The panellists in this session have all made powerful contributions to post-conflict societies. Their presentations will cover topics such as state-building, gender, the role of the media, and of corporations and social businesses. They will debate how these and other approaches can contribute to rebuilding societies and developing national and international cultures of post-conflict engagement which invite peace alongside effective political and economic participation.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
14:00 - 16:00, Thursday, March 27, 2008 BSTSpeakers
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SpeakerCEO, ClearlySoRodney Schwartz is CEO of ClearlySo (www.clearlyso.com) the world’s first marketplace for social business & enterprise (SBEs), commerce and investment, which connects more than 2,000 SBEs with capital and other key resources. Schwartz advises leading UK social enterprises, such as the…
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SpeakerHead of Research, UnLtdLea’s background as a methodologist, researcher and evaluator spans work in the public, private and third sectors in South Africa, Bosnia and the UK and has focused substantively on state-sponsored violence and genocide as well as issues relating to refugees and asylum. She has taught in the social…
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SpeakerFounder & Managing Director, Search for Common GroundJohn Marks is the founder and Managing Director of Confluence International, an Amsterdam-based NGO that specializes in Track II diplomacy and TV production to promote social change. Until 2014, he was President of Search for Common Ground (SFCG), the world’s largest peacebuilding NGO…
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SpeakerFounder, Nobel Women’s InitiativeJody Williams served as the founding coordinator of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines until February 1998. Beginning in early 1992 with two non-governmental organisations and a staff of one – Jody Williams – she oversaw its growth to over 1,300 organisations in 95 countries working to…
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SpeakerPresident of Afghanistan,Ashraf Ghani is the former finance minister of Afghanistan and Chancellor of Kabul University. An Afghan citizen, he became chief adviser to President Karzai during the Interim Administration and then Finance Minister for the duration of the Transitional Administration. He is widely credited with the…