The Summit was organized by the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies (Derasat) with the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of The Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania under the theme of “Global Trends and Transitions in Thank Tanks, Politics and Policy Advice in the Age of Policy Dilemmas and Disruptions”. The summit highlighted the capacities of think tanks and research institutes in light of global crisis.
