Goi Peace Foundation Forum 2025

Date/Time

Saturday, November 29, 2025, 3:00 – 5:30 pm (Japan Time)
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Theme

Building Movements for Peace

A peaceful and sustainable world is not something created by a select few; it is brought about when people from diverse backgrounds and fields turn their ideas and beliefs into actions.
The 2025 Goi Peace Award Laureate Jeremy Gilley, set out on his own to realize a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, and his efforts developed into a worldwide peace movement.
This forum envisions how each and every one of us can manifest our wishes for peace, so that peace does not remain an ideal, but becomes our reality.

Program

PART 1
2025 Goi Peace Award Ceremony
Laureate, Jeremy Gilley MBE

The Goi Peace Award is presented annually to honor individuals and organizations in various fields that have made outstanding contributions toward the realization of a peaceful and harmonious world for all life on earth. The 2025 Goi Peace Award will be presented to Jeremy Gilley, peace activist, filmmaker and founder of Peace One Day.

Dialogue Session

In a conversation with Jeremy Gilley, we delve into his beliefs and his life’s journey, exploring the ways in which every one of us can create peace.

SPEAKERS
• Jeremy Gilley
• Masami Saionji
• Hiroo Saionji

PART 2
Panel Discussion: “Hope Begins with Me”

How can we create and spread positive change in our society? With a group of speakers from various fields in action and challenges, we explore how all of us can be agents of peace by broadening our empathy and understanding of others.

SPEAKERS
• Jeremy Gilley
• Tetra Tanizaki
• Kenta Sumioka

Moderator
• Hiroo Saionji

PRESENTERS

Jeremy Gilley MBE

Jeremy Gilley is a British peace activist and filmmaker who began his career as an actor with the Royal Shakespeare Company before founding P.U.R.E. Productions in 1994. Inspired by his grandfather’s wartime experiences and a lifelong commitment to peace, Mr. Gilley launched the non-profit organization Peace One Day in 1999. His advocacy led to the unanimous adoption by UN Member States of the International Day of Peace (IDP) on September 21, established in 2001 as a global day of ceasefire and non-violence.

Through talks, music concerts, and film, Mr. Gilley has spread recognition of the IDP and raised awareness of global issues like climate change, human rights, education, and hunger. His collaboration with actor Jude Law and various UN agencies helped secure ceasefires in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2010, enabling the vaccination of 4.5 million children against polio.

Mr. Gilley has received numerous honors, including the Order of the British Empire and the Africa Peace Award. His documentary film The Day After Peace won multiple international film awards, highlighting his impactful work in promoting peace and humanitarian efforts worldwide.

Tetra Tanizaki

Broadcast media writer, Co-chairman of Earthday Japan Network, Director of PEACE DAY, Visiting Professor of Kyoto University of the Arts. Tetra Tanizaki is a curator who promotes new values and the shift to a sustainable society. With extensive practical experience and expertise, including the launch of environmental protection initiatives such as Earth Day Tokyo, and planning various media and events on the topics of peace, art and education, Mr. Tanizaki has fostered collaboration between corporate and civic sectors. He is also a musician who composes music for films and commercials.

Kenta Sumioka

Vice-chair of Peace Culture Village, Founder of PLAY SPACE Inc. As a third-generation atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima, Kenta Sumioka grew up hearing about his grandmother’s experiences. He started his own business at age 25, based on his philosophy of “creating jobs that create peace.” He also developed a unique peace education program, delivering it to some 80,000 people across 71 countries, and has been active both domestically and worldwide in passing on a culture of peace to future generations. Mr. Sumioka served as moderator and speaker at the Youth Symposium on Peace during the 2023 G7 Hiroshima Summit.

Masami Saionji

Chairperson of the Goi Peace Foundation and May Peace Prevail On Earth International (headquartered in New York). As an international lecturer, author, and activist, Masami Saionji promotes peace awareness and individual spiritual development. Her best-known writings include The Golden Key to Happiness, You Are the Universe, and Vision for the 21st Century. She is also an honorary member of the Club of Budapest.

Hiroo Saionji

As President of the Goi Peace Foundation and May Peace Prevail On Earth International, Hiroo Saionji is responsible for building the international network of the two organizations in order to promote dialogues and initiatives for peace. In 2005 he launched the ‘Creating a New Civilization’ Initiative. He is also the honorary advisor to Ritsumeikan Saionji Juku (school for global leadership).

Maki Kawamura

Vice President of the Goi Peace Foundation and medical doctor, Maki Kawamura is engaged in activities to build a society where the dignity of life and respect for diversity are protected. She is also President of Sachi House, a non-profit organization that supports cancer patients and their families.

*Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation available.

Place

Nikkei Hall (1-3-7 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)