World Capital Institute

On the occasion of the General Assembly on September 6, 2022, Prof. Benno Werlen has been appointed as a member of the World Capital Institute Executive Committee. 

The World Capital Institute (WCI) World Capital InstituteExternal link is an independent international think tank whose purpose is to further the understanding and application of knowledge as the most powerful leverage of development. Its headquarters are in Querétaro, Mexico and it has several offices around the world.

WCI focuses on five thematic programs: Knowledge-Based Development, Knowledge Cities, Alternative Economies, Knowledge for the Anthropocene, and City Preparedness for the Climate Crisis. WCI promotes this through four main services and pathways. In addition to publishing the Journal of Knowledge-Based Development, thematically relevant edited volumes, one of the main activities has been offering and maintaining the global recognition platform for cities and regional knowledge clusters for the Most Admired Knowledge Cities (MAKCi) Award MAKCiExternal link. Also prominent is the Knowledge Cities World Summit, the annual WCI conference, that just celebrated its 15th consecutive edition under the theme “Actionable Knowledge for the Anthropocene”: Welcome to KCWS 2022.External link

Further information and contact details can be found at the WCI webpage: World Capital Institute.External link