The Venerable Dr. Deegalle Mahinda is a Reader in the Study of Religions, Philosophies and Ethics at the College of Liberal Arts at Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom. Dr. Deegalle is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago and has held professorships at McGill Universi...

Nishantha Kumara is a veteran peacebuilder specializing in interreligious dialogue and holds a MA and postgraduate diploma in conflict and peace studies from the University of Colombo. Currently he works at the National Peace Council of Sri Lanka as the project manager for the Collective Engagement ...

Venerable Galkande Dhammananda Thero is a Sri Lankan national and a monk of Theravada Buddhist tradition. After completing his monastic training, Dhammanand Thero attended the University of Kelaniya where he received a Bachelor’s degree in History. After winning the commonwealth Scholarship in 200...