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May 9-10, 2016, The Convene Event Center, New York City

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A roadmap for high performance, leadership & culture in the age of disruption

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The Mindful Business Conference showcases thought-leaders and case studies demonstrating the real and measurable impact mindfulness can have. This is the only

conference where all the speakers are your business peers. Designed for business, this conference brings together senior leadership, decision-makers, business professionals

and peers to one location for an experiential event built around interactive learning and peer collaboration. It is our pleasure to welcome you and your teams to this

extraordinary event. We look forward to seeing you this May in New York City!

The Mindful Business Conference unites hundreds of business professionals and leaders to learn how mindfulness can improve their business.


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More than 150 professionals and leaders, representing over 120 customer organizations, contributed to our research through debate, discussion and dialogue to provide targeted feedback identifying the most critical challenges for corporate America today. These discussions formed the blueprint for the conference agenda, offering solutions that are developed and delivered by and for the community.

talent acquisition & retention

• How can mindfulness help differentiate a company in seeking to acquire talented individuals?

• To what extent are qualified candidates seeking an organization that espouses mindful practices?

• What impact does mindfulness have on retaining talented people and through what metrics can we measure this impact?

• How can mindfulness impact the development of talent and the succession of leadership within an organization?

• What are the most important behaviors to measure and evaluate when developing talent?

• How much factors like emotional intelligence should be weighted in the search to acquire talent?

• How can companies engage four different generations of workers with different needs and expectations?

leadership

• How does mindfulness promote effective leadership and management skills?

• What can leaders do to role model and promote a healthy culture?

• Who are the best candidates to tap for future leadership positions and how do you transition those people into new roles?

• How can leaders ensure they stay current with changing ideas, norms and information?

• How can formal leadership empower others to act in leadership roles?

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innovation & creativity

• How does mindfulness enable a culture that encourages innovation and creativity?

• What specific processes can be implemented or adapted that better encourage innovation and creativity?

• What are the necessary ingredients for innovation and what does mindfulness have to do with them?

• How do you change expectations around the fear of failure and vulnerability?

changing culture

• How does culture lay the foundation for strategy and long term growth?

• What are the elements of a mindful culture?• How do you introduce components of

mindfulness to change culture?• How does culture change as the organization

grows and scales globally?• In what ways does your culture manifest in

leadership styles and management?• Does your company live your culture or is it just

on paper?

resilience & stress

• What techniques are unique to mindfulness that can have a significant impact on stress?

• How can mindfulness be incorporated into existing structures without creating new work?

• How do you establish habits and support long term involvement in mindful practices that reduce stress?

• What should be done to balance extrinsic motivation with rewards and incentives?

• Who should take primary responsibility for measuring & monitoring stress?

• How do we change the mentality from glorifying overwork and overstress?

• What can be done to make the actual culture and expectations of the workplace different?

communication

• What is mindful listening and how do you implement it?

• What benefits do mindful practices have on external communication?

• How will mindful communication impact relationships with customers and other key stakeholders?

• What does a mindful meeting look like and how can it be easily introduced?

tools & techniques

• How is mindfulness implemented into already existing processes without creating new work?

• What does mindfulness look like in small, practical, day-to-day applications?

• Can mindfulness take forms other than meditation?

• How do you gain buy-in from all levels of an organization to make use of mindful practices once they are introduced?

• How do you create an easily translatable and transferable set of tools for multiple offices, divisions and departments to use?

evidence & measurements

• What criteria are used in evaluating mindfulness and its effectiveness?

• How do we measure the impact of emotional intelligence skills?

• What is the impact of mindful practices on absenteeism?

• How does mindfulness affect healthcare costs?• How do we track engagement and the changes

in engagement due to mindfulness?• What are the industry specific metrics that

mindfulness can impact?• How can measures of mindfulness fit into already

existing inventories used for employee wellness?• Which measurements are most important to the

organization and which are most important to the employee?

• How do you make meaning of the gathered data and use it to powerful effect?


