CityLab Paris

past event

Urban Innovation

CityLab 2017: Urban Solutions to Global Challenges

CityLab is a celebration of cities and city life. This one of a kind gathering brings together mayors from around the world, along with urban experts, business leaders, artists and activists. This year we will be in Paris, a global center for art, fashion, food and culture. The city offers an extraordinary backdrop for this change-making experience. For two and a half days, participants come together to explore solutions for the most pressing issues facing city leaders and city dwellers alike. Through panel discussions, one on one conversations, workshops and field trips, the event is a showcase for innovation and ingenuity. And while there are deep divisions in the world today, CityLab attendees are united by their ambition to make their cities more vibrant and livable.

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Schedule

*Schedule Subject to Change*

SUNDAY, 22 OCTOBER:

08:00-18:00: Registration Open
20:00-22:00: CityLab Opening Reception at the Intercontinental Paris Le Grande
21:30: Nightcap with Night Mayors from Amsterdam and London

MONDAY, 23 OCTOBER:

07:00-09:15: Registration and Breakfast
08:15-09:00: Topical Breakfast Chats

Sustainable Cities for All
Talking Tokyo
Improving Equality of Opportunity: New Lessons from Big Data and Local Interventions that Work
Setting the Stage for a More Democratic Theater
The Metro Mayor Experiment

12:05: Lunch and Optional Field Trips (Field Trips Include: City of Paris Refugee Center; Clichy Eco District)
13:30-14:30: Afternoon Breakout Sessions, topics include:

Automation & Future of Work: Helping Citizens Learn New Skills
Game Changers: How to Embrace Disruptive Innovation and Lead Without Fear
From Seatbelts to Smoke Free Cities: How Local Strategies Can Make a Healthier World
Housing Innovation: Delivery Labs and Other Advances to Meet Urban Housing Demands

14:50-16:15: Afternoon Plenary Sessions

Designing the Communities of the Future
Combatting Terrorism in Cities
- Part I: Counter-radicalization and Why It Matters
- Part II: Strategies for a More Secure Streetscape
- Part III: One-on-One Interview with the Mayor of Barcelona

19:30: Evening Reception at the Musee D’Orsay

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24

08:15-9:00: Topical Breakfast Chats
09:15: Optional Field Trip to Station F
09:00-11:10: Morning Plenary Sessions, topics to include:

Refugees: Beyond Accommodation to Full-Scale Integration
Cultivating Creative Citizenship
Mapping a Path to Inclusive Mass Transit
Living History: Memorials, Public Art and Civic Identity

11:30-12:30: Afternoon Breakout Sessions, topics to include:

Hidden Citizens and the Fight Against Urban Loneliness
Building a Culture of Innovation: An Interactive Debate About What Works and What Doesn’t
Cities of Big Brotherly Love: Can Cities Use Residents’ Data Without Crossing a Line?
Mayoral Powers in the Age of New Localism with the Brookings Institute

12:30-12:55: Lunch
12:55-14:00: Afternoon Plenary Sessions, topics Include: