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Publication 2016 China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum(2016-01-01) McGann, James GOn June 16, 2016, the Center for China and Globalization joined its domestic and international partners to hold the 2016 China Think Tank Innovation Summit to explore new models and development paths of Chinese think tanks in the new era. The summit was jointly hosted by CCG, Think Tank and Civil Society Program (TTCSP) at the University of Pennsylvania, Think Tank Study and Publishing Center at Guangming Daily, and Institute of Development Studies at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. It was also supported by Penn Wharton China Center and Think Tank: Theory & Practice Magazine run by Chinese Academy of Sciences.Publication 2017 China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum(2017-01-01) McGann, James GThe Second Global Think Tank Innovation Summit was held on June 23 and 24, 2017, in Qingdao, China. It comes at an interesting time in global politics and economics. The states under political regime changes have proven robust enough to navigate upsets that defined the year 2016, from Brexit to the impeachment of Brazil’s and South Korea’s presidents. However, the world still faces looming dangers, such as worsening geopolitical competition, weakening economic liberalism and the growing disparities between the winners and losers of globalization.Publication 2018 China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum(2018-01-01) McGann, James GThe Third Annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum was held on June 17, 2018 in Beijing, China. It comes at a critical juncture in global politics and economies. The fragile global economy has proven robust enough to navigate shocks that defined the year 2017, from waves of populist politics to worldwide protectionist tendencies. However, the world still faces looming dangers, such as ticking debt bombs, intensifying geopolitical competition, and the precarious position of industrial workers due to rapid technological advancements and the development of global value chains.Publication 2019 China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum(2019-01-01) McGann, James GThe Fourth Annual China Global Think Tank Innovation Forum was held on May 28, 2019 at the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing, China. In the new era of globalization, innovation is the engine moving forward developments of countries. Following the progression into the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the globe and China embraced the new features of globalization, which brought new challenges, along with opportunities for the advancement of think tanks.Publication 2015 First Annual US-India Think Tank Summit(2015-01-01) McGann, James GSince 2013, the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP) has been organizing a series of regional and global “Think Tank Summits”, bringing together professionals of top-ranked think tanks to connect as a trade association for networking, reflection and discussions on the pressing issues of the day. Over nine summits have been held so far, including regional convocations for Asia, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Latin America and North America, the G20 countries. The First Annual US India Think Tank Summit brought together over seventy think tanks from India and the United States of America to discuss how best to create a sustainable future for Indian think tanks.Publication 2017 India Think Tank Forum(2017-01-01) McGann, James GThe Second India Think Tank Forum, with a focus on The potential and Power of National, Regional and Global Partnerships, was organized in New Delhi by Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania (TTCSP) and the McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Company on 19 June.Publication 2019 India Think Tank Forum(2019-01-01) McGann, James GObserver Research Foundation, in collaboration with Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP), Lauder Institute, University of Pennsylvania, organized the third India Think Tank Forum on 7 January 2019, at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi. The forum brought together a diverse representation both of regional, national and international think tanks, for an informative and productive exchange on key policy issues. The role of think tanks in civil society and the challenges faced by them, formed a key part of the conversations that took place at the conference. Some of the broad themes in discussion were ‘India and the World’, ‘Economy and Growth in India through a Gendered Lens’, ‘Strategies and Operations Challenges faced by Think Tanks’, ‘Think Tanks and SDGs’, ‘Think Tanks in the Digital Era’, among others.Publication 2020 India Think Tank Forum(2020-01-01) McGann, James GThe Fourth Annual India Think Tank Forum (ITFF) took place in New Delhi, India from January 12 to 13, 2020. The forum was co-hosted by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the University of Pennsylvania and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). It brought together think tank scholars and executives from over 50 think tank institutions from South Asia including India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Maldives, as well as institutions from France, Poland, Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. This Forum was conducted in a Roundtable Format with panels that were intended to frame the key issues and provide constructively provocative questions to stimulate the discussion that follows each Session. The Forum was conducted in accordance with the Chatham House Rule.