--- title: Leadership type: taxonomy_archive taxonomy: topic slug: leadership term_id: 57 permalink: "https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/topic/leadership/" post_count: 19 --- # Leadership Posts in this archive: 19 - [Global Fellowship Programme set to launch in partnership with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/global-fellowship-programme-set-to-launch-in-partnership-with-dubai-culture-arts-authority.md) — We're delighted to announce a new global fellowship programme co-founded with Dubai Culture & Arts Authority. The Global Fellowship will be an international leadership programme launching in 2026, offered exclusively to our partner cities. - [Cultural Strategy: How Sydney plans to retain creative talent and diversify cultural leadership](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/sydney-cultural-strategy-2025-2035.md) — Launched in 2025, Cultural Strategy 2025–2035 is Sydney’s roadmap to rebuild and reimagine its cultural life post-pandemic and amid rising living costs. Backed by AUD 2 million annually in new grants programs, the strategy provides direct income support for artists, secures creative workspaces, and expands leadership opportunities for underrepresented groups. With plans for a Creative Land Trust and a strong equity focus, the strategy aims to grow cultural participation, retain talent, and ensure culture thrives across every part of the city. - [Dubai to host the World Cities Culture Summit 2024 ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/dubai-to-host-the-world-cities-culture-summit-2024.md) — City leaders from the world’s largest creative cities including London, New York, Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro will meet in Dubai for the 13th World Cities Culture Summit, taking place from 30 October – 1 November 2024. This is the first time the World Cities Culture Summit will convene in the Middle East and North Africa Region.   - [TOWARDS A CULTURE GOAL: WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM SUPPORTS UNESCO’S BRAGA MANIFESTO ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/towards-a-culture-goal-world-cities-culture-forum-supports-unescos-braga-manifesto.md) — The 16th annual conference of the UNESCO Creative Cities, held in Braga from 1-5 July 2024, saw the launch and endorsement of the UNESCO Creative Cities Braga Manifesto: A Culture Goal for Sustainable Development. The manifesto sets out a shared vision for culture to be a standalone Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in the post-2030 agenda and calls for the integration of culture across a broad range of policy areas, from climate action to AI.  - [A Collective Reflection: Cultural Leadership Through Crisis](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/event/cultural-leadership-through-crisis.md) — A panel of Mayors from cities across the WCCF network came together to reflect on learnings from their responses to the pandemic, and make the case for culture in their cities. - [African Alternatives: The Future of Creative Cities](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/event/african-alternatives.md) — What will life look like in 2050 for a young person growing up in Africa now? How can culture address the challenges of rapid urbanisation and lead to sustainable development in people, place and planet? - [2023 Year In Review](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/2023-year-in-review.md) — As the year draws to a close, we look back at nine key moments for the World Cites Culture Forum network in 2023. - [City of Johannesburg reflects on THE SÃO PAULO SUMMIT 2023](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/city-of-johannesburg-reflects-on-world-cities-culture-summit-2023.md) - [In action: the Leadership Exchange Programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/in-action-the-leadership-exchange-programme.md) — Since 2018, the World Cities Culture Forum Leadership Exchange Programme has been supporting cities to share innovative solutions to complex cultural policy challenges. Through a series of eleven exchanges the programme has funded cities to visit each other and gain in depth knowledge about different approaches shared issues, such as supporting affordable creative workspace, reconciling with indigenous communities and protecting culture at risk. - [Global Cultural Leaders Unite: São Paulo Summit 2023](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/world-cities-culture-summit-2023-sao-paulo.md) — The World Cities Culture Summit 2023 was hosted by São Paulo from 25-27 October 2023 under the theme of ‘Culture, Courage and Leadership for a New World’.   - [IN ACTION: THE LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE PROGRAMME](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/the-leadership-exchange-programme-in-action.md) — Since 2018, the World Cities Culture Forum Leadership Exchange Programme has been supporting cities to share innovative solutions to complex cultural policy challenges. Through a series of eleven exchanges the programme has funded cities to visit each other and gain in depth knowledge about different approaches shared issues, such as supporting affordable creative workspace, reconciling with indigenous communities and protecting culture at risk. - [Public art with purpose: Toronto's art strategy takes inclusivity to the streets](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/toronto-public-art-strategy.md) — Toronto has more than 1,500 works of public art, which have been integral to community development, civic engagement, and urban design. Yet, despite the strengths of the collection, issues exist with gaps in representation, geographic distribution of the works, and its accessibility to the public, including the need for better interpretation. - [KYIV JOINS THE WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/kyiv-joins-the-world-cities-culture-forum.md) — City leaders to learn from Kyiv’s resilience in response to crisis as Ukraine's capital joins the World Cities Culture Forum. - [GLOBAL COLLABORATION: HELSINKI SUMMIT 2022 TACKLES POST-COVID CHALLENGES](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/world-cities-culture-forum-summit-2022.md) — Helsinki hosted the World Cities Culture Summit 2022, bringing together delegates from over 40 cities to discuss how government policy can address local and global challenges within the culture sector. - [LAUNCH: WORLD CITIES CULTURE REPORT 2022](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/world-cities-culture-forum-report-2022.md) — The World Cities Culture Forum launches the World Cities Culture Report 2022 – the most comprehensive account of culture in cities documenting over 200 pioneering initiatives from across 40 global cities in 6 continents. - [World Cities Culture Report 2014](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/publication/world-cities-culture-report-2014.md) — Cities are leading economic growth across the world. Urbanisation will be one of the defining stories of this century, a driver of international growth and central to the recovery of the global and national economies. - [Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director General for Culture, UNESCO](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/ernesto-ottone-world-cities-culture-report.md) — Foreword from Ernesto Ottone, Assistant Director General for Culture at UNESCO, to the World Cities Culture Report: 5th Edition - [Introduction and Key Findings ](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/introduction-to-world-cities-culture-report.md) — Culture is emerging as the defining force of resilient cities, driving identity, wellbeing, and economic vitality in the face of global instability, from climate change to technological disruption. Data from the World Cities Culture Report shows cultural participation and creative industries are rebounding after the pandemic, but unevenly—highlighting the urgent need for sustainable tourism, affordable workspaces, and inclusive cultural policies. - [Blueprint for Cultural Policy](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/report/blueprint-for-cultural-policy.md) — Key cultural policy challenges that cities are addressing in 2025 and the solutions they are using