2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
Middle East Institute
1763 N Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC presents this Fall's team of Rumsfeld Fellows, emerging leaders from the Caucasus, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Central Asia - or 'CAMCA Region.' The fellows will discuss emerging new trends in intra-regional trade flows, and will look at products and services which have the greatest potential to boost regional economic integration.
Fall 2019 Rumsfeld Fellows include:
- Ms. Ellaha Shaheen (Afghanistan) Market Access Negotiator at the Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the World Trade Organization
- Mr. Aram Pinajyan (Armenia) Deputy CEO and Chief Risk Officer at HSBC Bank Armenia CJSC
- Ms. Rasmina Gurbatova (Azerbaijan) Founder, Owner and Designer of Resm Jewelry
- Ms. Nona Mamulashvili (Georgia) Founder and Chairwoman of the Caucasus Economic Policy Institute
- Ms. Rusudan Mamatsashvili (Georgia) First Deputy Head at the National Tourism Administration of Georgia
- Ms. Dinara Chaizhunussova (Kazakhstan) Chairman of the Board of Trustees of “Bolashak” Corporate Foundation
- Mr. Ruslan Assaubayev (Kazkahstan) Managing Partner and Regional Development Director at Korkem Telecom
- Mr. Mirbek Asangariev (Kyrgyzstan) Entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of eco-friendly business Hotel “Bridges” in Bishkek
- Mr. Batzaya Batsaikhan (Mongolia) Co-founder and CEO of Unread Media
- Ms. Enkhzul Dambajantsan (Mongolia) Chief Operating Officer of the Mongolian Stock Exchange
- Mr. Shuhrat Mirzoev (Tajikistan) Managing Partner and Founder of IRSHAD Consulting LLC
- Mr. Sardor Mukhamedaliev (Uzbekistan) Chief Business Development Officer of the Swiss-based leading online shopping marketplace ZoodMall
Moderator: S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus Institute at AFPC