Excited to announce Jo Berry as one of the speakers at the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024!
Join us as Jo Berry, an inspirational speaker, peacebuilder and founder of the charity Building Bridges for Peace, shares her powerful journey to build peace and resolve conflict worldwide.
Jo’s journey as a peacebuilder began following a profound personal tragedy which led her to become a global advocate for reconciliation.
In 1984, her father fell victim to an IRA bomb, igniting a journey that led her to engage with the ex-combatant who planted the bomb, Patrick Magee.
Their unprecedented relationship, documented in the BBC’s “Facing the Enemy” and featured in films like “Beyond Right and Wrong” and “The Bomb”, encapsulates Jo’s belief in unbounded empathy as the key to transforming conflict.
Jo’s impactful message of hope resonates in international conferences and seminars on reconciliation, conflict resolution, and sustainable peace. She has shared her insights worldwide, from Lebanon to South Korea, contributing to panels, radio, and TV discussions. Her work has become a vital resource in peace studies and conflict transformation education globally.
As a TEDx speaker and Visiting Fellow at the University of Nottingham, Jo’s influence extends beyond speeches. She has crafted workshops on conflict resolution, difficult conversations, and navigating uncertainty, both in-person and virtually. Jo Berry’s journey exemplifies the power of empathy in overcoming deep divisions and fostering understanding.
Jo Berry and the RESOLVE: Network Conference 2024
Jo Berry will be sharing her story and memories of reconciliation and her peacebuilding experiences with delegates and will also facilitate a dialogue activity in which she encourages delegates to share their personal experiences, memories and stories on conflict, reconciliation and peacebuilding, both personal and professionally feeding into the theme of Remembrance and Storytelling.