Schedule Of Events

Various sessions and keynote addresses that focus on the peace conference pillars: Individual Peace, Peace at Homes and in Families, Peace Education in School, Promoting Peaceful Communities and Reducing Violence, Addressing and Preventing Human Trafficking, Empowerment of Women and Girls and International Peace. 

Conference Day 1
Friday, May 5, 2023

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Opening Session

Featuring Mayor Randall L. Woodfin of Birmingham, AL; Jennifer Jones, President of Rotary International; Odessa Woolfolk, Founding President and Chair Emerita of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute; Dr. Ray Watts, President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM - 11:35 AM Breakout Session 1

11:35 AM - 11:45 AM Coffee Break

11:45 AM - 12:35 PM Breakout Session 2

12:35 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch & General Session 2 

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Coffee Break

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Breakout Session 3 

2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Coffee Break

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM Breakout Session 4 

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM General Session 3 

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Cocktail Hour in Friendship Hall 

7:00 PM - Dinner with Archbishop Laurent Mbanda of Rwanda (Click here to purchase tickets) 

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