Programme Summit About the World Cities Culture Summit Tokyo Summit 2026 Amsterdam Summit 2025 Dubai Summit 2024 São Paulo Summit 2023 Helsinki Summit 2022 Global Conversations Summit 2021 Lisbon Summit 2019 San Francisco Summit 2018 Seoul Summit 2017 London Summit 2015 Amsterdam Summit 2014 Buenos Aires (Regional) Summit 2014 İstanbul Summit 2013 London Summit 2012 Shanghai Summit 2012 Leadership Exchange Introduction to the Leadership Exchange Programme Impact Round Three Round Two How to Decentralise Culture How to Deliver Equity and Inclusion Within a Cultural Olympiad How to Design Art Biennales with Civic Participation How to Explore New Funding Models for Culture How to Hardwire Affordable Space into the City’s Growth How to protect culture at risk Round One How Culture Is Helping Drive Zero-Waste Cities How to Bring Culture to People’s Doorstep How to Grow Affordable Creative Space How to Make Culture Count: Innovations in Mapping Data How to Reconcile with Indigenous Cultures Online Events All Online Events Online Launch: 5th Edition World Cities Culture Report The Rise of the Creative Land Trust Movement Watch the recording: ‘Tomorrow’s Talent: What Do Creatives Need from Cities?’ African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities Creative Recovery? Loss and Hope for Global Cities Global Fellowship Accelerators Recent News Stories Leadership Dakar, Johannesburg and Nairobi join World Cities Culture Forum Global Advocacy 20 City Leaders Selected for First-of-its-Kind Global Fellowship for Cultural Policy Economy HOW ARE CITIES MANAGING CULTURAL TOURISM IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA AGE?