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Leadership Roundtables – These gatherings bring together government officials, religious leaders, diplomats, academics, and civil society representatives who share a commitment to practical peacemaking. Our roundtables are not forums for virtue signaling or ideological posturing, but working sessions where participants can speak candidly about challenges and explore realistic solutions.

We create an environment where difficult topics can be broached honestly, where participants can acknowledge legitimate grievances without surrendering core principles, and where the focus remains on identifying paths forward that serve mutual interests. Success is measured not by the warmth of rhetoric, but by the durability of understanding and the practical progress achieved.

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Dubai Roundtable – This roundtable examined the Abraham Accords as a model for pragmatic peace-building based on mutual benefit. Chaired by Culture for Peace Institute founder, Martin Oliner, the conference demonstrated how former adversaries can develop working relationships when shared interests are properly identified and cultivated.

Participants included:

H.E. Prof. Emil Constantinescu — Former President of Romania; Founder, Institute of the Levant
H.E. Imam Tawhidi — Vice President of the Global Imams Council
Matthias K. Boehning — Co-Director, World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) Sustainability Center; Permanent Representative of the WEA to the UN in Bonn; Chief diplomat for the Secretary General of the WEA
Rabbi Yitzhak Dayan — Chief Rabbi of Geneva; Representative of the Council of European Rabbis to the United Nations
Prof. Alberto Zucconi — Chairman of the Board, World Academy of Arts and Sciences; Secretary General, World Universities Consortium
Prof. Fabio Franceschi — Chair, Comparative Law Department at Sapienza University; Representative for the King Hamad Center for Peaceful Coexistence Chair
MK Michael Biton — Member of the Knesset Caucus for the Abraham Accords; Former Minister of Strategic Affairs (Israel)
Awadh Al Breiki — Chief Global Officer, Trends Research & Advisory (UAE)
Saoud Saqer — Public Diplomacy Strategies
Sheikh Professor Tamer Mohamed Mahmoud Metwally — Professor of Belief and Religion, University of Hail (Saudi Arabia); Son of Sheikh Muhammed Mahmoud Metwally, General Director of Noble Qur’an Affairs in Al-Azhar University
H.E. Andre Azoulay — Adviser to His Majesty the King of Morocco
MP Nancy Khedouri — Member of Bahrain’s Shura Council
Shoshana Bekerman — Director, Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Global Ethics

The gathering demonstrated that when religious and cultural leaders focus on practical cooperation rather than theological harmony, significant progress becomes possible. Participants explored mechanisms for managing differences constructively while building upon areas of genuine common interest.

United Nations Roundtable

The Culture for Peace Institute and its partners hosted a roundtable at the UN Headquarters in NY as a side event to the High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace. Sponsored by the UN Missions of Madagascar and Guatemala, the event focused on evidence-based approaches to conflict prevention and resolution.

Sponsors and Partners included:

UAE Trends Research and Advisory
The Center for Righteousness and Integrity
Journeys for Peace
My Ways Studio
European Council of Rabbis
Global Council of Imams
Jewish Council of the Emirates
World Evangelical Alliance
World Academy of Arts and Sciences
University for Peace
Sapienza University Department of Law and Religion
World University Consortium
Institute for the Study of the Levant

Presenters included:

Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena — Rector, University for Peace
United States Congressman Lawler
Rabbi Elie Abadie — UAE Council of Rabbis
Mr. Hadi Al Hayat — Bahrain Al Hayat Group
Mr. Sultan Khalifa Abdulla Ali Al Rubaei — Trends Research and Advisory (UAE)
Rabbi Itzhak Dayan — European Council of Rabbis, UN Representative
Imam Tawhidi — Vice President, Global Imams Council
Dr. Jonathan Granoff — World Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sergio Kopeliovitch — Journeys for Peace
Eric Rubin — Executive Director, Project Max
Nadeem Amar — OHR Druze Center for the Culture of Peace
Martin Oliner — Culture for Peace Institute
Naser Mohamed Ahmed Al Ali — Trends Research and Advisory (UAE)
H.E. Carla Maria Rodriguez Mancia — Ambassador of Guatemala to the United Nations
H.E. Vero Henintsoa Adriamiarisoa — Deputy Permanent Representative of Madagascar to the United Nations
Shoshana Bekerman — Director, Inter-parliamentary Coalition for Global Ethics

This roundtable focused on successful precedents in diplomacy and conflict resolution, examining what actually works rather than what sounds inspiring. Participants shared practical insights from their experience in managing complex international relationships and building enduring cooperation across cultural and religious divides.