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WORLD CITIES SUMMIT 2026: A MILESTONE 10TH EDITION IN SINGAPORE

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Liveable and Sustainable Cities: ACT Now!
14 – 16 June 2026 | Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre

SINGAPORE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The milestone 10th edition of the World Cities Summit (WCS) 2026 takes place in Singapore from 14 to 16 June this year. Organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the biennial Summit is a global platform that convenes government leaders, industry experts, and academia to inspire conversations on cities, address urban liveability and sustainability challenges, share integrated urban solutions, and forge new partnerships.

The past nine editions of WCS have welcomed over 140,000 delegates, from more than 250 unique cities, including Ministers, Mayors, and other government leaders. In 2024, WCS hosted over 3,500 delegates from close to 100 cities, including 115 Ministers, Mayors and Governors. Building on this momentum, WCS 2026 continues its commitment to urban excellence while emphasising the transition from dialogue to delivery and identifying priorities for action.

The 10th edition marks an important milestone in Singapore’s role as a trusted global convenor of urban leaders, and as a springboard for further knowledge sharing and collaboration between cities. This edition reinforces the central role of cities in tackling pressing challenges such as climate change, housing and sustainable infrastructure, while emphasising implementable outcomes and stronger city-to-city collaboration across the world. It reflects Singapore’s continued commitment to advancing liveable and sustainable cities worldwide

About WCS 2026

The theme for WCS 2026, “Liveable and Sustainable Cities: ACT Now!” is a rallying call for the urgent need to Accelerate, Collaborate, and Transform urban environments to create more liveable, resilient, and sustainable cities.

Participants can look forward to engaging discussions across six thematic tracks: Cities for People, Resilient & Regenerative Cities, Smart Cities, Financing for Cities, Future Cities, and the WRLDCTY Connections Stage – designed to address the most pressing issues and opportunities in urban development. Each track comprises high-level leadership plenaries, in-depth discussion sessions, practitioner-led masterclasses, and special convenings and roundtables. These are organised with local agencies and partners, including international ones such as the World Bank Group, C40 Cities, United Nations Development Programme, Bloomberg CityLabs and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) among others. The full programme is available at the World Cities Summit website here.

Notable Attendees

The Summit will host distinguished speakers and attendees. Non-exhaustively, some of them include:

Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, SingaporeChee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development, SingaporeIndranee Rajah, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development, SingaporeMinisters & Regional Governors from Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Cambodia have indicated interest in attending WCS 2026.Mayors and city leaders from:Abu DhabiBattambangBerlinBoulderBogotáBucharestCape TownChiang RaiChristchurchDohaEssenFreetownHeidelbergHobartIskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA)JakartaKota KinabaluLondon (2026 Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize Laureate)MadridMuscatPenang IslandPhnom PenhZhenjiangUrban experts:Amanda Sturgeon, CEO, Biomimicry InstituteArun Jain, FAICP, Urban Designer, Urban StrategistBrent D. Ryan, Vice Provost for Campus Space Management and Planning; Professor of Urban Design and Public Policy, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCarlos Moreno, Associate Professor, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Scientific Director, ETI ChairCheng Hsing Yao, CEO, GuoccoLand Group LimitedCheong Koon Hean, LKYCIC, Professor of Practice, SUTDClarence Anthony, CEO, National League of CitiesCrisna du Plessis, Professor of Regenerative Futures, University of PretoriaFrederick Teo, CEO, GenZeroJordi Vaquer, Secretary General, MetropolisJose Ordonez, Chief Revenue Officer; Managing Director APAC, CDPKotchchakorn Voraarkhom, Chief Executive Officer, LANDPROCESS, Porous City NetworkMaria Vassilakou, Founder and CEO, Vassilakou Urban Consulting, GmbH, Vienna SolutionsMing Zhang, Global Director for Urban, Resilience and Land Global Department, World Bank GroupSally Capp AO, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Melbourne, Former Lord Mayor of MelbourneSowmya Parthasarathy, Focus Markets Leader (India, Middle East and Africa); Fellow, ArupSteven Lewis, Global Head of Insight and Global Head of Research, Real Estate Management Services, JLLWinston Chow, Lee Kong Chian Professor of Urban Climate, Singapore Management University & IPCC Co-ChairZhu Xu Feng, Professor and Dean at School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University

The full list of notable attendees, as of 4 May, can be found here.

