To be Launched in the first week of June 2014, the Tbilisi Transformational Leadership Forum (TTLF) is a 5-day lecture series that is hosted By the Georgian Institute of Strategic Studies (GISS) in Tbilisi, Georgia and is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

GISS will have 6 partner organizations participating in the forum: Foreign Policy Association of Moldova, EUROPEUM Institute of European Policy (Czech Republic), the Polish Institute of International Affairs, the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, the Slovak Atlantic Commission, and Institute of Political Education (Ukraine).

The program will bring together a group of 20 practitioners (young leaders) in law, politics, academia, government, private enterprise, civil society, and international development from the Eastern Partnership (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Armenia and Belarus) and Visegrad 4 (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) countries.

This program provides a unique forum for emerging leaders to connect, exchange experiences, and obtain practical training to advance their knowledge and skill set. Guest speakers from foundations, think tanks, government, businesses, and international organizations will provide a practitioners viewpoint on important issues.

All applicants are required to submit the full-length application and to support the form with two letters of recommendation. Application submission deadline is April 5, 2014. Selection Committee results will be announced on April 15, 2014.

More information: www.tbilisileadersforum.com