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October 31, 2017 Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford, CA, USA

CONNECTING THE DOTS ON RESEARCH, POLICY & PRACTICE

2017 Positive Peace Conference

Overview

Stanley FoundationStanford Center for Latin American Studies

Co-hosted by:

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Positive Peace is a term familiar to all of us who have been working in the field of peacebuilding, whether as academics and researchers, policy makers, or field workers and activists.

But it is not often, however frequently we use the term, that we get a chance to really get to grips with what Positive Peace means.

How often do we reflect on how it is used and to understand how the different communities involved in peace work define and pursue the goals of Positive Peace?

At best the term is often used as rather vague label to describe any kind of well-intentioned peacemaking.

At worst it is used as a mantra or slogan, concealing muddled objectives, strategies and methodologies.

This conference sought to provide a welcome corrective. The one-day conference featuring five panels provided some very fruitful discussions. It also explored specific examples.

Of the many examples given, a notable new initiative is the strategic partnership between IEP and Rotary International to train over one million peace ambassadors in the arts and skills of peacemaking through the lens of Positive Peace.

For historians of the concept and practice of Positive Peace like myself, and for policy makers, practitioners and all who are concerned about the threat of reversion to inward looking nationalisms, the practical vision and transformational energies of Positive Peace responses highlighted at this conference provide cause for optimism and some celebration.

Tom Woodhouse Emeritus Professor University of Bradford

C O N F E R E N C E

F O R E W O R D

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On October 31st, 2017, over 100 participants met for the second Positive Peace Conference at Stanford University to discuss Positive Peace work in various fields. The conference was co-hosted by the Institute for Economics & Peace, the Stanley Foundation, the Stanford Center for Latin American Studies, and the Stanford Humanities Center.

The conference explored Positive Peace through the lenses of research, policy and practice, and examined peace systems currently operating in our communities and countries. This year the conference highlighted two real world applications in examining how both the free flow of information and corruption influence peace.

The conference featured 30 international speakers who shared their perspective on how to better connect research, policy and practice. Delegates included media, peacebuilders, academics and experts from international NGOs, government and think tanks.

Following on from the success of this year’s event, IEP plans to convene the third Positive Peace conference in late 2018.

The productive discussions stemming from the conference identified three distinct themes:

1. A call for a stronger, more connected network of prevention andpeacebuilding efforts and recognition that a common goal couldunite these efforts.

2. A whole of society approach to peacebuilding using the PositivePeace framework to engage all sectors.

3. The need to identify the impact of long-term peacebuilding tobetter engage donors and lay firm foundations for Positive Peace.

C O N F E R E N C E

O V E R V I E W

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Positive Peace is defined as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies.

T H E P I L L A R S

O F P O S I T I V E P E AC E

Free flowof information

Equitabledistributionof resources

Well functioninggovernment

Sound businessenvironment

Low levelsof corruption

Acceptanceof the rights

of othersHigh levels ofhuman capital

Good relationswith neighbours

PEACE

Well-Functioning GovernmentA well-functioning government

delivers high quality public and civil services, engenders trust and participation, demonstrates political stability, and upholds the rule of law.

Sound Business EnvironmentThe strength of economic conditions

as well as the formal institutions that support the operation of the private sector and determine the soundness of the business environment.

Low levels of CorruptionIn societies with high corruption,

resources are inefficiently allocated, often leading to a lack of funding for essential services. The resulting inequities can lead to civil unrest and in extreme situations can be the catalyst for more serious violence. Low corruption can enhance confidence and trust in institutions.

Good Relations with NeighboursPeaceful relations with other

countries are as important as good relations between groups within a country. Countries with positive external relations are more peaceful, tend to be more politically stable, and have better functioning governments.

Equitable Distribution of ResourcesPeaceful countries tend to ensure

equity in access to resources such as education and health, as well as, although to a lesser extent, equity in income distribution.

Free Flow of InformationFree and independent media

disseminates information in a way that leads to greater openness and helps individuals and civil society work together. This is reflected in the extent to which citizens can gain access to information, independence of media, and how well-informed citizens are.

High levels of Human CapitalA skilled human capital base reflects

the extent to which societies educate citizens and promote the development of knowledge, thereby improving economic productivity, care for the young, enabling political participation and increasing social capital.

