5th Spirit of Humanity Forum - Towards a Loving World Thursday VISIONS OF GLOBAL WELL-BEING WATCH in English WATCH in French WATCH in Spanish Friday LOVE IN LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE WATCH in English WATCH in French WATCH in Spanish Saturday SPIRITUALITY AND GLOBAL SYSTEMS WATCH in English WATCH in French WATCH in Spanish PROGRAMME All times are GMT Registration only applies to invited participants for dialogues, workshops and networking spaces. Everything else is streamed live and open to the public with no registration request. YOU ARE WARMLY WELCOME For registered participants: Wednesday 2nd June 18:00 GMT Welcome reception - getting to know each other We welcome registered participants to network and connect during the Forum The SoH Forum lounge will be open 24/7 during the Forum Registered participants will receive a link via email Facilitated by Dr Thomas Bruhn, Research Group Leader, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam & Carolin Fraude, Research Associate, IASS Thursday 3rd June: VISIONS OF GLOBAL WELL-BEING 13:00 GMT Opening Plenary Music presentation by Aurora Chamber Choir, professional young singers Jóhanna Vilhjalmsdottir, Director, Spirit of Humanity Forum Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Prime Minister of Iceland Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson, Mayor of Reykjavík Ella Gregory, High School Graduate, UK Prayers and Blessings Sister Jayanti, European Director, Brahma Kumaris The Most Revd Dr Thabo C. Makgoba, The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Overview of the Forum ‘A Narrative of Love’ A series of conversations with leaders about their understanding of the significance of love in our personal and public lives 14:00 GMT Personal reflection: What can we be to awaken hope and faith in others? What are your hopes for the Well-Being of humanity? Facilitated by Stefanía Ólafsdóttir, Chair, Spirit of Humanity Forum 14:15 GMT Plenary II: Visions of global well-being How do we understand collective human well-being? What is the interconnectedness between our collective well-being and the wellness of the planet? What is the shift in consciousness needed to nurture inter-connectedness and well-being? Facilitated by Mark Milton, Founder, Education 4 Peace Convening in Switzerland Yves Daccord, Executive Chairman Edgelands Institute @ Harvard, former CEO of the International Red Cross Madeleine von Holzen, Chief editor, “Le Temps”; editorial director, “Heidi.news” Amin Khosravi, Urbanist, Co-founder urbz Geneva, Member of the collective "Territoire Vivant" Convening in Argentina & Brazil Gabriela Michetti, Former Vice President of Argentina (2015-19); President, Ser Consultancy Inés Sanguinetti, Co-founder and President, Fundación Crear Vale la Pena Myrian Castello, Co-founder of Dream Factory and Right to Dream Movement 15:30 GMT Refreshments break 15:50 GMT Meditation experience For registered participants: 16:00 GMT Well-being Conversations 17:00 GMT Leaders' Dialogue: Kamlesh Patel, Founder, Heartfulness Prof Azza Karam, Secretary General, Religions for Peace 17:15 GMT Closing remarks Music presentation by Ragnheiður Gröndal, Singer and Composer A song specially composed for the Spirit of Humanity Forum For registered participants: Networking spaces open in the Spirit of Humanity lounge www.wonder.me Friday 4th June: LOVE IN LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE 13:00 GMT Opening Music presentation by Renara Akhoundova A Fridays for Silence moment by Lotta Arbman, Secretary, Spirit of Humanity Forum Message from Prof Ursula King Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol ‘A Narrative of Love’ 13:35 GMT Plenary III: Love in Leadership and Global Well-being What is the role of love in leadership? How might leaders actively nurture global well-being by embracing love? How does love in leadership and governance manifest in our shared lives? Facilitated by Mohammed Mohammed, Senior Programme Officer, Fetzer Institute Peggy Dulany, Founder and Chair, Synergos Dr Kelly James Clark, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Ibn Haldun University, Istanbul Sister Jayanti, European Director, Brahma Kumaris For registered participants: 15:00 GMT Reflection and insights from the Plenary (in breakout rooms) 15:40 GMT Refreshments break 16:00 GMT Plenary Session IV – Well-being in Education Introduced by Dr Scherto Gill, Senior Research