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Keynote: Leverage, Purpose & ImpactJonathan F. P. Rose - President, Jonathan Rose Companies

Keynote: Finding Your Courage & Transcending Fear to Achieve the Impossible!Chris Bertish - 2010 Mavericks Big Wave Invitational Champion & TED Talk Speaker

Keynote: 10% Happier: The Skeptic’s Case for MeditationDan Harris - News Anchor, ABC News

Keynote: The Magic CupHoward Behar - Former President, Starbucks

Keynote: Embracing Disruption is In, Toxic Culture is OutJoe Burton - Founder & CEO, Whil Concepts, Inc.

Keynote: You Want Proof? Here It Is: The Impact of Mindfulness on Your Brain & Your BusinessAmishi Jha - Associate Professor, University of Miami

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Unlocking Productive Habits through Mindfulness MeditationManish Chopra - Principal, McKinsey

Being at my Best (BAMB) in Mondelēz InternationalJulia Freeman - Chief Learning Officer, Mondelēz International

15,000 Deep Breaths: Building Conscious Professionalism & Leadership at Greenville Health SystemTod Tappert - Vice President, Chief of Staff & System Chief Learning Officer

The Role of Mindfulness in Creating Space for Innovation & Growth Svetlana Dimovski, PhD - Senior Manager, Innovation Excellence, BASF Corporation

Cultivation of Mindfulness throughout Our Health System: Creating a Culture of Mindfulness in MedicineDr. Rob Graham - Director of Integrative Health & Wellness, Northwell Health

A Field Report from Google on Implementing a Culture of MindfulnessBill Duane - Superintendent of Well-Being & Sustainable Performance, Google

Leading From The Follow Position: 5 Ways to Shepherd Greatness Ken Weyel - Senior Director Global Customer Experience Innovation, Microsoft

Why Every Business Needs a Mindfulness-Based Culture: Bringing Mindfulness to Plantronics Barry Margerum - Chief Strategy Officer, Plantronics

Beyond Preaching to the Choir: Engaging Healthy Skepticism at Harvard UniversityNancy Costikyan - Director, Office of Work/Life, Harvard University

Enhancing Your Leadership Development: Integrating Mindfulness into Development at RBCMeghan Seybold - Senior HR Business Partner Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC

Tracing the Mindful Experience into the Collective… Why & How?Sarah Braid - Managing Director of Corporate Strategic Initiatives, Accenture

How Meditation, Traditional & Non-Traditional, Can Help You Tackle Your Business ChallengesJason Voss - Content Director, CFA Institute

Achieving Unimaginable Results with Transformation Leadership Stephane Leblanc - Vice President of Operations, Volvo

“Push-ups for the Brain” The Army’s Journey to Improve the MindWalt Piatt - Major General, U.S. Army, Headquarters Department of the Army

Body, Heart & Mind in a Global Technology Organization: Towards a More Sustainable & Conscious BusinessChristie Deydier - Vice President of Learning & Development, Gemalto

How We Created a Global Corporate Mindfulness Program through Grass Roots Engineering & Word-of-Mouth MarketingLindsay Van Driel - Platform Strategist: Software Solutions Group & Creative Director: Awake@Intel, Intel Corporation

Search Inside Yourself: Introduction to Mindfulness & Emotional IntelligenceMarc Lesser - CEO, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

The New Digital Industrial GE: Innovation & Growth Inside a Results Driven BusinessDebbie Jeremiah - Mindful Leader Program Manager, General Electric

Inner Space Exploration: How NASA Brought Mindfulness Down to EarthMike Verano - Clinical Team Coordinator, Optima EAP & Vicki O’Neill - Worksite Wellness Lead, InoMedic Health Applications, Inc.

From Analytics to Compassion: Improving Performance & Collaboration at MUFGTsewang Namgyal - Vice President, MUFGPeter Weng - VP Sales & Marketing, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

Mindfulness: A Cutting-Edge Mental Strength Training & Insights into How to Win Your First 5,000 FollowersPeter Bostelmann - Director of Global Mindfulness Practice, SAP

Creating & Sustaining Results: The Long Game of MindfulnessTara Healey - Program Director Mindfulness Based Learning, Harvard Pilgrim Tami Ireland - Director of Population Health Improvement, Harvard Pilgrim

Mindfulness in Context: the Silver Bullet or Just the Latest Way to Frame “Being a Good Manager?”Dean Wiseman - Technical Director, FQM Ltd.

