This year’s Transformation Literacy Conference focuses on how to enhance patterns of aliveness in ourselves, our societies, and with the Earth. It brings together generations to explore collaborative approaches to building cultures of peace. Using the Collective Leadership Compass, we’ll explore how attention to core principles of collective leadership can help enliven peacebuilding efforts.
Transformation Literacy Conference (online)
Our 5th annual conference is focused on "Intergenerational collaborations for cultures of peace - Enhancing patterns of aliveness in ourselves, our societies, and with the Earth."
Collective leadership in turbulent times
Inspired by young peacebuilders
This conference is inspired by the diverse participants in our Young Peacebuilders Program, which is going into its third year. The program connects and supports young change agents from conflict-affected regions in fostering inner healing and developing collective leadership skills to enhance their peacebuilding initiatives. Several program alumni are featured as conference speakers. Come and learn from and with them!
When you register for the conference, please consider purchasing a Solidarity Ticket. All proceeds go to supporting our incoming class of Young Peacebuilders 2026!
REGISTRATION NOTICE: We have become aware that participants from several countries are blocked from registering. We deeply regret this. If this is occurring for you, please register through this alternative route. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Program
11:30-12:00 CET
Hello and Welcome!
Our informal welcome session is your chance to meet the team, connect with fellow changemakers, and get oriented for the sessions ahead. Share where you’re coming from and start building the connections that will make this conference meaningful. Come curious, ask anything, and let’s begin this collective learning journey together.
12:00-13:45 CET
Session 1: In Conversation with Peacebuilders
Listen to and engage with inspiring Speakers (see below) who will share what collective leadership can look like – even in times of conflict
13:45-14:15 CET
Break
14:15-16:00 CET
Session 2: In Conversation with Peacebuilders
Listen to and engage with inspiring Speakers (see below) who will share what collective leadership can look like – even in times of conflict
16:00-16:30 CET
Wrap Up and Staying Connected!
16:30-17:00 CET
Informal Post-Conference Mingling
Transformation literacy isn’t just knowledge—it’s the relationships, insights, and courage we cultivate together. So join us to celebrate what we’ve learned, deepen the connections we’ve built, and reflect on how we’ll carry this forward. Share your stories, celebrate this stepping stone, and empower each other to continue the journey.
Session 1 speakers
Nomvula Dlamini
Organization Development Practitioner and Process Facilitator, Tamarind Tree Associates, South Africa
Learn more about Nomvula
Session 2 speakers
Dr. Amr Abdalla
Professor Emeritus, UN-mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica
Learn more about Amr
Helene A. Mikanda
Conflict Transformation Practitioner, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Learn more about Helene
Zainab Zahid
International Climate Protection Fellow, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Pakistan
Learn more about Zainab
Join us for connection, learning, inspiration!
We are calling in practitioners, researchers, policy-makers, organizers, and anyone curious about intergenerational collaboration for cultures of peace. Whether you’re actively working in this field or exploring how transformation literacy connects to your context—you belong here.
Connect:
Get in contact with others from the civil society, public and private sector, and academia – change-makers across generations and topics
Learn:
Explore transformation literacy and its role in building cultures of peace and what “enhancing patterns of aliveness” looks like in practice
Be inspired:
Leave with practical examples and fresh perspectives to advance peace in your context
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Conference hosts
Meet your conference host Guillem
Project Manager at Collective Leadership Institute
Learn more about Guillem
Meet your conference host Lulekwa
Managing Director CLI Office South Africa and Senior Project Manager
Learn more about Lulekwa
Meet your conference host Dominic
Managing Partner and Lead Faculty at CLI Spain
Learn more about Dominic
Meet your conference host Maryana
Independent facilitator, consultant and CLI’s associate in Ukraine
Learn more about Maryana
Meet your conference host Elisabeth
Executive Director and Senior Project Manager at CLI Germany
Learn more about Elisabeth
Conference partners
The Transformation Literacy Conference is organized by CLI. It is only possible thanks to the support of partners and media below (the partner list will be updated regularly):
Partners will be announced soon.
What is Transformation Literacy?
Transformation literacy is the capacity to understand, navigate, and actively contribute to large-scale systemic change toward sustainability. It means knowing how to work across boundaries—whether institutional, cultural, or sectoral—to collectively steward transformations that benefit both people and planet.
In a world facing urgent sustainability challenges, transformation literacy is no longer optional. It must become a core competency for anyone involved in shaping our collective future: from government officials and business leaders to civil society activists and community organizers. It’s about moving beyond awareness to action, and from isolated efforts to coordinated, collaborative change.
What is Transformation Literacy - a CLI perspective (part of the TLConference 2024)
REGISTRATION NOTICE: We have become aware that participants from several countries are blocked from registering. We deeply regret this. If this is occurring for you, please register through this alternative route. Thank you for your understanding and patience.