April 22, 2026 - AFPC Senior Fellow for Eurasia and CACI Director of Programs Laura Linderman moderated the Day 1 Opening Plenary Panel, "Turning Regional Potential into Global Opportunity," at the C5+O.N.E. Regional Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, hosted by American Councils for International Education and the U.S. Department of State, with panelists Elena Son (American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce), James Wright (international banking advisor), Dr. Lika Merabishvili (StrategEast), and Prof. Khanjan Mehta (Lehigh University).
April 23, 2026 - Laura Linderman delivered the Day 2 Interactive Workshop on Strategic Communication & Leadership, "Positioning Regional Initiatives for U.S. and Global Stakeholders," at the C5+O.N.E. Regional Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan, moderated by Rushana Koshbakhteeva and Kasym Saidov, Program Officers with the C5+O.N.E. Program at American Councils for International Education.
April 24, 2026 - Laura Linderman appeared on the Day 3 Panel Discussion on Strategic Leadership and Institutional Performance, "Why Good Strategies Fail: Leadership, Systems, and Execution in Practice," at the C5+O.N.E. Regional Conference, alongside Dr. Giuseppe Chiaramonte (U.S. State Department English Language Fellow/Visiting Professor, Uzbekistan State World Languages University), moderated by Karissa Huntington, Director for Field Programs at American Councils for International Education.