A Mindful Bank: How PeoplesBank Built a High-Performance Culture with the Support of its AssociatesJanice Mazzallo - Chief Human Resources Officer, PeoplesBank

Keynote: A Mindful NationTim Ryan - Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives

Conference Wrap-Up Panel DiscussionJim Gimian - Publisher, Mindful Magazine & Mindful.orgJeremy Hunter - Associate Professor of Practice, Drucker School of Management

Mindful Leadership Skills to Navigate ChangeCheryl Jones - Wellness Program Strategy Lead, Aetna

Building a Culture of Innovation by Connecting with Your CustomersDr. Bennett Brenton - Chief Innovation Officer, Snap-On

Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Viewing Morning Refreshments & Exhibition Viewing

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TALENT DEVELOPMENT CHANGING CULTURELEADERSHIP COMMUNICATIONSUSTAINED HIGH PERFORMANCE (SIYLI) TOOLS & TECHNIQUES

Conference Welcome: Jim Gimian - Publisher, Mindful Magazine & Mindful.orgSteve Morris - Managing Partner, Content & Global Production, The Eventful Group

Conference Welcome: Jeremy Hunter - Associate Professor of Practice, Drucker School of ManagementSteve Morris - Managing Partner, Content & Global Production, The Eventful Group

ConferenCe DAy one - Monday, May 9 ConferenCe DAy Two - Tuesday, May 10



Jonathan F. P. Rose

President

Jonathan Rose Companies

Leverage, Purpose & ImpactThe 21st century is likely to be a time of increased volatility and uncertainty. How do we steer our businesses and ourselves through these times? By having a clear sense of mission and purpose, seeing the way issues are nested in larger systems, and identifying leverage points of change.

Jonathan F.P. Rose will describe how he has applied the integration of a social, environmental and economic mission to the real estate field, developing cutting edge projects and investment funds while producing strong economic performance with reduced risk.

He will describe how the insights that have made his work transformational rarely come during the throes of a problem – they arise out of reflection, perspective and thinking about the larger systems that his work is part of.

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The Mindful Business Conference is just that: a business conference to discuss some of the most important concepts of an organization – performance, leadership and culture – all through the lens of mindfulness.

More than a “sit and listen” event, attendees will enjoy 26 amazing presentations, including 8 keynote addresses and a variety of interactive sessions covering innovative ways to combat the challenges your organization faces every day.



Dan HarrisNews Anchor

ABC News

10% Happier: The Skeptic’s Case for Meditation

Tim RyanCongressman

U.S. House of Representatives

A Mindful NationTim Ryan is a relentless advocate for working families in Ohio’s 13th District whose primary focus remains on the economy and quality-of-life in Northeast Ohio. He works closely with local officials and community leaders to advance local projects that enhance the economic competitiveness and help attract high-quality, high-paying jobs.

Congressman Ryan is both an author and a mindfulness practitioner, providing the leadership to bring mindfulness education to our children, and integrating mindfulness and meditation into the healthcare of our soldiers and veterans. His own experience with mindfulness and meditation led him to write his first book, A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit.

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Dan Harris, award winning ABC News Anchor, talks mindfulness, meditation, happiness and how to be less crazed at work. Hear the story of how a skeptic turned convert after an on-air panic attack. Learn how executives and athletes use meditation to sharpen their minds. Dan will speak to the science behind how mindfulness can rewire the brain and

give some basic mindfulness meditation tips. He will also discuss his new app, 10% Happier: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics,

designed around the book.



Howard Behar Former President

Starbucks

The Magic CupDuring Howard Behar’s many years as a senior executive at Starbucks, he

helped establish the Starbucks culture, which stresses the importance of people over profits. He coached hundreds of leaders at every level and

helped the company grow into a world-renowned brand. By understanding that leadership makes the difference inside a company and that people are

much more than assets, Howard set the tone for what would become the legendary Starbucks culture. Join Howard as he draws on over 20 years

as President of Starbucks to explain why it’s not about the coffee.

