Place Branding Conferences & Events
Join us at our annual conferences to network and learn alongside place branding leaders from around the world.
City Nation Place conferences and events bring together global place leadership teams to learn from each other, share key insights and take collaborative approaches to build more successful place economies.
Learn more about each of the events below. Reserve your spot or sign up to be notified when registration opens.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
City Nation Place Lab 2026
City Nation Place Lab is an invitation‑only, global workshop for senior place brand and place marketing leaders. Over two days, a curated cohort will work with expert hosts and peers to translate AI and digital shifts into practical priorities that strengthen reputation, investment appeal, and community resilience.
City Nation Place Australasia X Mainstreet Australia
Two great conferences are joining forces in The Gold Coast to create one amazing event experience guaranteed to inspire and provide you with actionable ideas to support your own place economy.
City Nation Place UK 2026
City Nation Place UK brings together the leadership teams for place, tourism, culture, and economic development to focus on navigating organisational restructures, and funding opportunities and challenges, through the development of a place-led approach to building and managing reputation.
PAST EVENTS:
City Nation Place Americas 2026
City Nation Place Americas breaks down the silos between tourism, economic development, and city management to foster a dialogue on how places can work better together to attract talent, tourism, and investment and improve the quality of life for your community.
Five trends shaping talent mobility in 2026
Join us online this March 24th at 2:30pm GMT / 10:30am EST to explore how global forces, from AI disruption to rising housing costs, are reshaping how skilled talent decide where to live and work, and what this means for the strategies place marketers and policy leaders need to adopt to stay competitive.
Sowing the seeds of lasting impact with your events
Join us online this February 24th at 3pm GMT / 10am EST to discover how you can join the dots internally and collaborate more effectively with event organisers to deliver measurable impact and progress towards your long-term strategic objectives.
3 Reasons Attendees Choose City Nation Place Conferences:
1. Connecting & Collaborating with Global Place Leaders
City Nation Place is much more than just presentations. Events offer networking opportunities and facilitates collaboration among place marketers from across the globe. Connect with fellow place leaders, industry experts, tourism professionals, and economic developers. This cross-pollination of ideas fosters collaboration and sparks innovative approaches like no other economic development, FDI or destination marketing conference.
2. A Holistic Approach to Place Branding:
Place branding is multifaceted, and so are City Nation Place events. Share and learn from professionals across various disciplines at roundtables, expert sessions and moderated panels. Agendas cover important topics and focus on a comprehensive and collaborative approach to place marketing, exploring topics that span across:
Tourism & destination marketing
Economic development & investment promotion
Talent attraction
Placemaking & community development
3. The Latest Data & Trends
Be among the first to hear about fresh data, industry trends and innovative initiatives from regions and destinations across the continents. Join us as we discuss measuring success, recent developments and the industry's most pressing topics.
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