Dayton Peace Accords at 20 Conference
Dayton Peace Accords at 20 Conference: Thursday & Friday, November 19-20 at University of Dayton River Campus.
Event details
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Dayton Peace Accords at 20 Conference
Untold stories of the Dayton Peace Accords negotiations, lessons learned from the negotiations and how they apply to other conflicts, predictions for the 30th anniversary of the accords and how the U.S. can be more effective in the region are among the topics current and former world leaders will gather to address during the Dayton Peace Accords at 20 Conference. Dayton Peace Accords fellows, students from Bosnia and Herzegovina studying at the University of Dayton this year, also will give their perspectives on their nation through the eyes of children born near the end of or after the war.
Thursday, November 19 Luncheon Speaker: President William Jefferson Clinton
Registration is required by 11:59 p.m. Nov. 13 to attend the Dayton Peace Accords at 20 conference and events. No on-site registration will be accepted for the conference.
Schedule of Events:
CONFERENCE: Thursday, Nov. 19
- 8 a.m. - Conference Registration
- 9 a.m. - Welcome to Dayton, Ohio
- 9:15 a.m. - Goals for the Meeting
- 9:25 a.m. - Opening Remarks from leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia leaders
- 9:45 a.m. - Pre-Dayton Diplomacy: What Were the Key Elements, Opportunities and Constraints?
- 11 a.m. - Untold Stories of the Dayton Peace Accords Negotiations
- Noon - Lunch and Conference Keynote Address by U.S. President Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation and 42nd president of the United States
- 1:30 p.m. - Lessons Learned from the Dayton Negotiations and Applications to Other Conflicts
- 3 p.m. - Dayton Implementation: Why Has the Transition from Dayton Been So Difficult?
- 4:15 p.m. - Closing Remarks
- 4:30 p.m. - Review of the Day
- SCREENING OF THE DIPLOMAT
- 6-10 p.m. - David Holbrooke, son of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and filmmaker of The Diplomat which chronicles the 50-year diplomatic career of his father, will lead a screening and discussion of the film at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. A public reception will precede the screening and discussion.
CONFERENCE: Friday, Nov. 20
- 9 a.m. - Welcome and Review
- 9:15 a.m. - U.S. Policy Priorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 9:30 a.m. - Looking Forward: Bosnia and Herzegovina's Political, Social and Economic Future: Predictions for the 30th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords
- 10:45 a.m. - What is the U.S. Role in Bosnia and Herzegovina Today and How Can the U.S. Be More Effective?
- Noon - Lunch
- 1:15 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
- A: Bosnia and Herzegovina's Educational System - A Contribution to Peace or Destabilizing Force?
- B: Perspectives of Postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Views of Future Bosnia and Herzegovina Leaders, Born After the War
- C: Moving Beyond Dayton: The Citizens' Point of View
- 2:30 p.m. - Brief Reports from the Breakout Sessions
- 2:45 p.m. - Panel Discussion: What is the Way Forward for Bosnia and Herzegovina's Integration into Euro-Atlantic structures?
- 4 p.m. - Keynote Address
RECEPTION
6 p.m. - The Dayton Peace Accords at 20 committee will host a reception for the distinguished visitors at the Dayton Art Institute. A music video presentation by Michael and Sandy Bashaw and Dayton Peace Prize winners and recognition of 2015 Dayton Peace Prize awardee Angelina Jolie Pitt in absentia will be part of the reception.
Links & Tags
University of Dayton River Campus
Dayton Peace Accords @20 Committee.
