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Here you will find our latest media articles and appearances, blogs, and all the news as we launch our work in cities around the world.
Committee for Melbourne's 'The Melbourne Summit 2023', held on Thursday 2 March, brought together 120 city leaders from 90 organisations across corporate, academic, not-for-profit and arts and culture sectors, to generate ideas for Melbourne’s future.
Auckland’s Future, Now is an ongoing event series hosted by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the region’s economic and cultural agency.
Following the launch of Benchmarking Melbourne 2023, the report was featured with positive commentary in Melbourne's Herald Sun publication.
Dr Tim Moonen features as an expert in New Zealand's National Business Review, following keynote presentation at the 'Auckland's Future, Now' conference.
During a recent visit to Brazil and Chile, Ben Gowers interviewed local stakeholders to support the UK Government in uncovering what makes Santiago and Porto Alegre distinctive in their decarbonisation opportunities.
We are pleased to be using our analytics and leadership mapping to inform the potential for Indian cities and districts to team up with more others internationally on place innovation - for cleaner air, movement and energy.
As cities compete to attract talent and global investment, what are the characteristics and ingredients of cities that have been able to grow, attract, and retain innovation economy advantages?
At this event in Westminster, London, Dr Tim Moonen presented a snapshot of the UK innovation system in international perspective, with particular focus on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
2022 report on the future Oxford-Cambridge Arc, to which The Business of Cities contributed a chapter, is featured in the Financial Times.
Dr Tim Moonen joined the Vice Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University and Vice President at AstraZeneca among other panellists at a live session on collaborative place-shaping for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.
Benchmarking Melbourne 2022 has received widespread coverage in city and national media.
On behalf of the UK government, TBoC is developing an innovative framework to understand and guide the next cycle of change in Indonesia's largest cities and regions.
A new environment for the country’s 150,000 scientists, entrepreneurs and students has been launched by City Hall.
Invest Glasgow has launched a new unified investment narrative informed by research carried out by The Business of Cities.
The Business of Cities is working with Amsterdam & Partners to assess Amsterdam’s brand and reputation post-Covid 19
7th annual 'Benchmarking Sydney’ report launched by Committee for Sydney
Our annual ‘Oslo: State of the City’ report has been featured in one of Norway’s leading media outlets
Dr Tim Moonen discusses governance and real estate in a post-covid world
The Business of Cities is on the panel to create a new vision for the River Thames as it looks to adapt to the new post-Covid world.
Our new innovation handbook designed for place-leaders, anchor institutions and larger stakeholders has been featured in the cities-focused news outlet ‘Cities Today’
We were commissioned by Glasgow's City Council and Chamber of Commerce to review city responses to COVID-19.
On behalf of Port of London Authority, The Business of Cities is leading research on pandemic responses in great river cities of the world
This report is the first from the London Futures review. It examines London’s recent history and development to the present day, explores the global challenges facing London and considers their potential impact on London’s future.
Since March 2020, our team has been leading research on district redevelopments around the world to inform choices for redevelopment of the Heysel Plateau in North Brussels.
The Business of Cities are working on Victoria's economic action plan 'Victoria 3.0' that accompanies the City’s long term community plan to 2041.
The state government has green-lighted major increases to building heights for an area earmarked as a tech hub near Sydney's Central Station after research done by The Business of Cities and partner Dexus.
Following the release of the Oslo: State of the City report, Tim was asked to reflect on this year's findings and the implications of Covid-19 on talent attraction in the Oslo Region.
We have been supporting the New York Regional Plan Association and Barcelona Global to convene a group of senior civic and business leaders in more than 15 cities to share insights on Covid-19 responses, recoveries and future outlooks for their cities.
TBoC undertook a benchmarking review of African cities' tech ecosystems and governance
PETRAS and the World Economic Forum convene a series of workshops to discuss a new survey on the gaps and opportunities for the global governance of Internet of Things technologies
The Canary Wharf Group invited us to discuss the future proofing of London's economy.
