The annual WCS Mayors Forum is an exclusive, by-invitation-only global platform for mayors and city leaders to discuss pressing urban challenges and share the best practices. The sessions will include case study presentations by mayors and sharing by senior representatives of international organisations and industry players.

World Cities Summit Mayors Forum 2019

54 mayors and city leaders from 53 cities gathered in Medellín, Colombia, for the 10th WCS Mayors Forum from 10 – 12 July 2019. Themed “Liveable and Sustainable Cities: Building a High Trust City”, discussion topics ranged from innovations and good practices in city governance to help build confidence in cities’ societies and institutions, to how cities should plan for economic and environmental security in an age of unpredictable economic fluctuations and extreme weather events.

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