French President Emmanuel Macron was set to chair the forum, where heads of state and government were to address a series of roundtable meetings about global governance. French President Macron floated the idea of a peace forum a new global platform for summit talks on the challenges the world is facing in January 2018, drawing attention of experts and journalists worldwide. He also used an address to world leaders on Sunday to send a stern message about the dangers of nationalism. The Paris Peace Forum will last until November 15th.