Conflict prevention: Why peace is the best investment

IEP Founder & Executive Chairman Steve Killelea will join World Vision Australia CEO Grant Bayldon, English Family Foundation CEO Belinda Morrissey at the Global Impact Summit for a panel discussion on Conflict prevention: Why peace is the best investment.

Armed conflicts are at their highest level in decades, yet global development assistance fell by more than 23% in 2025.

The IMF has found that every dollar invested in conflict prevention saves between $26 and $103 in conflict-related costs, yet prevention remains chronically underfunded.

The session will bring together the founder of the world's leading measure of peace and a practitioner with deep experience working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts in a Fishbowl conversation, drawing the audience into an honest discussion about why prevention remains the exception rather than the norm, and what it would take to change that.

About the Global Impact Summit

The Global Impact Summit is a purpose-built gathering for people shaping the future of impact. Designed to bring together corporates, funders, social enterprises, and not-for-profits, the Summit prioritises formation, access, and connection over scale or spectacle. It creates environments where people can listen deeply, learn from one another, and build relationships that rarely happen within traditional sector boundaries.