The Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo is an annual conference and trade expo that brings municipal leaders, technologists, utilities, and industry vendors together to share best practices, pilot results, and demonstrations for urban innovation. It takes place at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill (National Harbor), Maryland, and features keynote sessions, workshops, an exhibit hall, and networking designed to advance smart city solutions and deployments. The event is notable for convening a broad cross-section of public-sector decision-makers and private-sector technology providers to accelerate city-scale digital transformation.