Events

Featuring Keynote Speaker Edward G. Rendell ...more

A world class region invests in the present with an eye toward the future. World Class Greater Philadelphia asks what the region's business, nonprofit, and government leaders need to focus on to ensure that we're ready for both the opportunities and the challenges that the future will bring. It's the civic version of what the world's smartest organizations do everyday: imagining potential futures and preparing to come out on top no matter what forces and events occur.

Over the past year, the Economy League and its partners have convened cross-sector teams to develop frameworks for our region in three key areas: Education and Talent Development, Business Growth, and Infrastructure. We'll reveal the Business Growth and Education & Talent Development strategies and announce exciting new initiatives. ...more

Sip and nosh while hearing about the regional news biz from two-time Inquirer editor and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Bill Marimow. With special introduction by Craig A. Spencer, President and CEO of The Arden Group. ...more

Testimony before Philadelphia City Council's Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy and the Pennsylvania Senate International Commerce Caucus. Co -chaired by Councilmember-at-Large David Oh and Senator Mike Brubaker. Wray's remarks addressed Philadelphia’s business climate for expanding international trade and investments, supporting innovation, promoting global partnerships, and identifying strategies to increase Philadelphia’s global competitiveness. ...more

Last spring, we presented four "future histories" of Greater Philadelphia. Now we're back with a closer look at those elements common to achieving success across all four. We'll discuss what those priority areas are, the goals to work toward, and how collaboration will work going forward. It might be Groundhog Day, but we can promise that it won't be a repeat of anything you've heard before.... ...more

On October 21, more than 150 regional leaders focused their intellects and experience on "The Theory and Practice of Making Difficult Change Happen in Complex Organizations and Regions" at the 5th Leadership Exchange. The Leadership Exchange brings leaders of business, civic, and government organizations together to make Greater Philadelphia a world class region by building connections across sectors, enhancing  understanding of this region's challenges, and exploring best practices employed in other parts of the country and the world. ...more

An event so nice, we're doing it twice!  Last month, the Economy League unveiled four “future histories” of Greater Philadelphia and their implications. These 2026 scenarios were based on more than a year’s interviews, roundtables, and research into the forces and trends at work regionally, nationally, and worldwide. We invite you to go beyond the PowerPoint to look ahead at life in this region in 2026. ...more

Now through August 2, 2011, the Economy League is convening a series of roundtables with leaders from Greater Philadelphia's business, civic, government, and labor communities to discuss the regional implications of the four "futures" presented in the World Class initiative's recent 2026: Future Histories of Greater Philadelphia report. ...more

The Economy League invites you to join us on April 28 for the debut of 2026: Future Histories of Greater Philadelphia.  Following months of intensive collaboration with regional stakeholders, World Class Greater Philadelphia has developed stories describing four very different, but very possible, futures for our dynamic region. These stories, which explore how national and global forces could influence Greater Philadelphia's future, will serve as a spotlight on the region's challenges and opportunities, enabling business, civic, labor, and government leaders to identify what is most likely to drive our success as a region.  ...more