Commemoration for the International Day of Peace

Sept. 21th (Thursday) 09:00-09:30 (Korean Standard Time)

The vastness of the universe and the planet Earth and human society within it, along with climate, AI, nuclear issues, and UAP, compel us to profoundly reflect on the consciousness and politics that have driven human history. Beyond the recognition of the reality full of crisis and the lethargy of politics, what do we need to invent anew? What kind of human history will we rewrite alongside the narratives of Kant's "neighborly love" and Hans Jonas's "responsibility to future generations"?
Kyung Hee first proposed and led the creation of the United Nations International Day and Year of Peace. Through PBF 2023, we hope to explore a new paradigm of consciousness and politics for the future of global society. Kyung Hee University's Miwon Institute of Peace and Chemistry, Kyung Hee University's Future Civilization Institute, Kyung Hee Cyber University's Future Civilization Institute, and Kyung Hee University Medical Center's Medical Science and Civilization Institute will collaborate to find a new path for a transitional civilization.

Commemorative Lecture

Sept. 21 (THU) 09:30-10:00 am (Korean Standard Time)

Science and technology, including artificial intelligence and biotechnology, have changed every aspect of human life. They have advanced civilization. The future of civilization as imagined by humans has turned into a threat to human life itself. The uncertain future of superintelligence, the possibility of nuclear war, and the catastrophic climate crisis. 

With this in mind, we invited Nick Bostrom, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, UK, to give a talk on the future of artificial intelligence. The topic of the lecture is "Challenges Along Path to AI Utopia". Dr. Bostrom will discuss how to make science and technology compatible with universal human values and ethics, and how to contribute to the realization of peace in human society beyond specific countries and corporations.

Commemorative Dialogue for the International Day of Peace

Sept. 21 (THU) 10:00-11:30 am (Korean Standard Time)

The universe has endowed us with infinite possibilities, but Earth's resources are finite. As long as humans continue to face the existential threat of destroying the planet themselves, they will lose their future. Only a consciousness revolution on the planetary level, a major shift in politics, can change the historical civilizational framework. It was not the powerful or the victorious who changed human history. It was the efforts of millions of people. Both universities and citizens must recognize the crisis of the current situation and take action for a better future in their responsibility to the future. In this program, world-renowned scholars such as Inwon Choue, Chancellor of Kyung Hee University System, Nick Bostrom, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University, and G. John Ikenberry, Eminent Scholar at Kyung Hee University, discuss what they believe is a new paradigm for consciousness and politics.

Round Table Discussion Commemorating International Day of Peace

Sept. 21 (THU) 14:00-16:30 pm (Korean Standard Time)

There is an urgent need for a new transition plan to respond to a future society in crisis. The SDGs, which have been aiming for peace in human society along with material and economic prosperity, are being challenged by the urgency of the existential crisis of the global community, and a new direction is being called for. What should global citizens think and do to create a world where all beings living on Earth live together in harmony and peace? We will find the answer in the future vision and action plan for the Post-SDGs.