North American City Leadership Forum

On 9-10 September 2026, the North American City Leadership Forum will take place in San Diego. It will be third in-person meeting of the  City Innovation Network.

The Forum will bring together a maximum of 20 North American members and interested city leaders in a private setting to exchange best practices through roundtable discussions, Q&A sessions and case study presentations. Select industry partners are invited to join the dialogue alongside Chief Digital/Information Officers, Smart City Managers and Directors of Innovation from local governments.

Programme

The peer-to-peer organisation of the content and the composition of the group allow for active, challenging discussions that help city leaders arrive with a series of issues and depart with solutions based on other city or partner experiences.

With 20 cities present, we interview their representatives for the agenda and there will be short presentations from some cities followed by interactive discussions for the group.