- Hosts: The United Nations Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) in partnership with African Odyssey, SAICA, and Brand South Africa
- Time and Date: 20 November 2025 (11:00 AM–4:00 PM SAST)
- Location: Johannesburg – 22 on Sloane
Event Overview
The “Peace Is All of Us” Summit Series are a cornerstone of the “Peace Is” global movement – a new multi- stakeholder campaign launched by WPHF and its partners to redefine peace as bold, feminist, and rooted in local leadership.
At the heart of the campaign, the summits take the form of intergenerational dialogues bringing together key stakeholders across sectors and generations. They serve as a platform to show that peace is not a relic of the past, but it is being built and sustained every day and we all have a role to play in finding inclusive solutions to conflict and crisis.These summits also offer an opportunity to demonstrate how global commitments have been — and can continue to be — transformed into sustainable realities through multilateralism, climate resilience, economic empowerment, and social cohesion.
Following previous activations in London and New York, the Johannesburg “Peace is Ubuntu” Summit Event will feature a full day of dialogues at 22 on Sloane, with keynote addresses and interactive workshops exploring topics such as the “Possibility of Peace” and “Youth as Architects of Peace.” The summit will include a high-level dialogue with Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Deputy President of South Africa and Former Executive Director of UN Women and will be followed by an interactive panel discussion in Cape Town on 23 November.
Following previous activations in London and New York, the Johannesburg “Peace is Ubuntu” Summit Event will feature a full day of dialogues at 22 on Sloane, with keynote addresses and interactive workshops exploring topics such as the “Possibility of Peace” and “Youth as Architects of Peace.” The summit will include a high-level dialogue with Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Deputy President of South Africa and Former Executive Director of UN Women and will be followed by an auction led by Carol Bouwer, WPHF Global Luminary.
The second “Peace Is Ubuntu” activation will take place three days after, on 23 November, in Cape Town. Designed as a reflective, intimate and immersive experience for 20 women leaders, the programme will begin with a meaningful visit to Robben Island, led by a former political prisoner, followed by a lunch at Cape Grace, where we will host an intimate fireside conversation featuring Pravina Makan-Lakha (ACCORD, WPHF’s RRW INGO partner), Tonni Ann Brodber (Head of the WPHF Secretariat), Carol Bouwer (WPHF Global Luminary) and Amrita Kapur (Secretary General, WILPF).
Johannesburg’s Peace Is Ubuntu Agenda
- 11:00-11:05 AM | Welcome
- 11:05-11:10 AM | Introduction & Context
- 11:15 AM -12:15 PM | Interactive Dialogue: Possibility of Peace
A powerful conversation bringing together women civil society, academia and feminist leaders to examine today’s forms of apartheid and their global impact, the urgency of peace, and the power of intergenerational dialogue—while drawing concrete lessons from South Africa’s path from division to inclusion.
- 12:15-1:15 PM | Interactive Dialogue: Youth as Architects of Peace
A dynamic exchange where youth feminist leaders will explore how young people are redefining peace in their communities and in their day-to-day life, and the way forward to approach sustainable peace.
- 1:15-2:15 PM | Lunch
- 2:15-3:00 PM | High-Level Address by Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
- 3:00-3:20 PM | Reflections, Closing Remarks & Call to Action
- 3:20-4:00 PM | Auction and Networking on Women’s Leadership Through Fashion and Creativity
Event speakers include:
- Neville Matjie, CEO, Brand South Africa
- Tonni Ann Brodber, Head of Secretariat, WPHF
- Nargis Nehan, Women Human Rights Defender from Afghanistan
- Dr. Levy Motebejane, Deputy Director, Department of Research, Innovation and Commercialisation, UNISA
- Amrita Kapur, Secretary General, WILPF
- Carol Bouwer, WPHF Global Luminary
- Dr. Sunshine Myende, Executive Chair, National Youth Development Agency
- Mokebe Thulo, CEO, AWARE.org
- Khethiwe Nene, 2024 Trainee, SAICA
- Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Former Executive-Director of UN Women and Deputy President of South Africa
- Patricia Stock, CEO, South Africa Institute of Chartered Accountants
