Women at the Helm: The Unfinished Business of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement

A GOCard (student, faculty and staff ID) is required for admission. Admission is first-come, first-served; the line will start on the 2nd floor of Healy Hall. Doors open to Gaston Hall at 9 a.m.

This conference will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement and spotlight the critical, yet often overlooked, role that women have played in both forging and sustaining peace. It will also reflect on the unfinished nature of the peace process and generate strategies for locking in peace for the next 25 years.

Join leading women negotiators, both past and present, for a timely conversation on their personal experiences and lessons learned for inclusive peacebuilding around the world.

Featuring:

The Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton, 67th United States Secretary of State; Honorary Founding Chair, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security; and Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast

Leo Varadkar, Taoiseach of Ireland (Prime Minister)

H.E. Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Chair of The Elders

Monica McWilliams, Signatory to the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland and Co-founder of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition

H.E. Dame Karen Pierce, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States

Paul Narain, U.S. Consul General in Belfast

The Hon. Joseph Kennedy III, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs

Michelle O’Neill, First Minister (Elect) of Northern Ireland and Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin

Jayne Brady, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service

Liz O’Donnell, Former Minister of State of Ireland

Emma Little-Pengelly, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland

Patricia O’Lynn, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland

Emma DeSouza, Writer, Campaigner, and next generation Peacemaker, Northern Ireland

Avila Kilmurray, Founding Member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition

Moderated by Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security

Hosted by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace, and Security