Amanda Daflos

2019 Los Angeles-Chengdu Culture and Innovation Exchange Series Events Successfully Held

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Saturday, November 9, 2019

NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The "2019 Los Angeles-Chengdu Culture and Innovation Exchange Series Events," featuring "Los Angeles and Chengdu, a Park City, Home of Giant Panda," was successfully held on November 6, 2019 in downtown Los Angeles.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The "2019 Los Angeles-Chengdu Culture and Innovation Exchange Series Events," featuring "Los Angeles and Chengdu, a Park City, Home of Giant Panda," was successfully held on November 6, 2019 in downtown Los Angeles.
  • The series of events included the "2019 Los Angeles - Chengdu Culture and Innovation Symposium" and the "Park City, Home of Giant Panda - 2019 Los Angeles - Chengdu Culture Gala Banquet."
  • Deputy Mayor Sangalang and Amanda Daflos, Chief Innovation Officer from the Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti also shared how innovative approaches to Los Angeles in business, culture and tourism development.
  • Taking innovation as a bridge, the events enhanced friendship, expanded pathways of communication and strengthened the understanding of the citizens of both Chengdu and Los Angeles.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and OECD Map Innovation Investments in Cities Worldwide

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Monday, October 28, 2019

"It's encouraging to see more cities not just commit to innovation, but deliver results that make a real difference in people's lives," said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and the 108th Mayor of New York City.

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  • "It's encouraging to see more cities not just commit to innovation, but deliver results that make a real difference in people's lives," said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and the 108th Mayor of New York City.
  • "Bloomberg Philanthropies is glad to help city leaders find new, more effective ways to govern and to help spread those innovations around the world."
  • "Cities are laboratories of innovation that show us how creativity can make a real difference in people's lives," said Los Angeles Chief Innovation Officer Amanda Daflos.
  • Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg's giving, including his foundation and personal philanthropy as well as Bloomberg Associates, a pro bono consultancy that works in cities around the world.