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WeGO: Smart cities for people Building Peaceful and Inclusive Urban Futures

  • São Paulo – Renaissance São Paulo Hotel
  • November 26–27, 2026

Starts in 22 days16 h51 min

  • 1stedition in
    Latin America
  • 58local
    governments
  • 30+countries
  • 2days of
    program

Welcome to WeGO

The WeGO General Assembly is the organization’s main governance meeting, held every three years and bringing together member cities, partners, and experts from around the world.

About the Assembly and WeGO

Previous editions

Since 2010, the General Assembly has been held in four cities around the world.
In 2026, São Paulo hosts the 7th edition, the first in Latin America.

See the previous editions
World map with the General Assembly host cities (Seoul, Barcelona, Chengdu, Ulyanovsk and São Paulo), each linked to its year in the list
  1. 2010South KoreaSeoul
  2. 2012SpainBarcelona
  3. 2014ChinaChengdu
  4. 2017RussiaUlyanovsk
  5. 2021South KoreaSeoul (online)
  6. 2023South KoreaSeoul
  7. 2026BrazilSão Paulo
Source: we-gov.org/general-assembly.

Program

Room
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  • Rooms coming soon
Theme
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  • Themes coming soon
Session type
  • All types
  • Plenary
  • Closed session
  • Thematic session
  • Visit
  • Social

7 sessions on Nov 26

Coming soon

Thematic session titles, speakers and rooms will be published here as soon as they are confirmed.

Thursday, November 26

  1. 08:30–09:00Registration and Welcome Coffee
  2. 09:00–10:00

    Plenary

    Opening Ceremony

    Venue: Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

  3. 10:00–10:15Coffee break
  4. 10:20–12:30

    Plenary

    General Assembly

    Main session: election of the President and Vice President Cities, selection of the Executive Committee, amendments to the statutes and choice of the next host city.

    Venue: Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

  5. 12:30–14:00Lunch
  6. 14:30–16:00

    2 simultaneous sessions

    Closed session

    Mayors’ Meeting

    Venue: Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

    Thematic session

    Thematic sessions

    Theme, title and speakers: coming soon.

    Venue: Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

  7. 16:00–16:15Coffee break
  8. 16:15–17:00

    Thematic session

    Thematic sessions

    Theme, title and speakers: coming soon.

    Venue: Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

  9. 17:00–17:45

    Thematic session

    Thematic sessions

    Theme, title and speakers: coming soon.

    Venue: Renaissance São Paulo Hotel

  10. 17:45–18:30Break
  11. 18:30–20:30

    Social

    Official Dinner / Gala Dinner

Preliminary agenda, subject to change.

Visit registration

For Assembly guests, on the afternoon of November 27.

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Frequently asked questions

On November 26–27, 2026, at the Renaissance São Paulo Hotel (Alameda Santos, 2233, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo). The closing cocktail reception will be held at another venue, to be announced.

Participation in the Assembly is by invitation. Through this website, guests will be able to register for the technical visits: see Registration.

The Renaissance São Paulo Hotel is near Consolação metro station (Line 2-Green). By taxi or ride-hailing app, use the address Alameda Santos, 2233. More details in Logistics.

The Renaissance São Paulo Hotel, the official event hotel, offers participants a 20% discount, booked directly with the hotel. Other nearby options are listed in Accommodation. Rates and availability are the responsibility of each hotel.

Registration for the technical visits opens soon, here on the website, in Registration.

The event organizers, by email at globalsampa@spnegocios.com or on WhatsApp at +55 11 97448-6130.

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Image credits

About the Event: Leon Rodrigues/Secom (Mayor Ricardo Nunes); WeGO (previous editions).

About São Paulo: Sampa Sandbox (Avenida Paulista, Sampa Sandbox); Ciete Silvério/Secom (Smart Sampa, FabLab, Museum of the Portuguese Language); Pixabay (Invest in São Paulo, MASP); A Viscondi, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Sala São Paulo and Júlio Prestes Complex); Nanci Medeiros, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Pinacoteca de São Paulo); Nselmo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Immigration Museum).

Accommodation: Courtesy of the hotels (facades, front desk and event room).