Peace Summit was an open platform to discuss, collaborate and develop capacity of CSOs and professionals to solve most pressing social or governance issues of recent times.
The initiative was jointly led by Preneur Laba and EMK Center.
The Peace Summit highlighted issues which were going to impact the future of Bangladesh. The topics of Peace Summit were
- Impact of General Election 2018 on Bangladesh Economy and Opportunities for Young People (Day 1)
- Role of Media in General Election 2018 (Day 2)
The summit brought Economists, Editors, Journalists, Students, Young Professionals, Academicians and Industry Leaders discussed the way forward for Bangladesh’s economy and media.
In the 1st day the key speakers were:
| Name of the speaker | Designation |
| Mahmuda Afroz | Democratic Governance Cluster, UNDP |
| Dr. Atiur Rahman | Former Governor, Bangladesh Bank |
| Earl Miller | US Ambassador |
| ATM Nurul Amin | Professor and Chairperson, Department of Economics BRAC University, |
| Fahim Masroor | Founder, BDJobs.com |
| Mr. Naveed Akbar | Director of EMK Center |
In the 2nd day the key speakers were:
| Name of the speaker | Designation |
| Mr. Sivnath Thakral | Director, Public Policy (India and South Asia), Facebook |
| Mr. Varun Reddy | Public Policy Manager of Facebook |
| Ms. Syeda Samara Mortada | Communication Analyst, UN Women Bangladesh |
| Zahirul Alam | Chief News Editor, NTV |
| Mithila Farzana | Current Affairs Editor, Ekattor Media Limited |
| Selim Khan | Overseas Editor, Prothom Alo |
| Suchitra Mllick | Senior Sub Editor, Dhaka Tribune |
| Tasmiah Nuhiya | Executive Editor, Daily Our Time |
| Ms. Ayesha Mahmud | Broadcast Journalist & News Presenter, Independent Television |
| Mr. Jamal Uddin | Ex President, Dhaka Reporters Unity |