We are excited to be in Tbilisi, Georgia, this week for the OGP Global Summit! The venue looks awesome, the agenda looks great, and we’re looking forward to connecting with colleagues from around the world. These are challenging times for open government; our hope is that by learning from others, by asking tough questions, and by making constructive suggestions, we can help to ensure that the open government agenda really delivers on its potential.

Alan Hudson (@alanhudson1), Michael Moses (@mj_moses17), and Nada Zohdy (@nadazohdy) from our team are all in attendance so drop us a line! We’d love to to hear what you’re up to, to chat about our work on anti-corruption, following the money, open contracting, and multi-stakeholder governance initiatives, and to explore whether and how we might support your efforts.

Our schedule of sessions we are involved is below. We’d love to see you at some of them, or to find time to chat in between things (see full schedule here).

Tuesday

Civil Society Day
Innovative Tools & Tech Against Corruption |2:00 – 3:30 Rooms Hotel – Garden Hall
Michael Moses will be co-facilitating this session, along with colleagues from Transparency International, Georgia.

Points of Contact Meeting
Lightning Talks | 4:00 – 5:30 Training Center of Justice (3 Sandro Euli St)
Alan Hudson will be a speaker on Data Driven Learning Cycles, as a way of helping to close the implementation and impact gap.

Thursday

Spotlight on Reformers and Tools: Reaching New Stakeholders, Protecting Spaces for Dialogue | 9:00 – 10:30 Funicular: Restaurant Mtatsminda Plateau
Nada Zohdy will be a speaker in the Lightning Talks

Managing Political Transitions: Continuing Reforms through Leadership Changes in Challenging Times | 9:00 – 10:30 Mural Room
Nada Zohdy will be a speaker, along with colleagues from G-Watch, Open Knowledge, Accountability Lab, and Northern Ireland Environment Link

Dashboards and Beyond: Data for Dialogue, Learning, and Impact | 12:00 – 1:00 Funicular UTW 1
Michael Moses will be a co-facilitator, along with colleagues from the Open Data Charter and Open North

Driving Reforms in Challenging Contexts: MSIs and Other Strategies | 3:00 – 4:30 Funicular Ballroom
Michael Moses will be co-moderator, in a session organized by the Open Society Justice Initiative