The 2022 RISING Global Peace Forum will take place in Coventry on 9th-11th November 2022. The theme this year is 'Digital Peace'.
Subject to any COVID restrictions, it will be a hybrid event with speakers gathering in Coventry to speak face-to-face with participants and the event will also be livestreamed online. It's free of charge, so no matter where you are in the world you will be able to take part!
For more details on precise timings, registering and staying informed please click here, and register.
The event includes the Lord Mayor's Peace Lecture on Thursday 10th November which starts at 7pm in Coventry Cathedral. Details of speakers and the programme will be updated closer to the date, but speakers who have already confirmed include:
9 Nov AM Joanna Frew - Rethinking Security
9 Nov PM Volodymyr Groysman (live videolinkfrom Ukraine) - Ukraine Prime Minister 2016-19
9 Nov PM Richard Ratcliffe - husband of Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe
10 Nov AM Katy Minshall - Twitter UK
10 Nov AM Ollie Shiell - UK National Committee on China
10 Nov AM Kumar Ramakrishna (live videolink from Singapore) - 'Cywar'
10 Nov AM Kiiza Saddam Hussein - Rwanda
10 Nov EVE Roger Harrabin - former BBC Environment Correspondent
11 Nov AM Lord Peter Hain - former Secretary of State Northern Ireland
11 Nov AM Tom Fletcher - former Foreign Policy Adviser and Ambassador to Lebanon
11 Nov AM David Porter - Chief Of Staff at Lambeth Palace