Embracing Diversity in inclusive Humanity
Dr. Jim Garrison
Founder and President of Ubiquity University
About Jim
Dr. James Garrison is the founder and president of Ubiquity University. He came to this having served as president of Wisdom University, based in California, which he led from 2005 – 2012, after which he led its transition into Ubiquity University, established in 2012. He has spent his entire professional life in executive leadership, including as co-founder and president of the Gorbachev Foundation/USA (1992 – 1995) and State of the World Forum (1995 – 2004) with Mikhail Gorbachev serving as convening chairman. He received his B.A in History from the University of Santa Clara, an MA in History of Religion from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in Philosophical Theology from Cambridge. He has written numerous books, including The Plutonium Culture, America as Empire, The Darkness of God: Theology after Hiroshima, and Civilization and the Transformation of Power. He lectures regularly on comparative philosophy and religion, world history and politics, and the philosophical implications of global warming.
Take home these learnings
1) What is being human mean to you?
2) Why do you need meditation for mindfulness?
3) How to respect your body and what to do about it?
4) Learn about the principle of Gaia to the oneness of humanity and motherhood to practical life.
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Rohit Thakur
Realities Of The Two Worlds: The Corporates and The Start Ups
Rohit Thakur
CHRO at LEAD School
Rohit Thakur
Rohit Thakur is Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at LEAD, India’s largest School EdTech company, and the first unicorn in the segment. At LEAD, Rohit is responsible for spearheading employee engagement, talent management and development, stakeholder engagement, internal communication, compliance, and health and safety environment. Prior to joining LEAD, he was the CHRO at Paytm. He has also worked with Microsoft India. He spent 11 years at General Electric in various HR leadership roles across multiple businesses such as energy, capital, engineering, corporate and aviation, both in India and the US. He was also associated with Eicher Tractors, Cadence Design Systems and Bausch & Lomb.
Take home these learnings:
2. Tips to expand a start-up environment
3. What is the importance of coaching in organizational development?
Anupam Arun
A CEO's Guide To Failure, Loss, Grief & Death
Anupam Arun
Country Head & SVP at Cvent
Anupam Arun
Anupam Arun is the Country Head & SVP at Cvent. He has a strong and diverse background in Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) covering Voice & Non-Voice Back Office Operations and Shared Services Operations & Controls. Currently, he is a part of the global leadership of SAS market leader in enterprise event management
In his career, he has led multiple lines of business, successfully executing objectives and managing multiple stakeholders in diverse geographies in a matrix environment
Take home these learnings:
2. What are some examples of acceptance?
3. How can you add more acceptance to your life?
4. How acceptance helps you overcome failure, grief, and hurt?
Andrew Scheffer
Spirituality in the Business World
Andrew Scheffer
Founder - Mind-Set-Go
About Andrew
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Andrew Scheffer has the unique distinction of being born in New York, educated at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, and has traveled the world training with leading self-help teachers over the course of 30+ years of his life, including (over 10,000 hours) in silent intensive meditation retreats.
But Andrew didn't leave his practice in the retreat centers. He took what he learned there and applied it to the high-pressure work environments and family situations that most of us experience daily at work and at home in relationships and while parenting.
Since 2001, he has coached executives, entrepreneurs, health care workers, students and even spouses seeking a higher level solution for anxiety, stress, and the frustration of everyday struggles that we all face in today's world. Andrew helps people develop their own strengths of mind to find the answers they need within themselves.
Take home these learnings
1. Why do we take things so seriously?
2. What is spirituality in the business world?
3. How conditioned are we from the environment we grow in?
4. Realizing the impact of our intentions
Praful Baweja
Who Drew The Line: A Candid Conversation on Indian Queer Sensitivities, Neurodiversity and Taboos
Praful Baweja
Co-Founder, 6 Degrees Diversity Counsel
Praful Baweja
Praful has been narrating stories based on diversity inclusion and strategic brand & marketing communication for corporates, celebrity and social sector clients for almost 2 decades.
Currently, he pursues happiness by including diverse viewpoints of stakeholders, their equity & creating a culture of belonging for various organisations through policies, branding & programs. He has won the Wow Awards Asia Gold for Best Use of Augmented Reality, Silver for Best Use of Virtual Reality & Bronze for Best Use of Interactive Technology for Capgemini Tech Fiesta 2019
Take home these learnings:
2. Childhood Experiences When You Are Different
3. Respect, Not, Fix The Differences
4. How To Develop The Ability To Reframe Vulnerable Stories
5. Be An Ally To People
6. Nuerodiversity is just one aspect of a person
Timothy Tiryaki
Should I become a Buddha or a CEO?
Timothy Tiryaki
Founder of Maslow Centre for Executive Leadership
About Timothy
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Timothy Tiryaki Ph.D. (c), MEd., PCC is an executive coach and the founder of Maslow Centre for Executive Leadership, together with master coach Diane Bonneau, MCC.
Maslow is a center of excellence for coaching. The center offers ICF accredited coach training programs and large-scale corporate coaching projects. Maslow Centre works with #Fortune500 companies and #BestWorkplaces in North America. Maslow Centre developed North America's first organizational culture coaching certification program exclusively focusing on corporate culture.
Timothy previously worked at large corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Intel, and Index Group and has experience in sales, marketing, and HR roles. His consulting experience includes Great Place to Work, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Consulting, and Bob Proctor Consulting (Managing Partner) where he worked directly with C-level leaders and has taught at Bogazici University Lifelong Learning Center, Global Knowledge Canada, and SFU.
Timothy has an Industrial Engineering degree from Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, a Master of Education from SFU, and is a Ph.D. Candidate on Philosophy of Education with a focus on leadership development and coach education, also through SFU. He holds 5 coaching certifications and is trained in multiple coaching styles (cognitive-behavioral, behavioral, solution-focused, positive psychology). Timothy has 4 nationally published books in Turkish (one exclusively on Coaching).
Take home these learnings
1) How to deal with emotions and question who am I?
2) Aligning levels of awareness with consciousness
3) How to navigate through the invisible virtual connections?
4) Applying Maslow's hierarchy of needs to organizational culture and employee engagement?
5) How to repeat getting those peak experiences?
Agapi Stassinopoulos
Tapping Into The Power of Prayers
Agapi Stassinopoulos
Transformational speaker and best-selling author
Agapi Stassinopoulos
AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world. In one of her first books, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her latest book, Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life, she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her two books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses, were turned into PBS specials.
In her newest book, SPEAKING WITH SPIRIT: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You, Agapi presents a non-denominational guide to harnessing this power of prayer in your life and using it to find connection, peace, and gratitude. She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations at many organizations and companies including The Today Show, L’Oreal, Accenture, SAP, LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Global Citizen Company, Museum of Modern Art, ABC Carpet & Home, Women’s Health Magazine, Paul Mitchell, NYU, Gympass, and Hearst Communications amongst many others such as podcasts with Deepak Chopra, Lewis Howes, Maria Menounous, Sharon Salzberg, and more. She brings home the importance of self-care, practicing gratitude, generosity and self-love to enhance performance and productivity so we can experience happiness and fulfillment. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised in Athens, Greece. FIND HER online at www.WakeUptotheJoyofYou.com
Take home these learnings
2. Agapi's views on the power of prayers
3. Uncovering why we suffer
4. Explaining how you are bigger than your fear
