The theme for the 2010 Forum, “Striving for Peace: A Question of Will,” honors 2008 Nobel Peace Laureate Martti Ahtisaari. Mr. Ahtisaari will present the opening keynote address at the 2010 Forum at Augsburg College.
Martti Ahtisaari, former president of Finland, was awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize for his important efforts to resolve international conflicts. He has served for more than three decades on several continents to resolve conflicts in Namibia (1989-90), Kosovo (1999 and 2005-07), and Aceh province, Indonesia (2005). In 2000 Mr. Ahtisaari founded the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI), an independent, non-profit organization that innovatively combines analysis, action and advocacy to build a wide stakeholder network to promote sustainable security and to strengthen the capacity of the international community comprehensive crisis management and conflict resolution. These efforts have contributed to a more peaceful world and to "fraternity between nations" in Alfred Nobel’s spirit.
Mr. Ahtisaari will present the opening keynote address at the 2010 Forum at Augsburg College.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee Announcement
10 October 2008
The Nobel Lecture by Martti Ahtisaari
Presentation Speech by Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
In cooperation with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, five Midwestern colleges of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America sponsor the annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum. This prestigious event is the Norwegian Nobel Institute's only such program or academic affiliation outside Norway.

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