On May 8, the Carnegie Endowment hosted a panel on "Threats to Transition in Afghanistan: Old and New" that included presentations by Ambassador Teresita Schaffer from the Center for Strategic & International Studies, William Maley from the University of New South Wales, and Marvin Weinbaum from the Middle East Institute. 

On May 8, the Carnegie Endowment hosted Ambassador Farooq Sobhan, President of the Bangladesh Enterprise Institute and Special Envoy, Government of Bangladesh. The event was moderated by Ambassador Teresita Schaffer.