Speaking Engagements
2025
International Press Institute's World Congress and Media Innovation Festival
International Media Assistance Index Presentation
Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: October 2025
European Commission Panel
The Impact of the USAID Closure on Independent Media and Civil Society in the Eastern Partnership and the Western Balkans
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Date: September 2025
Graduate Class Lecture, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
Democratic Backsliding in Eastern Europe and the Closure of USAID
Location: Washington, DC
Date: September 2025
Undergraduate Class Lecture, University of Michigan in Washington Program
USAID Democracy and Human Rights Promotion before 2025
Location: Washington, DC
Date: September 2025
Undergraduate Class Lecture, University of Maryland, Jessup Correctional Institution
USAID and the Development Lens of Defense, Diplomacy, and Development Assistance
Location: Jessup, Maryland
Date: September 2025
Graduate Class Lecture, Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service
USAID's Support for Independent Media against the Backdrop of US Support for International Broadcasting Efforts
Location: Washington, DC
Date: April 2025
Graduate Class Lecture, Georgetown University's Journalism Program
USAID's Support for Independent Media in Eastern Europe
Location: Washington, DC
Date April 2025
2024
Speaker at Department of Defense Russia Influence Group
Location: Germany
2023
Speaker at Department of Defense Russia Influence Group
Location: Czechia
Speaker at European Endowment for Democracy Eurasia Conference
Location: Belgium
2022
Keynote speaker at European Commission Western Balkans Media Days
Location: Albania
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