The conference addresses the great challenge of our age: to not only live connected to one another through technology, but to do so in ways that are beneficial to our own well-being, effective in our work, and useful to the world. More conferences like it are currently in development.

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Wisdom 2.0 Conference Schedule

Friday, February 25th

1:00pm – 1:15pm – Introduction by Soren Gordhamer in Hanh Auditorium

Conscious and Connected

1:15 – 1:30 – Guided Mindfulness Practice by Jon Kabat-Zinn

1:30 – 2:30 – The Tech Panel: Consciousness in a Constantly Connected Life

Panelists:

Chris Sacca, Strategic Advisor, Twitter

Kevin Rose, Founder, Digg.com

Eric Schiermeyer, Co-Founder, Zynga

Bradley Horowitz, Vice President, Google

Roshi Joan Halifax, Zen Teacher

Moderated by Soren Gordhamer

2:30 – 3:15 – Slowing Down while Starting Up: Experiments in Conscious Entrepreneurism

Panelists:

Dave Morin, Co-Founder and CEO, Path

Justin Rosenstein, Co-Founder, Asana

Johnny Hwin, Co-Founder and CEO, Damntheradio

Moderated by Leah Pearlman

3:15 – 3:45 – Break (Snacks and drinks will be served)

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Life

(Two Tracks)
In Hanh Auditorium

3:45 – 4:20 – Inner Experiments at Genentech

Interview with:
Todd Pierce, Vice President of Genentech and Pamela Weiss, Mindfulness Teacher

Interviewed by Soren Gordhamer

In the Grand Hall

Spiritual Activism in the Modern Age

A Conversation with Seane Corn, Co-Founder, Off the Mat Into the World, with Marianne Manilov of Engage Network.

(Back to One Track in Hanh Auditorium)

4:30 – 4:45 – Guided Mindfulness Practice by Jack Kornfield

4:45 – 5:45 – Applied Wisdom Practices: Challenges and Opportunities

Panelists:

Gopi Kalliyil, Group Product Marketing Manager, Google

Seane Corn, Co-Founder, Off the Mat Into the World

Sharon Salzberg, Mindfulness Teacher

Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow, Google

Tami Simon, Founder, Sounds True

Moderated by Kaitlin Quistgaard, Editor-in-Chief, Yoga Journal

5:45 – 6:00 – Break

The Power of Presence

6:00 – 7:15 – The Power and Practice of Mindfulness

With Jon Kabat-Zinn and Jack Kornfield

Interviewed by Soren Gordhamer

7:15 – 8:30 - Dinner in Grand Hall

8:30 - 10:00 - Jai Uttal Concert in Hanh Auditorium

Saturday, February 26th

Experiments in Consciousness

9:00 – 9:20 – Guided iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation with Richard Miller

9:20 – 9:40 – Designing for Solitude: Creating Space in a Constantly Connected Age by Ben Fullerton

9:40 – 10:00 – Wisdom for Love and Profit by Meng Tan, Jolly Good Fellow at Google

10:00 – 10:45 – Your Brain at Work: Mindfulness in Work Life by David Rock, author of “Your Brain at Work” Followed by interview with Stuart Crabb.

10:45 – 11:15 – Break

Balance, Engagement, and Technology

11:15 – 11:45 – Presence, Play and Productivity with Pat Christen and Richard Tate of HopeLab

(Move to Two Tracks)

In Hanh Auditorium

11:50 – 12:30 - 21st Century Work, 21st Century Workers

With Tony Schwartz and Linda Stone

In Grand Hall

The New Social Media: Serving the Ego or a Tool for Wisdom and Social Change?

A dioscussion between:

Alana B Elias Kornfeld, Senior Editor, Huffington Post

Lori Deschene, founder, TinyBuddha

Soren Gordhamer, Wisdom 2.0

12:30 – 2:00 – Lunch

From the Stressful to the Contemplative:
Re-visioning Modern Work

(Back to One Track in Hanh Auditorium)

2:00 – 2:15 – Applied Wisdom in Organizational Life: A Call to Action by Rich Fernandez, Head of Learning and OD, eBay

2:15 – 3:25 – Calm in the Storm: Mindfulness in the Modern Work Environment

Jon Kabat-Zinn in discussion with Rich Fernandez, Head of Learning and OD, eBay; Stuart Crabb, Head of Learning and OD, Facebook; and Michelle Gale, Leadership and Development, Twitter.

Panel explores opportunities and challenges of integrating mindfulness in work environments.

3:25 – 3:40 - Break

3:40 – 4:10 – Applied Conscious Leadership in High-Tech

Michelle Gale, Leadership and Development, Twitter, on Conscious Embodiment, and introduction and exercise by Wendy Palmer, founder, Conscious Embodiment

4:10 – 4:50 – Mindfulness, Politics and Society: Extending into the World

An Interactive Conversation with Congressman Tim Ryan, Jon Kabat-Zinn, and Soren Gordhamer

4:50 – 5:00 - Close

Sunday, February 27th

9:30 am - 4:00 pm - Unconference at Google in Mountain View