Transition, Housing Quality and Green Finance
20 May | 13:30–14:30
Urban Development and Technologies: Smart Cities and Intellectual Property
20 May | 15:00–16:00
Cities 360: Digital Delivery Across the Urban Value Chain
20 May | 16:30–17:30
Smart Mobility Index Insights: Lessons for Urban Delivery in Emerging Cities
21 May | 12:00–13:00
Empowering SMEs as essential contributors to the creation of sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cities
21 May | 13:30–14:30
Housing Across the Lifecycle – The Canadian Experience
21 May | 15:00–16:00
Cities are Built the Way They are Financed: Meeting the Finance moments in the Housing Delivery Value Chain in Africa
21 May | 16:30–17:30
From Vision to Delivery: Integrated Urban Development and Engineering Solutions in Action
22 May | 10:00–11:00
Private Sector as a Driver of Sustainable Cities
22 May | 11:30–12:30