Acceptance of the Rights of OthersFormal laws guaranteeing basic

human rights and the informal social and cultural norms that relate to behaviours of citizens serve as proxies for the level of tolerance between different groups within the country.

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In opening the conference Alberto Diaz-Cayeros spoke of the importance of resiliency and preparedness. Both are key to understanding how we can ensure our societies are not subject to perilous forces that threaten our viability as a global community.

Jai-Ayla Quest spoke of The Stanley Foundation’s commitment to bringing people together from every sector to not only discuss Positive Peace but to secure peace. Quest also spoke of the importance of resilience and highlighted how the 2017 Positive Peace Report provides an empirical framework to measure this otherwise amorphous concept. Michelle Breslauer spoke of the importance of a whole of society approach and how no single actor or organisation can solve for the complex challenges facing humanity. In concluding the opening session, Breslauer emphasized the importance of the Positive Peace framework in identifying the drivers of peaceful societies and how the conference sought to provide a crucial platform to talk about peace through the lens of research, policy and practice.

W E LC O M E F R O M

C O N F E R E N C E PA R T N E R S

Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, Director, Stanford Center for Latin American Studies

Jai-Ayla Quest, Program Officer, Mass Violence and Atrocities, The Stanley Foundation

Michelle Breslauer, Director, Americas Program, Institute for Economics & Peace

As the keynote speaker, Steve Killelea shared IEP’s journey in bringing about a paradigm shift in the way the world views peace and in raising awareness of the importance of Positive Peace as opposed to Negative Peace (defined as the absence of violence). Killelea described the Positive Peace Report as the only empirical approach to Positive Peace in the world. The framework contained within the report, when combined with systems thinking, provides peacebuilders with the opportunity to break away from the more traditional linear thinking model that focuses on individual cause and effect events and instead emphasizes the importance of a whole-of-system approach. His comments laid the foundation for the conference.

O P E N I N G K EY N OT E

Steve Killelea, Founder and Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics & Peace

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The panel commenced with David Hammond presenting the findings of the 2017 Positive Peace Report. The report classifies 163 countries in the world according to an index and also identifies areas of policy improvement for each nation. The report found that three distinct changes in a nation tend to precede the onset of internal violence: decreases in Free Flow of Information, Low Levels of Corruption, and Acceptance of the Rights of Others. He stressed the importance of not viewing the report prescriptively.

Tom Woodhouse echoed Killelea’s keynote address in observing how Positive Peace takes the field of Peace and Conflict studies into a new space by operationalizing traditionally theoretical concepts. Woodhouse also spoke of the need to combine Positive Peace with systems thinking in recognition of the long-term nature of peacebuilding.

Jenny Vaughan shared a practical perspective and detailed how systems thinking has enhanced Mercy Corp’s work model with their approach to peacebuilding now more connected and adaptive. Mercy Corps’ work illustrates the complex nature of violence and how transformative approaches to peace look beyond just the cause and effect of violence. Vaughan also emphasized the need for peace builders “to break out of (their) silos and identify entry points for change.”

Mark Nelson provided the panel with a policy perspective. He described how systems level thinking shifts policy frameworks towards a focus on how individual behaviors inform small group behaviors and how small group behaviors inform large group behaviors. This is an important shift from a traditional policy focus on “bad actors” and “bad behaviors.”

In the discussion that followed, Hammond responded to questions on the predictive value of the Index, noting that in contrast to most other risk models, IEP’s frameworks would have identified the risk of violence and conflict in Syria. He noted that it is important to understand how and why the Positive Peace analysis identified predictive factors.

Vaughan added that the predictive value of the report will be an important tool to engage people in investing in peacebuilding and cited her recent practical experience in Myanmar. Woodhouse added a more academic viewpoint describing the importance of generational learning and the challenges associated with fundraising for long-term as opposed to short-term projects.

The panel ended with a call to break down existing silos within the peacebuilding sector and a more concerted effort to move towards a systems thinking approach.

