PROGRAM
2026 LPP Program
19th June 2026
09:30 Check-in
Check-in of Participants, Laureates and Guests
10:00 Welcome from Luxembourg
Maurice Bauer, Deputy Mayor of the City of Luxembourg and Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Luxembourg
10:05 The Global Peace Index 2025/2026
Steve Killelea, CEO Institute of Economics and Peace, Australia
10:40 "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
Karin Melchert, vocals
Murat Öztürk, piano
10:45 Outstanding Peace Education
Dr. Tom Woodhouse, Emeritus Professor, Peace Studies, University of Bradford; Founder, Centre for Conflict Resolution; Founder, Football Peace Academy, United Kingdom
11:00 Outstanding Peace Organisation
11:15 Outstanding Art for Peace
Jan Banning, documentary photographer and visual artist, Netherlands
11:30 Who Will Care for the Orphans of the Gaza War
Dinesh Sharma, PhD., Director and Chief Research Officer Steam Works Studio, Princeton, New Jersey, USA; Fordham University, NYC.
11:35 Doing Peace Differently, World Peace Forum 2025 Capetown, South Africa
11:45 Reimagining Peace in the 21st Century, World Peace Forum 2026, Lumbini, Nepal
Basu Gautam, Founder Lumbini World Peace Forum, Nepal. Coordinator 17th World Peace Forum September 21-23, 2026 Lumbini, Nepal
12:00 - 12:40 Networking Break with Sustenance
12:45 Panel Discussion
Moderator: Carlos Guadamuz
13:10 "Aïna"
Murat Öztürk, piano
13:15 Outstanding Youth Peacemakers
13:30 Outstanding Inner Peace
13:45 Closing Ceremony
14:00 Finished
2026 Register to the event
The 2026 Luxembourg Peace Prize ceremony will take place at 1 rue du Fort Thungen, L-1499 Luxembourg and shared online.