Fellow, Guerrand-Hermès Foundation for Peace Adolescents present their perspectives on educational transformation in dialogue with: Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Children, Iceland Ella Gregory, High School Graduate, UK Ariba Hafeez, Student, India Karam Jaber, Secondary School Student, Lebanon 16:45 GMT Leaders' Dialogue: Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in Iraq at the United Nations John, Lord Alderdice, House of Lords, UK; Senior Research Fellow, Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford; Director, Centre for the Resolution of Intractable Conflict, Oxford For registered participants: 17:00 GMT Workshops Interactive and engaging options related to ‘a loving world’ Networking spaces open Saturday 5th June: SPIRITUALITY AND GLOBAL SYSTEMS 13:00 GMT Opening Music presentation by Ragnheiður Gröndal, Singer and Composer In honour of World Environment DayA presentation by Jean-François Clervoy French engineer and a CNES and ESA astronaut. A veteran of three NASA Space Shuttle missions Message from Karam Jaber Secondary School Student, Lebanon ‘A Narrative of Love’ 13:40 GMT Plenary V: Spirituality and Global Systems How might spirituality help contribute to shifting global systems towards becoming more sensitive to holistic well-being and healing? What might characterise our social and political institutions when leaders integrate spirituality in their approaches, processes and practices? What impact would this have on global systems? How could spirituality be integrated into systems of leadership and governance? Facilitated by Dr Thomas Bruhn, Research Group Leader, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) Dr Martin Frick, the Deputy of the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Food System Summit 2021 and former Senior Director of the Climate and Environment Division at the UN FAO Nicole Schwab, Co-Director, Nature-based Solutions, World Economic Forum Zhang Lanying, Executive Deputy Dean of the Institute of Rural Reconstruction of China, Southwest University, Chongqing 15:00 GMT Refreshments break 15:20 GMT Meditation experience For registered participants: 15:30 GMT Reflection and insights from the Plenary (in breakout rooms) 16:15 GMT Philosophers' Dialogue Prof David Cadman, Quaker Writer, Professor of Practice at the University of Wales Trinity St. David Anne Baring, Jungian Analyst, Historian and Author 16:30 GMT Final Plenary: Towards A Loving World Co-Creating a Loving World with Transformative Leaders of Integral Organisations from all Continents Facilitated by Rama Mani and Alexander Schieffer, Co-Founders, Home for Humanity Thais Corral, Founder of Sinal do Vale, A Regenerative Earth Campus in Brazil, Co-Founder of WEDO Women’s Environment and Development Organisation and environmental leader from the Americas Dr Vinya Ariyaratne, President of Sarvodaya, the largest Community Development organization in Sri Lanka, and public health specialist, from Asia H.E. Haifa Najjar, Senator in the Jordanian Parliament, Superintendent of Ahliya and Mutran International Schools, and Convenor of Tanweer: A Societal Renaissance Movement and Integral College in Jordan from the Middle East Father Dr Anselm Adodo, Founder of Pax Herbals, An Integral Enterprise producing African indigenous medicines, and initiator of Pan-African Action Research Network for African Indigenous Knowledge in Nigeria, from Africa Professor Alexander Schieffer, Co-Founder of Trans4m Academy for Integral Transformation, Professor of Integral Development at South Africa’s Da Vinci Institute, Co-Founder of Home for Humanity in France, from Europe Dr Rama Mani, Founder of Theatre of Transformation Academy, and Councillor of World Future Council, Co-Founder of Home for Humanity in France, from Europe/Asia Closing remarks Kristín Vala Ragnarsdóttir, Professor of Sustainability Science University of Iceland Karen Bjork Eythorsdottir, Project Manager, Sustainability in the City of Reyjavík Alan Gegenchatz, Entrepreneur, International Business Partner, Argentina: Renaissance Executive Forums Culmination with music from Iceland and South Africa Music presentation by Aurora Chamber Choir, professional young singers Pops Mohamed, Multi-instrumentalist, jazz musician and producer live from South Africa 17:45 GMT For registered participants: Networking spaces open Download Programme PDF English Español Français 5th SoH Forum 2021 - Workshops View Workshops
