Inclusive growth in cities: A conversation with OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría
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Inclusive growth in cities: A conversation with OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría
Inclusive growth in cities: A conversation with OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría

Welcome and keynote remarks

Panel discussion
Cities and metropolitan areas are major generators of economic opportunity. Between 2000 and 2013, almost 60 percent of jobs created in the OECD area were in metropolitan areas, and economic and social mobility has historically been higher in large cities. However, rising inequality, poor quality of services, fragmented labor markets, and non-inclusive institutions challenge the capacity of cities to grow inclusively. Of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States, for instance, only nine outperformed averages in metrics of growth, prosperity, inclusion, and inclusion by race between 2009 and 2014. In short, top-line growth has not necessarily delivered bottom-line prosperity.
To operationalize inclusive growth in cities worldwide, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), in partnership with the Ford Foundation, has launched an Inclusive Growth in Cities Campaign to increase awareness of rising inequality, refocus the debate on concrete solutions, and empower local governments as leaders in the transition towards more inclusive growth.
On Thursday, June 16, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and the National League of Cities Institute hosted an event to examine the rising inequality in cities and focused on concrete ways to address it. OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría offered remarks on this new initiative, and a panel discussion followed, featuring a discussion among cross-sectoral leaders implementing inclusive growth strategies across the country.
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Amy Liu, Vice President and Director, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program
Secretary-General Ángel Gurría, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Panel Discussion: Dow Constantine, Executive, King County, WA; Rodney Sampson, Chairman, Opportunity Hub, Chief of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, Tech Square Labs; Peter Scher, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Head of the Washington, D.C. Region, JPMorgan Chase & Co; Cecile Bedor, Executive Vice President, GREATER MSP
Panel discussion: Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General and Coordinator, Inclusive Growth Initiative, OECD and Dow Constantine, Executive, King County, WA
Antoinette A. Samuel, Deputy Executive Director, National League of Cities
Agenda
Keynote Remarks
Angel Gurría
Secretary-General - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Panel Discussion
Lamia Kamal-Chaoui
Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General and Coordinator, Inclusive Growth Initiative - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Cecile Bedor
Executive Vice President - GREATER MSP (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Peter L. Scher
Chairman of the Washington, D.C. Region and Head of Corporate Responsibility - JPMorgan Chase and Co.
Dow Constantine
Executive - King County, WA
Closing Remarks
Antoinette A. Samuel
Deputy Executive Director - National League of Cities
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