Sports hubs: playing fields for professional athletes or for Sunday joggers?
Sports hubs: playing fields for professional athletes or for Sunday joggers? Sports practice is well-known for its positive impacts on self-confidence, its benefits on our health, and its unifying and inclusive values. These values are powerful assets that are sought by global cities. Why and how should cities try and attract global sports clubs? What are the consequences on the local sports practice? How can cities turn sports into a driving force for attractiveness? The “Sports Hubs” session at the 2020 Global Cities Makers Forum gathered sports players and experts who shared their views on sports identity, practices and excellence. Our four experts were Fabrice Landreau, Sports vice-manager of the Stade Français Paris, Manuel Giménez, Madrid Region’s Employment, Economy and Competitiveness Minister, Cyrille Tricart, Head of public relations for Cycling … Continue reading Sports hubs: playing fields for professional athletes or for Sunday joggers?
Augmented cities, showcases or places to live in?
Augmented cities, showcases or places to live in? For a city to become attractive, it must embed and convey a recognizable brand, build a unique identity, trigger the public’s esteem and endorsement, and call upon innovative and unifying forces. The efforts of global cities to expand their international promotion seem prima facie to only target foreign stakeholders: tourists, global investors and startups… But more importantly, global cities are places to live. To redefine global cities and foster attractiveness means to rethink urban projects on a horizontal and democratic level, by and for its inhabitants. Marie-Célie Guillaume, CEO of Paris La Défense, Jan Bunge, CEO of Squint Opera, and Jonathan Chemla, CTO of Iconem were invited to the 2020 Global Cities Makers Forum and debated over these major topics. To what extent can new technologies help promoting … Continue reading Augmented cities, showcases or places to live in?
Highlights of the Global Cities Makers Forum 2020
Highlights of the Global Cities Makers Forum 2020 Greater Paris Investment Agency celebrated on March 5, 2020, the 2nd edition of the Global Cities Makers Forum. Players from French, European and global cities took part to this unique event, dedicated this year to Branding Cities and the brands of/within cities. Throughout keynote sessions and five discussion panels hosted by French-German journalist Anette Burgdorf, 21 experts shared with an international and engaged audience, their experiences and solutions to bring innovation and sustainable reputation to cities. This conference programme provided a forum to exchange views, opinions and expertise, and to set up an unprecedented dialogue between those who shape the brand of cities in the world. The art exhibition Branding Cities in the Salons of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry paved the way to engage furth … Continue reading Highlights of the Global Cities Makers Forum 2020
Back in Hong Kong for Mipim Asia Summit
Back in Hong Kong for Mipim Asia Summit Joining Mipim Asia, the property leaders’ summit organised by Reed MIDEM, Greater Paris Investment Agency led a delegation of decision-makers from Greater Paris to Hong Kong on November 25-26, 2019, featuring Paris La Défense, La Française AM and DTZ Investors. Hong Kong is one special and familiar destination for Greater Paris Investment Agency’s members. This time the delegation met again with long-standing partners of the region and got the opportunity to discover new leading players of Hong Kong’s urban development. Land promoters, planners, architects, investors, entrepreneurs, local government: experts from all horizons gave an overview of recent urban developments projects in Hong Kong during our kick-off breakfast meeting. The international standing and sharing of innovations echo … Continue reading Back in Hong Kong for Mipim Asia Summit
Global Cities Makers Forum 2020
Global Cities Makers Forum 2020 Global Cities Makers 2020 thursday 5th March 2020 from 8:00am to 6:00pm 27, avenue de Friedland, Paris Discover the Global Cities Makers Forum … Continue reading Global Cities Makers Forum 2020
Throwback to the Global Cities Makers Forum!
Throwback to the Global Cities Makers Forum! La 1ère édition du Global Cities Makers Forum organisée par Paris Ile-de-France Capitale Economique les 14-15 février a réuni 15 grandes métropoles du monde engagées dans des projets de développement urbain pionniers ainsi que des spécialistes de près de 40 pays différents qui partagent une même ambition : progresser ensemble sur le chemin des métropoles de demain. Sur 2 jours, les acteurs opérationnels des villes-monde, du Smart Nation Singapore au Bolchoï Moscou, en passant par le Greater London ou le Greater Bay Area de Hong Kong ont choisi de partager les solutions qu’elles développent pour répondre durablement aux enjeux des grandes agglomérations : feeding, moving, working, living. En off, les délégations internationales ont également pris part à des rendez-vous privilégi … Continue reading Throwback to the Global Cities Makers Forum!
