International Forum for Peace, Security & Prosperity
56
nations
101
institutions
1,300
past in-person participants
12,500
past participants
Key dates
21 SEPTEMBER 2026 · ONLINE · UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
Culture as a Bridge
Marking the UN International Day of Peace, the IFPSP Alumni Network hosts its first event: a 60-minute online panel on the role of cultural understanding in building effective and lasting peacebuilding collaboration. Three panellists drawn from diplomacy, academia, and the profession of arms will explore cultural difference, sport, media, and how the next generation of international professionals is trained, followed by open audience Q&A.
MARCH 2027 · PALERMO, SICILY & ONLINE · ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM
Building Sustainable Peace in a Rapidly Changing World
Four days in Palermo bringing military and civilian participants together, students, officer cadets, academics and practitioners to ask how peace is sustained amid geopolitical competition, technological disruption, climate instability and eroding trust in international institutions. Keynotes, academic and workshop panels, breakout sessions, a student poster exhibition, and the March for Peace.
Our Vision
The founding concept is, without justice, there can be no peace; without security, there can be no justice. Only when justice and security enable freedom, can sustainable peace support the development of a society and its ultimate prosperity.
Our Mission
To bring together leaders, policy-makers, researchers, students, and the public, through conferences, online events, and interactive publications.
By involving representatives from the justice system, public order and the profession of arms, we collaboratively explore the role of the military, institutions of public order, and justice, in establishing the basis for a flourishing global community based on peace and prosperity.
Our Approach
Through annual forums, essay contests, and educational curricula, the IFPSP brings together students, military cadets, academies, and policymakers from around the world. By exploring history, current peacebuilding efforts, and the role of democratic institutions through multilingual panels and in-person experiences in Sicily, we equip the next generation with the critical thinking and collaborative skills needed to sustain peace.
