The Urban Planet.
Fifteen years ago, CityAge was founded on an image. The Earth at night. Two per cent of the surface, lit. A single web of lights where nearly everything that matters gets connected.
“Cities, regions, even small hamlets in the Arctic — built on two per cent of the planet, producing more than 80 per cent of its GDP. Every structural challenge of our era — climate, capital, sovereignty — gets solved or doesn't get solved there.”
Look at the map above closely and you'll see the web of lights has no centre. A port at the edge of the ice. A valley of engineers. A capital on a river. Each a point of light, each wired to the others by money, technology and the aspirations of people who build.
Iqaluit is as connected to the Urban Planet as New York, Beijing or Brussels.
What we do.
We connect the leaders who build the Urban Planet. 25,000 of them, across fifty cities and fifteen years — founders, government leaders, investors, architects, engineers, mayors, Fortune 1000 executives and more. We bring them together through campaigns, brands, films and curated rooms where decisions and investments follow.
A small room of enormous influence.
Why we do it.
CityAge puts ideas in motion.
We find the ideas worth moving. We put each one in a small room of enormous influence. Then we make the films, brands and campaigns that forge the connections to make it real.
Our knowledge partners have built companies, changed policy, raised capital, seen their valuations climb, been featured in major media — and, most important of all, formed friendships and partnerships that endure.
We don't take on every idea. Only the ones that add something to the world.
What ideas do you want to put in motion?