Amishi Jha

Associate Professor

University of Miami

You Want Proof? Here It Is: The Impact of Mindfulness on Your Brain & Your BusinessNo smart business decision is made without understanding the data behind it. More compelling than anecdotes, opinion or advice, evidence-based business decisions ensure that best practices within successful organizations are informed by the highest standards of available scientific evidence. Many business leaders now ask, what is the evidence that mindfulness training is effective and beneficial?

A burgeoning area of research is the brain science of mindfulness. How does mindfulness training alter the structure and function of the brain? Does it protect the brain from stress and fatigue? Dr. Amishi Jha is a neuroscientist who studies how the demands of high stress, high strakes professions may degrade the brain’s ability to make decisions. She has found that groups such as accountants, students, athletes and military service members benefit from mindfulness training. She will discuss her research, which is part of a growing body of evidence suggesting that mindfulness training improves attention and well-being. These beneficial effects may powerfully address key challenges businesses face from rising healthcare costs, productivity slumps, to ensuring that leaders embody adaptive and creative problem solving skills even under high stress.



Joe Burton Founder & CEO

Whil Concepts, Inc.

Embracing Disruption is In, Toxic Culture is Out

The number one complaint we hear from companies all over the world is around “toxic culture.” In this session, Joe Burton, Founder and CEO of Whil, presents a humor-filled look into the challenges facing companies, big and small, and recommendations to improve company culture in the

age of disruption. This will include reflecting on a career running public companies as a Global COO where his job description included “flying

around the world to stress people out.”

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Chris Bertish

Winner 2010 Mavericks Big Wave

Invitational & TED Talk speaker

Finding Your Courage & Transcending Fear to Achieve the Impossible!When was the last time you surfed an eight-story wave? Big wave surfing is like no other sport – a volatile, deadly and constantly changing environment that requires your 100% attention, being completely in tune and in the moment, physically, mentally and emotionally with zero doubt or hesitation.

When the storm comes producing massive waves and the conditions are just as we like them, the fear of failing, stress and anxiety are not your friend, but they are yours to manage and control. Staying calm, connected and grounded revolves around being mindful of everything that surrounds you and being able to access all your courage, instincts and training. Being successful in today’s business world is not entirely unlike being a big wave surfer – timing and positioning is mission critical, with often zero margin for error.

Join acclaimed 2010 Mavericks Big Wave Invitational Champion, SUP World Record Holder, Best-selling author and TED speaker, Chris Bertish, for a keynote address you will never forget.


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Jim Gimian

Publisher

Mindful Magazine & Mindful.org

Jeremy Hunter

Associate Professor of Practice

Drucker School of Management

Conference Wrap-Up Panel DiscussionAfter two packed days of hearing the best strategies, tools, techniques and solutions from thought-leaders, experts and your business peers, wrap up The Mindful Business Conference by joining a panel of experts led by Jim Gimian and Jeremy Hunter. You won’t want to miss the insights offered during this keynote, informed by decades of experience, as the panel will review the opportunities and challenges of mindfulness in business.

To close the event, our panel will speak to the direction forward as more businesses adopt mindful practices using some of the best practices covered at this conference.

Bring your entire conference experience together and make sure you leave inspired and motivated to make the most of mindfulness in your business.



You’ve read about how mindfulness can change the way you respond to people and situations as well as the way you make

decisions. You’ve listened to the experts and your peers talk about how mindfulness has changed their business practices

in positive ways. Now is your chance to dive in and see for yourself. What better time to experience mindfulness than in the

company of those to whom you can truly relate?

Take advantage of multiple ways to engage with the content and experience what mindfulness looks and feels like first

hand. The Search Inside yourself Leadership Institute will run an abbreviated version of their workshop on Monday afternoon to introduce you to mindfulness practices that you can use to develop your own habits and techniques. Additionally, on

Tuesday morning, the first set of sessions is designed to get you thinking and doing.

If you are already a mindfulness practitioner but have always been curious about the famous SIYLI workshops, why not

check it out and see for yourself?

