WRLDCTY Vancouver 2025
Connect with a global community to imagine and build the thriving cities of tomorrow through hands-on, expertly curated conversations, workshops and roundtables using the city as our shared urban labs.
Only 200 in-person spots available. Be part of this remarkable community of urban revolutionists.
First Confirmed Speakers & Presenters Include:
Zahra Ebrahim
Co-Founder, Monumental Projects; Messy Cities
Michael Koh
Director, Centre for Livable Cities, Singapore
Indy Johar
Mission Steward, Dark Matter Labs
Jane Talbot
President & CEO,
Downtown Van
Charles Montgomery
Urbanist & Author,
Happy Cities
Royce Chwin
President & CEO,
Destination Vancouver
Ilana Lipsett
Regenerative Urban Futures Expert
Gary Gaston
CEO,
Civic Design Center
Steven Cornwell
Global Brand Director, ERA-co
Greg Lindsay
Futurist & Urbanist; non-resident MIT Urban Futures Collective Lab
Ashley Bauman
Principal, Beyond the Buildings
Ginger Gosnell-Myers
Principal, Ginger Gosnell-Myers Consulting
Becky Zimmermann
CEO, Design Workshop
Ashley Chandler
Senior Manager, Programming & Events, Hudson Properties
Kate Thompson
CEO, Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
Come flip the script on urban innovation at WRLDCTY 2025.
Meet the world’s leading urban innovators at WRLDCTY – bold minds who have made it their mission to flip ideas on their heads and take unconventional approaches to experimenting, building and shaping better cities for tomorrow.
Only 200 in-person spots are available because connection and community matters.
You'll be shoulder-to-shoulder with the world's most imaginative leaders impacting the future of cities today. From veterans of real estate and design to emerging leaders in technology, prepare to be inspired and challenged in this transformational forum.
3 Days. 30+ Sessions.
Day 1: October 7
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Explore the City with WRLDCTY Urban Labs.
Dig deep into the projects and places that have shaped Vancouver’s past and are readying this fast-growing city for the future. WRLDCTY turns Vancouver into a living lab with guided tours and workshops at iconic sites and places steeped in meaning.
Gain an understanding of critical reconciliation work and Indigenous-led urban revitalization projects, hear Vancouver’s Olympic city story, explore coastal futures and climate change mitigation projects, grab a coffee at the iconic Granville Island and learn about Vancouver’s history of placemaking, and more.
Day 2: October 8
9:00 AM - Noon | WRLDCTY Urban Happiness Lab - Presented by Happy Cities.
Cities are living labs for innovation, but tackling complex challenges in an ever-shifting world is daunting at best. No matter what role we play in city-shaping - or what city we hail from - creating happier, healthier, more inclusive communities is a shared North Star goal.
1:00 - 5:00 PM | WRLDCTY Global Forum @ The Annex Theatre.
Jam-packed, expert-led presentations, compelling stories, and conversations about critical themes facing cities today.
7:00 PM | WRLDCTY After Dark
Make a night of it!
WRLDCTY gets out of the theatre and into the city for an off-site, after-dark community party.
Day 3: October 9
9:00 AM - Noon | WRLDCTY Global Forum @ The Annex Theatre.
Jam-packed, expert-led presentations, compelling stories, and conversations about critical themes facing cities today.
Noon - 1:30 PM | WRLDCTY Community Lunch & Breakout Roundtables
Join fellow WRLDCTY attendees and global Fellows for high-impact conversations over lunch. Meet and connect over topics ranging from AI & the city, the dire need for housing innovation, downtown revitalization, energy futures, and more.
2:00 - 5:00 PM | WRLDCTY Global Forum @ The Annex Theatre.
Jam-packed, expert-led presentations, compelling stories, and conversations about critical themes facing cities today.
