PAST EVENTS
Virtual Event - The Hidden Pandemic: Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Asia during Covid-19
Event: Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Virtual Lotus Leadership Awards Honoring Ziauddin Yousafzai, Mastercard, and The Gender Lab
Event: Wednesday April 15, 2020, ONLINE from New York City
Virtual Event - Making Transportation Services Work for Women: Mobility, Safety, Employment, and Leadership
Event: Tuesday, April 14, 2020
POSTPONED: The 8th Annual Young Lotus Circle Soiree
Event: Wednesday, March 11th, 2020, New York City (Postponed)
The Young Lotus Circle is a diverse group of young professionals, working to benefit The Asia Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment programs. Through social events and fundraisers, the Young Lotus Circle raises funds to improve the social, economic, and political opportunities for girls and women across developing Asia.
The Asia Foundation Honored at the Pacific Century Institute's Annual Dinner
Event: Thursday, February 27, 2020, Beverly Hills, CA
Girl Power in Myanmar: Publishing Overlooked Stories to Affect Change
Event: Wednesday, January 8th 2020, New York City
Ottawa Public Program: 2019 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Wednesday December 11, 2019, Ottawa
New York City Public Program: Status of Women in Afghanistan
Event: Monday, December 9, 2019, New York City
The Role of Women in Afghanistan: Key Findings from the 2019 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Thursday, December 5, 2019, Washington, DC
Washington, DC Public Program: The Asia Foundation’s 2019 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Tuesday, December 3, 2019, Washington, DC
Sustainable Fashion: Responsible Manufacturing of Garments and Textiles for the Global Marketplace
Event: Thursday, November 7, 2019
DC Launch of the 2019 Myanmar Business Environment Index
Event: Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Washington, DC
The Gender Lab: Engaging Boys to Advance Gender Equality in India
Event: Friday, September 27, 2019, New York City
Will North Korea Denuclearize?
Event: Thursday, September 12, 2019, Berkeley, CA
Awards Dinner Honoring Secretary George Shultz and Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren
Event: Tuesday, September 10, 2019, San Francisco
Views from the Ground: Advancing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Asia and the Pacific
Event: Wednesday, July 10, 2019, Washington, DC
National Security and Foreign Relations with North Korea: A South Korean Perspective
Event: Thursday, June 20, 2019, Berkeley, CA
Lotus Leadership Awards Dinner Honoring Lana Condor, Jennifer Cabalquinto, and Center for Education and Development
Event: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, San Francisco
7th Annual Young Lotus Soirée
Event: Thursday, May 2, 2019, New York City
Lotus Leadership Awards Gala Honoring Christiane Amanpour and SafetiPin
Event: Wednesday, April 3, 2019, New York City
Advanced Middle-Income Countries of the Indo-Pacific: The Road Ahead
Event: Tuesday, March 5, 2019, Washington, DC
Digital Solutions to Advance Opportunities for Women and Girls
Event: Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Washington, DC
Ottawa Public Program: The Asia Foundation’s 2018 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Tuesday, December 11, 2018, Ottawa
Women and Gender Equality in Afghanistan: Key Findings from the 2018 Afghan Survey
Event: Thursday, December 6, 2018, Washington, DC
Washington, DC Public Program: The Asia Foundation’s 2018 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Tuesday, December 4, 2018, Washington, DC
5th Annual #GBVchat Tweetchat Relay
Event: Thursday, November 29, 2018
Emerging Lessons on Women’s Entrepreneurship in the Asia-Pacific
Event: Thursday, October 18, 2018
Advancing Gender Equality in the Philippines
Event: Friday, October 5th, 2018, New York, NY
As a Woman My Country is the Whole World
Event: Thursday September 27, 2018, Sausalito
ASEAN Centrality and Regional Development Cooperation
Event: Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Washington, DC
Women and Peacebuilding in Nepal
Event: Monday, September 17th, 2018, New York, NY
Leaders on the Frontlines: Asia’s Changemakers of Today and Tomorrow
