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Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns has joined Durham, North Carolina-based Avalo as a strategic advisor, adding decades of policy and boardroom experience as the crop-innovation company pushes its AI-driven breeding platform into…

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MEMRI has hired retired Foreign Service officer Ethan Goldrich as senior director for strategic partnerships and government engagement, adding a veteran diplomat with Middle East and counterterrorism experience as the institute nears its 30th…

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More than 150 women leaders gathered in Georgetown on June 27 for WeLead Association’s 2026 Women’s Leadership Conference, where Melanie Fiona urged women to lead boldly and build global connections.

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of War James Mismash headlined the 2026 American Small Business Contracting Summit in Reston, Virginia, where he said the department and his office have directed more than $140 billion to small businesses nationwide.

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The Center for Digital Government and Center for Digital Education named five new Senior Fellows on July 1, expanding an advisory network meant to inform research, events and guidance for public-sector leaders.

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Malaysia has launched the Sultan Nazrin Shah PERKESO Rehabilitation Centre in Ipoh, a major national investment in technology-enabled recovery and return-to-work services.

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Studycat donated 2,000 sets of educational software to the Kingdom of Eswatini through a Taiwan-based nonprofit, with the handoff recognized at Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in Taipei.

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Guyana will host the in-country launch of Caribbean Energy Week 2027 on July 20, 2026 in Georgetown, signaling the country’s growing role in regional oil, gas and investment planning.

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Guyana will host the in-country launch of Caribbean Energy Week 2027 on July 20 in Georgetown, positioning the country as a regional energy hub as offshore oil output, LNG plans and cross-border energy projects gain momentum.

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Santai Seaplane inaugurated its Banyuwangi Operations Base in East Java on June 10, setting up a hub for scenic flights, inter-island connections and charter services across Indonesia.

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Central European University will host Tymofiy Mylovanov in Budapest on July 7 for a Presidential Lecture on how Ukraine is rebuilding institutions during the war. The talk will focus on defense innovation, digital government, higher education and…

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Former Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende told the RegulatingAI Podcast that governments, businesses and international institutions should put human well-being at the center of AI governance.

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Former Romanian Prime Minister Petre Roman said AI now moves faster than governments can regulate and urged a global treaty to limit risks without slowing useful innovation.

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Uttarakhand is preparing to expand artificial intelligence across public administration, disaster response and citizen services, with a national AI summit planned in Dehradun around September.

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Agricultural leaders, ministers and innovators are meeting in Nairobi this week for DialogueNEXT in Africa, a World Food Prize Foundation event focused on agri-tech, regulation and food systems.

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Graphene & Solar Technologies Limited named Terry Jester and Danny Kennedy to its board on June 30, 2026, as the company pushes to build domestic supply chains for solar materials outside Asia. The appointments add manufacturing, scale-up and…

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Hope Beryl-Green will launch her second book, From Hell to Hope, in Nashville on Aug. 1, 2026, before addressing UK lawmakers in September on trafficking prevention and survivor care.

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Afrigen Biologics has secured SAHPRA Good Manufacturing Practice certification for its Cape Town mRNA facility, clearing the way for investigational biological products in Phase I and II trials.

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The UK government has confirmed plans to block social media platforms from offering services to under-16s, setting up a major shift for digital marketing, creator reach and platform compliance.

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Former Congresswoman Sandy Adams has endorsed Dr. Nizam Razack, a Republican candidate for Florida’s 11th Congressional District, adding momentum to a campaign centered on healthcare, border security and conservative priorities.