PeaceCon 2023: Opening Remarks and High-Level Plenary

On May 3, USIP, in partnership with the Alliance for Peacebuilding, kickstarted PeaceCon 2023 by bringing together senior officials, thought leaders, policymakers and practitioners from around the world to explore this year’s theme, “Beyond Fragile Ground: New Peacebuilding Architectures for Today and the Future,” as well as discuss new strategic approaches and peacebuilding frameworks to manage conflict and prevent violence. Welcome and Opening Remarks Lise Grande President, U.S. Institute of Peace Liz Hume Executive Director, Alliance for Peacebuilding Charles Bolden Board Vice Chair, Alliance for Peacebuilding; Former Administrator, NASA Opening High-Level Plenary Lise Grande, moderator President, U.S. Institute of Peace Robert Jenkins Assistant to the Administrator, USAID Bureau for Conflict Prevention & Stabilization Awa Dabo Director and Deputy Head, UN Peacebuilding Support Office, Department of Political & Peacebuilding Affairs Caroline Bahnson Senior Operations Officer, World Bank Fragility, Conflict, & Violence Unit Ambassador Deike Potzel Director General for Crisis Prevention, Stabilization, Peacebuilding, and Humanitarian Assistance Second High-Level Plenary Melanie Greenberg, moderator Managing Director, Peacebuilding, Humanity United Maria Paula Prada Advisor to the Presidency, Colombian Truth Commission María Victoria Llorente Executive Director of Fundación Ideas para la Paz Rajaa Altalli Co-Founder, Center for Civil Society & Democracy Julia Roig Founder, The Horizons Project For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/peacecon-2023-beyond-fragile-ground