Initiated by the Evens Foundation in partnership with
the University of Cambridge and the British Academy

Day 1
18h00 Arrival & registration
18h30 DEBATE CONFLICT AND DEMOCRACY
Chair 
Colin Crouch,
University of Warwick
Srećko Horvat, DiEM25
Tariq Modood, University of Bristol
Richard Sennett,
New York University & LSE
Paulina Tambakaki,
University of Westminster 
20h00 End of Day 1
Day 2
9h00 Arrival & registration
9h30 Opening Samira Shackle
9h35 Welcome Monique Canto-Sperber,
Evens Foundation
9h40 CONFLICT & THE ART OF THE POLITICAL
KEYNOTE SPEECH Brad Evans,
University of Bristol
10h15 EMBRACING CONTROVERSY
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator Claire Fox,
Institute of Ideas
Raheel Mohammed, Maslaha
Eddie Playfair, NewVIc, Newham
Claudia Ruitenberg,
University of British Columbia
Justin Schlosberg,
Birkbeck University of London
11h30 Coffee break
11h50 20’ OF DISCUSSION WITH…
Join our open discussion tables hosted by experts.
12h45 Lunch
14h00 DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
Try out a method to transform conflict into egalitarian dialogue.
16h15 EVENS PRIZE FOR PEACE EDUCATION 2017
Jury address Tomas Baum,
Flemish Peace Institute
17h00 End of Day 2
Day 3
8h30 Arrival & registration
9h00 Opening Samira Shackle
9h15 WHAT IS THE EDUCATIONAL QUESTION ? 
KEYNOTE SPEECH Gert Biesta,
Brunel University
9h45 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

11h15 Coffee break
11h30 BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

13h00 Lunch
14h00 CONCLUDING REMARKS Hilary Cremin,
University of Cambridge
14h30 SHAPING EDUCATIONAL RESPONSES
CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator Samira Shackle
Jo-Anne Dillabough
University of Cambridge
Brad Evans, University of Bristol
David Kerr, Citizenship Foundation
& University of Reading
Heidi Safia Mirza,
Goldsmiths, University of London
Rob Faure Walker,
UCL Institute of Education
16h00 End of Day 3