The Future of Cities: World Expos as Experiments in Mega-Change

14 December 2018
World Expo Museum, Shanghai, China

CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS

With the World Expo Museum uniquely positioned to showcase the impact and essence of World Expos, and Expo 2020 Dubai striving to take forward the Expo spirit as the upcoming host, the World Majlis in

Shanghai was the perfect setting for a conversation about the impact of Expos on a city and its people, and what this could teach us for the future.

In a session that brought together experts on a range of topics including culture, urban planning and technology, as well as thought leaders from Expo host cities – past, present and future – the conversation sought to address the following question: How can Expos shape the future of urban living and influence the long-term development of host cities and beyond?