10th Edition of WCS Showcases the Importance of City-to-City Collaboration

Contributing to the global urban agenda, WCS 2026 has attracted the participation of more international partners such as C40 Cities, CDP, EU International Urban and Regional Cooperation (EU-IURC), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Urban Land Institute (ULI), World Resources Institute and the World Major Association of the Metropolises, among others. For example, as a key partner to the WCS, the European Union (EU) funded International Urban and Regional Cooperation (IURC) programme – which fosters city-to-city and region-to-region partnerships – will enable over 40 EU and Asian/Australasian cities and regions to participate in this edition of WCS in Singapore as part of its Annual Networking Event. The IPCC session is a senior leaders roundtable engaging IPCC scientists, mayors, senior city officials, and urban climate experts to further discuss the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities (SRCities).

Together, the Summit will highlight how cities are where ideas are implemented to address important issues such as climate change, affordable housing, health and wellness, urban energy transition, water management, jobs and mobility, social inclusion, digital innovation, and sustainable financing in addition to other challenges that face cities.

New Programme Offerings at WCS 2026

Additionally, a new track the “WRLDCTY Connections Stage” will explore liveability, lovability, and longevity in cities. The new track will also highlight the social dimensions of the Infrastructure and Environment industry such as placemaking and heritage and culture. More information on the WRLDCTY Connections Stage is in the Annex. These new topics serve as catalysts for sustainable and innovative urban solutions that contribute to shaping a more liveable future. Their inclusion in WCS 2026 furthers knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities across borders and sectors, moving all towards transforming cities for a more liveable future.

WCS 2026 also introduces the introduction of practitioner-led masterclasses and delegate site visits linked to sessions, enabling a more holistic understanding of topics coupled with real-world experiences. For instance, the Housing Development Board-led site visit to Harmony Village examines ageing in place and community connectedness to build inclusive, sustainable communities; Jurong Lake Gardens showcases National Parks Board’s key initiatives under “Parks for Health” – a key element in restoring nature for healthy cities; and a tour of heritage businesses situated in Kampong Gelam, by the National Heritage Board, exemplifies heritage driven urban planning to ensure loveable cities.

Through its expanded programme and new offerings, WCS 2026 continues to advance global urban development dialogue, foster meaningful partnerships, and drive innovative solutions that will shape liveable and sustainable cities of tomorrow. The 10th edition also features a larger WCS Exhibition which provides a platform for cities, corporates, SMEs, local start-ups, and others to profile themselves on a global stage. This supports a pro-enterprise approach which helps local start-ups, SMEs, and larger organisations alike to showcase their strengths and explore global possibilities.

About the World Cities Summit

The biennial World Cities Summit (WCS) is a platform for government leaders and industry experts to address liveable and sustainable city challenges, share integrated urban solutions, and forge new partnerships. Jointly organised by Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), key highlights of the Summit include the Mayors Forum, WCS Young Leaders Symposium, the Science of Cities Symposium, the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, and an exhibition. For more information, visit www.worldcitiessummit.com.sg

More details can be found on the WCS website and on WCS official social platforms:

Website: https://www.worldcitiessummit.com.sg/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/world.cities.summitLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/world-cities-summit/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldcitiessummit/YouTube: www.youtube.com/@WorldCitiesSummitWCS/

PR Newswire is a Media Partner of World Cities Summit 2026.

About Centre for Liveable Cities

Set up in 2008 by the Ministry of National Development and the then-Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) aims to distil, create, and share knowledge on liveable and sustainable cities. 

The CLC’s work spans four main areas: Research, Capability Development, Knowledge Platforms, and Advisory. Through these activities, it hopes to provide urban leaders and practitioners with the knowledge and support needed to make our cities better. 

