Our Leadership

Image of a man, Sadiq Khan, wearing a suite and looking into the distance.

PATRON OF WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM:

Sir Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London

An image of a woman, Justine Simons, smiling. She is wearing a red jumper and white collared shirt.

FOUNDER & CHAIR OF WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM:

Justine Simons OBE, London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture & the Creative Industries

OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

  • Lynne Halfpenny
  • Jeff Jacobs (Chair)
  • Kevin Austin

INTERNATIONAL REPORT STEERING GROUP

  • Chair: John Newbigin OBE, London – World Cities Culture Forum Associate
  • Jo Beall, London – Professor and Distinguished Policy Fellow, London School of Economics
  • Tita Larasati, Jakarta – Indonesian Creative Cities Network
  • Bronwyn Mauldin, Los Angeles – Director of Research and Evaluation, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
  • Ojoma Ochai, Lagos – Creative Economy Practice
  • Bruno Truzzi, São Paulo – Senior Data Analyst, Itaú Foundation

LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE JURY

  • Chair: Kate D. Levin – Principal, Bloomberg Associates
  • Erin Harkey – CEO, Americans for the Arts
  • Skinder Hundal – World Cities Culture Forum Associate
  • Lonwabo Mavuso – Co-Founder and Executive Director, Andani.Africa
  • Luz Medina – Former Director, International Relations, Bogotá City Hall
  • Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto – Co-Founder and General Director, Institute for Cultural Commons & World Cities Culture Forum Alumni

CITY DATA GROUP

  • David Andersson – Bloomberg Associates
  • Jennifer Benoit-Bryan – SMU DataArts
  • Jasmine Engleton – SMU DataArts
  • Daniel Fonner – SMU DataArts
  • Sungeun Kim – Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
  • Allie Lester – World Cities Culture Forum
  • Bronwyn Mauldin – Los Angeles County Department for Arts and Culture
  • Molemo Moiloa – Andani.Africa
  • Elena Raevskikh – Abu Dhabi Department for Culture and Tourism
  • Odile Soulard – L’Institut Paris Region
  • Montserrat Tort Bardolet – Institut de Cultura de Barcelona

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