Mission
To bring together civic, business and academic leaders from cities spanning the globe for the purpose of creating sustainable social change through policy research, and development and implementation of best practice solutions to common challenges.
WCCP ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The WCCP routinely holds events to further discuss issues and develop ideas in urban policy in the local communities of our partner cities. Be sure to check out our past events and our most recent Policy Exchange Mission to Lisbon and the Azores:
2012 Annual Summit: Barcelona, Spain:
Talent Attraction and Retention
2012 Mission: Lisbon and the Azores, Portugal
Strategies for Waterfront Development, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability in Urban Centers
2012 Summer Forum
July 13th, 2012
2012 Catalan transportation Seminar
June 20th, 2012
2012 Business Leaders Luncheon
June 20th, 2012
2012 Chatham Forum
February 3rd and 4th, 2012
Metro: Leaders in Boston and Cambridge want to keep talent from leaving the cities
By Morgan Rousseau March 27, 2013 It’s no secret that Boston and Cambridge are home to some of the world’s most elite colleges and universities, an attribute that attracts thousands of students each year. Sounds great, but there’s a downside – half of them earn their degree, then exit to the left. That’s why a coalition of city and educational leaders will hold a Mass Talent Retention public hearing Thursday on how to convince local talent to stay put after graduation. “We want to make sure that we keep the young, vibrant talent...
read moreGlobal Business Hub: The real reasons young people leave Massachusetts
Posted by Chad O’Connor April 1, 2013 11:00 AM Article by Mike Lake and Dan Spiess It is time to change the discourse around talent retention in Greater Boston. Last Thursday’s second-ever joint city council hearing, hosted by Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson and Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung, in partnership with the World Class Cities Partnership (WCCP), highlighted the concern of talent loss to many in the Boston area. The discourse on this topic is not new to local leaders and the same lamentations about why...
read moreBostInno: The Real Reason Students Leave Boston Isn’t Housing, Weather, Bars or the T
March 29th, 2013 by Walter Frick You’ve heard all the reasons Boston can’t retain its talented students after they graduate: housing costs too much, the weather is terrible, the bars don’t stay open long enough and neither does the T. All of these things are important, but it turns out that none of them are the primary reason that students leave Boston, at least not right after graduation. The single most important variable for keeping students in Boston after graduation is jobs, according to Michael Lake, executive director of the...
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