Join us for the livestream of The Berlin Moot, our flagship peacemaking conference taking place in Berlin.

On Wednesday, 17 April tune in to our livestream from 09:30 - 18:30 CEST.

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Find out more about the conference at: www.berlinmoot.org.

Timestamps:

0:00 The Berlin Moot Livestream
51:24 Welcome Words
1:05:44 Opening panel
2:27:17 Multipolarity, geopolitics and norms in peacemaking
5:11:00 Human rights and mediation
6:40:20 Protest and peace
8:45:30 Transforming peace leadership

Livestream agenda:

9:30-10:00: Welcome Words
Andrew Gilmour, our Executive Director, and Susanne Baumann, State Secretary of the German Federal Foreign Office, will open the conference.

10:00-11:00: Opening panel
How can peace be reshaped in a world characterised by multiple crises?
Speakers:
• Alar Karis, President of the Republic of Estonia,
• Susanne Baumann, State Secretary at the German Federal Foreign Office,
• Christoph Heusgen, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference,
• Andreas Kravik, State Secretary at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
• Helga Maria Schmid, OSCE Secretary General,
• Miriam Coronel Ferrer, Co-founder of the Southeast Asian Women Peace Mediators.
Moderator:
• Femi Oke, award-winning international journalist.

11:15-12:30: Multipolarity, geopolitics and norms in peacemaking
Who has the ultimate power in a multipolar world?
Speakers:
• Günther Baechler, Ambassador at the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
• Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security,
• El Ghassim Wane, Former Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali,
• Henry Huiyao Wang, Founder and President of the Center for China and Globalization.
Moderators:
• Vasu Gounden, Executive Director of the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes,
• Luxshi Vimalarajah, Senior Mediation Advisor at the Berghof Foundation.

14:00-15:30: Human rights and mediation
How can human rights advance mediation?
Speakers:
• Barney Afako, Commissioner at the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, OHCHR,
• Eamon Gilmore, Former EU Special Representative for Human Rights,
• Meredith Preston Mcghie, Secretary General of the Global Centre for Pluralism,
• Xiaoyu Lu, Professor in International Relations at Peking University.
Moderator:
• Anja Wehler-Schöck, Head of International Politics at Tagesspiegel.

15:30-17:00: Protest and peace
How can protest movements be integrated into formal peace processes?
Speakers:
• Fatima Al Ansar, Director of Tilwate Peace Network,
• Kees Matthijssen, Lieutenant-General (Retired), 4leadership,
• Annette Weber, EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa.
Moderator:
• Véronique Dudouet, Senior Advisor at the Berghof Foundation.

17:30-18:30: Transforming peace leadership
Can women speak on topics other than “gender”?
Speakers:
• Itonde Kakoma, President of Interpeace,
• Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE, Founder/CEO of the International Civil Society Action Network, Richard Von Weizsacker Fellow,
• Esther Njomo Omam, Executive Director of Reach Out Cameroon.
Moderator:
• Femi Oke, award-winning international journalist.