Aspen is a place for leaders to lift their sights above the possessions which possess them. To confront their own nature as human beings, to regain control over their own humanity by becoming more self-aware, more self-correcting, and hence more self-fulfilling.
City Innovation elevates innovative solutions to challenging urban problems. Through Bloomberg CityLab and year-round convenings, City Innovation connects, energizes, and inspires leaders, while amplifying ideas that work.
Bloomberg CityLab
Organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Aspen Institute, Bloomberg CityLab brings together global mayors alongside prominent city innovators, business leaders, urban experts, artists, and activists to discuss and discover replicable solutions to pressing issues.
Featured speakers and participants for the eleventh Bloomberg CityLab included Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor of Mexico City Clara Brugada, Foreign Secretary of Mexico Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Albert Lin, Tatiana Bilbao, Lesley Lokko, mayors from hundreds of cities across the globe, and more. Topics ranged from Latin American urbanism, to the intersection of migration and homelessness, to green funding for cities.
MARCH 16, 2021 – This program explores upcoming federal funding, policy, and regulatory changes that affect cities, how to use these tools for equity, what lessons can be learned from the CARES Act, and how we align federal resources to local inclusion efforts.
Local government purchasing, including how a jurisdiction decides what to buy, and how they decide who to buy from, makes a huge difference in how innovative and equitable that government will be.
