Colombia 2016 - Medellin as Model Boosting the economic competitiveness of Latin America’s cities
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2016-06-17

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How has Medellin gone from an economic wasteland to a guiding model in Latin America? What can other Latin American cities do to follow its lead, and what does the city itself have planned for the next yeards? Join us for a press conference with the Mayor of Medellin to discuss this and other case studies of cities and their economic competitiveness. Features the White Paper on Urban Competitiveness of the Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness
Speaker
- Anabel González, Senior Director, Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, World Bank, Washington DC; Global Agenda Council on Competitiveness

Experts
- Alejandro Franco Restrepo, Executive Director, Ruta N Corporation, Colombia
- Federico Gutiérrez, Mayor of Medellín, Colombia

Moderated by
- Peter Vanham, Media Lead, US and Industries, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum, Switzerland