Save the Date: Innovation in Action – The ULALABS Final Multiplier Event

After three years of collaboration, shared learning and innovation across Europe, the ULALABS project is preparing its final international event, bringing together universities, public authorities, urban innovation practitioners to reflect on key achievements and future opportunities for urban experimentation.

The event, "Innovation in Action: From Urban Experimentation to Collective Impact. Building a Distributed Ecosystem for Shared Learning and Transformative Change", will take place on 21 October 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) as part of the UAB Innovation Week and the programme of Barcelona 2026 UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture.

The event will showcase the project's achievements while opening a broader conversation on how cities and university campuses can become spaces for experimentation, collaboration and sustainable transformation.

Through the presentation of project results, case studies and inspiring discussions, participants will explore how testbeds, sandboxes, urban labs, living labs and prototyping spaces can help address complex urban and climate challenges through collaborative, evidence-informed approaches.

Together, these discussions will create opportunities for dialogue, networking and mutual learning among researchers, practitioners, policymakers and innovation actors.

The event will be held in a hybrid format, enabling participation both in person and online.

More than the final event of ULALABS, this gathering aims to strengthen connections between universities, cities and innovation ecosystems, fostering new collaborations that will continue advancing urban experimentation beyond the project's lifetime.

Further details on the programme, speakers and registration will be announced in the coming weeks.

Save the date and stay tuned for speaker announcements and programme updates!

More information is available here.