The City Futures Summit was an online event
for creative and critical discussion!

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“Welcome to the City Futures Summit and the era of Massive Urban Missions!”

Kes McCormick - Associate Professor, Lund University

Moderator for the City Futures Summit

Keynote speakers

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Global alliances - why use a missions approach to drive change in cities?

Cathy Oke

Senior Advisor, Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and First Vice President, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

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Missions in practice – how to overcome challenges and grab opportunities in cities?

Philip Näslund

Strategic Development Officer, City of Umeå and Participant in the OECD Roundtable on the Circular Economy in Cities and Regions

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Transforming cities – how to support learning, capacity building and exponential roadmaps?

Jennifer Lenhart

Global Lead, WWF Sustainable Cities and and Team Leader, Editor and Writer at the Earth Negotiations Bulletin

Panel for reflections on presentations

Sylvia Schwaag Serger – Deputy Vice Chancellor, Lund University

Helena Bjarnegård – National Architect for Sweden