Next City Vanguard Conference

The Vanguard conference is an experiential urban leadership gathering of rising urban leaders working to improve cities across sectors, including urban planning, community development, entrepreneurship, government, transportation, sustainability, design, art and media.

El Paso

Next City’s gathering of rising urban leaders will meet in El Paso, October 24 through October 27, 2022. Forty Vanguards from around the world will be selected in a competitive application process. Applications will open April 12th, 2022, and close June 8, 2022. The application fee is $35, but a reduced early bird fee of $25 is available from April 11 through May 11.

The Vanguard program will be run by Next City in partnership with the El Paso Region Host Committee. Among the program’s partners are Progress321 and Destination El Paso.

Find out why we chose El Paso.