Join us at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 for the session Urban Resilience in Action: Green and Adaptive Strategies, where cities at the forefront of climate action share how they are shaping sustainable, adaptive, and people-centered urban futures.

Join us at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 for the session Digital Twins for Climate-Neutral Cities: PEDs in Action Across Europe, highlighting how digital innovation is driving the transition toward sustainable urban districts.

From 18 to 20 November 2025, Bilbao will host the Enlit Europe Congress. The event aims to connect industries to promote the change of the energy model towards a sustainable solution.

Our partner projects ATELIER and RESPONSE organised a webinar on November 27th, 2025 that explored how local initiatives are driving a transformation towards a sustainable energy future.

Set in Bolzano, Italy, the Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions conference will provide an international space to exchange ideas, showcase innovative projects, and bridge the gap between research and action. 

The OASC Conference 2026 will take place in the Portuguese city of Fundão between 28-29 January, 2026.

The World Sustainable Energy Days is a global forum focused on policies, technologies and business models which increase competitiveness and make energy more affordable.

ATELIER, a sister project to ASCEND, is set to hold its final conference in Bilbao, Spain between March 11-12, 2026. 

Between March 23-25, 2026 the Belgian capital of Brussels will hold the European Climate Pact annual conference. 

Our ASCEND consortium partner, Energy Cities, will host its Annual Forum in Guimarães, Portugal between April 28th - April 30th, 2026.