Living labs serve as real-world testbeds for sustainable technologies and solutions, allowing for experimentation, validation, and co-creation with communities. This session is designed to bring together key stakeholders, including city government representatives and industry leaders to delve into the benefits, challenges, and best practices of PPPs in establishing living labs and scaling up impactful environmental initiatives. Talking points include:

Technology transfer and upscaling – discussion of how PPPs facilitate technology transfer and upscaling of successful solutions developed in living labs. The panel will explore how collaborations between private technology providers and public agencies can enable the widespread deployment of proven environmentally-friendly innovations, driving larger-scale environmental impact.

Market access and commercialisation – the discussion will look at how PPPs can help startups and innovative companies gain access to markets and customers, with panellists exploring how partnerships with public agencies can offer regulatory support, market testing opportunities, and access to networks, expediting the commercialisation and adoption of green solutions.