Oct 06, 2018
The event took place at The 10th World Urban Forum, Abu Dhabi, UAE on February 12th. The annual convening of our Greenfield Cities Alliance was held as a side event at the World Urban Forum 10 discussing the challenges, opportunities, and innovations in new cities. The creation of new master-planned cities is not a new…
Oct 05, 2018
Partners | Partenaires Français ci-dessous. Location: Concordia University, J. A. de Sèves cinema Time: from 8:30am to 13:45pm, October 25th, 2019 Program and tickets here The event will be in French. For the second year in a row, Le Monde, in partnership with Le Devoir, will convene in Montréal Le Monde Festival, a two-day event…
Oct 01, 2018
Partners | Partenaires Financed by / Financé par Français ci-dessous. Location: Montréal, QC Time: October 8, 2019 The Community Solutions Network is a program of Future Cities Canada funded by Infrastructure Canada to run alongside the Smart Cities Challenge. As the program lead, Evergreen is working with OpenNorth and partners to provide the guidance communities…
Oct 01, 2018
A Global Conversation and Celebration of Wellbeing in Cities 2019 Forum The Wellbeing Cities Forum, in partnership with the City of Montréal and the support of Mayor Valérie Plante, was held in Montréal, Canada, on June 19 – 20, 2019 at the Centre des Sciences. This first edition attracted more than 300 senior leaders from…
Oct 01, 2018
Much of the existing and planned housing stock in North America is premised on lifestyles, technology, and power dynamics of past generations. As a result, much of our housing is unaffordable, unustainable for the planet, and unhealthy for its inhabitants. Creating a new housing reality requires new actors, perspectives and approaches. This event and workshop…
Aug 23, 2018
Partners | Partenaires Français ci-dessous. Location: Concordia University Time: from 9 am to 11 am, October 26th, 2018 Program: to be announced soon The event will be in French. Download the program (FR) On the sidelines of the Le Monde Festival, co-hosted by Le Monde and Le Devoir on October 26, Le Monde, Concordia and…
Jun 29, 2018
Pitch your company and your technology to the planet’s best and smartest industry players and VCs The LA New Mobility Challenge is a major global startup competition focused on solving the challenges of urban mobility. The third edition of the Challenge brings together 12 semi-finalists who will pitch their innovations on stage to a crowd…
Feb 08, 2018
Recognizing the significant infrastructure investment shortfall facing U.S. cities and acknowledging that traditional financing methods are not sufficient to meet these needs, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and NewCities Foundation have partnered to develop new research, led by Dr. Julie Kim of the Stanford University Global Projects Center and Associate Fellow at NewCities, that…
Feb 07, 2018
A groundbreaking event held on April 24 2018 at The Urban Innovation Centre in Clerkenwell, London. The event organized by NewCities in partnership with Mistra Urban Futures and Future Cities Catapult, with the participation of Spacehive, Project for Public Spaces, Living Space Project, and the Young Foundation. NewCities and its partners brought together the policymakers…
Dec 15, 2017
Événement passé | Montréal, Canada Investir dans le futur de Montréal: L’impact des startups, de la technologie de pointe et de l’entrepreneuriat sur la Ville Alors que l’investissement et la prolifération de startups et de centres de recherche de pointe continuent à progresser à Montréal, les organisations et dirigeants locaux de toutes les industries doivent…
Dec 13, 2017
A new approach to build a stronger, collaborative economy for the city The New Cities Foundation, in partnership with Living Lab Montréal and Made in Montréal, hosted a series of roundtable discussions featuring a cross-section of Montréal’s leading actors and creative minds. The goal is to take a new approach to build a stronger, more…
Apr 30, 2017
As investment and the presence and proliferation of both local and international startups and advanced research centers continue to grow in Montréal, local organizations and leaders across industries must be well prepared and actively involved in the changes to come. To kickstart this important conversation, NewCities will host a series of three roundtables on the…
