New Orleans Mayor Landrieu 

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, host of the 2012 World Cultural Economic Forum, gave a keynote speech on the value of culture.

Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa

Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, which partnered with the Office of Mayor Mitch Landrieu to present the WCEF, gave a keynote speech at the forum.

Landrieu Welcomes Delegates

Mayor Mitch Landrieu welcomes delegates to the 2012 World Cultural Economic Forum. 

Netherlands

Simone L.J.M. Filipini, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, shares her views on the cultural economy at the 2012 WCEF.

Chester, Pennsylvania

Mayor Linder speaks to culture's contribution to economic gain in Chester at WCEF 2012.

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Mayor Lee Sihg provides insight into Port of Spain's cultural economy while at the 2012 WCEF.

Mayor Vytautas Grubliauskas sings Satchmo

Mayor Vytautas Grubliauskaof Klaipeda, Lithuania sings "What a Wonderful World" at the 2012 WCEF.

WCEF History

The World Cultural Economic Forum began in 2006 as an initiative of then Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu. During his service as Lt. Governor, Landrieu led the development of the WCEF into an event attended by Ambassadors, Ministers of Culture, businessmen and cultural leaders from around the world. The WCEF became an ideal opportunity for international leaders to come to Louisiana, discuss the importance of culture to our own unique economies, and to build new partnerships to create benefit for their countries and constituencies.