Event: Tuesday, September 11, 2018, San Francisco
Approaches to Community Mediation in Asia
Event: Tuesday, September 11, 2018, Washington D.C
6th Annual Young Lotus Soiree
Event: Thursday, May 17th, 2018
Gender-Based Violence in Asia: Prevalence, Protection, and Perspectives from the Field
Event: Tuesday, March 6, 2018, Washington, DC
Lotus Leadership Awards Dinner, San Francisco
Event: February 21, 2018, San Francisco
Ottawa Public Program: The Asia Foundation’s 2017 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Monday, November 20, 2017, Ottawa, Canada
Women in Afghan Society: Key Findings from A Survey of the Afghan People 2017
Event: Wednesday, November 15, 2017, Washington, DC
Washington, DC Public Program: The Asia Foundation's 2017 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Tuesday, November 14, 2017, Washington, DC
Stanford Event - The Future of Asia: Voices from Asia’s Next Generation
Event: Monday, October 30, 2017, Stanford, CA
Future Leaders of Asia Assess the New Global Order Under the Trump Administration
Event: Monday, October 30, 2017
Washington, DC Event - The Future of Asia: Voices of the Next Generation
Event: Thursday, October 26th, 2017, Washington, DC
Assessing Reform in Myanmar: A Discussion of Peace and Policymaking
Event: Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Washington, DC
Washington, DC Public Program: The State of Conflict and Violence in Asia
Event: Thursday, October 12, 2017, Washington, DC
Women Funded 2017: Tools for Turbulent Times
Event: September 6-8, 2017, San Francisco
Asian Perspectives: Fostering Private Sector Partnerships to Expand Economic Opportunities for Women
Event: Thursday, July 20, 2017, Washington, DC
Women Artisans from Asia Pop-up Shop
Event: Wednesday, July 19, 2017, San Francisco
Asian Views on America’s Role in Asia: Special Events in Asia
Event: Friday, June 2, 2017
Southeast Asian Ambassadors - The Future of America’s Relationship with Southeast Asia
Event: Monday, May 22, 2017, San Francisco
Asia Foundation Trustees at Annual Oksenberg Lecture: U.S.-China Relations
Event: Thursday, May 11, 2017, Stanford, CA
US-ASEAN Conference on Legal Issues of Regional Importance
Event: May 8-9, 2017, Singapore
Washington D.C. Public Program: China’s Governance Puzzle
Event: Friday, March 31, 2017
China's Governance Puzzle: Transparency and Participation in a Single-Party State
Event: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
The Power of the Political Voice: Women as Voters, Candidates and Activists
Event: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, San Francisco
Eye on South Asia: Challenges to Development and Democracy
Event: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, Berkeley
President Trump and the Future of US-Asia Relations: A View from the West Coast
Event: Tuesday, March 7, 2017, San Francisco
2017 International Women’s Day Tweetchat
Event: March 7, 2017
Fundraiser: The Asia Foundation and Credo Restaurant partner in February
Event: Thursday, February 23, 2017, San Francisco
Public Program: The Asia Foundation's 2016 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Washington, DC
#GBVchat Tweetchat Relay
Event: November 30, 2016
Luncheon - Asian Views on America’s Role in Asia: The Future of the Rebalance
Event: Friday, November 18, 2016, San Francisco
Asian Views on America's Role in Asia: New York City Program
Event: Wednesday, November 16, 2016, New York City
Asian Views on America’s Role in Asia: Public Program in Washington, DC
Event: November 15, 2016
Making Waves: Contested Waters in the South China Sea
Event: October 4, 2016, San Francisco
India’s Approach to Development Cooperation
Event: September 14, 2016, Washington, DC
Longing for Blue Skies: Clearing the Air in China and India
Event: Thursday, June 23, 2016, San Francisco
Asian Perspectives: Evidence-based Approaches to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
Event: June 21, 2016, Washington, DC
Celebrating 70 Years of US Relations with the Philippines
Event: June 20, 2016, San Francisco
Afghanistan: A Transformation in Progress
Event: Wednesday, June 1, 2016, San Francisco
The End of an Era: Can the Consensus on Constructive Engagement with China be Sustained? Should It?
