An international summit on the role of global cities in promoting business innovation, entrepreneurship, and job growth. The summit will showcase best practices from cities that use creative approaches to spur innovation and create new employment opportunities in response to an increasingly competitive global environment. Twenty-two cities will participate, including Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Geneva, Hangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kiev, Lisbon, Luxembourg, Lyon, Montréal, Munich, Panama City, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. There will also be a New York City delegation with representatives from the City's Economic Development Corporation, Department of Small Business Services and the Office of the Mayor.
Moderator: Ester R. Fuchs, PhD, Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. Panelists: Seth W. Pinsky, President, New York City Economic Development Corporation; Anna Molero, Managing Director, Barcelona Activa, City Council of Barcelona; and Gustavo Svarzman, Undersecretary of Economic Development, City of Buenos Aires.
New York City, NY; NYC