KCWS 2022 San Juan, Puerto Rico. Photo by Osvaldo Ocasio
WCI Annual International Conference
For over a decade the WCI Annual International Conference has been a world summit focused mainly on Knowledge Cities and was named KCWS. Our current approach reaches beyond cities to regions and wider system change . This conference brings not only profile and prestige to the hosts but enables active engagement with leading global thinkers and practitioners across all aspects of knowledge-based development.
WCI Annual International Conference
• 2024. Ragusa, Italia. Nov. 21-22-2024. Beyond sustainability: Knowledge Capital and Alternative Economics for the Anthropocene
KCWS Editions
• 16th KCWS. Lake Constance | Lindau, Inselhalle. Nov. 28-30-2023. Adapting to Climate-Change through Regenerative Transformation of Cities and Regions.
• 15th KCWS. San Juan, Puerto Rico (hybrid format). Nov. 16-18-2022. Actionable Knowledge for the Anthropocene.
• 14th KCWS. Caxias do Sul, Brazil (virtual). Nov. 16-19-2021. Knowledge Cities for the Anthropocene.
• 13th KCWS. Tijuana, México (virtual). Nov. 10-13-2020. City Preparedness for Climate Change.
• 12th KCWS. Florianópolis, Brazil. Nov. 4-7-2019. Sustainability and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy.
• 11th KCWS. Tenerife, Spain. Nov. 20-22-2018. Knowledge Regions and Knowledge Islands.
• 10th KCWS. Arequipa, Peru. Jun 20-22, 2017. Emerging Knowledge Cities.
• 9th KCWS. Vienna, Austria. Oct. 12-13. 2016. Knowledge for Development.
• 8th KCWS. Daegu, Korea. Jun 14-18, 2014. Open Innovation, Knowledge City & Creative Economy.
• 7th KCWS. Tallinn, Estonia. Sep. 23-27, 2014. Knowledge-based Services.
• 6th KCWS. Istanbul, Turkey. Sep. 9-12, 2013. Establishing bridges.
• 5th KCWS. Matera, Italy. June 13-15, 2012: Knowledge, Innovation and Sustainability: Integrating micro and macro perspectives.
• 4th KCWS. Bento Gonçalves, Brazil. Oct. 26-27, 2011. Knowledge Based development and the Global South.
• 3rd KCWS. Melbourne, Australia. Nov. 16-19, 2010. Knowledge Cities: From Theory to Practice.
• 2nd KCWS. Shenzhen, China. Nov. 5-6, 2009. Knowledge Cities across the World.
• 1st KCWS. Monterrey, México. Oct. 16-20, 2007. The Global Knowledge Based Development Agenda.