Past Program

Peace is key to ensuring Asia's sustained development and prosperity as the world's most populous region grows in global geopolitical and economic importance. But despite the region’s rich experience in mediating peace and reconciliation, the learning exchange between regional, local and community-driven initiatives has so far been low.

Launched in 2020, the Asia Peace Innovators Forum aims to shape long-term peace, stability, and regional cooperation in Asia by building a network of mid-career professionals working in different sectors and countries to exchange knowledge, community-driven approaches, and best practices. Due the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, this program has been moved primarily online, where every two weeks the selected Asia Peace Innovators will tackle a different element of peace-building.

This online program addressed cross-border cooperation.  Participants asked: What are the most effective ways to connect people across borders for maximum outreach and impact, taking into account concerns with expense, security, and pandemic restrictions?  Who (or which types of institutions/organizations) should organize such events?  What topics are the best connectors? and Which groups of people should be the focus of the outreach?

This program is open exclusively to accepted participants of the Asia Peace Innovators Forum.