In-Person Meeting

Co-organized by the CAMCA Forum founders:
The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC
The CAMCA Network
The Rumsfeld Foundation

Forum on CAMCA: A New Era

Join the fall 2022 Rumsfled Foundation Central Asia, Mongolia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan (CAMCA) fellows for a presentation on the region's next chapter. From it's geostrategic location to its large and viable workforce, CAMCA countries have the potential to create a shared economic system supporting regional trade investments, labor and peacekeeping, Join the Fellows to learn how the U.S. can better interact with, and invest in, this rapidly developing region.

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When: Wednesday November 9, 3:00 - 4:30 PM EST 

Where: American Foreign Policy Council, 509 C Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002

Moderator: Svante Cornell, Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at American Foreign Policy Council

Join us June 15-16 for the 2022 CAMCA Regional Forum!

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THEME: "New Geopolitics and Geoeconomics in CAMCA"

SESSION TOPICS

• CAMCA Geopolitics after Ukraine: What’s Desirable? What’s Possible?
• How to Deal with Echo-sanctions in CAMCA
• Building Modern Skills in CAMCA Countries
• Securing CAMCA’s Digital Future in an Era of U.S.-China Geo-Tech Rivalry
• Trade and Transport in CAMCA: Regional and Global Connectivity 
• What’s Next in Afghanistan?
• Prospects of Regional Financial Structures in CAMCA
• Women Taking Power in CAMCA: Prospects and Barriers
• Food Security and Building Agritech in CAMCA 
• Meet the New Entrepreneurs of CAMCA
• Accelerating Regional Cooperation in Policy Analysis: A Roadmap
• Investing in CAMCA: How to Seize Opportunities

 Forum speakers represent a wide variety of sectors and expertise across the CAMCA region and beyond...
 

Below is a sample of the international and U.S.-based organizations and businesses that confirmed speakers represent. Panelists include CEOs, Directors and more of the following institutions:

• Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
• American University of Afghanistan
• National Development Agency of Mongolia
• Chemonics International Inc. 
• Cintana Education 
• Education Committee of the Georgian Parliament
• Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
• UNDP Kyrgyzstan
• Hudson Institute
• Batumi Multimodal Terminal
• Free Democrats Party of Georgia
• T-Cell Tajikistan
• White & Case LLP
• CJSC Bank of Asia
• Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) 
• Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Avesta Investment Group
• Atlantic Council
• Alif Capital
• And many more...

The CAMCA (Central Asia-Mongolia-Caucasus-Afghanistan) Regional Forum is a non-political and non-partisan Forum established to promote region-wide discussions on means of advancing economic growth and development in Greater Central Asia (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan). It promotes this goal by fostering dialogue and interaction among rising young leaders from all sectors in the 10 countries of the region, as well as with international leaders and stakeholders. Learn more at camcaforum.org. 
 

CAMCA (Central Asia, Mongolia, the Caucasus and Afghanistan) is a vulnerable region grappling with a range of issues including low connectivity, economic dependency, food security, poor governance, corruption, and terrorism - all exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not fully recovered from the pandemic's negative impacts, the war in Ukraine poses a new set of political and economic challenges. In addition, the reemergence of the Taliban and terrorist syndicate in Afghanistan has created a new phase of security challenges for the entire region. The presentation by the spring 2022 Rumsfeld Fellows examined the challenges posed to the CAMCA region by the pandemic, Taliban, and Ukrainian conflict, and suggest possible solutions.

When: Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 3:00-4:30 PM EST

Where: Middle East Institute, 1763 N St NW, Washington, DC 20036

Co-organizers: The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC, The CAMCA Network and The Rumsfeld Foundation

Co-organized by the CAMCA Forum founders:
The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC, The CAMCA Network The Rumsfeld Foundation

Lessons from Kyrgyzstan's Experiment with Parliamentarism

Mongolia, heavily reliant on trade with China, faced continuous challenges throughout the pandemic to maintain steady functioning of its economy. China’s ongoing closure of its border, as well as budget constraints, negatively affected the Mongolian economy. As a response to these challenges, the Government of Mongolia has proposed the economic 'New Revival Policy', which is aiming to not only solve the immediate challenges, but address the fundamental economic obstacles.

 Speakers:

Tuvshinzaya Gantulga – Visiting Fellow, National Institute for Strategic Studies

Dulguun Baasandavaa – Advisor, Ministry of Economy and Development of Mongolia

Irmuun Demberel – Advisor, Prime Minister of Mongolia

Khulan Davaadorj – Founder and CEO, Lhamour

Moderator:

Svante Cornell – Director, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at American Foreign Policy Council

When: Wednesday, March 23, 2022,
9:00 AM EST (9:00 PM Ulaanbaatar time)

The event will also be live-streamed on the CACI Facebook page and the Silk Road Studies website.

CAMCA Conversations feature unique and fresh insights from members of the CAMCA Network − rising leaders committed to cultivating intraregional cooperation. Tune in to hear the latest on current events and topics of importance to the CAMCA region directly from some of the region’s top talent and influencers across all sectors.

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