SYST E M S A P P ROAC H ES

TO P E AC E A N D D E V E LO P M E N T

SpeakersModerator: Pushpa Iyer, Associate Professor and Director of Center for Conflict Studies, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

David Hammond, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Economics & Peace

Research Perspective: Tom Woodhouse, Emeritus Professor, University of Bradford

Practice Perspective: Jenny Vaughan, Director, Peace & Conflict, Mercy Corps

Policy Perspective: Mark Nelson, Co-Director, Peace Innovation Lab

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Daniel Brown approached the conference theme from a unique perspective. He spoke about the field of positive psychology, which asks the questions: What makes life worthwhile? What constitutes the flourishing individual? Unfortunately, research on negative states of mind outnumbers research on positive states at a ratio of 17:1. The Institute for Economics & Peace realized the importance of shifting from studying negative to Positive Peace, just as Buddhist psychology stresses something similar; the techniques for working with negative states of mind and positive states of mind complement each other, but do not reduce to each other.

Brown walked the audience through an example of how positive psychology at the individual level can contribute to Positive Peace and leadership at the macro-level. When working with a child or adult with an attachment disorder, positive psychology moves from having the individual focus on the negative in their life, to implementing the Ideal Parent Figures technique. The individual imagines parents with all the attachment features they need, and then spends a lot of time visualizing this; the repetition helps them create a new positive map from which they operate. The patients with attachment disorders show great improvement, with the average recovery time ranging from six months to two years. This positive remapping technique has consequences beyond the individual. Studies show there is a strong relationship between dismissing attachment and violent behavior. If we learn to effectively treat dismissing attachments, we are essentially contributing to Positive Peace and a lack of violence for further generations.

In concluding the talk, Brown asked the room “what types of leaders are going to bring forth this Positive Peace framework?” His answer was what he called the “realized” leader. This type of leader has evolved themselves in terms of their ability to achieve closeness with others. At the individual, psychological level, we need to train these affiliated-type people and tend to their attachment needs so they can be strong leaders. Secondly, we can develop a model of leadership where people have a strong sense of self, but little selfishness. Research shows that if people have a more humanitarian view on life and believe we are all interconnected, it has profound implications for mental health and is the strongest predictor of well-being. Most great leaders have a larger vision of life; they can look at the larger interconnectedness of all people and think about what to pass on to further generations.

TALK: T H E I M P L I CAT I O N S O F P OS I T I V E PSYC H O LO GY

FO R M E N TA L H E A LT H & P OS I T I V E L E A D E RS H I P

SpeakersDaniel Brown, Director, The Center for Integrative Psychotherapy and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School

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This panel examined the Low Levels of Corruption pillar and ways to reduce corruption in various sectors. Francis Fukuyama spoke of the emphasis on transparency and accountability in fighting corruption over the past ten years, but noted the absence of an actual mechanism to sanction officials acting corruptly and the limitations of transparency as a standalone policy. He also noted there were common misunderstandings as to why corruption exists. Yet in his opinion there are three important aspects of the political action needed to end corruption: civil society mobilization; good leadership; and clarity regarding the sought-after political system.

Mark Schneider spoke about his research over the past 15 years in understanding why some democracies had broken down despite what were once considered to be positive developments. He provided the examples of the former Soviet Union, threats from transnational organisations, countries facing ideological conflict, non-state armed terrorism, countries plagued by empowered but corrupt elites and weak post conflict institutions. He reflected on the fact that in only some instances have we crossed theological divides within democratic political party structures to bring about a stronger rule of law. In concluding, he lamented the challenge of how to create the necessary political will to achieve and sustain needed change.

Ulysses Smith provided a more business-oriented viewpoint and acknowledged the important role to be played by the private sector in stamping out corruption. He spoke of the need to highlight for the private sector the potentially immense benefits to be gained from Positive Peace. Businesses thrive in stable environments so there is a strong incentive to increase good governance. They also have the capacity to influence society and policy-makers. He noted the example of the business community’s support for the Paris Climate Agreement despite U.S. President Trump’s withdrawal.

P OS I T I V E P E AC E A P P L I CAT I O N:

FO C U S O N LOW L E V E LS O F C O R RU PT I O N

SpeakersModerator: Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, Director, Center for Latin American Studies; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI); and Associate Professor, Stanford University

Panelists:

Francis Fukuyama, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI); Director of FSI’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law

Mark Schneider, Senior Advisor, Americas Program and Human Rights Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Ulysses Smith, President & CEO, Telos Governance Advisers LLC

Participants took a break from the conference inside and came together in the autumn air to reflect on the Pillars of Positive Peace. After finding connections among one another, participants formed small groups around each pillar. Each group discussed the importance of the pillar they represented and identified the three most significant connections with other Positive Peace pillars. Mabarak guided the group through an exercise in mapping the connections each small group made to build the system of Positive Peace.