We reviewed with city and national leaders to discover what are the tools and initiatives that have been observed to be effective to raise the level of infrastructure investment.
Jake was a speaker in Singapore on the panel "2019 Annual Indices for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents on Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for the World’s Major Cities"
The Culture, Value and Place report cited delved into the importance of fostering a distinct cultural identity is a key component of leading liveable and connected cities.
City-led innovation in infrastructure development and service delivery is on the rise in African cities.
Our 4th edition of this benchmarking report will be released next Monday to the wider public. A big theme throughout this report is that Sydney cannot rest on its laurels and needs to continually innovate to stay competitive in the new global economy.
Jake spoke in Berlin at the Class of 2020 Annual Conference on Blended Living on the panel "Knowledge City: Innovation Districts and The Urban Campus"
The article discusses the ambitions of Madrid to become a Top Tier city from its current status as a Contender City.
Jake spoke at the annual DLD Innovation Festival in Tel Aviv on the panel "Brand it and they will come"
The 5th edition of our report with JLL on the performance of global cities crystallises the findings from more than 500 city benchmarks to capture the changing system of cities globally, and the new lenses through which cities are compared and chosen.
[Video] Our forthcoming report with the Property Council of Australia, Creating Great Places, is to be published later this year.
Prof. Michele Acuto, Daniel Pejic, Jake Nunley and Dr Tim Moonen discuss the power of that city rankings hold on the urban world, and suggest areas of change to improve benchmarks into a strong evidence base for policy making.
The Business of Cities team was at the ESPON Seminar in Iasi, Romania, discussing how new industries will shape the future of our cities, and providing examples of multi-city regions from around the world.
Launched by the UCL Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, this short course aims to equip professionals with the skills to work with city leaders and help shape the way our cities are governed.
[Blog] Dr Tim Moonen provides insights into our new research commissioned by the Property Council Australia to understand what makes a city a great place to live, and to make recommendations for Australian places.
Dr Tim Moonen was in Sydney for the Property Council of Australia's annual Future Cities Summit, discussing the challenges in identified in our Creating Great Australian Cities project last year, and kicking of a new Great Places project for 2019.
Greg Clark, Tim Moonen and Jake Nunley share their thoughts on monitoring city performance through comparative city benchmarks. At The Business of Cities, we use real-time data and city benchmarking to study cities.
[Video] STEaPP Chat Episode 5: Cities with Dr Ellie Cosgrave and Dr Tim Moonen
Jenny McArthur, Lecturer in Urban Infrastructure and Policy at UCL, and Tim Moonen, Honorary Lecturer, explore the influence of city benchmarks on the urban sphere and decision-makers.
(BBC Radio) Dr Ellie Cosgrave and Prof Greg Clark discuss, analyse and critique the best policies from global cities in new show "My Perfect City".
Dr Tim Moonen shares insights on the importance of partnerships to deliver Brisbane's Global Precincts at the PCA Breakfast meeting in Brisbane.
In our first blogpost of 2019 for the European Investment Bank, we delve into the future of European cities and the reasons to be optimistic about Europe's metropolises.
In an piece on innovation cities in British Airways’ Business Life Magazine, Professor Greg Clark was referenced for his and his team's work in Glasgow's Innovation District.
The benchmarking report for Oslo Business Region summarised Oslo's progress in the current cycle and its opportunities and imperatives in the next period.
In his keynote speech at the annual Downtown Dallas Inc. meeting, Tim highlighted that downtowns are fundamental to fostering eco-systems, cluster specialization, and developing an all-round business reputation and brand for cities.
Our team was at the launch of Glasgow City Innovation District, where Professor Greg Clark held a panel debate with various stakeholders, including Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Finance Derek McKay.
(Radio) Dr Tim Moonen appears on Good Morning Scotland to discuss the rise in culture and appeal in the city of Glasgow. 13:20 start.
