Since 2000, the Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) at the East-West Center has been a premier opportunity for mid-career professionals across the region to strengthen strategic leadership skills for complex times. The 2026 cohort will focus on global and geoeconomic trends shaping economic security, with weekly themes exploring the interconnected systems of energy, food and agriculture, health, and artificial intelligence—along with issues like supply chains, critical infrastructure, and economic coercion.

For 25 years the APLP has cultivated over 700 leaders from 45 countries who are advancing the region’s most pressing priorities. Apply for the opportunity to join a global network of changemakers working to build collaboration across the region and beyond.