On Wednesday, August 17, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, and US National Summit Coordinator Kevin O’Reilly announced that the first America’s Cities Summit will to take place on April 26-28, 2023, in Denver. The announcement came at a breakfast meeting of Colorado’s Latin American and Caribbean consuls hosted by Governor Polis.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the commitment of the Biden-Harris administration to host the Cities Summit on June 7, ahead of the Ninth Summit of the Americas, which took place June 8-10, in Los Angeles.
The Cities Summit will promote regional cooperation, bringing together sub-national leaders from across the Western Hemisphere with diverse and inclusive representatives of government, civil society, business, academia, youth, culture and the arts, as well as indigenous and underrepresented groups.
Together they will engage with the agenda of national leaders embraced at the Ninth Summit in Los Angeles and consider how best to ensure its relevance to citizens at the regional and local level. This includes strengthening democracy and public health, fostering the clean energy transition, meeting environmental challenges, increasing access to critical digital technologies, ensuring the safety and dignity of all migrants, and combating the spread and impact of disinformation.
City and community leaders will meet throughout the week of April 24, with official events beginning on April 26. Events will include plenary sessions, stakeholder roundtables, expert panels, networking sessions, trade engagements and public outreach activities, all to address a variety of priorities local communities across America share.
With their strong connections across the hemisphere, thriving and resilient business and cultural communities, and commitment to sustainability, Denver and Colorado are the best example of innovation at the city and state level.
For more information on the upcoming Summit of the Americas, please explore the US State Department’s Summit of the Cities Fact Sheet and join the virtual conversation at the Summit of the Americas on LinkedIn.
