Challenges of Government Conference 2014: Flourishing Cities

Opportunity for all: Getting systems to work, from education to employment

Education is key to successful and sustainable development. It is also critical to growing a highly capable and innovative workforce. How can city leaders build effective educational and employment systems that attract economic investment and provide widespread opportunities for all citizens?

• Tim Harris, Director of Trade & Investment, Mayor’s Office of Cape Town, South Africa
• Denis Mizne, Chief Executive Officer, The Lemann Foundation, Brazil (Chair)
• Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations