This conference topic was proposed by the winners of World Peace Foundation's annual student seminar competition. It is organized by the World Peace Foundation, in association with the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development at Tufts University and the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University.

February 13 & 14, 2014
ASEAN Auditorium
The Fletcher School
Tufts University

February 13
5 - 6.45 pm -- Session 1: The Future of Violence, can we become a more peaceful species? A discussion with Daniel Dennett and Steven Pinker and moderated by Alex de Waal

February 14
9 - 10.30 am -- Session 2: Undoing the impacts of violence? Perspectives from neuroscience and education. Speakers: Regina Sullivan, Maryanne Wolf, and John Lawrence Aber; Moderator: Jayanthi Mistry
10.30 am - 12.30 pm -- Session 3: Violence and Abuse Against Children. Speakers: Theresa Betancourt and Michael Wessells; Moderator: Dyan Mazurana
2 - 3.15 pm -- Session 4: Translating Evidence into Policy. Speakers: Jennifer Batton, Yasemin Sırali Altuğ, and Rima Salah; Moderator: Jacqueline Bhabha
3.30 - 4.30 pm -- Closing Keynote: The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi Rinpoche; Introduction and Moderator: Maryanne Wolf

Registration form (a first-come, first-served RSVP basis). Additional conference details available here: http://fletcher.tufts.edu/World-Peace-Foundation/Events