CommuniCity Final Event – Porto (PT), 2 July 2025

This conference will highlight the project’s key outcomes, learnings and innovative solutions to urban challenges faced by cities. The CommuniCity Final Event will bring together project partners, city representatives, policymakers, researchers and innovators to discuss and shape the future of European cities.

The conference will be held in a hybrid format. Therefore, participants can join either online or in person at Porto Digital premises. Please note that there are a limited number of in-person seats available.

Final Event Programme

10.00 Welcome coffee

10.30 Opening words

10:40 CommuniCity: Paving the Way for Inclusive Cities

10:50 CommuniCity building more inclusive cities – Case examples 

11.50 Key learnings and takeaways from the cities

12.40 Deputy Mayor of Porto, Filipe Araújo – Why are more inclusive cities even more important in the future?

12:50 Shaping the Future: A Vision from the Commission / European Commission

13:00 Lunch

14.00 Key learnings and takeaways from the Hosts

14.50 Academic findings and future recommendations

15.10  Empowering European cities: From Living Labs to practical tools 

16:10 Closing words – End of the Hybrid conference, workshop will be only local in 3 parrallel sessions

16.20 Workshops on co-creation methodologies

  • CommuniLab platform and how to make use of the Open Call and Piloting manuals
  • Co-creation practices, Co-Creation Reboot card set
  • AI assessment tool Technical workshop

18.00 Drinks and networking