In a January opinion
piece in
TechCrunch, entrepreneur Jon Bischke suggested the most successful urban leaders are those who view cities like startups.
CEOs for Cities, a US-based network of urban leaders dedicated to creating next generation cities, will examine that premise at its 2012 national meeting this spring: The City As a Startup—Creating Demand, Attracting Talent, Taking Risks and Going to Scale.
The meeting is set for May 17-18 at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. Former AOL chairman and CEO Steve Case will deliver the morning keynote and also sit on a panel conservation about Startup America.
CEOs for Cities will also release its latest City Vitals report, a framework for measuring the success of cities. Other panels include considering Songdo, South Korea, as the planet's smartest city and using the collective impact approach to catalyze social change. There will also be opportunities to tour Cincinnati attractions and examples of success.
Register
here. View a draft agenda
here.