Expo Sunderland

Expo Sunderland will explore the future of homes, living and cities in a series of events launching at scale in 2025 with pilot attractions and taster events taking place in 2024.

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      Sunderland City Council in partnership with Innovation SuperNetwork are delivering Expo Sunderland, an extraordinary series of events. 

      Expo Sunderland is aiming to stimulate the development of start-ups and scale-ups on Wearside with the opportunity to co-develop solutions around Expo Sunderland's three core themes:

      • Future Homes including how we might deliver greener, affordable homes for all Sunderland residents, and which solutions and initiatives may play a role in supporting this ambition.
      • Future Living including how we might support happier, healthier, more connected lives for Sunderland residents, with communities and community led initiatives at the heart of solutions developed.
      • Future City including how we might realise the potential of Sunderland, utilising assets such as its position as a connected, smart city as well as its existing industrial base, infrastructure and environment.

      By creating a challenge for local businesses to provide solutions that are at the heart of the city's net-zero goals of creating a flourishing, healthy, sustainable city, we can show that we are rising to the challenge, ensuring the city is gathering pace, working with government, its people and businesses and the opportunity to showcase these innovations at Expo events in 2024 and 2025.


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