Imagined Better Futures: Peacemakers as Storytellers

Session description: Showcase how to use the power of storytelling and offer specific ways that peace mediators can share their stories to advance their work.

The session will be hands-on and interactive, presenting participants with an overview of strategic storytelling and how participants can use six different types of stories to improve their efforts in peace mediation

Moderator: John Nagulendran, Founder, Nagulendran Philanthropy Alliance

Panellists:

• Jonathan Cohen, Executive Director, Conciliation Resources Kristen Grimm, Founder and Strategist, Spitfire Strategies

• Mark Dessauer, Senior Vice President, Spitfire Strategies

• Natasha Dyer-Williams, Partnerships and Storytelling, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

• Natalie Baharav, Head of Communications, Berghof Foundation