Nishantha Kumara is a veteran peacebuilder specializing in interreligious dialogue and holds a MA and postgraduate diploma in conflict and peace studies from the University of Colombo. Currently he works at the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka as the project manager for the Collective Engagement ...

Pa Pa Phyo is a peace practitioner who has been working with youth, women and Buddhist monks and nuns in Myanmar for sustainable development and peace since 2008. She holds a master’s degree in gender and peace building, a master’s in political science and a bachelor’s degree in physics. Her p...

Samanta Surya is a young professional in communications, and earned his bachelor’s degree in communication science at the University of Indonesia in 2008. His expertise covers public and government relations in bilateral cooperation and publications. For nearly two decades, he has been a member of...

Buddhist Nun, Author, Public speaker, and religious leader Sayalay Ketumala was born in Mudon Township, Mon State, Myanmar. She has completed government high school in Mudon and received a monastic education at Pa-auk Monastery in Mon State, Myanmar. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Buddhist an...

Tin Ma Ma Htet “Tess” is leading the Sayarma Foundation that provides technical support to schools in Myanmar. She is a teaching specialist with more than a decade of experience and a certified professional coach. Tess worked for the monastic education system, with out-of-school children...

Tin Maung Htwe is a program Manager of Center for Diversity and National Harmony.  He also serves as a Board Director of New Myanmar Foundation for the advocacy and Part Time lecture of politics of Myanmar Institute of Theology. Mainly focusing on human rights, governance, and advocacy, he contribu...

The Venerable Dr. Deegalle Mahinda is a Reader in the Study of Religions, Philosophies and Ethics at the College of Liberal Arts at Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom. Dr. Deegalle is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago and has held professorships at McGill Universi...

Ven Acinna is a Buddhist monk from Myanmar. He is studying for his doctorate at Postgraduate Institute of Buddhist and Pali Studies, University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka. He received his L.L.B from Yangon University in 2004 and his M.A (Buddhist Studies) from Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lank...