A REGION OF PARADOXES

STRONG INTERNATIONAL BRAND

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ENGINE

STRONG GROWTH SURROUNDING

REGIONS

MULTICULTURAL MEETING PLACE

WEAK NATIONAL REPUTATION

SOURCE OF CONFLICT IN BELGIUM

HIGH EMPLOYMENT IN THE CORE

POOR ATTRACTIVENESS FOR CITIZENS

OF FLANDERS AND WALLONIA

A MAN NEEDS A PLAN

THREE TIMES THE FIRST TIME

1

WHOLE METROPOLITANAREA

LONG TERM

2INITIATIVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY

3

BRUSSELS METROPOLITAN REGION

Halle-Vilvoorde

Nivelles

BrusselsCapital Region

BAK BASEL ECONOMICS

EdinburghStockholm

RandstadLondon

Dublin

Berlin

Frankfurt

LuxembeurgParis

Lyon

Madrid

Milan

Zurich Vienna

Brussels MetropolitanRegion

BMRBenchmarking 15 metropolitan regions

MODERATED GROWTH, NEARLY JOBLESS GROWTH

2

GROWTH SURROUNDING AREAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP WHOLE BMR ON TRACK

3

BAK BASEL ECONOMICS

PRODUCTIVITY AND WEALTH:THE TOP IN EUROPE

1

INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING SHOWS BMR…

INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING SHOWS BMR…

BMR IS LOOSING CONNECTION WITH THE TOP

POLITICAL SECTOR STRONG, BUT LIMITED GROWTH POTENTIAL

3

LOCAL SERVICES BELOW PAR

2STRONG IN KNOWLEDGE-DRIVEN ACTIVITIES

1

BAK BASEL ECONOMICS

INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING SHOWS BMR…

INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING SHOWS BMR…

ECONOMY ON ONE LEG

Development of ideas by ten thematic working groups.

• Multinationals• Financial Centre• Business Services• EU Capital• Tourism & Culture• ICT & Digital Media• Transport & Logistics• Training & Formation• Innovative Industries• Healthcare

CHALLENGES

AGING SOCIETY

3

LOCAL SERVICES

2

POLITICAL FRAGMENTATION/COORDINATION

5

SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT

6

OPPORTUNITIES

OPPORTUNITIES

CITIES ARE BOOMING

2

QUALITY OF LIFE

3

MULTICULTURAL

ENVIRONMENT

4

BRIC-COUNTRIES5

6 EU CAPITAL

BMR YOUR TICKET TO EUROPE

BMRFROM BORING TO DARING

FOCUS ON NICHE

POTENTIALS

ONE VISION, 3 SPEARPOINTS, ONE SOLID FOUNDATION

CAN WE DO THIS?.. OTHERS DID IT!

BASELLONDON OAKLAND

The Metropolitan Moment•Bruce Katz •Sep 15, 2011 •Comments