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World Town Leadership Summit: The Future of Place
Tue 11 Jul
|London, Manchester and York (UK)
IDA’s World Town Leadership Summit convenes place management leaders from around the globe in a small group setting to explore key city building issues and learn how different countries and cultures address these challenges in their context.
Time & Location
11 Jul 2023, 09:00 – 14 Jul 2023, 17:00
London, Manchester and York (UK)
About the Event
There are so many global issues at play which cities are exposed to.
Cities are working to overcome specific post-pandemic problems such as a slow return to the office, fears around the rise of anti-social behaviour and a reboot to the visitor economy. While attempting to overcome these issues, cities are now engulfed by inflationary pressures triggered by huge shortages in labour, goods, and energy which threaten business viability.
While all of this consumes our attention, in the background longer-term trends and challenges persist. The fourth industrial revolution (not least the (r)evolution of AI) and the climate crisis, each require our attention to ensure the built environment is future proof.
The urban place management industry has been entrusted with both navigating the short-term challenges and the future-proofing of city centres long-term, and this must be a global effort. This is why, for 2023, the International Downtown Association is reconvening the…