Global Cities After Dark 2017

Outcomes Paper: City of Sydney November 2017

In November 2017, over 120 participants came together for Sydney’s inaugural Global Cities After Dark Forum. The forum bought together Government policy makers, police, urban planners, drug

and alcohol experts, city councillors, music promoters and creatives to discuss and share ideas on night time culture.The goal of Global Cities After Dark is to approach night time culture from a global perspective - developing a global cities network to exchange knowledge, highlight best practices, and focus on the future solutions for successful and thriving nightlife globally. The 2017 program featured keynotes from five international specialists in various fields within night time culture globally; a group workshop

facilitated by Waterfield Consulting and a series of breakout sessions hosted by a variety of leading specialists in health and safety, legislation, event creation, urban planning, visual art, music, gastronomy, innovation and infrastructure.