For more information, please visit www.clc.gov.sg

About Urban Redevelopment Authority

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is Singapore’s land use planning and conservation agency. Our mission is ‘to make Singapore a great city to live, work and play’. We strive to create an endearing home and a vibrant and sustainable city through long-term planning and innovation, in partnership with the community.

URA’s multi-faceted role includes being the main government land sales agent. We attract and channel private capital investments to develop sites that support planning, economic, and social objectives. We also partner the community to enliven our public spaces to create a car-lite, people-friendly, and liveable city for all to enjoy. In shaping a distinctive city, URA also promotes architecture and urban design excellence. Visit www.ura.gov.sg for more information. 

About WRLDCTY

Since 2020, WRLDCTY has convened a global community working to shape more future-ready cities through forums, fellowships, labs, and residencies. Its annual global forum shares big ideas from the world’s best cities and connects the people advancing them.

Join the global community shaping the world’s next cities.

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Introhive Makes Relationship Intelligence Available to Enterprise AI Through MCP

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Now generally available to all Introhive customers, the standards-based connection brings continuously updated relationship context into compatible AI assistants.

FREDERICTON, NB, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Introhive today announced the general availability of its MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server for all customers. The Introhive MCP Server gives firms a standardized way to connect their relationship intelligence to their AI infrastructure. Professionals can then query that intelligence directly, without switching systems or performing manual lookups, and without needing IT to build custom integrations.

Centralizing enterprise data is only part of the work. For firms building their own AI tools, the difficulty often emerges after the initial connection. Activity data must still be resolved to the correct people and companies, evaluated for relationship strength and recency, and kept current as interactions change. Without that work, an AI tool can be technically connected and still provide poor guidance. Introhive has built and continuously maintains that relationship-intelligence layer. The MCP Server makes it available to compatible AI assistants, agents, and internally developed applications.

Ask which contacts at an upcoming event are worth prioritizing. Find out which key account has gone quiet. Surface which colleague has the warmest path into a new client or expanded opportunity. Or help a firm’s own AI tool assess whether a proposed client introduction is actually warranted — instead of guessing from CRM fields nobody has updated in months.

Most firms are deploying AI without access to one of their most valuable assets: the context around firm-wide relationships. The signals exist across emails, calendars, contact histories and individual experience. Raw activity alone cannot tell an AI tool whether it has identified the correct person, how strong or current a relationship is, or who within the firm has the most credible path forward.

The Introhive MCP Server Advantage

For more than 14 years, Introhive has refined its approach to capturing, validating, and scoring those relationship signals. The platform goes beyond who knows whom; it evaluates factors including the recency, frequency, reciprocity, breadth, and depth of interactions across the firm, then organizes them into a continuously updated, firm-wide relationship graph.

Because MCP is an open standard, firms using the MCP Server can make the same relationship-intelligence layer available to multiple compatible tools rather than rebuilding a separate connection each time their AI environment changes. Unlike a custom API that locks relationship intelligence to a single tool, the MCP Server is model-agnostic by design: the graph doesn’t depend on which AI assistant wins next year, because it was never built into just one of them.

AI Can’t Drive Growth Without Relationship Context

As AI assistants become a more common interface for professional work, the quality of their answers increasingly depends on the intelligence underneath them. For professional services firms, relationships are central to winning new business, expanding client work and protecting important accounts.

The shift toward AI does not reduce the value of those relationships. It raises the cost of not having accurate relationship context available when growth decisions are made.

“I’ve watched enterprise technology evolve since the 1990s, but the shift now underway is more fundamental,” said Lee Blakemore, CEO of Introhive. “The way professionals interact with data and systems has been revolutionized, and the interface is wherever the professional happens to work, which means the intelligence layers underneath it create the value. Relationship intelligence is one of those foundational layers. A meaningful AI strategy must tap into the strength, reach, and trajectory of client relationships. Introhive’s MCP Server provides a secure, compliant, and portable way to make that intelligence available to compatible AI tools at the moment it’s needed. For organizations adopting AI responsibly, this is the infrastructure that helps them do so securely.”

Availability

The Introhive MCP Server is now generally available to all Introhive customers, expanding beyond the legal-sector commercial preview introduced in April 2026.