Event: June 1, 2016, Palo Alto
Post-Election Myanmar: Context, Opportunities & Challenges
Event: Wednesday, March 16, 2016, Washington, DC
International Women's Day Tweetchat
Event: Monday, March 7, 2016
Beyond the Toolkit: Supporting Peace Processes in Asia
Event: Thursday, March 3, 2016, Washington, DC
Connecting the Asia-Pacific: Innovation, Disruption, and Growth
Event: Thursday, February 25, 2016, San Francisco
Asia's Best Kept Secret: The ASEAN Economic Community
Event: Wednesday, February 17, 2016, San Francisco
#GBVchat Tweetchat Relay
Event: December 10, 2015
The Asia Foundation's 2015 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Thursday, November 19, 2015, Washington, DC
Innovation 2015: From China to Silicon Valley
Event: November 4-5, 2015, Menlo Park, California
Asia's Giants: China, India, Indonesia
Event: Friday, October 30, 2015, San Francisco
The Underground World of a Hero King
Event: Thursday, October 22, 2015, San Francisco
Achieving Digital Development Goals: Partnering with Asia's New Creative Class
Event: Wednesday, October 21, 2015, Washington, DC
Let's Read! party featuring novelist Nell Freudenberger
Event: Wednesday, September 30, 2015, New York City
Asian Perspectives Series: Challenges and Voices for Asia's Future
Event: Monday, September 28, 2015
Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Celebration Dinner for the 2015 Cohort
Event: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Celebrating International Democracy Day: Making It Meaningful for Women
Event: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Washington, DC
The Second Green Revolution Has Begun: Rice, Food Security, and Climate Change
Event: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, San Francisco
Trans-Pacific Partnership: Impacts on the US Economy
Event: Monday, July 20, 2015
Urbanization and Technology in Asia
Event: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
The United Nations at 70: A Conversation with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon
Event: Friday, June 26, 2015
The Future of #ElecTech: Moving from Apps to Ecosystems
Event: Friday, June 19, 2015
The Fifth Annual Lotus Leadership Awards Gala
Event: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, New York
India under Prime Minister Modi and India-U.S. Relations: An off-the-record conversation with Ambassador Kathleen Stephens
Event: Thursday, April 23, 2015
ASEAN Integration: An Economic Community in 2015?
Event: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, Washington, DC
Diplomat Luncheon: Remarks by the Ambassador of Singapore
Event: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed to Inaugurate the Subir & Malini Chowdhury Center for Bangladesh Studies
Event: March 30, 2015, Berkeley
Boom to Bust, and Back? The Media and the Japanese Economy
Event: March 9, 2015, Palo Alto
Perspectives on Korea's Role in Regional and Global Relations
Event: Thursday, February 26, 2015, San Francisco
Asian Perspectives: Governance Reform and Myanmar's Changing Society
Event: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, Washington, DC
Malaysia and the Philippines: Can They Be Good Neighbors and Model ASEAN Partners?
Event: November 21, 2014
The Asia Foundation's 2014 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Media Alert: Experts Available to Comment on "A Survey of the Afghan People"
Event: Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Asia Foundation's 60th Anniversary Celebration in Korea
Event: Thursday, November 6, 2014
Asian Perspectives Series: "Asian Regional Architecture: Steps Towards ASEAN Integration"
Event: Friday, October 24, 2014
Media Alert: October 9 Briefing – A Conversation with U.S. Ambassadors to Asia
Event: October 9, 2014
Yangon National Museum - Prospects and Challenges
Event: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
The Asia Foundation's 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner
Event: Thursday, September 18, 2014
2014 Asia Foundation Development Forum: Challenges and Voices for Asia's Future
Event: Thursday, September 18, 2014
Ethnic Conflict and Social Services in Myanmar's Contested Regions
Event: Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Photo Exhibit: Critical Issues Facing Asia
Event: Thursday, September 4, 2014
Modi's India: Thinking About the Future
Event: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
High Tech Tools for Global Development
Event: Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Room for Maneuver: Social Sector Policy Reform in the Philippines
Event: Thursday, July 10, 2014, Washington, DC
North Korea: What Can The International Community Do?
Event: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Asian Perspectives Series: "Addressing Critical Issues in Asia in the 21st Century"
Event: Wednesday, March 12, 2014, Washington, DC
Bamiyan - Past, Present and Future: Perspectives on Archaeology in Afghanistan
Event: Wednesday, February 26, 2014
2014 Australasian Aid and International Development Policy Workshop
Event: February 13-14, 2014, Canberra, Australia
The Asia Foundation's 2013 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, Washington, DC
The Asia Foundation Releases Afghanistan in 2013: A Survey of the Afghan People
Event: Thursday, December 5, 2013, Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan: What Has Been Achieved?
Event: Thursday, December 5, 2013, Canberra, Australia
State and Region Governments in Myanmar
Event: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
The Asian Century? America and Asia's Rise
Event: Thursday, October 3, 2013
Asian Perspectives: Prospects and Challenges to ASEAN Regional Integration by 2015
Event: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, Washington, DC
Remarks by Ambassador Ahn Ho-young of the Republic of Korea to the US
Event: Wednesday, August 21, 2013
“Is Peace Breaking Out in Southeast Asia?”
Event: Thursday, June 27, 2013
The Asia Foundation in San Francisco Presents "Subnational Conflicts in Asia: Can Foreign Aid Help?"
