A Steering Committee oversees the development of the Summer Institute, pursues funding opportunities, and plans the schedule of meetings. The Steering Committee comprises the following members:
- Jamie Peck, (chair) University of British Columbia, Canada
- Yuko Aoyama, Clark University, USA
- Christian Berndt, University of Zurich, Switzerland
- Neil Coe, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Amy Glasmeier, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
- Victoria Lawson, University of Washington, USA
- Kris Olds, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
- Adam Tickell, University of Birmingham, UK
- Henry Yeung, National University of Singapore, Singapore