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[Note: we will be updating this report with videos, presentations and links to other articles.]<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Think Tanks (OTT) is the leading global platform dedicated to the study and support of policy research institutes and the broader policymaking environment. OTT provides independent services, research, ideas and advice. We do this publicly through our website as well as other channels. We believe that when we are open about our views we are also more accountable and more transparent.<\/p>\n

Our team works directly with think tanks, thinktankers and their supporters; as well as a broader range of policy and research institutions. The OTT Team and its associates, spread across the world, have experience in all aspects of concern for policy research institutes and the policy research interface.<\/p>\n

The OTT Conference<\/h2>\n

The OTT Conference is an opportunity to bring together thinktankers, think tank scholars, policy entrepreneurs and think tanks funders from around the world to share experiences, present their research, co-develop solutions to common challenges and establish new or strengthen old partnerships.<\/p>\n

The 2019 OTT Conference was organised by OTT in collaboration with the University of Bath, foraus<\/em>, the Think Tank Hub, Soapbox and Universidad del Pac\u00edfico, with the support from the Hewlett Foundation, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and the Open Society Foundations.<\/p>\n

The conference was initially conceived as an opportunity to invite OTT\u2019s collaborators and partners to join the OTT team after its annual meeting. After the first conference in February 2017, we decided to gradually broaden the number and range of participants to include individuals from organisations who may or may not have collaborated with OTT but who would contribute to a rich and fruitful discussion.<\/p>\n

The OTT Conference is designed to provide participants with as much freedom as possible to determine the issues they wish to address, lead the organisation of panels or workshops, and shape the meeting\u2019s outcomes.<\/p>\n

Hence, in 2019 we scheduled just a few keynote speakers and sessions to kick-start the process. In the run up to the event, we worked with the participants to produce sessions that they would like to lead and\/or be part of. These included presentations, panels, group discussions and workshops.<\/p>\n

The Think Tank Hub\u2019s venue in Geneva also offered participants the opportunity to meet each other in smaller groups or bilaterally to establish new or strengthen existing partnerships.<\/p>\n

Finally, OTT recorded the Conference and provided a live commentary for a wider audience, hence maximising the benefits for those who were not able to attend.<\/p>\n

Watch the video:<\/p>\n