The article focuses on our findings surrounding the rise of Glasgow’s appeal to millennials.
Tim was a speaker in Singapore on the two panels 'Global Liveable and Smart Cities Index on 78 World’s Major Cities' and '2018 Annual Indices for Expatriates and Ordinary Residents on Cost of Living, Wages and Purchasing Power for World’s Major Cities'.
Our team had the pleasure to attend the ESPON Conference in London this year, debating the topic of 'Building the next generation of research on territorial development'.
We are delighted to share with you CITY, TRANSFORMED, the new essay series from the European Investment Bank.
(Video) In this World Economic Forum article, our partner at JLL Jeremy Kelly explains the impact of real estate market transparency on how cities grow, featuring video conversation with The Business of Cities' Managing Director Dr Tim Moonen
(Podcast) Greg tells Michael Rose, Chair of the Committee for Sydney, about the changes he’s seen in Sydney over the past three years and what the future holds.
The second edition of the Benchmarking Holland Metropole report, now featuring Eindhoven and entitled "Fulfilling Potential: Holland Metropole and the decade of change," will be launched at Expo Real in Munich in October.
The Committee for Sydney released its 3rd edition of Sydney's Benchmarking report, which reviewed the city's performance over the last year. The report was produced in collaboration with The Business of Cities and with support from both Landcom and Dexus.
(Video) Watch Tim Moonen discuss how tourism can be more effectively managed to serve cities’ success.
How do we keep Australia's cities safe as we continue to grow? This article on the Dexus website quotes Tim Moonen on the safety of Australian cities, and the available data on those cities.
The piece 'NSW Innovation Precincts: Lessons from International Experience' explores the factors that contribute to successful, globally-significant innovation precincts as well as common risks and failures.
Co-authored by Greg Clark, Tim Moonen and Jake Nunley, the NSW Innovation and Productivity Council study is a review of the innovation economy and its implications and imperatives for states and regions.
With the Property Council of Australia, Greg Clark and Tim Moonen launched the Creating Great Australian Cities report in Perth CBD. Watch our video summary of the report's implications for Perth.
The Property Council of Australia recently commissioned British- based academic consultancy The Business of Cities under a team directed by Oxford Professor Greg Clark to examine the future of Australian cities.
(Video) Watch Professor Greg Clark, Chair of UK’s The Business of Cities, presenting the findings of the Property Council’s Creating Great Australian Cities report.
Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo are the four Asian cities among the top seven most competitive cities in the world, says a new report by real estate consultant JLL and city intelligence and strategy group, The Business of Cities.
A collaboration between The Business of Cities, Urbis and Property Council Australia to produce a comprehensive report in order to understand how well Australian cities are managing change and growth, and what can be done better.
(Spanish) The 'crisis of success' of tourism in Barcelona fosters a deep reflection on what are the best paths for the future for the sector and for the city.
After years of no show on the global annual survey, for the first time, three cities from India have featured amongst the top world order as a part of the ‘Emerging World Cities’ group.
(Video) Tim picks out a few highlights from the report Decoding City Performance, published in collaboration with JLL, including the emergence of Seoul and the rise of benchmarks that assess how well cities manage their growth challenges.
(Podcast) Tim joins James Rosenwax in Sydney to discuss the innovation economy, the rise of multi-city regions, and the drivers of change in cities such as Amsterdam, Bogota and Bilbao.
In 'London: The negotiated city: London governance for a sustainable world city', Prof. Greg Clark, Dr. Tim Moonen and Jonathan Couturier examine the evolution of governance in London that led it to become an archetypal negotiated city.
The TDLC aims to foster operational development of World Bank funded projects in specific topics in close collaboration with the World Bank's Communities of Practice
(Podcast) Prof Greg Clark CBE was in South Africa conducting workshops in conjunction with the Economic Development Partnership focused on government, business and civil society organisations. In this talk, he focuses on how to get from vision to action.