Global Business Districts Innovation Club

Explore
Discover the Loop
Loop Events
What's Happening
- Sundays on State
- Loop Events
In the Loop
News and local tips
Do Business
Grow Your Business
Join
Become a Member
- Join Today
  
  Stay Connected, Be Informed, Expand Your Reach
  
  Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) is a member-based business organization that represents Chicago's most dynamic mixed-use district - the Loop - and advocates for the rapidly growing central business district. Learn more about our membership benefits and hear directly from CLA members about their experience.
  
  CLA Join Brochure
- Why Join
- About Us
  People
  
  Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA)
  
  Board of Directors
- About SSA
  Chicago Loop Alliance Ambassadors
  
  Frequently Asked Questions about SSA#1-2015
  
  Signage Guidelines
- Member Events
- Members & Partners
Search

Innovation meets urban planning at the Global Business Districts Innovation Club

Global Business Districts Innovation Club is a professional ecosystem of world business districts, its managing companies, urban planning authorities, and experts of related fields mobilizing resources to foster cooperation, encourage knowledge sharing, enhance dynamism, attractiveness, the spirit of innovation, and compare inspiring methods among the world's most influential territories. Our mission is to help to world business districts to identify the local innovative ideas and transform them into operational projects with global meaning.

GBD Innovation Club was created by 5 global business districts: Paris La Défense, Chicago Loop Alliance, Montreal Destination Centre Ville, Beijing CBD, and Guangzhou CBD.

In October of 2019, the Global Business Districts Innovation Club Learning Expedition Chicago immersed guests in a three-day exploration of the latest urban trends.

In October of 2020, leaders of global business districts will gather in Paris La Défense for a three-day Learning Expedition focused on Sustainable Innovation.

Learn more about and Global Business Districts Innovation Club here

Learning Expedition Chicago

This three days learning expedition will immerse you in the latest urban trends, meet the key players of Downtown Chicago, connect with the GBD Innovation Club network, and exchange and benefit from immersion in the ecosystem.

Learn More

News

Chicago Loop Alliance Inks the GBD Innovation Club into Existence

1 MIN READ - CLA continues to bolster its international reputation as it became one of the founding members of the GBD Innovation Club. Learn More

Chicago Loop Alliance's Placemaking Initiatives Revered at IDA Conference

4 MIN READ - CLA’s placemaking efforts recognized as an “immersive urban experience and a best practice of how to create mini destinations.” Learn More

Chicago Loop Alliance in Beijing: Sharing Industry Expertise

2 MIN READ - Chicago Loop Alliance shared over a decade-long of industry expertise at the Beijing Innovative Development Conference. Learn More

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

News

STAY IN THE LOOP

Stay In The Loop