An initiative led by the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center of the Atlantic Council in partnership with the US Department of State focused on facilitating greater, constructive exchange among multisectoral thought leaders and government officials as they work to implement summit commitments.
Current Summit of the Americas work
The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, in partnership with the United States Department of State, will be going on a roadshow to former host cities. These events will form part of a series of policy dialogues to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Summit of the Americas process.
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AALAC’s #RoadToTheSummit Campaign
In 2021, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) launched a partnership with the US Department of State in anticipation of the ninth Summit of the Americas. AALAC’s partnership with the US Department included a series of events that brought bold and innovative solutions on issues in the Americas to new audiences and included a public campaign on the #RoadToTheSummit. The events and campaigns convened unlikely allies across various spectrums, including US and regional governments, business communities, civil society organizations, the media, and influencers, who came together and put forward a fresh take on why the Summit and hemispheric cooperation matters to citizens across the Americas.
Campaign pillars
The #RoadToTheSummit campaign in 2022 focused on four main pillars that informed the Summit of the Americas process.
Democracy and governance
Challenges to democracy and governance are on display across the Americas. New spaces for women and vulnerable groups are needed to bring innovative ideas to the table and help reinspire confidence on the benefits of democracy.
Pandemic and disaster preparedness
The COVID-19 pandemic and climate change are challenges that impact the livelihoods of every citizen in the Americas. Coming together to address these issues will be difficult but not impossible. Solutions that include perspectives from governments to the private sector to the average person can help defend lives across the hemisphere.
Equitable and green economic recovery
After a devastating year, recovery needs to be equitable and climate friendly. Building back better needs to be better for everyone and has to take into account resilience against forthcoming challenges like climate change.
Digitalization
As new technologies come online and the world moves toward great digitalization, citizens in the Americas cannot be left behind. Regional and global challenges are creating unprecedented times, and innovation and digital access will be fundamental to promoting sustainable livelihoods.
Live from Los Angeles: The joint future of the Caribbean working with Latin America
Immediately following the conclusion of the ninth Summit of the Americas, the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center in partnership with the Foro Ciudadano de las Américas live streamed a high-level discussion that served as the first post-summit readout. Hear from Latin American and Caribbean leaders on common objectives and setting the tone for future partnerships.
Champions of the Americas
In 2022, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center launched a network of regional champions that have demonstrated exceptional leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean promoting solutions for the four main pillars of the Summit of the Americas.
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The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center
The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center (AALAC) and the US Department of State (DOS) prioritize the inclusion of all countries from across the Americas, including Caribbean nations that have historically been under-represented as part of the Summit planning process. AALAC’s Caribbean Initiative is uniquely poised to draw on regional perspectives, putting smaller and larger states in the same virtual room to rethink the hemisphere’s future.
The Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center broadens understanding of regional transformations and delivers constructive, results-oriented solutions to inform how the public and private sectors can advance hemispheric prosperity.