Business leaders, government officials, NGO leaders, and entrepreneurs attended a pre-convention Global Peace Business Forum prior to the Global Peace Convention 2012 entitled: “Peace and Prosperity through Trade and Investment,” at that Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta on November 28. The forum focused on the often unrecognized role of the private sector business in poverty reduction, sustainable development, and regional stability, and particularly highlighted emerging markets in Africa and the autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq. – See more at: Forum Emphasizes ‘Peace Dividend’ of Business