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a roadmapfor high performance, leadership & culture…

The Mindful Business Conference equips you with the tools you need to take action. You will leave the conference with The Mindful Business Toolkit, a booklet outlining the essence of each presentation, lesson learned and unique idea.

Thought the speaker you saw on Monday afternoon had phenomenal insights about peak performance? With The Mindful Business Toolkit, you’ll be able to reference specific action steps you can take to parallel that into your own organization. Couldn’t believe how simple it sounded when the speaker on Tuesday morning described a new type of company culture? Take home the key outcomes and suggestions to start the process for yourself.

Get the reminder and encouragement you need from the sessions you attended, and a crash course from the sessions you had to miss.

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speakers

Being at my Best (BAMB) in Mondelēz InternationalJulia FreemanChief Learning Officer, Mondelēz International

Being at our best is the vital ingredient in our ability to think, innovate, relate, lead and inspire others. Using BAMB tools to notice thoughts and feelings is central to learning and simple practices like noticing the breath contribute immensely. We are on a journey to embed our BAMB philosophies and tools throughout the organization - integrating them into our leadership development, learning events, performance management conversations, change tools, one to ones and more.

The speaker lineup represents the best from across a multitude of industries, roles and teams. This diverse mix of experts and thought-leaders was carefully chosen by the Conference Advisory Committee, based upon their best-in-class strategies for using mindfulness as a means to achieve business results.


How We Created a Global Corporate Mindfulness Program through Grass Roots Engineering & Word-of-Mouth MarketingLindsay Van DrielPlatform Strategist: Software Solutions Group & Creative Director: Awake@Intel, Intel Corporation

In a highly analytical, somewhat skeptical environment, what has made Awake@Intel so successful? By creating a structured environment where it is safe for people to slow down, we teach Intel employees a fundamental skill to focus their mental activity and cultivate self-awareness. Lindsay Van Driel shares how to quantify and qualify the impact on the organization, sharing real results (both quantified and anecdotal).

“Push-ups for the Brain” The Army’s Journey to Improve the MindWalt PiattMajor General, U.S. Army, Headquarters Department of the Army

Army officer Walt Piatt witnessed on numerous combat deployments how attention control, situational awareness and stress management enhanced warrior performance, enabling even the youngest Soldiers to successfully navigate complex, morally ambiguous situations. Walt relays firsthand accounts of how Soldiers under extreme duress adopted healthy reaction formations to “win hearts and minds,” and discusses the Army’s ongoing efforts to equip its Soldiers with “mental” armor.

The New Digital Industrial GE: Innovation & Growth Inside a Results Driven BusinessDebbie JeremiahMindful Leader Program Manager, General Electric

General Electric is asking ‘“How can mindfulness be featured in GE?” Debbie Jeremiah sought to truly answer the “How” of GE’s question - what are the best practices? What are the strategies? By creating various ways for employees to engage, GE positioned itself to take a leadership role in the development of a truly mindful organizational culture. Join Debbie and learn the concrete steps you can take to implement mindfulness into your own organization.

Tsewang NamgyalDirector of Global Applications, VP, MUFG

Peter WengVP Sales & Marketing, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

From Analytics to Compassion: Improving Performance & Collaboration at MUFGTsewang Namgyal influences the lives of a 14,000-strong workforce in one of the world’s largest banks. Tsewang and his team found that compassion helped provide effective means to manage stress, reenergize and collaborate better within all divisions and levels in the bank. Join Tsewang as he and colleagues from MUFG reveal their insights in this fascinating Q&A session moderated by Search Inside Yourself ’s Peter Weng. Need text


Mindful Leadership Skills to Navigate Change Cheryl JonesWellness Program Strategy Lead, Aetna

Mindfulness helps leaders inspire others during times of change. Mindfulness helps employees overcome fear and be effective. When mindfulness is part of workplace culture, people feel their employer truly cares about their well-being. Mindful leaders achieve strategic priorities and remain flexible with how changes are implemented. Mindfulness skills help leaders create an energized and resilient workforce that can navigate change with ease.