For more information, visit https://www.introhive.com/introhive-mcp/.

About Introhive

Introhive is the Relationship Intelligence Platform purpose-built for legal, accounting, consulting and built-environment firms. Introhive automatically captures, enriches and activates relationship data, turning emails, meetings and interactions into measurable relationship capital: the collective value of every client, prospective client, alumni and referral relationship across the firm.

Because that data is captured continuously and kept current without manual effort, Introhive gives professionals and AI tools the reliable, timely context they need to identify the right connections and support firm growth. Introhive is trusted by 20 of the world’s top 100 law firms and 36 of the top 100 accounting firms, with users in more than 90 countries.

For more information, visit https://www.introhive.com/.

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Fins Adds Benzinga’s Premium US Equities Newsfeed to Power FinScores

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Premium US Equities Newsfeed gives Fins’ AI engine faster, higher-quality signal

DETROIT, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Benzinga, a leading provider of real-time financial news and market intelligence, today announced that Fins has added Benzinga’s Premium US Equities Newsfeed to its platform.

Fins is built around surfacing the market-moving signal inside the news noise. A fast, high-quality equities newsfeed is the raw fuel for that engine, giving Fins sharper and faster FinScores. Each FinScore assigns a numeric, ticker-specific score to a news event’s likely market impact, paired with AI-generated reasoning and tracked against real price movement after the news breaks.

The addition reflects Benzinga’s broader mission to democratize financial information, putting institutional-grade market intelligence directly into the hands of everyday investors. Fins represents a new generation of AI-native apps built on that same idea.

“Retail investors don’t only want more news. They want to know which headlines actually matter,” said Michael Saad, AI Licensing Lead at Benzinga. “Fins is built around that idea, and we’re glad to be the newsfeed powering it.”

“The best investment decisions begin with trusted information,” said Mehmet Kağan Aydoğan, Founder & CEO of Fins. “At Fins, our mission is to become the trusted destination for reliable financial news. Our partnership with Benzinga enables us to deliver high-quality financial news, while Fins provides the context that helps investors understand why each story matters.”

Benzinga’s Premium US Equities Newsfeed delivers fast, high-quality coverage across U.S. equities, giving platforms like Fins the raw material to build sharper analysis and scoring tools on top of real-time market data.

About Benzinga

Benzinga is a leading financial media and data technology company that empowers investors with high-quality, real-time market intelligence. Through its news platform, APIs, and data products, Benzinga provides traders, financial institutions, and fintech platforms with the insights they need to make smarter investment decisions. From breaking news and analyst ratings to corporate events and alternative datasets, Benzinga’s tools help market participants stay ahead of the information that drives price movement.

To learn more, visit benzinga.com/apis.

About Fins

Fins is an AI-driven financial intelligence platform that helps investors understand not just what is happening in the markets, but why it matters. By combining trusted financial news with AI-powered event classification and the mathematical FinScore Engine, Fins transforms complex market information into clear, actionable insights. Instead of simply aggregating headlines, Fins identifies the companies affected, classifies each event into standardized market categories and evaluates its potential market relevance through a transparent mathematical scoring model. With personalized news feeds, real-time alerts and contextual analysis, Fins enables investors to make faster, more informed decisions with confidence.

To learn more, visit fins.news.

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Amity Global Research Hub Launches in New York to Boost India-US Innovation

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The Amity Global Research Hub (AGRH) is a multidisciplinary international platform established by Amity University to foster world-class research collaboration, innovation, entrepreneurship, technology commercialization, and policy engagement across global ecosystems. AGRH enables collaborative research that addresses pressing global challenges while creating opportunities for scientific discovery, economic development, and societal transformation.

NEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In a significant step towards strengthening India–United States collaboration in science, technology and innovation, the Amity Global Research Hub (AGRH) was inaugurated at the Consulate General of India, New York, on August 21, 2026, under the theme “Shaping the Future through Emerging Technologies.”

