Our Leadership
The 14th Metropolis World Congress will be the global political landmark of the year on how to make our cities more sustainable, just and liveable spaces. Over the week, leaders from large cities and metropolitan areas will meet to share and learn from each other to find together “Urban Answers to Global Challenges”.
On 14 June 2023, the Metropolis General Assembly will determine the political future of the World Association of Major Metropolises and set the roadmap to building more sustainable metropolises by approving our new Strategic Action Plan.
Get to know the leaders that will attend the World Congress in order to exchange ideas and set priorities to advance our sustainable metropolitan future:

Claudia López
Mayor of Bogota

Philippe Close
Mayor of Brussels

Pascal Smet
Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region

Arjaei Seyed Abdoulah
Mayor of Mashhad

Asmaa Rhlalou
Mayor of Rabat

Barthélémy Dias
Mayor of Dakar