About Metropolis
Metropolis brings together big cities to share solutions that improve metropolitan quality of life. We exist to help make metropolises more liveable. In a world where soon one in three people will live in metropolises, this means fostering tangible improvements for millions of human lives.
At the 14th Metropolis World Congress, we will be elevating the voice of cities to the world stage. Our membership is global– with over 140 across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. By sharing this international expertise, we can make cities more liveable and prepare them for the future.
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Our press office helps journalists interested in Metropolis and the 14th Metropolis World Congress.
Marc Cinanni
Head of Communications
mcinanni@metropolis.org
+34 659 717 019
Kaitlin Cockerham
Communications Officer
kcockerham@metropolis.org
+34 669 972 916
Caitlin Law
Communications Officer
claw@metropolis.org
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World Metropolitan Day
Every 7 October, World Metropolitan Day commemorates the adoption of the Montreal Declaration on Metropolitan Areas by providing a global forum that brings together metropolises from all over the world to promote collective action to create resilience, advance social justice and develop better public services for all our urban spaces.
Delegates available for interview at the 14th Metropolitan World Congress
Please contact the Metropolis press office to arrange interviews with our delegates.
Adamá Sangaré
Maire du District de Bamako
Asmaa Rhlalou
Présidente de la Commune
de Rabat
Carolina Cosse
Intendenta de Montevideo
Claudia López
Alcaldesa de Bogotá
y presidenta de Metropolis
Daniel-Georges Courtois
Conseiller métropolitain
délégué aux Coopérations
et aux Relations territoriales,
Métropole du Grand Paris
Daniel Quintero Calle
Alcalde de Medellín
Mohammad Ramdhan Pomanto
Mayor, City of Makassar
Vincent N’cho
Vice Gouverneur,
District Autonome d’Abidjan
Cansel Çevikol Tuncer
Vice Mayor of Antalya
Metropolitan Municipality
Christina Suomi
Head of Spatial Planning
and Strategic Urban Planning,
City of Helsinki; Vice-President
of METREX
Diana Rodríguez Franco
Secretary of Women’s Affairs,
Bogotá
Fabiana Goyeneche
Director of International
Relations, Municipality of Montevideo
Marta Suplicy
Municipal Secretary
of International Relations,
São Paulo
Carlos de Freitas
Executive Director, Global Fund
for Cities Development
Guangzhou Award
The Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation is co-sponsored by the City of Guangzhou, Metropolis and UCLG. It aims to recognize innovation in improving social, economic and environmental sustainability in cities and regions and, in so doing, to advance the prosperity and quality of life of their citizens.