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International Mayors Summit (IMS), launched in 2016 as a knowledge exchange platform for local government leaders, became “more than a conference”, a place where projects and partnerships are born.
The annual Summit brings together prominent mayors from throughout the world, the business community, international organizations representatives and civil society to discuss solutions, innovations, best practices and Ukrainian cities’ success stories in various spheres. The Summit is organized by Western NIS Enterprise Fund and supported by the Prime Minister of Ukraine. Mayors and experts from the USA, Canada, the Netherlands, UK, UAE, Albania, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Germany took part at the International Mayors Summit.
The Summit’s format allows participants to get knowledge and build a strong international network with prominent global leaders of urban transformation, join professional speed-networking sessions, test various solutions right on the spot, sign memorandums and launch special projects.
Since fall 2019, cities globally face a double challenge: how to fight the pandemic while feeling the pressure of the need for further community development? Mayors were at the frontline of urgent and necessary decisions, trying to coordinate with the central government, create partnerships with businesses, engage and convince the community.
Since February 24, the leaders of Ukrainian cities have faced a new critical challenge, as they had to save the community from the brutality of the Russian aggressor: Mariupol was completely destroyed, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv are still under unceasing fire, Chernihiv, Irpin and Bucha suffered devastating destruction. The enemy is shelling civilian objects of strategic importance – hospitals, schools, kindergartens, roads and bridges, railway hubs and stations. Security has become one of the most important challenges for Ukrainian cities throughout the country. In the west of Ukraine, communities are doing their best to shelter IDPs for an uncertain period. At the same time, international cooperation between communities has increased and many new partnerships are being built with Ukrainian partners.
The reconstruction of cities is the reconstruction of society. Therefore, all these issues, as to how to revive cities, how to return residents, how to develop the cities’ economic profile, how to ensure the safety of residents, how to make space accessible – will be on the agenda of the next summit.
We invite you to Summit 2022!
International Mayors Summit (IMS), launched in 2016 as a knowledge exchange platform for local government leaders, became “more than a conference”, a place where projects and partnerships are born.
The annual Summit brings together prominent mayors from throughout the world, the business community, international organizations representatives and civil society to discuss solutions, innovations, best practices and Ukrainian cities’ success stories in various spheres. The Summit is organized by Western NIS Enterprise Fund and supported by the Prime Minister of Ukraine. Mayors and experts from the USA, Canada, the Netherlands, UK, UAE, Albania, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Germany took part at the International Mayors Summit.
The Summit’s format allows participants to get knowledge and build a strong international network with prominent global leaders of urban transformation, join professional speed-networking sessions, test various solutions right on the spot, sign memorandums and launch special projects.
Since fall 2019, cities globally face a double challenge: how to fight the pandemic while feeling the pressure of the need for further community development? Mayors were at the frontline of urgent and necessary decisions, trying to coordinate with the central government, create partnerships with businesses, engage and convince the community.
Since February 24, the leaders of Ukrainian cities have faced a new critical challenge, as they had to save the community from the brutality of the Russian aggressor: Mariupol was completely destroyed, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv are still under unceasing fire, Chernihiv, Irpin and Bucha suffered devastating destruction. The enemy is shelling civilian objects of strategic importance – hospitals, schools, kindergartens, roads and bridges, railway hubs and stations. Security has become one of the most important challenges for Ukrainian cities throughout the country. In the west of Ukraine, communities are doing their best to shelter IDPs for an uncertain period. At the same time, international cooperation between communities has increased and many new partnerships are being built with Ukrainian partners.
The reconstruction of cities is the reconstruction of society. Therefore, all these issues, as to how to revive cities, how to return residents, how to develop the cities’ economic profile, how to ensure the safety of residents, how to make space accessible – will be on the agenda of the next summit.
We invite you to Summit 2022!
