Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities: Events

We help local and national governments unleash the potential of entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises, promote inclusive and sustainable regions and cities, boost local job creation and implement sound tourism policies.

These are the upcoming events of the Centre.

April 2024

9-11 April: OECD infrastructure forum
10-12 April: CFE at the UN Ocean Decade Conference 10-12 April, Barcelona
15 April: SSE Webinar - Measure, manage and maximise your impact: A dialogue with the social economy"
15 April: Launch: A Territorial Approach to the SDGs in Paraná, Brazil
15 April: Launch: Rural Innovation in Canada
16 April: Steering Group for the Evaluation Network
18 April: 6th OECD Roundtable on Circular Economy in Cities & Regions, Brussels
17-18 April: 6th CSMEE Meeting
19 April: 5th D4SME High-level Roundtable
22 April: Visit of Mayor Vallo to the OECD

May 2024

14 May: 35th WPURB
15 May: Launch: Place-based policies for the future
18-24 May: 10th Water Forum in Bali
Launch of the Handbook on the OECD Principles on Water Governance
Launch of the Blue City profiles and high level roundtable of mayors and basins
24 May: Webinar on Start-Up Exits
24 May: Festival of Economics, Trento
29 May: 7th OECD Roundtable on Cities & Regions for the SDGs, San Sebastian, Spain

June 2024

13 June: Workshop with Korea Development Institute (KDI)
13 June: Launch event and workshop of the EU-OECD databases project (REGOFI/MUNIFI/SUBEMP)
14 June: Workshop: shrinking smartly and sustainably
25-27 June: Local Skills Week
28 June: Launch: Settlement network report

July 2024

July 1-4: 7th Summer Academy for CCIs and Local Development

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PAST EVENTS

January 2024

16 January, hybrid event | 4th Steering Committee of the World Observatory on Subnational Government Finance and Investment
18 January, event | Bangkok Seminar "Sustainable Buildings and Cities"
23 January, event | Launch ITA.CON (Italy TSI)

February 2024

1 February, event | [Trento, IT] 22nd SPL meeting - Presentation of the Trentino Spatial Productivity Review
February, event | Launch - Territorial Review of Brussels-Capital Region
6 February, digital event |Global insights for local impacts: Delivering the US infrastructure pipeline
6 February, event |Embracing Universal Civil Service: transforming Italy's youth employment landscape
13 February | D4SME Webinar
21 February event |Launch: Contribution of Migration to Regional Development in Australia
26th-29th February, Utrecht NL | OECD EURADA Winter School for Regional Development Agencies

March 2024

7-8 Buildings and Climate Global Forum
12 March: Glasgow workshop on local job markets
12 March:Webinar: "Worker cooperatives across continents: Policy and practical experiences"
13 March: Follow up event: Rural innovation in the US
18 March: OECD Expert Workshop: Creating Cities for All Ages
20 March: Launch event - Localising the SDGs in a changing landscape
26 March: Virtual Meeting: Well-being in rich resource regions: the role of private sector

Contact

For more information, contact us at CFE.Contact@oecd.org.

Local Employment and Economic Development (LEED Programme)