City labs are a wonderful way of empowering innovation in a holistic and inclusive way, involving all stakeholders of society in creating long-term impacts for the city and to empower the green and digital transition. The forms and activities to spread change and engage citizens can be various: from high technology to art.

However, doing so is never easy, so let us inspire you with examples and best practices of city labs from Europe and beyond. 

This debate will explore then different approaches, strategies, governance models as well as challenges and bottlenecks of some leading examples such as Turin (IT), Eindhoven (NL), Nantes (FR), Guenalguacil (SP)  and Nagoya (Japan).

A final debate, starting from a keynote speech, will seize the gap between testing and adoption, with a focus on the role of public procurement of innovation and its relationship with the living lab approach.