Dagskrá árlegrar friðarráðstefnu Höfða Friðarseturs sem haldin verður í Iðnó fimmtudaginn 10. október frá 10:00 - 17:00
The Imagine Forum: Bridging Divides - Fostering Dialogue for Peace
10:00 – 10:20 Opening remarks
Ambassador Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Acting Permanent Secretary of State
Silja Bára Ómarsdóttir, Research Director of Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre
10:20 – 11:10 Keynote address - Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Defending Democracy and Human Rights in Ukraine
Svitlana Zalishchuk, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine on European and Euro-Atlantic integration and former member of the Ukrainian Parliament
Fireside chat with Ambassador Hermann Örn Ingólfsson and Svitlana Zalishchuk
Moderated by Rakel Þorbergsdóttir, Former News Director at the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RUV
11:10 – 12:20 Opening panel - Building Peace in an Increasingly Hostile World: Keeping the Dialogue Going
Dag Nylander, Director of the Norwegian Center for Conflict Resolution (NOREF), Chris Coulter, Deputy Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation, Miriam Coronel Ferrer, Southeast Asian Women Peace Mediators, Nita Yawanarajah, Deputy Director of Oxford Process
Moderated by Baldvin Þór Bergsson, Deputy Director of News at the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RUV
12:20 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 Keynote address - Advancing Gender Equality and Women's Leadership in Peacebuilding Across Africa
Mme Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace, and Security
Panel discussion: Rabab Baldo, Gender Activist, Former Senior Gender & Inclusivity Advisor, Office of the IGAD Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, Yolande Bouka, Assistant Professor, Queens University, Nuha Ibrahim Abdelgabar, Technical Expert on the Legal Framework for Addressing Missing Persons in Libya, UNDP Libya and Madame Bineta Diop
Moderated by Guðrún Sif Friðriksdóttir, Senior Researcher at the Nordic Africa Institute and Höfði Reykjavík Peace Centre
14:15 - 15:15 Is Peace in the Middle East Possible: An Exploration of Dialogue as a Pathway to Move Beyond the Impasse
Imad Karam, Director, Initiatives of Change International, Justine Abi Saad, Program Advisor for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation at GIZ, Mediator and Trainer on Non-Violent Communication, Negotiations and Conflict Resolution Helen María Ólafsdóttir, Security Sector and Development Specialist
Moderated by Scherto Gill, Professor of Research and Director of Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales
15:15 – 15:30 Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30 Charting the Path Forward: Evaluating Two Decades of Women, Peace, and Security under UN Resolution 1325
Annick Wibben, Anna Lindh Professor of Gender, Peace and Security at the Swedish Defence University, Torunn Tryggestad, Deputy Director at The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Leandra Bias, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern
Moderated by Birna Þórarinsdóttir, Executive Director of UNICEF Iceland
16:30 – 16:50 Young Ambassadors of Reykjavík: Enhancing Inclusion and Impact
Guðrún Elsa Tryggvadóttir, Legal Expert at the Human Rights and Democracy Office, City of Reykjavík
Young Ambassadors: Leona Iguma, Mia Ðuric and Noah Newton Obermair
16:50 - 17:00 Þórdís Lóa Þórhallsdóttir, Deputy Mayor of Reykjavík, Introduction of finalists for the Mayors for Peace Children's Art Competition “Peaceful Towns”
17:00 - 18:30 Reception