Events

New York City Global Partners, in cooperation with the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the World Bank and Columbia University, will convene an international summit on the role of global cities in promoting business innovation, entrepreneurship, and job growth. The summit will showcase best practices from cities that use creative approaches to spur innovation and create new employment opportunities in response to an increasingly competitive global environment. Twenty-one cities will participate, including Barcelona, Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Geneva, Ho Chi Minh City, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kiev, Lisbon, Luxembourg, Lyon, Montréal, Munich, Panama City, Stockholm, Tel Aviv and Tokyo. There will also be a New York City delegation with representatives from the City's Economic Development Corporation, Department of Small Business Services and the Office of the Mayor.  

This event is generously sponsored by GE.

Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of the City of New York

in conversation with

Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chief Executive Officer, General Electric and Chair, President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

Opening remarks by
Robert Kasdin, Senior Executive Vice President, Columbia University in the City of New York

Moderated by
Meyer Feldberg, President of New York City Global Partners, Inc.

Please click here to register for Panel I: Developing a 21st Century Innovation Economy.

Please click here to register for Panel II: Creating Public-Private Partnerships to Enable Business Growth and Job Creation.