Watch The Aurora Dialogues here beginning at 11:30 AM (GMT+4), Saturday, April 23, 2016. Follow @The100LIVES on Twitter and join the discussion with #AuroraDialogues and #AuroraPrize. 

The Aurora Dialogues are a series of discussions taking place on April 23, 2016. The Dialogues are an important part of the weekend of events to mark the presentation of the inaugural Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity. 

The Aurora Dialogues provide a platform for leading humanitarians, academics, philanthropists and media experts to come together to participate in a series of insightful discussions about some of today’s most pressing challenges. The series encourages conversations around key humanitarian issues. 

Discussions are hosted primarily at the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (the Matenadaran), where leading humanitarians and media experts will gather.

11:30 AM-12:45 PM Session 1: The Global State of Humanitarian Issues

David Tolbert, President of the International Center for Transitional Justice, will moderate the panel. 

Participants include:

• Dr. Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Lawyer and Iran’s first female judge; Nobel Laureate; Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
• Hina Jilani, Former United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Human Rights Defenders; Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
• Dr. Edward Luck, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs; Director, Specialization in International Conflict Resolution, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Dr. Steven Luckert, Senior Program Curator, Levine Institute for Holocaust Education, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

01:00 PM-02:15 PM Session 2: Saving the World’s Refugees: Syria and Beyond 

Opening remarks by Vigen Sargsyan, Chief of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Armenia.

Introductory speech by Gareth Evans, President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group.

Gillian Sorensen, Board Member for the International Rescue Committee and Senior Advisor at the United Nations Foundation, will moderate the panel. 

Participants include:

• Enrique Eguren, President of the Board, Protection International
• Gareth Evans, President Emeritus, International Crisis Group; Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
• Aryeh Neier, President Emeritus, Open Society Foundation

03:15 PM-04:15 PM Session 3: The Role of Women in the International Humanitarian Community

Nancy Soderberg, Former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor and Ambassador to the United Nations, will moderate the panel. 

Participants include:

• Marguerite Barankitse, Founder, Maison Shalom; Aurora Prize Finalist
• Dr. Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist and women’s right advocate; Nobel Laureate; Aurora Prize Selection Committee Member
• Syeda Ghulam Fatima, General Secretary, Bonded Labour Liberation Front; Aurora Prize Finalist
• Dr. Josephine Kulea, Founder and Executive Director, Samburu Girls Foundation

04:30 PM-05:30 PM - Session 4: Shining a Light on the Crisis 

Ted Koppel, journalist, senior contributor to the CBS Sunday Morning News, will moderate the panel. 

Participants include:

• Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists
• David Ignatius, Author; Columnist, The Washington Post
• Steve Kurkjian, Author; former Washington Bureau Chief and founding member of the investigative Spotlight Team for The Boston Globe