Framework
Institution-led structure
A forum can be structured around an eligible host institution, city-level issues, participating organizations and documented governance.
Global City Forums · City Framework
Structure a city forum before claiming one exists.
Global City Forums provides a private framework for organizing city-level economic-development collaboration around institutions, research, working groups and defined implementation priorities. Candidate cities are prospective markets only; a city becomes active only after a real host, responsible institution, launch record and authorization for public listing exist.
Evidence
Status must be earned
Candidate, forming and active statuses are distinct. Only verified active forums should be represented publicly as operating forums.
Execution
Research to next action
Working groups, research questions, city opportunities and institutional actions can be managed through the forum operating environment.
Six-step city lifecycle
This is the operating framework for a prospective forum. It is not evidence that a forum, university partnership or city endorsement already exists.
01
Candidate & alignment
Define the city, host profile, issues, stakeholders and participation objective.
02
Host qualification
Confirm the responsible institution, authority to participate and governance responsibilities.
03
Forum formation
Define working groups, participation rules, decision processes and operating cadence.
04
Research agenda
Establish evidence questions, city priorities, opportunity themes and publication rules.
05
Launch readiness
Confirm participants, governance, operating resources, public claims and launch evidence.
06
Active forum
Only after documented launch should the forum be represented as active and managed as an operating network.
Candidate-city explorer
Explore prospective markets by region and status.
The cities below are pipeline records, not implied partners, members or active forums. Their status comes from the governed city dataset.
San Diego
United States
Candidate City
Monterrey
Mexico
Candidate City
Ensenada
Mexico
Candidate City
Toronto
Canada
Candidate City
Vancouver
Canada
Candidate City
Mexico City
Mexico
Candidate City
Los Angeles
United States
Candidate City
New York
United States
Candidate City
Chicago
United States
Candidate City
Boston
United States
Candidate City
Seattle
United States
Candidate City
Denver
United States
Candidate City
Austin
United States
Candidate City
São Paulo
Brazil
Candidate City
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Candidate City
Santiago
Chile
Candidate City
Lima
Peru
Candidate City
London
United Kingdom
Candidate City
Paris
France
Candidate City
Berlin
Germany
Candidate City
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Candidate City
Zurich
Switzerland
Candidate City
Stockholm
Sweden
Candidate City
Copenhagen
Denmark
Candidate City
Madrid
Spain
Candidate City
Barcelona
Spain
Candidate City
Milan
Italy
Candidate City
Warsaw
Poland
Candidate City
Prague
Czech Republic
Candidate City
Istanbul
Turkey
Candidate City
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Candidate City
Shanghai
China
Candidate City
Beijing
China
Candidate City
Singapore
Singapore
Candidate City
Tokyo
Japan
Candidate City
Seoul
South Korea
Candidate City
Bangkok
Thailand
Candidate City
Hanoi
Vietnam
Candidate City
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Candidate City
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Candidate City
Cairo
Egypt
Candidate City
Johannesburg
South Africa
Candidate City
Lagos
Nigeria
Candidate City
Nairobi
Kenya
Candidate City
Tel Aviv
Israel
Candidate City
Beirut
Lebanon
Candidate City
Sydney
Australia
Candidate City
Melbourne
Australia
Candidate City
Auckland
New Zealand
Candidate City