POSTPONED: The business of cities & the DNA of cities

The inaugural lecture of Professor Greg Clark, Global Advisor, Scholar & Writer, Non-Executive Director and Board Chairman, and Honorary Professor at the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) at University College London.

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO 20 APRIL DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTION.

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POSTPONED: The business of cities & the DNA of cities

20 Apr 2020, 18:15 – 20:30

Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Due to concerns regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have taken the difficult decision to postpone The Business of Cities & The DNA of Cities inaugural lecture with Professor Greg Clark on Monday 20th April.

The safety and wellbeing of our speakers, staff and attendees is our top priority and we hope you will understand us taking this precautionary measure.

We will be in touch with you once a new date for the lecture has been selected.

We know that about 25% of National Governments have urban policies, but in the past decade more than 100 businesses have started to adopt strategies for engaging with cities. Why do they that? What is City Strategy for a business? Where is the relationship between business and cities going forwards and what does it mean for national urban policies? At the same time the idea of cities having a unique DNA is catching on. If a city can discover and align with its DNA I can develop identity, soft power, and build a sense of belonging. So what is the DNA of a city? Can it evolve or is it fixed? What is the best means to find it and use it?

Professor Greg Clark

Chairman

The Business of Cities

Greg Clark is an urbanist, who has worked with more 300 cities over a 30 year career. He is Senior Advisor, Future Cities and New Industries, at HSBC, Chairman of The Business of Cities, a research group based at UCL STEaPP, a Global Fellow at Brookings Institution and at the Urban Land Institute, and Chairman of the Investment and Programmes Committees at Transport for London. He previous roles include Executive Director of the London Development Agency, Chief Advisor on City & Regional Development at the Office of the UK Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the OECD Forum of Cities and Regions. Greg has been chairman of international advisory boards and strategy groups for more than 20 cites. Greg became Honorary Professor at UCL STEaPP in 2014 and supports the STEaPP Urban Innovation Lab.