Sao Paulo beyond borders

In a world where urban competitiveness is on the rise, cities are constantly competing with each other over attracting capital, business, talent and tourists. In this sense, how can cities reinvent themselves and enhance their competitive status locally, regionally and globally? How can cities learn from their competitors and build new strategies to become more attractive for investments? And the most important: how can cities shift the focus from individual urban competitiveness to networks of collaboration and complementarity, in which cities not only compete but also collaborate/complement with each other and boost economic development?