• ​Are you a leader working towards social and sustainable development in your community, nonprofit, government, or business?

• ​Have you ever encountered dividing conflicts or collaborating challenges in your team/community?

• ​Do you want to boost collaboration between various teams within your organization or collaborate effectively with other organizations in multiple sectors (public, private, nonprofit) and industries?

• ​Do you want to hear from and discuss insights with other leaders striving to create positive lasting change through the power of the collective in the team/community?

​Join the Panel Discussion with distinguished experts from the US and Vietnam to exchange insights and explore methods for efficient collaboration, impactful collaborative leadership, and effective conflict management.

​📅 Date & Time: Tuesday, May 19th, 2026.

• ​8:30-9:00 AM: Going through security gate & check in. Please arrive at least 15 minutes prior to start time to go through security and check in.

• ​9:00-9:15 AM: Opening & Introductions

• ​9:15-10:15 AM: Panelist Sharing & Discussion

• ​10:15-10:45 AM: Q&As

• ​10:45-11:00 AM: Closing, photo & networking

​📍 Location: The American Center, Diamond Plaza, 34 Le Duan, Ho Chi Minh City.
‼️ Important: You MUST bring your ID/passport to enter U.S. Consulate’s office - American Center on the day of the event.
🎟 Admission: Free.

​Who Should Join?

​Young & mid-career professionals in ABCG - Academics, Business, Civic Society (NGO/NPO), Government - interested in using collaborative leadership & effective conflict resolution for higher impact with:

• ​NPOs/NGOs

• ​Local grassroots communities

• ​Government departments & policies/decision makers

• ​Social & sustainable busineses

• ​Schools & education institutes

• ​Youth & student communities

• ​Vulnerable/disadvantaged groups

​Discussion Panelists & Topics

• ​Collaborative Leadership, Conflict Resolution, and Partnership Building in Multistakeholder Projects - Experience from University of Montana (USA): Shawn Johnson - Director, Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Policy, University of Montana; Heather Stokes - Managing Director, Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Policy, University of Montana.

• ​Collaboration in Mekong Delta Sustainable Development: Prof. Chung Hoang Chuong - Senior Fellow, Mekong Institute, Can Tho University.

• ​Mindfulness & Concious Leadership in Collaboration and Conflict Resolution: Master Oneness - Founder, Diviners Movement.

• ​Psychology for Effective Collaboration & Conflict Resolution: Nguyen Hong An - Founder, Psychub; Psychology Faculty, HCM University of Social Sciences & Humanities.

• ​Moderator: Nghi Phan - YSEALI Professional Fellow; Founder of SILN - Sustainable Impact Leadership Network, ISSI - Interdisciplinary Social & Sustainable Initiatives, Leaders Create Leaders Program.

​Leaders Create Leaders (LCL) program

​The Leaders Create Leaders program is sponsored by the US Department of State through the YSEALI Reciprocal Exchange to promote collaboration and sustainable development between the US and Vietnam. The Leader Create Leader program is a nonprofit educational program of Sustainable Impact Leadership Network, focusing on collaborative leadership and collaboration towards sustainable development in multiple sectors (public, private, nonprofit) through nonprofit educational events and services for early and mid-career leaders in all sectors. The program offers free public talks, workshops, train-the-trainer training, mentoring and consultations on collaborative leadership & collaboration processes.

​Are You a Leader Who Wants to Create Change?

​Want to bring Collaborative Leadership & Conflict Resolution methods and practices to your team, organization, or community? Contact SILN for support in delivering tailored training programs, skill development events, and leadership coaching for your team. All of SILN's educational programs on collaborative leadership and conflict resolution aimed at community and sustainable development are entirely non-profit.

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​Speakers

​Shawn Johnson serves as the Director of the Center for Natural Resources & Environmental Policy at the University of Montana. He also serves as co-chair of the University's graduate certificate program in Natural Resources Conflict Resolution. Shawn has over 20 years of experience as a facilitator, mediator, instructor, consultant, strategic planner, and thought partner. He works at the local to international level on complex natural resource issues ranging from land use planning and forest management to conservation priority setting and cross-sector collaboration.

​Shawn played a key role in establishing the North American Network for Landscape Conservation and serves on leadership committees for several landscape-scale conservation and stewardship networks across the Western USA. He is the co-author of Working Across Boundaries: People, Nature, and Regions, and has contributed to numerous articles and reports advancing the field of collaborative conservation. Shawn has a Master's degree in Public Affairs and a Certificate in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy from Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs.

​Heather Stokes is the Managing Director for The Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at the University of Montana. She leads the strategy and implementation of the Center’s consultation projects. Heather facilitates public policy sessions and stakeholder engagement meetings across numerous complex issues including water policy resource management, watershed restoration, land use planning, public lands management, and human-wildlife conflict reduction.

​Heather incorporates her 25 years of experience in the behavioral health sector into her work with federal and state officials, multi-interest groups, tribes, local government, community members, and non-governmental advocacy organizations. Through her expertise, Heather carefully designs processes that foster inclusive participation and shared understanding among stakeholders.

​Heather serves on the Leadership Council of the Environment and Public Policy section for the Association for Conflict Resolution. She holds a Master’s of Science in Social Work from Columbia University and graduate certificates in Natural Resources Conflict Resolution from the University of Montana and Conservation and Environmental Sustainability and Conservation Biology from Columbia University’s Earth Institute.

​Nghi Phan is the Founder of Sustainable Impact Leadership Network (SILN), Interdisciplinary Social & Sustainable Initiatives (ISSI), and Leaders Create Leaders program.

