Sister Cities International 2020 Virtual Conference 7/8 – 7/9

The Sister Cities International Conference was held virtually in 2020 from July 8-9. The theme was “Reimagining Citizen Diplomacy: New Connections in a Virtual World”. There was no fee to attend. This year, SCI tackled the virtual world by introducing their very first Online Conference.

Speakers/performers included: 

  • Grammy Award-Winning Singer and former UN Global Ambassador Dionne Warwick
  • clarinet player Kinan Azmeh
  • Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce
  • SCI Chairman / Mayor of San Antonio Ron Nirenberg
  • SCI Vice Chair Carol Robertson-Lopez
  • SCI CEO Leroy Allala
  • Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber
  • San Francisco Mayor’s Office of International Trade and Commerce Director Mark Chandler
  • Guadalajara Director of International Relations Maria Dolores Hernandez Montoya
  • Montreal International Affairs Advisor Stephanie Jecrois
  • Broward County, Florida Mayor Dale V.C. Holness
  • Visual Artist Kevork Moura
  • and more!