Event: Monday, June 17, 2013
The Third Annual Lotus Leadership Awards Luncheon
Event: Thursday, June 6, 2013
Water Wars in Asia?
Event: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
The Asia Foundation is Proud to Sponsor the First Annual Himalayan Film Festival
Event: May 15-19, 2013
Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan
Event: May 1, 2013
Asian Perspectives: Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation
Event: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Lessons on Reform and Democracy from Across the Region
Event: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
2013 Matsui Lecture: Can the World Feed 9 Billion People?
Event: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities Featuring Ambassador Dan W. Mozena, United States Ambassador to Bangladesh
Event: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Asia's Rise and the Future of the U.S. as a Pacific Power
Event: Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Asia Foundation Chairman of the Board Mike Armacost to Address World Affairs Council Peninsula Chapter on the U.S. “Pivot to Asia”
Event: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Asia's Challenge: Ensuring Sustainable Growth
Event: November 29, 2012
Launch of The Asia Foundation's 2012 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: November 14, 2012, Washington, D.C.
Women's Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship in Asia
Event: October 18, 2012, San Francisco
Local Action, Global Impact: Working with Governments and Corporations to increase Accountability and Protect China's Rivers
Event: October 11, 2012, San Francisco
Consul General Luncheon Series: China
Event: September 19, 2012, San Francisco
Poverty Alleviation in Bangladesh: Lessons for Developing Countries in Africa and Asia
Event: September 10, 2012, San Francisco
Burma: A New Way Forward?
Event: August 28, 2012, San Francisco
The Second Annual Lotus Leadership Awards Luncheon
Event: June 7, 2012, New York
Community Access to Justice: Providing Legal Aid to Vulnerable Groups
Event: May 14-15, 2012, Dili
Dynamics of Gender and Conflict in Mindanao
Event: April 26, 2012, Washington, D.C.
Asian Perspectives: Women's Changing Roles in Asia
Event: March 13, 2012, Washington, D.C.
Launch in DC: Built on Dreams, Grounded in Reality: Economic Policy Reform in the Philippines
Event: February 29, 2012, Downtown Washington, D.C.
“Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People” Releases In Kabul, Washington, New York, and London
Event: November 15-22, 2011
Release of The Asia Foundation's 2011 Survey of the Afghan People
Event: November 18, 2011, New York
The Asia Foundation will launch "Afghanistan in 2011: A Survey of the Afghan People" on November 15
Event: November 15, 2011
Recovering from the 3-11 Disaster: The Private Sector and Disaster Relief in Japan
Event: November 15, 2011, San Francisco
China's Economic Policy Objectives for the Next Five Years
Event: November 1, 2011
Challenges to Re-balancing China’s Economy
Event: October 20, 2011, San Francisco
What's Wrong With China and America?
Event: October 11, 2011, San Francisco
The U.S.-Pakistan Rollercoaster: Tenuous Negotiations and Fragile Ties
Event: September 26, 2011, San Francisco
Indonesia and Southeast Asia: The Role of ASEAN in Regional Development
Event: September 21, 2011, San Francisco
North Korea in Transition
Event: September 15-16, 2011, Vancouver
Scott Snyder, Center for U.S.-Korea Policy Director to Speak at the Korea Society on China-North Korea Relations
Event: September 13, 2011, New York
South Korea's Green Growth Strategy: Where it Stands and Where It's Going
Event: June 23, 2011, Washington, D.C.
First Annual Lotus Leadership Awards Luncheon
Event: June 8, 2011, New York
Afghanistan's Challenge: A View from Ghazni Province
Event: June 6, 2011, San Francisco
Advancing Friendships and Partnerships in Southeast Asia
Event: June 6, 2011, San Francisco
Modern Cambodia
Event: May 26, 2011, San Francisco
Innovations in Strengthening Local Economic Governance in Asia
Event: May 19, 2011, Stanford, CA
Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land
Event: May 5, 2011, San Francisco
David D. Arnold Speaks on the Arab Awakening: Governance Lessons for Asia and Beyond
Event: May 4, 2011, Stanford, CA
Indonesia's Democratic Reform: Challenges and Achievements 13 Years Later
Event: April 6, 2011, Washington, D.C.
