2019 Why Think Tanks Matter Events
On Thursday, January 30th, 2020, 149 hosts in 130 cities around the world convened Why Think Tanks and Policy Advice Matter, coinciding with the launch of the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index. Dubbed “International Think Tank Day,” the events celebrated and emphasized the critical nature of think tanks and the work that they do.
You can watch the video introduction by Dr. James McGann, the Director of Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, used at the Why Think Tanks Matter Fora around the world here: https://youtu.be/jsQ58DzyuPU.
Washington, D.C. Think Tanks Matter Public Forum
Over 350 people attended the Washington, D.C. Think Tanks Matter Public Forum, the main launch event for the 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). You can watch the program at CSIS here: https://www.csis.org/events/2019-global-go-think-tank-index-report-launch.
The Program for the event is below, and panelist biographies can be found HERE.
Public Forum
"Why Why Think Tanks and Policy Advice Will Still Matter in 2040"
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036
Public Forum Chair
John J. Hamre, President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Introduction
James G. McGann,Director, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania
Panel Chair and Moderator:
Daniel Lippman, White House Reporter, POLITICO
Panelists:
Brian Finlay, President and CEO Henry L. Stimson Center
Rob Floyd, Director and Senior Advisor, African Center for Economic Transformation
Victoria Herrmann, President & Managing Director, Arctic Institute
Kenneth R. Weinstein, President, CEO, and Walter P. Stern Chair, Hudson Institute
Join think tanks, policymakers and civil society organizations around the word for what the president of the Middle East Research Institute in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq calls the "international think tank day”: https://forms.gle/Cv7DLSqBjfbfiPFB6.