CHARTER FOR COMPASSION / WORLD

The purpose of this one-day conference, to be held April 30, 2013, is to present and create a dialog around cutting-edge research and best practices on compassion and business by leading research experts in the field as well as business leaders who have successfully implemented compassion-based programs in their organization. 

Conference presenters will present both basic and applied research related to compassion, helping, and social entrepreneurship. The audience will include both academic and business professionals so the talks will be tailored to a lay audience. 

The Academic speakers include top researchers in the field of compassion and business, such as:
• Elizabeth Dunn, PhD, Social Cognition and Emotion Lab, University of British Columbia
• Adam Grant, PhD, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Kristin Neff, PhD, University of Texas, Austin

The Business Leaders who will speak at the conference include:
• Larry Sonsini, Chairman Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
• Steve Luczo, CEO and President of Seagate
• Chip Conley, CEO of Hotels Joie De Vivre
• Scott Kriens, CEO of Juniper Networks, founder of 1440
• Chade-Meng Tan, "Jolly Good Fellow", Google

For more details and registration, please go to http://ccare.stanford.edu/event-registration/?ee=68