Since its inception, UPF has sponsored a series of International Leadership Conferences aimed at addressing the critical challenges of our time. Participants of all national, religious, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds have participated and benefited from this series over the years.

The work of the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) is in cooperation with other NGOs and nonprofits to help midwife the peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. UPF co-sponsors programs that bring together experts from every country and sphere – political, academia, business, media clerical and the arts – to explore non-governmental approaches to improved relations between the DPRK and South Korea, and among the other stakeholder countries of the region. UPF is well-known for sponsoring dialogues and conferences to bring conflicting parties together in one room to work on the divisive issues.

Schedule of the ILC

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022
8:45 – 9:15 AM EDT
OPENING SESSION: Contemporary Challenges to World Order: The Search for Solutions

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
SESSION 1: Changes in the World Order Caused by the Russia-Ukraine War, and the Impact on the U.S., China, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula

1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
SESSION 2: Values in a Divided World: The clash of rules-based order vs. might makes right

4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT
SESSION 3: Climate Action: Bridging Policy & Practice

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2022
1:00 – 2:00 PM EDT
SESSION 4: Interreligious Prayers for Peace around the World

Past ILC Conferences

ILC August 2021: Connecting the World’s Economics, Geography & Perspectives

ILC July 2021: Best Practices in Track II Diplomacy

ILC June 2021: Towards Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula

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