P OS I T I V E P E AC E ACT I V I T YHector Tello Mabarak, Executive Director, Outward Bound Mexico

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Mark Leon Goldberg commenced the panel discussion by sharing IEP research that demonstrates a strong correlation between the Free Flow of Information and the outbreak of conflict. This is pertinent data given the changing economics of the media industry along with a global increase in attacks against journalists. However, Goldberg also noted how new technologies and innovations are presenting us with previously unimagined opportunities to communicate information.

Anna Therese Day argued that journalists have a responsibility to inform the public by covering conflict, peace and security as comprehensively as possible - including reporting what is happening with soft power and diplomacy and the role of civil society - in spite of pressures in a media climate where “bleeds leads”. Day emphasized the media’s role in arming citizens with information they need to pressure their leaders to make good policy decisions. It is a tough job when faced with restrictions on press freedoms, threats and attacks on journalists and their sources, inadequate resources to support quality journalism, and the proliferation of unverified information on online/mobile and social platforms. Each of these challenges creates obstacles to the free flow of useful and reliable information to support strong and peaceful democracies.

Day also explained some of the principles of solutions journalism, saying it should not be misunderstood as feel-good stories, or even a departure from traditional muckracking, vigorous fact-checking, source triangulation, and all of the best ethical practices of journalism. She spoke of her own experiences covering the conflict in Syria, the humanitarian response, and the perspective of young people and women as the crisis there escalated.

Obi Anyadike commented that when governments have something to hide, the first target is often the media and NGOs as well. But with the rise of social media and media fragmentation, there are ways around these restrictions. He warned of the pitfalls of parachute journalism and the role of journalists giving marginalized citizens a voice. Unlike other types of journalism that react late to conflict and crisis situations, solutions journalists report as consistently as they can, over time, with as much detail as possible. Anyadike then spoke about his personal experience interviewing incarcerated Boko Haram fighters to inform his coverage of violent extremism. The result has been more comprehensive articles that hopefully enhance our collective understanding of why people join terrorist organisations. He stressed that solutions are never simple.

During the subsequent discussion with questions from conference participants, it was noted that increasingly governments are recognizing the importance of the Free Flow of Information and are intervening to protect or restrict access to information. Paradoxically, as the media ecosystem continues to evolve, audiences must adapt to new ways of finding quality, reliable information.

P OS I T I V E P E AC E A P P L I CAT I O N:

FO C U S O N F R E E F LOW O F I N FO R M AT I O N

SpeakersIntroduced by Devon Terrill, Media Program Officer, The Stanley Foundation

Moderated by Mark Leon Goldberg, Editor, UN Dispatch

Conversation between: Anna Therese Day, Independent Reporter and Social Media Researcher

Obi Anyadike, Editor-at-Large, IRIN

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Andre Serbin Pont shared examples of how civil society can contribute to peace work in Latin America. In 2008, CRIES established the Cuba-United States Academic Workshop, which helped improve the relations between the two countries by identifying a common agenda that was used by policymakers subsequently in the normalization of relations.

CRIES, in partnership with The Stanley Foundation has also established a civil society network in Latin America to strengthen the understanding of and response to root causes of mass violence and strocities. The network is helping address the growing humanitarian crisis in Venezuela by focusing, for example, on issues related to increased migration between Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil. CRIES’ efforts have sought to collect information from refugees to inform the policy of the receiving countries.

Alberto Diaz Cayeros’ presentation centered on the role of investments in building resilience and stressed how strategic investments require a deep understanding of history. He asked the perennial question of risk-focused prevention: how do you construct citizen trust, especially with the police? In the subsequent discussion, he cited the example of an initiative begun by a mayor in Guadalajara who created a program to create skills for at-risk youth in Latin America. The results of this risk-focused intervention showed that local communities were often best placed to formulate a response and resist the onslaught of drug trafficking organizations. Cayeros concluded his presentation by highlighting another example: in Oaxaca, policemen are actually volunteers and are called topiles. This indigenous term refers to a public servant figure who volunteers their time to assist the community.