​Nghi spent six years at RMIT University Vietnam as Supervisor of the Peer Assisted Learning Program where she built comprehensive operational systems that became models for other student-led programs. She has trained over 500 people, including CEO & executives, in empowering leadership, leaders-create-leaders leadership, design thinking, intercultural communication, conflict resolution, and applied psychology.

​Nghi has deep roots in NGO and the social development sector, having worked with the Catalyst Foundation on women's empowerment and anti-trafficking education, supported intercultural education programs of University of Montana, Princeton in Asia, Volunteer in Asia, and Sarus Exchange Programs across 13 years, and founded BAN — a volunteer network supporting people with disabilities in English education. Her approach to leadership is grounded in empathy, systems thinking, and a genuine belief that strong communities and positive change are built by leaders who empower others to be leaders.

​Through 14 years of working in nonprofits, Nghi was deeply touched by the highly negative cost of poor collaboration and divisive conflicts and decided to make collaborative leadership & conflict resolution the focus of her YSEALI Professional Fellowship in 2025. She founded the Leaders Create Leaders program to bring together other impact-driven leaders to co-create ways to collaborate better and how to empower more leaders in our communities working towards sustainable development in multiple sectors.

​Professor Chung Hoang Chuong is a distinguished scholar and leading expert in the socio-ecology of the Mekong Delta. With over 50 years of experience in international academia, including a long-tenured career at San Francisco State University, he now serves as a Senior Fellow at the Mekong Institute, Can Tho University.

​Known as a "Mekong Scholar," Professor Chuong’s work transcends traditional boundaries by integrating hydro-humanities with modern scientific data. His advocacy for collaborative leadership is rooted in his belief that the Mekong is a "unified ecological economy" requiring a collective, cross-border approach to survival.

​Key Areas of Expertise:

• ​Transboundary Collaboration: Championing a network of international "Mekong Scholars" and advocating for a unified governance model similar to the Rhine or Danube.

• ​Sustainable Development: Promoting nature-based solutions (Nature-based Solutions) and adaptive "Nature-aligned" (Thuận Thiên) models to combat climate change and sediment hunger.

• ​Policy Advocacy: Serving as a consultant for the French Development Agency (AFD) and contributing to systematic research involving over 14,000 scientific works on the Mekong basin.

​Professor Chuong brings a unique perspective to this panel, bridging the gap between indigenous knowledge and international policy to foster a resilient future for the Delta.

​Master Oneness is the Founder of Diviners Movement, an educational platform for inner transformation and conscious living. His work centers on one essential question: how can individuals lead from clarity, awareness, and inner alignment rather than conditioning?

​He is both a meditation teacher and an awakened artist, guiding people through TransformingArt - a method that integrates art and meditation into a direct, experiential path of self-realization. His approach helps individuals move beyond mental noise into presence, unlocking creativity, emotional balance, and authentic expression.

​Bringing this work into leadership spaces, Master Oneness supports the development of conscious leadership where decision-making is rooted in awareness rather than reactivity. His sessions open pathways for self-awakening, mental clarity, and the creation of conscious environments that enhance both productivity and well-being.

​He is also the author of Wisdom from Inner Silence, sharing insights drawn from deep states of awareness and lived experience.

​His work extends across multiple domains, including Shot to Shine film Productions, the vegan restaurant Heal & Celeb, Divine Spark products, and the Diviners Ashram — all designed as living ecosystems of awareness in action.

​He has facilitated TransformingArt in more than 10 countries, with over 30,000 people practicing with him worldwide through workshops, retreats, and organizational programs.

​Deeply committed to exploring human potential, his personal disciplines include walking barefoot for one year, transitioning to a pure fruitarian diet for six months, maintaining silence for one year, and undertaking profound practices such as 42 days blindfolded, 21-day fasting journey, and 24-day fasting in silence along with multiple body purification processes,

​For over two decades, Master Oneness has been devoted to the path of transformation, guiding thousands of individuals through deep, life-changing sessions on building and nurturing conscious relationships. Rooted in his own lived experiences, his work goes beyond theory—touching the heart of real human challenges, from healing family conflicts to cultivating harmony among full-time volunteers throughout seven years of service in diverse spiritual environments.

​Through his unwavering commitment to creating community projects and collaborating with people across ages, professions, nationalities, and religions, Master Oneness embodies a grounded yet expansive approach to human connection—where awareness meets compassion, and conflict becomes a gateway to empathy and collective growth.

​Master Oneness brings not just a teaching, but a lived transmission — creating spaces where leaders reconnect with themselves, access deeper intelligence, and lead with clarity, presence, and conscious impact.

​Hong An Nguyen is a psychology lecturer at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, where he leads international collaboration initiatives within the Faculty of Psychology. His work focuses on building innovative academic and training ecosystems that connect psychological knowledge with real-world social impact.

​With experience in both teaching and clinical practice, he has been actively developing applied training programs that emphasize collaboration, reflective practice, and the integration of psychological insight into organizational and community settings. He is particularly interested in how leadership can be cultivated not only through skills, but through deeper awareness of human experience, relational dynamics, and the social conditions that shape behavior.

​Alongside his academic role, he serves as Director of Professional Affairs at Saigon Psychub, where he contributes to the development of practice-oriented training and mental health services in Vietnam. His leadership approach combines systems thinking with a strong commitment to empowering others, creating spaces where individuals and communities can engage, reflect, and grow together.