Build Peace

The conference is coming in three weeks! We're ready! Are you?

Build Peace - Reimagining Prosperity: Alternative Economies for Peace is going to be an exciting and packed conference at the University of Ulster in Belfast from October 29 - 31. 

There is still time to register here! 


Did you hear that we also have a day rate for locals in Northern Ireland? If you can't make all three days of the conference, this might be right for you. 

Our (incredible) Program

We've got an amazing programme ined up. Almost all the content is in. Here's a selection of what to expect:

  • Conversation: The role of creative industries in reconciliation and peaceful coexistence
    Ellada Evangelou (Community Organiser, Rooftop Theatre)
    Karishma Kusurkar (Founder, The Design Salon & Belfast Design Week)
    Daniela Zuluaga (Social Projects Manager, FTZ Studio)
    John Peto (Director of Education, Nerve Centre)
    Chair: Viviana Mayor, La Metro
     
  • Short Talk: Reclaiming trust in blockchain
    Maude Morrison and Jerry McCann, Build Up
     
  • Workshop: #GOTGRACE? Using E-Media technology to promote whole school community approaches and intergenerational peacebuilding
    Organised by Community Relations in Schools (CRIS)
     
  • An Interactive Exhibition in the main Foyer, with everything from digital design proceses to hands-on craft!
     
  • Structured Networking lunch events to help you meet the people you need to know in our diverse community
     
  • An Unconference, time for you to suggest topics and organize discussions that didn't get covered in the planned program. This is as much yours as it is ours!