CAMCA Regional Forum

The Rumsfeld Foundation and Central Asia-Caucasus Institute launch the Fellowship, bringing regional professionals to the United States and laying the foundations of the CAMCA community.

Annual alumni gatherings begin in the region, turning Fellowship connections into continuing exchange and collaboration.

Alumni propose opening their gatherings to international leaders, businesses and experts—a vision that becomes the CAMCA Regional Forum.

Discussions connect economic development with transport corridors, investment and security, setting the stage for a travelling regional platform.

Mongolia’s first Forum explores CAMCA’s place in the world economy, its security outlook toward 2025 and the potential of its human capital.

The conversation moves to the South Caucasus, examining shifting geopolitical alignments, investment opportunities and East–West transport links.

Trade, security, entrepreneurship and government accountability bring different perspectives into a shared regional discussion.

On the Caspian, the Forum explores regional connections through trade, education, investment, reforms and dialogue.

The focus turns to common ground: intraregional commerce, entrepreneurship, education and opportunities for a more connected region.

The conversation continues online. A virtual gathering keeps the community connected during the pandemic.

Regional voices meet in the U.S. capital to examine a changing strategic landscape, investment, digital security and global connectivity.

Returning to Kazakhstan, the Forum asks how regional coordination can move from words to action—with discussions on entrepreneurship, technology, education and transport corridors.

Advancing Through Innovation and Strengthened Intraregional Ties. A decade after the first Forum, the community explores how innovation and closer relationships can advance regional cooperation.

Business, Society and Governance in CAMCA. Ten years after its first Mongolia gathering, the Forum returns with conversations spanning investment, AI, green finance, critical minerals and education.

A Region at the Crossroads. On October 1–2, the community returns to Baku to explore the region’s choices, connections and place in a changing world.