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Inequality Matters

Mayor of the Moment Interviews

The OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth initiative is a coalition of willing city leaders committed to tackling inequality and improving the lives of their city residents through the promotion of inclusive growth.

Our regular interviews with the Champion Mayors explore the key inequalities being tackled, and provide an opportunity for city leaders to share their strategies and insights across a range of themes featured on this platform.


Mayor Claudia López

Bogotá, Colombia

discusses:

  • Gender equality
  • Climate
  • Migration
  • Youth

Mayor Ricardo Rio

Braga, Portugal

discusses:

  • Climate
  • Youth
  • Culture
  • Migration

Councillor James Lewis

Leeds, UK

discusses:

  • Smart Technology
  • Culture
  • Affordable Housing

Mayor Sam Liccardo

San Jose, USA

discusses:

  • Smart technology
  • Innovation
  • COVID-19 response
  • Climate action

Mayor Lisa Helps

Victoria, Canada

discusses:

  • Supporting Youth through COVID-19
  • Affordable housing
  • Climate action

Mayor Sōichirō Takashima

Fukuoka, Japan

discusses:

  • COVID-19 response
  • Smart technology
  • International cooperation

Mayor Juan Mari Aburto

Bilbao, Spain

discusses:

  • COVID-19 response
  • International cooperation
  • Smart technology
  • Climate change


Mayor Valérie Plante

Montréal, Canada

discusses:

  • Financing Inclusive Growth
  • SME support
  • Affordable Housing
  • COVID-19 response


Mayor Dagur Eggertsson

Reykjavik, Iceland

discusses:

  • Youth engagement
  • Affordable housing
  • COVID-19 response

Mayor Giuseppe Sala

Milan, Italy

discusses:

  • Smart technology use to provide social services
  • SME support
  • COVID-19 response
  • Eco-friendly transport


Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Freetown, Sierra Leone

discusses:

  • Citizen engagement
  • Affordable housing
  • Gender

Mayor Ashok Alexander Sridharan

Bonn, Germany

discusses:

  • Climate change
  • Citizen engagement
  • International cooperation

Mayor Thomas Geisel

Düsseldorf, Germany

discusses:

  • Education
  • Affordable housing
  • Eco-friendly transport
  • Migrant integration

Mayor Georgios Kaminis

Athens, Greece

discusses:

  • Financing inclusive growth
  • Citizen engagement
  • Innovation

Mayor Marvin Rees

Bristol, United Kingdom

discusses:

  • Financing inclusive growth
  • Affordable housing
  • Citizen engagement
  • Migrant integration


Mayor Karin Wanngard

Stockholm, Sweden

discusses:

  • Financing inclusive growth
  • Migrant integration
  • Education
  • Youth engagement

Mayor Park Won Soon

Seoul, Korea

discusses:

  • Financing inclusive growth
  • Citizen engagement
  • Climate change