Tim Stonor and Eleri Jones attended this landmark event in February. Convened by UN-Habitat, the World Urban Forum has become the foremost international gathering for exchanging views and experiences on sustainable urbanisation. Tim spoke in the plenary panel on “Culture & innovation”, alongside HE Noura Al Kaabi, UAE Minister of Culture, Ernesto Ottone Ramirez of UNESCO, Prof Saskia Sassen of Columbia University, Luis Monreal of the Aga Khan Trust and Beth Chitekwe of Slum Dwellers International. The session was moderated by Prof Jason Pomeroy.