Mr. Philip Powell is Assistant Director at the Relational Peacebuilding Initiatives based in the Cambridge, UK.

Born in Chennai, India, Philip has lived in the UK since1998, and has travelled to over 40 countries speaking on development and human rights issues. He is passionate about global justice issues and has years of experience doing advocacy work at the United Nations and the UK Parliament.

Philip has a Masters degree in International Relations and wrote his thesis on Re-conceptualizing state sovereignty in relation to the Kashmir conflict. He has also studied International Law at The Hague Academy of International Law and the London School of Economics.

Philip Powell is an inspiring speaker who is interested in engaging with university students, community workers and anyone passionate about social justice issues.