Online Forum
Beyond Division: Navigating Conflict in a Polarized World
14:00 - 16:00 (CEST) on Friday, 24th October 2025
Around the world conflict is on the rise. Divisions seems to grow ever deeper, with people quick to jump to judgements and see the worse in those with whom they disagree. This is happening at a time when cooperation is even more vital to tackle global environmental, economic and political challenges.
This online forum marks the culmination of the 'Beyond Division' project orchestrated by the Institute for Global Negotiation with local partners across the world. The forum will share reflections from facilitators of the various Beyond Division events on how to constructively handle conflict as well as share practical reflections from invited speakers.
Invited Speakers
Alongside reflections from facilitators of the Beyond Division workshops the online forum will also feature a special contribution reflecting on the practical experiences of addressing depolarisation from invited speakers from the Institute for Integrated Transitions.
María José Daza Bohorque
María José is a research associate at the Institute for Integral Transitions (IFIT), based in the Bogotá office, where she leads the Regional Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean. For more than 8 years, María José has worked on issues related to human rights, democracy and peacebuilding in international cooperation agencies, political foundations, and academia. Before joining IFIT, she worked with the Peace Agreement Matrix (PAM) of the Kroc Institute, where she supported the process of analysing the implementation of more than 15 peace processes around the world, including the monitoring of the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Colombia.
Sellah Nasimiyu King’oro
Sellah King’oro is an accomplished conflict analyst and specialist in Women, Peace, and Security. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and currently serves as a postdoctoral fellow at the State University of New York, Binghamton. With over a decade of experience in peacebuilding and gender policy, King’oro has played a pivotal role in advancing inclusive security frameworks across Africa. She previously served as the Senior Gender Advisor with the British Peace Support Team (Africa), where she led capacity-building initiatives for Troop and Police Contributing Countries, enhancing the deployment of qualified personnel to United Nations and African Union peace support operations. Prior to this, she spent 12 years in Kenya’s public service as Head of Research and Policy at the National Cohesion and Integration Commission, spearheading reconciliation efforts among communities in Kenya and beyond, including East, Central, and West Africa.
The Beyond Division project is supported by the Dr. Tobias W. Langenegger Memorial Society which was founded in honor of the former Co-President of the Institute for Global Negotiation Tobias W. Langenegger. Its mission is to keep alive his memory through the support of projects and events in topics that were important to him, especially in the areas of climate action as well as negotiation and conflict management.
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