Plenary Faculty and Discussants
Plenary faculty deliver lectures and are available to answer attendee questions throughout the week, often leading breakout sessions and participating in panel discussions. Their lectures expand on the week’s theme, deepening and broadening our shared knowledge from a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and disciplines. The faculty includes scientists, researchers, contemplative practitioners, scholars, changemakers and teachers from a variety of disciplines.
David Broockman
University of California, Berkley
Convening Faculty, Planning Committee Member
David Broockman is an associate professor in the Travers Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Broockman is the author of over three dozen peer-reviewed scholarly essays … MORE
Michelle Shiota
Arizona State University
Convening Faculty, Planning Committee Member
Michelle “Lani” Shiota is a Professor of Psychology (Social Psychology program) and Director of the Substance use and Addiction Translational Research Network (SATRN) at Arizona State University. Her basic science … MORE
Jay Van Bavel
New York University
Convening Faculty, Planning Committee Member
Jay Van Bavel is a Professor of Psychology & Neural Science at New York University, an affiliate at the Stern School of Business in Management and Organizations, Professor at the … MORE
(More to be updated as we confirm faculty soon!)
Contemplative Faculty
Contemplative faculty guide participants through practices that integrate their first-person experience with themes being explored, interspersing contemplative art and practice sessions with free time for personal reflection. In addition to daily practice, the contemplative faculty lead the retreat time.
Eve Ekman, Ph.D.
Convening Faculty, Fellow
Eve Ekman is a Senior Fellow at the University of California Berkeley Greater Good Science Center, Director of Cultivating Emotional Balance Training Program and volunteer clinical faculty at the UCSF … MORE
Hawah Kasat
Roots to Sky Sanctuary
Convening Faculty, Discussant
Hawah Kasat is an author, educator, non-profit leader, TEDx speaker, and yogi. For over 20 years, Hawah has been teaching violence prevention, social-emotional literacy, conflict transformation, yoga, mindfulness, the healing … MORE
Program Planning Committee
The Program Planning Committee (PPC) is a committee of invited specialists from diverse disciplines and perspectives who bring their expertise to curate and produce the content of the conference. In addition to developing the overall theme and narrative arc of the program, the members of the PPC actively participate and serve in leadership and plenary roles throughout the conference.
Nilanjana (Buju) Dasgupta, PhD
University of Massachusetts–Amherst
Fellow, Planning Committee Member, Research and Programs Council Member
Fadel Zeidan, PhD
University of California San Diego
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Planning Committee Member, Research and Programs Council Member, Reviewer
Eve Ekman, Ph.D.
Convening Faculty, Fellow