Achieving Unimaginable Results with Transformation Leadership Stephane LeblancVP of Operations, Volvo

Over the last decade as a senior executive in multiple industries, Stephane Leblanc has demonstrated his ability to transform organizations by adopting a leadership style that develops high performance teams, completely transforms organizations and significantly improves company performance. Learn how Stephane took a unit of a large North American Manufacturing company and transformed the organization to create a future that improves all aspects of the unit performance.

Building a Culture of Innovation by Connecting with Your CustomersDr. Bennett BrentonChief Innovation Officer, Snap-On

Corporations can drive innovation by creating a culture that nurtures creativity, fosters innovation and allows risk taking. Without using the term, Snap-On has created what could justifiably be called a mindful culture in its approach to innovation. This talk will discuss how to create a culture of innovation for you, your team and your company by enhancing your empathy, seeing what others don’t see and telling a great story.

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Unlocking Productive Habits through Mindfulness MeditationManish ChopraPrincipal, McKinsey

In a culture of increased external stimuli and mental fragmentation, most business people are experiencing higher stress and reduced productivity despite their best efforts to keep up. Manish has gained skills to mitigate those knee-jerk reactions and make decisions more effectively through meditation. Beginning small, mindful practices can help you stay in the moment and retain focus, pay greater attention to others, and see the positive even in negative situations.

A Field Report from Google on Implementing a Culture of MindfulnessBill DuaneSuperintendent of Well-Being & Sustainable Performance, Google

Hear Google’s experience in creating a culture of mindfulness to equip sustainable performance and happiness. Learn about how Google thinks about self-awareness, self-regulation and compassion in the context of innovation, stress, leadership and diversity, and practical ways (and some mistakes) in implementing it.

The Role of Mindfulness in Creating Space for Innovation & Growth Svetlana Dimovski, PhDSenior Manager, Innovation Excellence, BASF CorporationHow do large mature organizations continuously innovate, and how do they preserve tradition while reinventing the way they connect to the world? In 2010 BASF Corporation made a strategic commitment to innovation. The five-year journey culminated in 2015, when we marked our 150th Anniversary. This session will deliver insights on how to seed, grow and unleash innovation to create a global co-creation movement in a large organization by embracing experimentation and duality, engaging employees and leading from multiple positions. Need text

Body, Heart & Mind in a Global Technology Organization: Towards a More Sustainable & Conscious BusinessChristie DeydierVice President of Learning & Development, Gemalto

In order to leverage the global diversity of Gemalto, we have created a global leadership development program to enhance the qualities we want most to embody: imagination, engagement, inclusiveness, curiosity and expertise. Encouraged by a holistic approach to development encompassing the mental, emotional and physical aspects of performance, mindfulness serves as a powerful foundation. Christie Deydier will explore how an international, technology-driven organization has piloted holistic, people-center practices that enhance engagement and innovation.

Mindfulness: A Cutting-Edge Mental Strength Training & Insights into How to Win your First 5,000 Followers Peter BostelmannDirector of Global Mindfulness Practice, SAP

Based on scientific evidence and measured business impact, SAP is bringing mindfulness based trainings to its employees globally. From an initial piloting to establishing a global mindfulness practice, SAP has become an industry leader in bringing mindfulness to their organization. In this session Peter Bostelmann will present a case study and walk participants through each step in the process of successful implementing and measuring mindfulness at a global organization.

Vicki O’NeillWorksite Wellness Lead, InoMedic Health Applications, Inc.

Mike VeranoClinical Team Coordinator, Optima EAP

Inner Space Exploration: How NASA Brought Mindfulness Down to EarthIn order for a mindfulness program to be effective in the workplace, employers need to be willing to move beyond slogans and banners and demonstrate a commitment to worker wellness. Creating an environment where present moment awareness is valued and reinforced requires the merging of the, often lofty, notions of meditative practices with the day-to-day struggles of a workforce. Join Vicki O’Neill and Mike Verano to learn strategies that help employees stay mindful throughout the day.

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Search Inside Yourself: Introduction to Mindfulness & Emotional IntelligenceMarc LesserCEO, Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

In this session, the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute will provide an introduction to mindfulness practice as it relates to developing emotional intelligence. This will include: The science of neuroplasticity, emotion, perception and behavior change; The role of attention training in enhancing mental focus and developing emotional intelligence; A guided meditation and application on how to use mindfulness practice to develop greater resilience, sustain peak performance and cultivate overall well-being.

