The Initiative for Peacebuilding launched a Conversation Series in 2021 to hold spaces for deeper listening to Australian-based peacebuilders and discussion of important dimensions of their peacebuilding work. Since then, these conversations have expanded to include a range of peacebuilders from across Australia and the region.

In 2025, join Tania Miletic online in conversation with peacebuilders who share insights about their experience building local capacities for peace, mediation efforts, and facilitating conflict transformation globally.

Join us on 14 July from 4-5pm with Richard Smith who will be revisiting peace process design and facilitation. Please see part 1 here if you haven't yet.

Richard Smith (South Africa) has, while on the Standby Team, worked in support of peace processes and conflict prevention programming in Europe, Northern Africa, the Americas and the Pacific. He is an expert in process design and facilitation, gender sensitive conflict analysis and strategy development, and has extensively worked on conflict prevention, local peace processes, electoral support, inter-religious dialogue, cyber security, digital technologies and environmental mediation, in multiple countries. Over a ten-year period he served as conflict sensitivity advisor and process facilitator for multiple agencies and organisations in Myanmar, working with armed groups, government and civil society stakeholders.

Please contact smurthwaite.t@unimelb.edu.au with any queries. The event will be held online at the following Zoom link: https://unimelb.zoom.us/j/83615843479?pwd=LVgXqztTmpzj0bBU6g1RCTRF5ai9J5.1