🌍 Global registration
is welcome
Date:
December 5, 2025
Date:
7:30 am - 6:00 pm EST
In a rapidly shifting world, humanitarian and peacebuilding professionals must adapt to meet complex global crises.
Connect & Learn
This full-day seminar features interactive sessions, global speakers, and student-led discussions designed to inspire learning, collaboration, and action. Whether you’re new to peacebuilding or already working in the field, this is your chance to connect with a diverse network of individuals committed to advancing peace, justice, and humanitarian values in a rapidly changing world.
the agenda
7:30
Welcome & Virtual Networking Reception
David J. Smith, Forage Center
Vivian Rigoh, Forage Center
9:00
Conflict Transformation in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion through Role-playing Games
Sarah Lynne Bowman, Uppsala Universitet
Alexandra Schreiber, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Uppsala University
11:00
Climate Change and Migration: Peacebuilding Responses in the Lake Chad Basin
Adeolu Ojedokun, Kennesaw State University
1:00
Environmental Security and Peacebuilding
University of North Carolina/Greensboro
3:00
Young Professionals Panel: Global Perspectives on the Future of Humanitarian Action
David Traugott, The Jamestown Foundation
Zeina Abouelazm, Save the Children
Jakub Kovar, Czech Development Agency
5:00
Peace Journalism
Steven Youngblood, East-West Center
8:00
Empowering Displaced Communities through Digital Tools for Education and Peacebuilding
Frishta Ibrahimi, Article 26 Backpack
10:00
Lessons from Engaging with Young Professionals in Humanitarian Education
David J. Smith, Forage Center
Emily Hall, Forage Center
12:00
Educating for Peace Leadership in International Contexts
Whitney McIntyre Miller, Chapman University
Trio Harris, Chapman University
Presley Moffett, Chapman University
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2:00
Promoting Peace and Growing the Empathy Movement
Jean M. Lendall, The Empathy Circle
Valerie Malla, The Empathy Circle
William Filler, The Empathy Circle
Daniel Hirtz, The Empathy Circle
Ingrid Hirtz, The Empathy Circle
4:00
Getting to the Roots of Peace: Rethinking Community Reconciliation through Indigenous Peacebuilding Paradigms
KayLeigh Fitzgerald, Kennesaw State University
Our Speakers
The Forage Center invites educators, students, and practitioners to hold discussions that spark dialogue, highlight innovative approaches, and engage in global discussions.
