8th International Meeting on Triangular Co-operation – GPI side-event (pre-registration needed)

Side Event – Concept Note

8^th International meeting on Triangular Cooperation

Tuesday 8 October 2024: 8am — 9: 15am

Venue: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon

For whom: Open to all GPI members, as well as non-members interested in engaging with the GPI. Please register through this link.

Purpose:

• Annual in-person GPI- membership meeting

Goals:

• Create a space for practical and informal discussions on different TrC related topics
• Draw interest from conference participants with little experience on TrC.
• Get more members to join to the GPI.
• Announce new GPI- lead member from 2025

Agenda:

8:00-8:15 

• Opening remarks and moderation by GPI member (tbc)

• Keynote input from Ms. Aiman Siddiqi, JICA officer in Malaysia, with experience from TrC projects on the ground.

8:15 — 9:00

Coffee table discussions on different TrC-related topics.

Each table will be facilitated by a GPI member who will take notes and report back to the plenary at the end. Participants can choose a topic of interest and rotate table if they want to participate in more than one discussion.

Tables:

1. How can we strengthen our institutions to increase engagement on TrC? (Japan)
2. How do we enhance communication strategies to position TrC at a higher political level? (tbc)
3. How do we secure future financing for TrC? (Germany)
4. What are your organisation’s main pain points and challenges with the TrC typology/narrative (Norway)

9:00 — 9:15: Coffee table facilitators report back to plenary and closure of the event