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DESCRIPTION: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.\
 n\nThe session focuses on smart lighting systems as a critical enabler of 
 smart cities\, covering design principles\, policy frameworks\, and intern
 ational standards driving adoption.\n\nParticipants will gain insights int
 o:\n- Intelligent lighting systems and their integration into urban infras
 tructure\n- Energy efficiency and sustainability in smart city design\n- P
 olicy and regulatory considerations for large-scale deployment\n- The role
  of standards in ensuring interoperability and scalability\n\nThe 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.\n\nThis session serves as a strategic knowledge platform ahead of
  the IEEE IES East Africa Innovation Summit in May 2026 in Nairobi\, foste
 ring dialogue between academia\, industry\, and policymakers on Africa’s
  sustainable urban transformation.\n\nSpeaker(s): Prof. Georges Zissis\, \
 n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553582
LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553582
ORGANIZER:sheilaotuko@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:48
SUMMARY:Pre-Summit Webinar: Smart Lighting for Smart Cities – Design\, Po
 licy and Standards
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/553582
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>This pre-summit webinar is part of the bui
 ld-up to the IEEE IES East Africa Innovation Summit 2026\, bringing togeth
 er leading experts to explore key technologies shaping Africa&rsquo\;s ind
 ustrial and urban future.</p>\n<p>The session focuses on smart lighting sy
 stems as a critical enabler of smart cities\, covering design principles\,
  policy frameworks\, and international standards driving adoption.</p>\n<p
 >Participants will gain insights into:<br>- Intelligent lighting systems a
 nd their integration into urban infrastructure<br>- Energy efficiency and 
 sustainability in smart city design<br>- Policy and regulatory considerati
 ons for large-scale deployment<br>- The role of standards in ensuring inte
 roperability and scalability</p>\n<p>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.</p>\n<p>This ses
 sion serves as a strategic knowledge platform ahead of the IEEE IES East A
 frica Innovation Summit in May 2026 in Nairobi\, fostering dialogue betwee
 n academia\, industry\, and policymakers on Africa&rsquo\;s sustainable ur
 ban transformation.</p>
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