Greg Clark was appointed senior ULI fellow for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA ) on November 1, 2007. He is ULI’s first senior fellow outside the US, where the institute has seven senior fellows in residence at its Washington DC base. Clark, 45, has held various non-executive roles including the chairmanships of the OE CD Forum of Cities and Regions and the European Urban Development Forum. He has worked from his London base for 15 years in leadership positions within city agencies, and visited and reviewed over 100 cities and regions worldwide in the past 12 years. Recent assignments include the chairmanship of an inter-governmental group which examined the role of the European Investment Bank in urban investment in Europe. He also recently advised on the European State of the Cities Report for the European Commission, a comparative assessment of Europe’s 250 largest cities. In 2008 he is publishing the results of studies that have been under way for some time. Reports of the City of the Future, Local Development Finance, The Benefits of Cities Hosting Global Events like the Olympics and EXPO s, the Future of London and New York, and how Open Cities can attract International Talent to be competitive, are all coming out over an 18-month period. Details are on his website at www.citiesandregions.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hear what Greg Clark, renowned regional development consultant has to say about the challenges facing cities and regions today and how the Microsoft Citizen Service Platform can help them deliver new modern citizen service applications to improve the quality of place and quality of life for citizens and businesses in today’s connected global age. For further information on Greg’s work please see the page above highlighting some of his publications and events.

 

Attached below in an interview with Greg Clark in an article entitled 'Cities carve role in larger Europe'.  Which cities have got what it takes to lead Europe – and the world – into the next century? City adviser Greg Clark lists some of the ingredients Cities carve role in larger Europe'