Aurora Dialogues Moscow 2018 “The Future of Impact”, organized jointly by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, PHILIN and Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, will take place in Moscow on April 26, 2018. The event will bring together distinguished non-profit sector experts, innovators and impact creators to explore the nature of social impact. The discussion will focus on the relationship between high level sustainability goals, the more grounded and personal individual needs from a sociological perspective and the impactors working on the ground to create lasting social change. The program will address the gaps and distortions existing between “The Future We Want,” individual needs and the doers working to make an impact. It will debate the purpose of impact and its key indicators, looking at cases which illustrate how actors working to create positive social change can inspire, empower and drive real impact.

In keeping with the spirit of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity, the Aurora Dialogues shines a light on the people who are working to address today’s atrocities in a real and substantial manner and seek to identify ideas that will deliver tangible change. The Core Programming of the Dialogues is held annually in Armenia as part of a weekend of events culminating with the presentation of the Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.

The inaugural 2016 Aurora Dialogues were held on April 23, 2016 in Matenadaran, Yerevan. Participants, including Aurora Prize Selection Committee members Hina Jilani, Shirin Ebadi and Gareth Evans, offered their views on the global refugee crisis, the role of women in the humanitarian community, and the role of the media in bringing humanitarian crises to the world’s attention.

‘’Galvanizing the World’’, the 2017 Aurora Dialogues, took place in Armenia on May 27-28, when many distinguished guests have gathered in the country to tackle the problems of ensuring education for all, positioning the role of the media in raising the world’s humanitarian issues, protecting human rights, creating role models, overcoming adversity and empowering refugees.

The Additional Aurora Dialogues Programming includes conferences and public lectures that are held internationally aiming to bring together leaders with the unique expertise and contribute to finding solutions to the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges.

The 2017 Aurora Dialogues Berlin, “Millions on the Move: Need for Development and Integration,” was held on December 4th and 5th in Berlin – chosen due to the significance of the theme to both Germany and the European Union. The event, attended by key humanitarian and human rights figures including Mary Robinson, Leymah Gbowee and Norbert Lammert, sought to catalyze conversation and propose ideas on how Germany and the EU could identify solutions to the most pressing global migration and refugee challenges.

The 2018 Aurora Dialogues New York was held on March 1, 2018 in partnership with 9/11 Memorial & Museum. The event, titled “Solidarity Beyond Borders: Stepping Up When Others Step Back”, was focused on what moves people to risk their lives and stand up for others in challenging situations.