Pre-Summit Webinar: Smart Lighting for Smart Cities – Design, Policy and Standards

This pre-summit webinar is part of the build-up to the IEEE IES East Africa Innovation Summit 2026, bringing together leading experts to explore key technologies shaping Africa’s industrial and urban future.
The session focuses on smart lighting systems as a critical enabler of smart cities, covering design principles, policy frameworks, and international standards driving adoption.
Participants will gain insights into:
– Intelligent lighting systems and their integration into urban infrastructure
– Energy efficiency and sustainability in smart city design
– Policy and regulatory considerations for large-scale deployment
– The role of standards in ensuring interoperability and scalability
The keynote will be delivered by Prof. Georges Zissis, Vice Dean at the University of Toulouse and a globally recognized expert in lighting systems and plasma science.
This session serves as a strategic knowledge platform ahead of the IEEE IES East Africa Innovation Summit in May 2026 in Nairobi, fostering dialogue between academia, industry, and policymakers on Africa’s sustainable urban transformation.
Speaker(s): Prof. Georges Zissis,
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553582