Beyond Preaching to the Choir: Engaging Healthy Skepticism at Harvard University Nancy CostikyanDirector, Office of Work/Life, Harvard University

Do you seek more robust responses to the skeptics who dismiss mindfulness at work as an overrated fad, a romance with woo-woo or a practice that undermines the value of stress in a high-performance culture? Maybe you are the skeptic, weary of the so-called ‘evangelists’ who won’t shut up about mindfulness as a cure-all. This session will deconstruct how a small team at Harvard sifted through the hype and the science to choose mindfulness training as an approach to “workplace stress.”


Leading From The Follow Position: 5 Ways to Shepherd GreatnessKen Weyel Senior Director Global Customer Experience Innovation, Microsoft

What are the steps for creating outstanding leaders from your managers? There are as many ideas on creating leaders as there are leaders, and no path is wrong, but there is a path that’s more right for you. Discovering the concrete steps that will fit your style is an ongoing process. In this session, Ken Weyel will share specific steps he took to create a cohort of managers with exceptional leadership potential.

Mindfulness in Context: The Silver Bullet or Just The Latest Way to Frame “Being a Good Manager?” Dean WisemanTechnical Director, FQM Ltd.

Mindfulness focuses on the moment, yet in business we structure reward based on goals. Are mindfulness and objectives mutually exclusive? The benefits to the individual are well established but can organizations truly benefit from these techniques? Do your organizational behaviors truly support an open adoption of mindfulness or are there a number of barriers? Join Dean Wiseman for these questions and more to keep the conversation in perspective.

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A Mindful Bank: How PeoplesBank Built a High-Performance Culture with the Support of its AssociatesJanice MazzalloChief Human Resources Officer, PeoplesBank

Over the past five years, PeoplesBank built a high-performance culture with significant results, including increases in profitability and higher levels of employee engagement. During this session, attendees will learn how small businesses like PeoplesBank can build off the success of larger companies who are already on board with mindfulness programs and have a positive impact on their people, their customers and their bottom line!

How Meditation, Traditional & Non-Traditional, Can Help You Tackle Your Business ChallengesJason VossContent Director, CFA Institute

Modern businesspeople face many challenges to their success: high levels of stress; coming up with new ideas to satisfy our customers and to take on our competition; multiple demands on our time that make clear thinking difficult; and for many of us, the ethical gray areas brought on by our complex work environments. Fortunately, it just so happens that there is a scientifically proven and free way to face these challenges head on: meditation.

Tracing the Mindful Experience into the Collective… Why & How?Sarah BraidManaging Director of Corporate Strategic Initiatives, Accenture

Sarah Braid discusses technology disruption and the globalization of the workforce, utilizing real examples from the workplace. Join her for a macro level discussion on how challenging it is for corporate to become a mindful environment, and on the need to legitimize Mindfulness by bringing together the academics, the philosophers and the business world.

Why Every Business Needs a Mindfulness-Based Culture: Bringing Mindfulness to Plantronics Barry MargerumChief Strategy Officer, Plantronics, Inc.

Today’s organizational imperatives place increasing demands and pressures on all workers and elevate stress levels. Establishing mindfulness practices for more active listening, insightful communications and compassionate leadership can greatly assist companies in achieving business results in an environment where change is constant. This presentation will chronicle Plantronics’s journey for establishing a mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training program and implementing meditation, Mindful Listening, Mindful Conversations and Mindful Leadership practices.

Cultivation of Mindfulness throughout Our Health System: Creating a Culture of Mindfulness in MedicineDr. Rob GrahamDirector of Integrative Health & Wellness, Northwell Health

Whether in the boardroom or the operating room, stress is a plague on business and medicine alike. Learn how one doctor brought mindfulness into Northwell Health through multiple avenues including a grass root movement, a rooftop garden, yoga class, cooking classes, mindful minute in the OR and a research study - all aimed at demonstrating the intrinsic benefits of mindfulness practices on self-care.

