The Forum will focus on global priorities related to the triple transition (digital, social, and economic), social justice, local workforce development, public management, public-private partnerships, and the role of the private sector and the social and solidarity economy. It will also emphasize employment and decent work, as well as the concept of a new economy that “cares” for communities from the local level. Additionally, the Forum will explore multilevel partnerships and the interplay between global, national, and decentralized (regional-local) policies.

Like the global forums that have preceded it, it also offers a unique opportunity for the host region, in this case, Spain and Andalusia (the province and city of Seville). It provides a chance to activate local development actors, renew development policies and instruments, foster multilevel perspectives and alliances, and promote innovation and science in collaboration with universities and other knowledge institutions. Additionally, it serves as a platform to advance territorial social dialogue with trade unions and the business sector, support social economy initiatives and public-private partnerships, and build multi-actor alliances around the territory and a shared development agenda.

The VI Forum is open to political and technical representatives of national, regional and local governments, local development instruments, multilateral agencies, specialized civil society organizations and cooperation NGOs, entities and institutions of the management and knowledge system, companies and entities from the private sector and the social and solidarity economy, experts in the topics of interest.

The VI WFLED adheres to the global agenda, promoting reflection within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals, the New Urban Agenda, the United Nations Future Summit, or the Pact for the Future of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG). ), among others, and is aligned and coordinated with processes such as the OECD Local Development Forum or the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF).