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South East Europe (SEE)

December 15 – 18, 2016

at Continental Hotel, Tirana, Albania

South East Europe (SEE) Peace Summit is a unique combination of a meditation retreat and a conference, which will bring about the disruptive idea that world peace can be built through inner peace and self-development, confirming that individuals are responsible for and are capable of making a change in their communities.

This Peace Summit involves engaging young open-minded leaders with common interests and goals to share their vision and learn from each other through a series of workshops, meditation and yoga sessions, guest lectures and discussions providing the participants with new skills for non-violent resistance, peace education, enhanced creativity and stress-management. This is to support their growth as change makers to effectively contribute to the region’s sustainable and inclusive development.

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Over 135 people from all around Europe attended the summit which is considered an exemplary platform for a unique combination of sharing, networking, learning and practicing. The uniqueness lies in the provision of meditation and mindfulness sessions which offers a relaxing and mindful learning atmosphere. One very unique feature is Meditation Clinic, where participants could schedule time to do personal or group consultation with the meditation trainer privately. Additionally, it is also a forum very crucial for developing human resource for business sector as the keynote presentations feature a well-known business figure, Hetem Ramadani, talking about how personal development matters in doing business and there were meditation sessions offered particularly for business entities.

The summit examined three main cross-cutting themes, namely Empowerment, Personal Development, and Success. Empowerment in this context targets the capacity to attain inner strength and peace from the ability to recognize oneself and one’s potential. Personal Development focuses on redirecting and refocusing personal priorities from an outward search to an inward quest. Success involves the sharing of narratives of how mindfulness and inner peace contribute to personal and collective success.

Speakers & Facilitators

Manuela Puscas

Peace Educator

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Hetem Ramadani

Businessman

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Yasir Syed

Founder of the foundation Culture Clash4U

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Yasir Syed

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Vesna Laković

Education Coordinator at Familylab Sebia

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Vesna Laković

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Julene Siddique

Therapist and Independent Researcher

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Julene Siddique

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Rut Einarsdottir

One Young World Ambassador

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Rut Einarsdottir

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Branislav Trudić

Experienced Youth Worker and Activist

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Branislav Trudić

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Azra Kraja

Yoga Instructor

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Azra Kraja

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Yana Yaneva

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Yana Yaneva

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Valdete Idrizi

Head of NGO Mitrovica

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Valdete Idrizi

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Team

Ping Ping Worakate

CEO at World Peace Initiative

Summit Director

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Ping Ping Worakate

Ping Ping Worakate is a Co-founder and CEO of World Peace Initiative Foundation that was established in Thailand and UK and an experienced Meditation & Mindfulness trainer. She herself studied about power of the mind and center of the body technique at the temple in Thailand at the age of 12 when she got deep insight into its secret. Through her 30-year of determination to excel in meditation and mindfulness, she is one of the mind-blowing trainers who offers a variety of workshops in following areas such as stress and burnout, work-life balance, women empowerment, emotional intelligence, leadership and empathy, creative mindset, and more to people from all walks of life.

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Emilija Andonova

Summit Coordinator

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Fleura Shkëmbi

Holding doctoral degree in Psychology at UET

Summit Coordinator

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Anna Oleshkevych

Mindfulness and meditation trainer, yoga teacher, and researcher

Program Coordinator

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Ieva Ugne Ulianskaite

Event Manager

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Kateryna Kulyk

Participants Coordinator

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Anca Gliga

Passionate youth activist working in development and peacebuilding

Partnership Coordinator

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Alejandra Barbe Sevilla

Media & Communications

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Marija Sotirov

Communications Assistant

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Agnija Kazuša

Communications Assistant

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Neil Malilwe

Webmaster

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Les partenaires

Global Summit Partners

European Commission
Council of Europe
European Students’ Forum (AEGEE)
Civicus
The Peace and Collaborative Development Network
WHY Bolivia
Culture of Peace
Change Mind Change Future
Culture of Peace
Global Youth Peace Fest
International Cities of Peace
Odyssey Network
The Arc
North-South Centre
Global Leadership
WANEP Nigeria
Y2Y Initiative
Afrika Youth Movement
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