Urban Tech Summit 2026: The Generative City

Cornell Tech and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute are proud to present the sixth Urban Tech Summit on November 10 on Roosevelt Island This year’s Urban Tech Summit will explore the theme of The Generative City. The generative city is a place where AI is no longer a threat for responsible innovation, but its catalyst. At the Urban Tech Hub, our vision is one of urban innovation in which AI, data, and emerging technologies are paired with public-sector expertise, community knowledge, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to address the complex challenges facing cities. On Tuesday, November 10, we’ll bring together policymakers, technologists, researchers, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and urban practitioners to ask how technology can help cities punch above their weight to deliver more with less. Sessions will explore partnerships in its many forms: • New Partnerships for Urban Sensing and Sensemaking • New Partnerships for Making and Building • New Partnerships for Adapting Infrastructure • New Partnerships for Public Engagement From AI and climate resilience to transportation, public infrastructure, housing, and government services, the Summit will spotlight emerging ideas and real world examples of technology being developed with cities, not simply for them.