The Executive Course will comprise 60-minute modules on the following topics (each module will include short preliminary comments/food for thought, to be followed by active roundtable discussions)
Day 1
Module 1.1: Developing subnational strategies and maximizing impacts under resource constraints
Module 1.2: Best practices for meaningful city-to-city partnerships
Module 1.3: Proving value: how to measure and communicate the local benefits of global engagement
Module 1.4: Bringing the benefits of competition, trade, and foreign investment to local communities
Module 1.5: Making local communities safer from foreign malign influence and interference; guidelines for informed engagement with foreign governments
Day 2
Module 2.1: A strategic approach to city internationalisation – the case of Tallinn, Estonia
Module 2.2: Subnational representation in the multilateral architecture: a primer on C40’s agenda at COP30
Module 2.3: Ethical deployment of innovative technology and community engagement in local governments
Module 2.4: Professionalizing and teaching subnational governance and diplomacy
Module 2.5: Case study: Maryland’s international agenda