Enhancing Your Leadership Development: Integrating Mindfulness into Development at RBCMeghan SeyboldSenior HR Business Partner Personal & Commercial Banking, RBC

In 2015, RBC introduced mindfulness into Women in Leadership, a year-long leadership development program for high potential women across the enterprise. Focusing on the business context of mindfulness, participants use skills and tactics to become more effective leaders and develop better coaching relationships. Join Meghan Seybold as this session explores how mindfulness was integrated into an existing leadership program and hear some of the lessons learned.

15,000 Deep Breaths: Building Conscious Professionalism & Leadership at Greenville Health SystemTod TappertVice President, Chief of Staff & System Chief Learning Officer, Greenville Health System

For nearly a decade, Greenville Health System, a large academic medical system located in the Upstate region of South Carolina, has been committed to developing a leadership and organizational culture that promotes emotional intelligence and invites higher levels of self-awareness among our people. We describe our organization as having a culture of conscious professionalism and leadership.

Tami IrelandDirector of Population Health Improvement, Harvard Pilgrim

Tara HealeyDirector of Mindful Education, Harvard Pilgrim

Creating & Sustaining Results: The Long Game of MindfulnessWhen a company culture is rife with skepticism, how does a mindfulness program gain a foothold? In this presentation, representatives from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care discuss how one of the earliest corporate mindfulness programs found its unlikely host: a health insurance company. Learn how their own internal program evolved into an external training program that has reached over 150 organizations and 10,000 individuals and address an important question: can mindfulness be maintained without meditation?Need text


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Mindful is a mission-driven nonprofit whose purpose is to inform, inspire, guide and connect all those who want to live a mindful life, to enjoy the scientifically supported benefits of mindfulness practices, and to create a more mindful and caring society. Mindful’s goal in this venture is to increase the understanding of mindfulness and to demonstrate the relevance of mindful practices within the corporate world.

www.mindful.org

Whil is the leader in digital mindfulness, yoga and leadership training programs for businesses and consumers. The company offers personalized, on-demand mind and body training programs to help individuals live healthier, happier and more engaged lives. Using science and partnering with world-class instructors, Whil develops training content that has proven benefits to individual consumers and teams in the workplace. The company was founded in 2014 by Joe Burton and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information about Whil, please visit www.whil.com or follow the company on Twitter at @weArewhil.

The hub of The Mindful Business Conference experience is the solutions showcase. Engage with solution providers to help build the most effective and impactful mindful practices within your organization.

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Born at Google from one engineer’s dream to change the world, the Search Inside Yourself training program is now taught in a wide span of industries and organizations across the world. Bridging age-old practices of mind training with modern neuroscience and technology, Search Inside Yourself helps people in organizations bring out the best in themselves, from the inside out. The program includes live training using multiple learning methods, tools for participants to develop their emotional intelligence and mindfulness practices, assessment tools and an online platform. Search Inside Yourself teaches participants to navigate opportunities and challenges with more resilience, engagement and happiness.

siyli.org

Located in Boulder, Colorado, Naropa University is a private, liberal arts institution offering continuing education, undergraduate, and graduate degree programs. Considered by many as the birthplace of the modern mindfulness movement, Naropa University is a leader in contemplative education, an approach to learning and teaching that integrates Eastern wisdom studies and traditional Western scholarship. Naropa is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

www.naropa.edu

Muse: the brain sensing headband, developed by InteraXon, provides real-time brain (EEG) feedback as a way to measure and improve one’s meditation experience. Muse can be found at retailers around the world, for more information visit choosemuse.com.InteraXon is a leading innovator in the Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology space.

www.choosemuse.com


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Terms & ConditionsCancellations cannot be made less than 28 days prior to the conference, after which time The Eventful Group will only accept alternate delegates. All requests need to be communicated to Sarah Carr at [email protected] or on +1 914 509 5354. Cancellations directed elsewhere or received after this cut-off time will not be eligible for refund. If circumstances or events beyond the control of The Eventful Group cause cancellation to all or any part of the conference, The Eventful Group will refund the appropriate portion of the registration fee. The Eventful Group are not responsible for travel arrangements, travel fees or any expenses incurred by you as a result of such cancellation.

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