Lothar Rast discussed how Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG16) and the Positive Peace framework are complementary projects that can advance a more lasting global peace. For example, Rast cited how the Mexican government invited civil society groups to share their thoughts on SDG16 and its relevance to the potential formulation of a national program. For Rast, this exercise underscored the importance of forging dialogue between different actors even if it can be difficult to find a common language. He ended his presentation discussing schemes of participation: with more participation, there is more acceptance, and by extension there will be more resilience.

In concluding the panel, Madeline Rose spoke about Mercy Corps’ work on the 2017 Global Stability and Violence Reduction Act and how the organization is using the Positive Peace model to advance the legislation. She spoke of the challenges that exist between other frameworks and Positive Peace and specifically the related foreign investment challenges. While many politicians are keen to more fully adopt this longer term approach, they must also address immediate needs stemming from violence. She commented that in her view, policymakers must reconcile this challenge with their fundamental goals. How do these goals relate to each other and how do we determine levels of investment in foreign countries based on local needs?

Rose concluded her presentation with a call to action for the peacebuilding community to adopt a larger vision of an ultimate end goal rather than just focusing on each emerging conflict.

I N V EST M E N TS I N P R E V E N T I O N

A N D R ES I L I E N C E

SpeakersModerator: Harold Trinkunas, Deputy Director and Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation at Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)

Panelists:

Andrei Serbin Pont, Research Director, Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research (CRIES)

Alberto Diaz Cayeros, Director, Center for Latin American Studies; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI); and Associate Professor, Stanford University

Lothar Rast, Director of Project, GIZ – German Agency forInternational Cooperation

Madeline Rose, Global Policy Lead, Mercy Corps

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Summer Lewis spoke about the new strategic partnership between Rotary and IEP and how this partnership is one example of efforts to spread Positive Peace while also creating tools that facilitate action towards Positive Peace. The partnership is focused on education and training in Positive Peace via an online learning platform and local workshops.

Steve Brown elaborated on the Rotary-IEP strategic partnership and shared his experiences introducing the Positive Peace framework into Rotaract youth Rotary clubs in Uganda. Last year, over 100 Rotaractors in Uganda representing 60 clubs participated in a workshop to learn about and develop the concepts of Positive Peace. A second workshop occurred in March to continue to develop their ideas and curricula, and in November 2017 the Rotaractors made presentations on their project proposals for modest funding. Part of the partnership between Rotary and IEP is to build on this concept and conduct similar workshops in other regions. The idea is to create a template that can be adapted for appropriate cultures and customs to use this global network to spread the understanding of Positive Peace.

Echoing Michelle Breslauer’s earlier call for a whole of society approach, Bennett Freeman spoke of how we must rely more than ever on networks of people, organizations and the private sector to step up and try to solve some of the most pressing problems, particularly around conflict resolution and peace.

Governments and international institutions play a critical role but it is also imperative that significant progress is achieved through multi- stakeholder initiatives. Freeman cited the example of the Global Network Initiative that works with Silicon Valley industries on the issue of accountability regarding surveillance and censorship.

Freeman spoke of a new initiative called the Business Network for Civic Freedoms and Human Rights Defenders which is trying coordinate global efforts for companies to work alongside NGOs regarding basic freedom of expression, the right to assembly and the right to protest.

Carrie DuLaney shared developments from Humanity United’s (HU) new strategy that more strongly focuses on building peace and fostering healthy societies. HU’s work is currently centered on Mali and Zimbabwe and over the next 10 years is seeking to increase social capital among stakeholders. This project is in its first of ten years. It is hoped that while there may not be changes in the Positive Peace indicators in year one or year two, positive developments will be seen over the long term.

Jessica Murrey gave the conference a preview of the app, Battle for Humanity, that is both a social movement and a game. Murrey asserted that there are three key ways that the app can support the pillars of Positive Peace. First is through the “Get Smart” campaigns, which can help users understand how pillars affect them and their communities. Secondly, it creates concrete activities for youth that affect Positive Peace and thirdly, it allows peacebuilders to both test missions and levels of engagement.

