Nick Scott and Enrique Mendizabal were resource people, presenting at a session on 'How a digital strategy can enhance think tank management, research and communications'.

The roundtable, hosted by Lord Boateng, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury and British High Commissioner to South Africa, will bring together UK stakeholders to discuss hopes and expectations ahead of the Summit, regarding sustainable development and progression toward greener economies. Dirk Willem te Velde will be speaking at the event.

On the occasion of Eritrea’s 21st year of Independence Anniversary, the Eritrean Embassy in London organised friends of Eritrea Independence Day event on May 24th, 2012. The event was attended by diplomats, members of various British institutions, and other respected guests along with Eritrean-British citizens residing in the UK. The participants gave a series of presentations, which was then followed by a traditional Eritrean dinner and entertainment. Sara Pantuliano was one of the key speakers during this event.

This year’s Asia Public Policy Forum focused on the theme of disaster management—an issue of critical concern for an area highly vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards. With the aim of fostering discussion on core disaster management challenges and advances in Asia, it featured presentations on a variety of issues concerning disaster risk reduction, emergency preparedness and response, and disaster recovery.

The forum was jointly organized by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policyat the National University of Singapore and the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Co-sponsors are the Program on Crisis Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard University Asia Center.

Lilianne Fan presented a panel on "Capacity Building and Disaster Preparedness in the Context of Asia-Pacific’s Humanitarian and Development Challenges"