Lleida to Host National Lighting Summit

Lleida will host Spain’s 52nd National Lighting Symposium from May 20 to 22 at the La Llotja congress center, according to the Spanish Lighting Committee and the city government. The three-day event is expected to bring about 400 professionals from across Spain to discuss public lighting, smart-city systems, energy efficiency and regulation. (ceisp.com) Organizers say the program includes more than 70 or 75 presentations, depending on the listing consulted, along with four roundtables and sector networking events. The meeting is organized by the Spanish Lighting Committee, known by its Spanish initials CEI. (paeria.cat) ### When and where will the meeting take place? May 20 to 22 are the dates listed by both the CEI event page and Lleida’s city government for the symposium in La Llotja, the city’s congress venue. (paeria.cat) The official CEI page describes the event as the reference congress for Spain’s lighting and illumination sector and says registration is open. La Llotja in Lleida was confirmed as the venue after the city was selected last year to host the 2026 edition. Industry and municipal reports published in 2025 said the meeting would bring together roughly 300 to 400 experts, companies and public officials focused on exterior lighting. ### Who is organizing it, and who is expected to attend? (ceisp.com) The Spanish Lighting Committee is organizing the symposium, according to the CEI website and city statements. Segre and the Paeria, Lleida’s city government, said around 400 professionals from across Spain are expected to attend. Fernando Ibáñez, identified in earlier city reporting as president of the Spanish Lighting Committee, led meetings with Lleida officials during the city’s bid to host the event. (ceisp.com) Fèlix Larrosa, Lleida’s mayor, said at the time that the city wanted to use the symposium to show its municipal lighting plans and bring the sector’s annual meeting to Lleida. ### What will be discussed once delegates arrive? (paeria.cat) Seventy-five presentations and four roundtables are scheduled, the Paeria and Segre said, covering technical and legislative developments in urban lighting. Segre also reported that the program will include the presentation of a new guide on light pollution. (ceisp.com) The CEI event page says the agenda will cover smart cities, regulation, light pollution and research, while Carandini, one of the participating companies, said the symposium will address innovation, sustainability and energy efficiency in exterior lighting. Those descriptions point to a program aimed at municipal engineers, lighting designers, suppliers and public officials responsible for street-lighting systems. (laciutat.cat) ### What does Lleida plan to show at the symposium? Lleida’s city government said it will present the city’s public-lighting renewal project during the meeting. The Paeria said 30% of the city’s roughly 15,000 light points have already been replaced with LED technology. (paeria.cat) A 2025 municipal and trade-press description of the project said Lleida planned a broader renovation of 15,000 luminaires, backed by a total investment of 31 million euros, including an extraordinary 8 million euros financed by Spain’s Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving, or IDAE. Those figures were published before the event and describe the city project that officials say will be presented to delegates. (ceisp.com) ### Why was Lleida chosen as host city? October 2025 reports from the city and sector media said the CEI selected Lleida’s candidacy for the 2026 edition after the municipality put forward its proposal. The city government linked that bid to its urban-lighting overhaul and to plans to use the symposium as a platform for municipal projects. (paeria.cat) Smart-lighting industry coverage described the symposium as Spain’s main technical meeting on public lighting and said Lleida’s selection would allow the city to showcase local work to specialists from around the country. That characterization came from sector publications and city officials rather than from an independent organizer assessment. (eysmunicipales.es) ### What happens next? May 20 is the opening date listed on the CEI program page for the 52nd National Lighting Symposium in Lleida. The city government says delegates will gather at La Llotja through May 22, when the final sessions and sector events are scheduled to conclude. (ceisp.com) (smart-lighting.es) (paeria.cat)