Aurora Dialogues to take place on Saturday
The Aurora Dialogues will serve as an important part of the weekend of events marking the presentation of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.
YEREVAN—On Saturday, April 23, 100 LIVES and the Aurora Prize will host the Aurora Dialogues – a series of insightful discussions between leading humanitarians, academics, philanthropists and media experts on some of today’s most pressing global challenges.
Through a series of keynote speeches, panel discussions and Q&A sessions, the Aurora Dialogues will encourage conversations that explore the importance of learning from the past, acting in the present, and fostering a better future. Discussion topics will include the state of humanitarian issues, the global refugee crisis, the role of women in the humanitarian community and the role of media in bringing humanitarian crises to the world’s attention, among others.
The Aurora Dialogues will allow the distinguished humanitarian guests who will be in Armenia for the events marking the presentation of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity to exchange knowledge and views on the best ways to address these challenges. In keeping with the spirit of the Aurora Prize, the Aurora Dialogues will shine a light on the people who are working hard to address today’s atrocities in a real and substantial manner.
Discussions will be made available via live stream in English, French, Russian and Armenian.
100 LIVES Co-Founder and Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member Vartan Gregorian will open the Aurora Dialogues, welcoming guests and outlining the importance of the discussions.
The four primary Aurora Dialogues panel discussions will focus on:
•The Global State of Humanitarian Issues: The session will open with the findings of a specially commissioned survey, The Humanitarian Index. Conducted in six markets, the Humanitarian Index will reveal public attitudes towards humanitarian issues, priorities and accountability. The panel will then discuss topics informed by the research, including global perceptions on the refugee crisis, the responsibility to protect, support needs in the short- and medium-term, and long-term strategies for combatting humanitarian issues. Panel participants will analyze where global humanitarian “hot spotsâ€
