The Science of Peace Education
Presented live on UN World Science Day, GPEN and the World Academy of Art and Science brought together more than 30 contributors to share tools for trust, transformation and tomorrow.
UN World Science Day
Peacebuilding skills are urgently needed.
Around the planet, climate upheaval, armed conflict, historic waves of human displacement, and other crises threaten our existence. Communities must master the peace practices required to build trust, transform conflict, and create a viable future.
Five conference themes
From global transformation to the cultural arts.
Peace Education for Global Transformation
Tools to shift mindsets and mobilize communities
Human Security, Health & Wellbeing
Programs and perspectives that safeguard lives
Human Rights & Justice
Strategies to uphold dignity and fairness for all
Prosperity & Sustainability
Pathways to development that heal our planet
Cultural Arts
How music, media and the arts build bridges to understanding
Complete published schedule
Highlights of the Paris Summit
The program below preserves every session and participant listed on GPEN’s original event page.
Taking Peace to Heart
10:00
Introduction
- Darlene Shelton, Ph.D.
- Philippine Dolbeau
10:10
Opening Plenary
- António Guterres — United Nations Secretary-General
- Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury — President, GPEN Advisory Council; former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
- David Weinberg — CEO, Global Peace Education Network
- Mabingue Ngom — GPEN Global Ambassador; Senior Advisor, Global Health and International Development
10:30
The Transformative Power of Peace Education
- Chair: Philippine Dolbeau — Entrepreneur, journalist and television host
- Ambassador Professor Karim Errouaki — UNACCC High Representative to the European Union; GPEN Global Advisory Council
- Helena Murseli, Ph.D. — Senior Education Advisor for Education in Emergencies, UNICEF
- Kehkashan Basu — Founder and President, Green Hope Foundation; UN Human Rights Champion
Going Far Together
11:00
Partnerships for Peace Education
- Chair: Donato Kiniger-Passigli — Vice President, World Academy of Art and Science
- Aryan Salman — President and General Director, Global Citizenship Foundation
- Bea Gasca — Founder, Womanpalooza; philanthropist
- Helena Murseli, Ph.D. — Senior Advisor for Education in Emergencies, UNICEF
- Usaama Kaweesa — Cabinet Member for Children’s Services and Councilor, Merton Council, United Kingdom
- Anna Maria Lubelska — Chair of Trustees and Founder, The Peace Building Project; author and interfaith minister
11:30
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Constance Rivière — Director, National Museum of Immigration History, Paris
- Presented by Guila Clara Kessous — GPEN Human Rights Ambassador
11:35
Go Live / Congo Tales
- Music by Jenn Johns
- Photography by Pieter Henket
Securing Life
12:00
Human Security, Health and Well-Being
- Chair: Donato Kiniger-Passigli — Vice President, World Academy of Art and Science
- Felipe Domingues — Country Director for Portugal, Institute for Economics and Peace; biographer of António Guterres
- Ramata Almamy Mbaye, Ph.D. — Chief of Human and Social Sciences, ICESCO
- Charlotte Courtois — Founder and Director, Constellation Association
- Sabrina Gaffre Vallicelli — Educator and facilitator, Peace Education Program, TPRF
12:30
Peace Education, Prosperity and Sustainability
- Chair: Felipe Domingues — Institute for Economics and Peace
- Jihane El Ghiati — ICESCO Youth Peace Ambassador; student
- Kehkashan Basu — Founder and President, Green Hope Foundation; GPEN Global Advisory Council
- Jacob Johns — Artist, activist and Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
Arcing Toward Justice
1:00
Human Rights and Justice
- Chair: Massimo Scaliotti — International lawyer; International Human Rights Council of the European Union
- Delia Mamon — Founder and President, Graines de Paix Foundation, Geneva
- Jacob Johns — Artist, activist and Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
1:50
Chronicle of Peace
- Vicky the Poet
Celebrating Peace
2:00
Cultural Arts Forum: People Unite as One
- Chair: Jenn Johns — Multidisciplinary artist; Founder, The F.U.N. Manifesto
- Jacob Johns — Artist, activist and Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
- Hussein Al Amry — Television host, poet and media advisor
- Juan Antonio Simarro — Composer and concert pianist
- Pieter Henket — Fine art photographer
- Justin Gaspar — Creative producer
2:45
Voices for Peace Education
- Chair: Henar Maillo Valdés — Poet, activist and student
- Jacob Johns — Artist, activist and Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
- Noé Levasseur — Poet
- Juan Antonio Simarro — Composer and concert pianist
3:00
Youth Leadership — Part 1
- Chair: Alexandra Torres — European Youth Parliament Representative for Spain; Chair, GPEN Youth Leadership Team
- Nuria López Méndez — Student in economics
- Indira Pera González — Student in political science
- Hannah Neo Khambule — Student in archaeology, anthropology and Arabic
- Mitesh Desai, M.D. — Global Representative, Peace Education Program, TPRF
- Christelle Despagne — Youth Peace Ambassador, ICESCO
3:30
Youth Leadership — Part 2
- Aylina de la Mano Markau — Vice Chair, GPEN Youth Leadership Team; student in philosophy, politics and economics
- Lidia López — Student in media and marketing
- Carolina García — Student in international management and development
- Marina Acosta Andrés — Student in feminist social studies
- Gonzalo Galván — Student in international relations
- Henar Maillo Valdés — Poet, activist and student in European studies
4:00
Adagio for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra
- Juan Antonio Simarro
4:05
Closing Remarks
- Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury — President, GPEN Advisory Council; former UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative
4:10
Overture for Human Rights
- Juan Antonio Simarro
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