Give2Asia President & CEO to speak at Japan Society Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Effort Event
Event: March 28, 2011, San Francisco
Give2Asia Co-sponsoring Luncheon with Asia Society Addressing Japan's Ongoing Crisis
Event: March 24, 2011, San Francisco
The Dynamic U.S.-Asia Economic Relationship
Event: February 22, 2011, San Francisco
Leadership Lessons for Constantly Changing Contexts: A View From Indonesia
Event: February 17, 2011, Stanford, CA
Scaling Green Finance in China and the United States: A Call to Action
Event: December 8, 2010, San Francisco
Promoting Moderate Islam & Interfaith Tolerance in Indonesia
Event: November 9, 2010, San Francisco
Indian Ambassador to the U.N. Speaks on Afghanistan
Event: October 12, 2010, San Francisco
Never an Empty Bowl, Sustaining Food Security in Asia
Event: September 30, 2010, San Francisco
Remembering Afghan Women: How their progress is hindered and how we can help
Event: August 23, 2010, San Francisco
Breaking the Silence: Women in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Event: August 11, 2010, San Francisco
Mass Media Politics: The future role of Media in Indonesian Democracy
Event: July 7, 2010, San Francisco
Building Institutions for an Asian Economic Community
Event: June 15, 2010, San Francisco
Institutions for Asian Regionalism: Enhancing Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific
Event: June 14, 2010, San Francisco
North Korea as a Challenge to Security and Stability in Northeast Asia
Event: March 26, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
OpCon Transfer and Its Implications for the U.S.-ROK Alliance
Event: March 25, 2010, Washington, DC
Board Chairman Michael Armacost to speak at World Affairs Council
Event: February 26, 2010, Santa Rosa, CA
Philippines: Forum on Sustaining a Peace Process
Event: February 24, 2010, Cotabato City, Philippines
U.S.-ROK Workshop on Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation
Event: January 20, 2010, Washington, D.C.
U.S.-China Relations: Present and Future, with His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong
Event: January 19, 2010, San Francisco
Expanding the Agenda for Cooperation Between the United States and Republic of Korea
Event: January 5, 2010
Discussion on Obama's Trip to Asia
Event: November 5, 2009
Afghanistan in 2009: A Survey of the Afghan People
Event: October 27, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Opportunities for U.S.-ROK Alliance Cooperation: New Issues on the Agenda
Event: October 8, 2009, Washington, D.C.
India and the U.S. in the 21st Century - Book Release
Event: October 5, 2009, Stanford
The Future of Democracy in China
Event: October 5, 2009, San Francisco
Economic Implications of Climate Change Policy
Event: July 27, 2009, San Francisco
WASHINGTON D.C. - Global Integration, Global Crisis: Challenges and Prospects for Vietnam's Development
Event: June 18, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Peace in Mindanao: Recent History, Public Opinion, and Prospects
Event: June 9, 2009, Washington, DC
Challenges to Political Development: What's Next for Thailand
Event: June 9, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Islam, Elections, and Politics in Indonesia
Event: April 21, 2009, Washington, D.C.
R2P: Ending Mass Atrocity Crimes Once and For All
Event: April 13, 2009, San Francisco
The Asia Foundation co-sponsors World Affairs Council’s 63rd Annual World Conference
Event: April 2-3, 2009, San Francisco
Luncheon Discussion with Nick Langton
Event: April 2, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Does the United States Need a New East Asian Anchor?
Event: March 2, 2009, Washington, DC
China's Rise and the Two Koreas
Event: February 19, 2009, Washington, D.C.
Prospects for Deepening the U.S.-ROK Alliance
Event: February 4, 2009, Seoul
Opportunities and Challenges in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan
Event: October 20, 2008, Palo Alto
America's Role in Asia Report Launch
Event: September 10, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Singapore: International Workshop on Autonomy and Armed Separatism in South and Southeast Asia
Event: June 26-27, 2008, Singapore
The Future of Democracy in South Asia
Event: June 11, 2008, San Francisco
Emergency China Donor Telephone Briefing
Event: May 29, 2008, San Francisco
Partner Event: US-China Green Energy Conference
Event: April 18, 2008, San Francisco, CA
Can the Philippines Break Out of Its Affliction?
Event: April 7-8, 2008, Washington, D.C.
Thailand and the Philippines: Minorities and Political Stability
Event: April 1, 2008, San Francisco
Economic Governance Index (EGI) Gauges Doing Business in Asia
Event: March 26, 27, 28 & April 1, 2008
New Areas of Cooperation in the U.S.-Korea Alliance
Event: November, 4, 2009, Seoul
Chinese Governance Assessment Workshop Held in Beijing
Event: May 13 & 14, 2010
Recasting the Korean Model of Development: Issues, Debates, and Lessons
Event: June 30 and July 1, 2010, Washington, D.C.
Book Launch: "Innovations in Strengthening Local Economic Governance in Asia"
Event: May 18, 19 & 25, 2011