Jan 22
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
SDPI Seminar Hall, 38, Main Embassy road, G-6/3, Islamabad
Greetings from Sustainable Development policy Institute!
The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania will be releas- ing its 2014 “Global Go-to Think Tanks Index” Report, the most comprehensive ranking of the world’s top think tanks, on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
Over 5000 policymakers, diplomats, program officers from private and public donors, and think tank representatives attended last year’s Report launch, and more than 350 print and electronic media outlets featured the Report findings.
The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) Islamabad is part of the global launch along with over 60 think tanks, intergovernmental organizations and media organizations in over 55 cities around the world on January 22nd, 2015. These partner institutions will organise events on January 22nd to highlight the important role think tanks play in governments and civil societies around the world. A list of all Confirmed Global City Think tank hub partners for this year’s launch is attached In conjunction with the launch of the “Global Go-to Index”, SDPI is pleased to announce its contribution in the form of Roundtable Conference being held on the same date-i.e: 22nd January 2015.
We look forward to your Participation as a Speaker
With warm regards,
Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Executive Director
Agenda |
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Speaker |
Topic |
Dr Abid Suleri, ED SDPI |
Introductory Remarks and methodology |
Shakeel Ahmad, SDPI |
Introduction to Global Go To Think Tank Index |
Dr Vaqar Ahmad, SDPI |
Role of Think Tanks |
Shafqat Kakakhel, Chairperson BOG |
Impact of TTs on Sustainable Development |
Dr Aliya, Dean Social Sciences, QAU |
Partnership of Universities and TTs |
Asad Zaman, VC , PIDE |
Partnership of Universities and TTs |
Shahid Sadique, VC, AIOU |
Partnership of Universities and TTs |
Marvi Sarmad, UNDP |
On Think-Tanks |
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