L E V E R AG I N G N ET WO R KS, S ECTO RS,

A N D ST R AT EG I ES FO R C O L L ECT I V E I M PACT

SpeakersModerator: Summer Lewis, Coordinator, Rotary-IEP Partnership

Panelists:

Steve Brown, Rotary Foundation Trustee 2010-2014, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club, California, USA

Bennett Freeman, Chair, Global Witness Advisory Board and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Carrie DuLaney, Investments Manager, Humanity United

Jessica Murrey, Co-Creator of Battle for Humanity, Search for Common Ground

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The conference concluded with Charles “Chic” Dambach’s observations regarding the cost of war, its adverse economic impacts and how the work of those present underscores the vitality of our societies. IEP research estimates the cost of violence to the global economy is a staggering US$ 14 trillion.

Ellen Friedman noted the gains made towards Positive Peace since the first conference two years ago. She acknowledged one of the challenges for the sector is to articulate a compelling vision that connects all stakeholders. She believes this challenge can be overcome by closely examining populations that have successfully transitioned from a weapons-based economy to a more peaceful economy; in this sense it is similar to the potential transition from a fossil fuel-based economy to a clean energy-based economy. Friedman noted that until we interrupt the current weapons manufacturing system, we will not achieve the kind of world that nourishes the human condition.

Finally, Friedman identified the need to organize donors and the tendency of the few existing donors to operate in silos. There is a need for peacebuilders to formulate an aligned approach to funding to ensure that progress is achieved. Friedman concluded her reflections by stating that “as the conference title puts it, we need to connect the dots between the resources we have and the problems we want to solve.”

As the final speaker, Steve Killelea highlighted the need to address corruption, stating that corruption undermines every one of the SDG goals. Killelea also reflected on Rast’s comments about how limited violations of encoded norms create progress in societies. Yet in rigid authoritarian states, there is no room for deviation whereas democracies are more resilient and can accommodate gradual and limited change.

Killelea also reflected on Madeline Rose’s discussion of the draft Global Stability and Violence Reduction Bill and how this act signifies profound change in the mindset of policymakers. He also echoed Ulysses Smith’s call for the peacebuilding sector to work more closely with the private sector. Killelea concluded by asking participants to reflect on the fact since the earth was borne of violence, why is there peace?

R E F L ECT I O N S

O N T H E DAY

SpeakersModerator: Charles “Chic” Dambach, CEO, Operation Respect

Ellen Friedman, Executive Director, Compton Foundation

Steve Killelea, Founder and Executive Chairman, Institute for Economics & Peace

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AT T E N D E ES

Participant Job Title/Position Organization/Affiliation

Joyce Anastasia Founder/Transformational Leadership Consultant Lead By Wisdom

Obi Anyadike Editor-at-Large IRIN

Tamsin Avra Advocacy Program Manager Rebuilding Alliance

Na’ela Bakour It’s Time for Light Program Manager Rebuilding Alliance

Lana Bakour Volunteer, Pre-Law

Donna Baranski-Walker Executive Director Rebuilding Alliance

Nicholas Barbier Stanford University

Michael Bardin Chair Rotary District 5340 Pathways to Peace

Elizabeth Bartle War Stories. Peace Stories.

Tilman Bauer Doctoral researcher Aalto University School of Business

Lisa Berkley Founder Institute for Inner Economy

Gilda Bettencourt West Coast Representative Nonviolent Peaceforce

Nishant Bhatia Nonviolence International

Michelle Breslauer Director, Americas Program Institute for Economics & Peace

George Breslauer Professor of the Graduate School UC Berkeley

Yvette Breslauer

Stephen Brown Rotary Foundation Trustee 2010-2014 La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club

Daniel Brown Director, The Center for Integrative Psychotherapy and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology

Harvard Medical School

Bea Calo Advisor Outward Bound Center for Peacebuilding

Lidia Cano Pecharroman Research Fellow Columbia / Berkeley

Courtney Cresap Graduate Student Stanford University

Charles Dambach CEO Operation Respect

Sherwin Das Co-founder Energy Peace Partners

Safa Dawoud Logistics Manager Rebuilding Alliance

Anna Therese Day Independent Journalist

Alberto Diaz-Cayeros Director, Center for Latin American Studies; Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI); and Associate Professor

Stanford University

Caroline (Carrie) DuLaney Investments Manager Humanity United

Sasha Egorova Research Assistant One Earth Future Foundation

Edwin Epstein Visiting Scholar, Stanford University; Professor Emeritus, International and Area Studies, U.C. Berkeley