Amity Global Research Hub Launched in New York to Strengthen India–US Research and Innovation Partnerships

The launch marks the beginning of an international research platform envisioned to bring together academic institutions, researchers, industry, innovators and other stakeholders from India, the United States and the wider global ecosystem. The initiative aims to facilitate collaborative research, promote knowledge exchange and create new pathways for innovation and technology-led solutions to global challenges.

The inauguration also witnessed the unveiling of the AGRH website and research brochure, followed by panel discussions focusing on multi-sector partnerships, research, innovation, emerging technologies, and opportunities for strengthening India–US collaboration. The discussions brought together distinguished representatives and academic and research stakeholders from institutions including Rutgers University, Georgia Institute of Technology, CUNY, Long Island University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the National Cancer Institute.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Aseem Chauhan, Chancellor, Amity University and Chairman, AGRH, highlighted the importance of creating globally connected research ecosystems that can address increasingly complex technological and societal challenges. AGRH is envisioned as more than an international academic presence. It seeks to function as a bridge connecting the research strengths, talent and innovation capabilities of India with the extensive academic, scientific, technological and entrepreneurial ecosystem of the United States.

The initiative comes at a time when emerging technologies are rapidly transforming economies and societies, creating both new opportunities and complex challenges. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, advanced materials, biotechnology, healthcare technologies, cybersecurity, space technologies and clean and sustainable technologies increasingly require interdisciplinary and international collaboration.

Dr. Sandeep Mittan Director Amity Global Research Hub & Vice President Research and Development highlighted how AGRH will serve as a platform to foster international research partnerships and advance innovation through collaboration between India and the United States. This initiative will be the creation of opportunities for young researchers, students and innovators to participate in international research networks.

AGRH aims to contribute to this process by facilitating interactions among researchers and institutions and supporting opportunities for knowledge exchange and collaborative engagement. The Hub’s broader vision is to create meaningful opportunities not only for established researchers but also for emerging scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs.

The establishment of AGRH in New York provides access to one of the world’s most diverse and dynamic ecosystems of universities, research institutions, technology companies, healthcare organizations, investors, start-ups and global talent. This environment provides significant opportunities for building connections between Indian researchers and their counterparts in the United States. The launch event itself reflected this potential, bringing together representatives from leading American academic and research institutions for discussions around collaborative research and innovation.

Prof. (Dr.) W. Selvamurthy, President, Amity Science, Technology & Innovation Foundation, emphasized the importance of collaboration in shaping the next generation of research and innovation. The multidisciplinary approach of AGRH is particularly significant as many of today’s major challenges cut across traditional academic boundaries. Addressing issues related to health, climate change, energy, advanced manufacturing, digital technologies and national and global security requires researchers from multiple disciplines to work together. The Hub therefore aims to facilitate an ecosystem in which ideas can move from research and discovery to innovation, technology development and societal impact.

Strengthening the India-US Knowledge Partnership : The launch of AGRH also comes against the backdrop of the expanding strategic relationship between India and the United States in science, technology, education and innovation. The initiative’s emphasis on multi-sector partnerships is particularly significant. Rather than limiting collaboration to academic institutions, AGRH aims to create connections involving research organizations, industry, innovators, entrepreneurs and other stakeholders.

The inauguration of AGRH represents an important milestone in Amity’s continued efforts to expand its international research partnerships and strengthen collaboration between India and the United States. The long-term ambition is to develop AGRH into a platform where global research partnerships can generate tangible outcomes-ranging from collaborative research and knowledge exchange to technology development, innovation, entrepreneurship and opportunities for the next generation of researchers.

With its launch in New York, the Amity Global Research Hub seeks to position itself at this intersection-connecting India’s growing research and innovation capabilities with global opportunities, and contributing to a future shaped by collaboration, technology and knowledge.

Learn more about Amity Global Research Hub at https://amity.edu/agrh/

Dr. Sandeep Mittan, PhD , FAHA

Director Amity Global Research Hub

Vice President Research and Development

Amity Education Group Long Island Campus, New York

500 Montauk Hwy, Oakdale, NY 11769

Executive Board Member New Jersey Academy of Science (NJAS), New Jersey

Research Scholar – National Institute of Health-NIH,MD 20892

Email : smittan@amity.edu

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