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Laura Valdés Cano

Facilitator & Policy Advisor — Helping organisations navigate complexity, explore new ideas and shape better futures.

Current titles
Metropolis (2025) Beyond the status quo: Three innovative approaches to metropolitan governance
Metro Futures: Data for the cities of tomorrow
Metropolis (2024) Redefining metropolitan governance in the 21st century
Chicago Council on Global Affairs (2022) Participatory Governance in Local Care Programs
OECD (2022) Inclusive growth and resilience in Bilbao
LSE (2022) Policy Brief: Local public services in crisis mode
Metropolis (2022) Rethinking public space for a sustainable future
OECD (2019) Enhancing Innovation Capacity in City Government
Campaigns
It's time to care
Look beyond city boundaries
Featured in
El País: Ciudades esponja y techos verdes
El País: Repensar la ciudad en clave metropolitana
C40 Knowledge Hub: Best Practice Examples on Urban Planning
USE Platform: Getting public space right
UN-Habitat: Caring Beyond City Lines
Spoke at
Policy Debate on Housing at São Paulo
Feminist Development Cooperation Conference
World Metropolitan Day in Istanbul
UTMC event for Mediterranean cities at Smart City Expo World Congress
Can cities save the world? by the Development and Peace Foundation
The Power of Care at the Brussels Urban Summit