U.C. Berkeley / Stanford University

Gail Ervin Principal Ervin Consulting Group

Noah Flessel Namibia Institute for Democracy

Bennett Freeman Chair Global Witness Advisory Board

Ellen Friedman Executive Director Compton Foundation

Francis Fukuyama Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)

Tim Gavin Rotary Club of Niles (Fremont)

Meley Gebresellassie Stanford University

Reem Ghunaim Executive Director Rotarian Action Group For Peace

Mark Goldberg Editor UN Dispatch

Amabilia Gomez Director International Relations and Peace Research Institute IRIPAZ

Gina Gonzales Academic Program Coordinator Stanford University

Jose Luis Guerra Mayorga Office of the Ombudsman of Ecuador

Stacey Haefele Board of Directors Peace Direct

Jehan Hakim Community Advocate Asian Law Caucus

David Hammond Senior Research Fellow Institute for Economics & Peace

David Hartsough Executive Director PEACEWORKERS

Pushpa Iyer Associate Professor and Director of Center for Conflict Studies Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Manisha Javeri Professor California State University, Los Angeles

Doug Johnson Past Club President, 2018 Assistant Governor Rotary

Michele Katen Stanford University Libraries

Roger Katen

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AT T E N D E ES

Participant Job Title/Position Organization/Affiliation

Ariel Kelly Leong Stanford University

Steve Killelea Founder and Executive Chairman Institute for Economics & Peace

David Kirshbaum Director, NYS Office, UN Rep. Nonviolence International

Jennifer Kresge Director / Legislative Representative California School Boards Association

Sheng-wei Lan

Andrea Leitereg Research Assistant Informing Change

Summer Lewis Coordinator Rotary-IEP Partnership

Fangyu Li Practicum Student

Regina Lin

Tod Lindberg Senior Fellow Hudson Institute

Courtney Loiacono Graduate Student The New School

John Lovewell Vice Chair The Institute of World Politics

Caitlin Lutsch Senior Operations Specialist The Stanley Foundation

Nadejda Marques Researcher Stanford University

Jerry McCann Senior Advisor Build Up

Laura McGrew Consultant

Dave Mozersky Co-founder Energy Peace Partners

Jessica Murrey Creative Lead Battle for Humanity, Search for Common Ground

Mark Nelson Co-Director Stanford Peace Innovation Lab

Dustin Palmer Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

Mirte Postema

Stanley D. Prowse

Joy Prowse District 5340 Peace Fellowship Committee Chair Rotary

Jai-Ayla Quest Program Officer, Mass Violence and Atrocities The Stanley Foundation

Margarita Quihuis Co-Director Stanford Peace Innovation Lab

Catalina Ramirez-Saenz Stanford University

Lothar Rast Director of Programs with AMEXCID GIZ – German Agency for International Cooperation

Jessica Rogers Student UC Hastings College of Law

Madeline Rose Global Policy Lead Mercy Corps

AnnJanette Rosga Director Informing Change

Steve Ross Independent Consultant

Elizabeth Saenz-Ackermann Associate Director, Center for Latin American Studies Stanford University

Mariana Salazar Albornoz Coordinator for Public International Law, Legal Advisory Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

Piero Scaruffi Stanford Peace Innovation Lab

Mark Schneider Senior Advisor, Americas Program and Human Rights Initiative Center for Strategic and International Studies

Andrei Serbin Pont Research Director Regional Coordinator of Economic and Social Research (CRIES)

Marva Shalev Marom PhD student Stanford University

Kelsey Shantz Program Associate, Mass Violence and Atrocities The Stanley Foundation

Jamil Simon President Spectrum Media

Gregory Sims Peace Psychology Stanford University

Tony Singh

Michael Smit Artist, Art Therapist, Facilitator & Co-Creator A Place for Art & Life

Ulysses Smith President & CEO Telos Governance Advisers LLC

Hector Tello Mabarak Executive Director Outward Bound Mexico

Devon Terrill Media Program Officer The Stanley Foundation

Ann Thomas Experience Design Consultant Three Bridges

Harold Trinkunas Deputy Director and Senior Research Scholar, Center for International Security and Cooperation

Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)

Jenny Vaughan Director, Peace & Conflict Mercy Corps

Yuri Victorovich

David Wood VP Programs Equal Access International

Tom Woodhouse Emeritus Professor University of Bradford