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THINKING BIG New York and London: Heading Back to the Top

Michael Bloomberg, Boris Johnson

September 2009

Columbia University World Leaders Forum

Abstract

his program, featuring Mayors Michael Bloomberg of New York and Boris Johnson of London, is the keystone of a three-day conference in New York planned as the kickoff for continuing discussion between these two great cities. During the conference and beyond, invited participants will focus on major issues facing New York and London: the future of their financial sectors, the diversification of their economies, building and maintaining their capital plants, and expanding housing affordability.