Better Policy-Making: Matching Decision-Makers with Think Tankers

Think tanks and other research institutions play a critical role in global governance by providing expertise to decision-makers. Join this session to foster their contribution to policy planning!

Moderator :
Thierry DE MONTBRIAL, Founder and Executive Chairman of Ifri, First Director of the French Policy Planning Staff

Panelists :

The future of multilateralism

• Stewart PATRICK, Director of the International Institutions and Global Governance Program, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
• Khalid Fahad AL-KHATER, Director of the Policy & Planning Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar

Relations with the medias

• Sebastian GROTH, Deputy Director of Policy planning, German Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Maty NIKKHOU-O’BRIEN, Former Executive Director, New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NIZIIA)

Differences between Policy Planning and Think Tanks

• Oleg STEPANOV, Director of the Policy Planning, Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Henry WANG, Founder and President, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)