Organized by the Canadian Council for International Cooperation and the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development, the NextGen Symposium was held at the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa on May 25-26, 2019. The meeting brought together reflective civil-society practitioners and engaged scholars to exchange lessons and tools for more effective research partnerships to advance the Sustainable Development Goals. The Symposium was the culmination of three years of work by the NexGen project of CCIC and CASID, funded by IDRC, which featured a new PhD School and an Emerging Leaders Network to boost knowledge and skills in partnered research among young academics and practitioners. For more on the Symposium, see nextgen-symposium