Introducing the "Davos of Spirituality"
Recent events are challenging the human spirit like never before. Faced with developments in AI, increased climate crises, military conflicts, and rising anxiety, addiction, and depression levels, humanity is desperately seeking purpose, meaning, and fulfillment now more than ever.
Solstice is a first-of-its kind, exclusive, invite-only summit of 50 spiritually-minded political, business, cultural and other leaders who have come together to discuss and shape how humankind can benefit from increased spiritual awareness and wellness.
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Agenda
The Science of the Human Spirit
Science is making some groundbreaking and surprising discoveries about the nature of the human spirit and humanity’s search for meaning and purpose.
How Technology and AI Impact Human Spirituality
AI. Robotics. Social Media. Are they changing how humans practice their spirituality, or even the definition of what it means to be “human”?
Building a Purposeful Future for our Children
In an increasingly confusing world, is there a way to help our children build a sense of purpose and meaning?
Spirituality and the Environment
Is there a moral imperative that calls for tackling the climate crisis?
Training the Modern “Warrior Monk”
We humans organize ourselves with governments and borders. For those who defend these borders, how can “defense of nation” be balanced with concepts like “human brotherhood”?
Building Companies with Purpose
Employees are increasingly “ghosting” employers. Is there a way to do business that can better appeal to humanity's desire for meaning and purpose?
Keynote Speech by Professor Robert Thurman
Featured Speakers
Howard Morgan is the Chair and General Partner of B Capital, based in the firm’s New York office. He is considered one of the pioneers of early-stage investing, having co-founded First Round Capital alongside Josh Kopelman, which was the first professional seed stage fund. Prior to First Round, Howard co-founded Idealab and Renaissance Technologies where he also served as President.
A strong focus of Howard’s career has been to educate and nurture the next generation so they can accomplish their dreams. Prior to moving into the business of technology, Howard served as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and the Moore School of Electrical Engineering, and also taught at Cornell University. He is currently an Executive Fellow at UC Berkeley.
Howard earned his PhD in Operations Research from Cornell University, and a BS in Physics from City College of the City University of New York.
A pioneer and thought-leader at the intersection of science and spirituality, Dr Miller is the Founder of the Spirituality, Mind, Body Institute (SMBI) at Columbia University and New York Times best-selling author of "The Spiritual Child" and the “The Awakened Brain”.
Dr Miller is one of the pioneers in the field of spiritual psychology, and is the former Editor of the Oxford University Press Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality, Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of the APA journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice, and the President of the American Psychology Association (APA) Society for Psychology and Spirituality.
One of the world’s foremost experts on Buddhism and eastern spiritual traditions, Professor Robert Thurman is a Professor Emeritus of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and the Co-founder and President of Tibet House in New York.He was ordained by the Dalai Lama in 1965 as the first American Buddhist monk of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and is the first endowed chair in Buddhist Studies in the West.
Karenna Gore is an American author, lawyer, and climate activist who is the Founder and Director of the Center for Earth Ethics (CEE) at Union Theological Seminary. Previously, she worked in the legal center of Sanctuary for Families and as Director of Community Affairs for the Association to Benefit Children (ABC).
She is a graduate of Harvard University (BA), Columbia University (JD), and Union Theological Seminary (MA).
Named one of the “30 Most Influential Neuroscientists Alive Today”, Dr. Andrew Newberg is the author of ten books (translated into 16 languages), and over 200 articles on neuroimaging in neuropsychiatric disorders and also on neuroscience and religion.Dr. Newberg’s research has been featured in Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, the New Scientist, StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20, CNN, ABC World News Tonight, Time, National Geographic, Discover, New York Times, Popular Mechanics, O Magazine, London Observer, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Readers Digest.
Xavier T. Brunson is a United States Army lieutenant general who has served as the commanding general of I Corps since October 6, 2021.
Major General Brunson's operational assignments have included Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Freedom's Sentinel, and Operation Inherent Resolve.
Lieutenant General Brunson holds a B.A in Political Science from Hampton University, a M.A. in Human Resources from Webster University, and a M.S. in National Security and Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.
As one of the most-respected voices in interfaith collaboration, Chaplain Sharon Kugler is the University Chaplain to Yale, where she is responsible for helping serve the needs of one of the most religiously and spiritually diverse campuses in the world.She is also an Executive Committee member of the International Association of Chaplains in Higher Education (IACHE) and is the Past President of the National Association of College and University Chaplains (NACUC) as well as of the Association of College and University Religious Affairs (ACURA).