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Wednesday 16th April – Thursday 17th April 2008
Registration 7.30am
8.30am – 6.00pm
Session 1 - Positive Psychology: The Pursuit of Happiness at Work, at School, and at Home
Session 2 - Positive Psychology: The Pursuit of Happiness at Work, at School, and at Home (cont.)
Session 3 - The How, What, When, and Why of Mental Health: Is it Possible To Become Lastingly Happier and, If Yes, How?
Session 4 - Happiness and the Journey of Life
Session 5 - The Scheherazade Magic: A Singaporean Writer Shares The Joy And Power of Story-Telling
Thursday 17th April
8.30am – 6.00pm
Session 6 - The Science of Happiness and Well-Being: Singapore Perspectives
Session7 - Positive Education: Bringing Well-Being to Parents, Schools And Universities
Session8 - Parenting and Teaching with the Brain in Mind
Session 9 - Positive Psychology and Culture: Pleasure, Domains of Life, and the World of Food
Session 10 - Happiness in a Global Workplace – Culture in your Heart or on your Back?
Session 11 -Question Time
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Happiness – Our Deepest Desire – Can It Be Taught? |
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The last 10 years has seen the growth of a whole new school of thought - Positive Psychology – the Science of Happiness. This new research shows that all of us CAN learn how to be happier; and many individuals, societies and organizations are implementing this research to help them succeed. Happiness CAN be taught! Join us at the New Science of Happiness and Well-Being Conference and understand how you can flourish by putting the science of positive psychology to work in your community, your organization and your life.
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2 days of Quality Learning organised by Philip Merry’s Global Leadership Academy
9 LEADING AUTHORITIES ON HAPPINESS !!! |
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. MARTIN SELIGMAN
Founder of Positive Psychology, Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, Director of the world’s first masters degree in Positive Psychology and best selling author of “Authentic Happiness – Using the New Positive Psychology to realize your potential for lasting Fulfillment”.
Topic -in extended sessions with Dr Seligman you will learn about the science of happiness and understand what constitutes the “full life” |
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DR. SONJA LYUBOMIRSKY
Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside, Co-holder of a US $1,000,000 5-year grant to conduct research on how to permanently increase happiness, author of “The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want”
Topic - Hear how you can create superior mental health and even longer life as well as clarifying your “genetic happiness set point” from an expert in happiness and health research |
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DR. GEORGE VAILLANT
Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School with 35 years as Director of the Study of Adult Development at the Harvard University Health Service. His published works include: Adaptation to Life, Aging Well
Topic - Discover the medical profession’s most powerful tool to combat stress and clarify how emotions are important to both “East” and “West” |
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DR. CATHERINE LIM
Singapore author of 18 books, including O Singapore!, The Bondmaid, Following the Wrong God Home, Unhurried Thoughts at my Funeral, political commentator and lecturer
Topic - How Singaporeans can grow their own “joy and happiness” by understanding the clash between “tradition and modernity” |
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DR. ILONA BONIWELL
Programme Leader for the first Masters Degree in Applied Positive Psychology in Europe, consultant for the BBC series "The Happiness Formula" (2006) and author of Positive Psychology in a Nutshell
Topic - Understand how positive psychology impacts learning from primary school to post graduate
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DR. JUDY WILLIS
MD & neurologist, middle school teacher and author of Research-Based Strategies To Ignite Student Learning: Insights from a Neurologist/Classroom Teacher, Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion
Topic - Practical skills for Parents and Teachers to increase alertness, focused attention, mental effort, creative problem solving in children/students as well as how to reduce the stress that blocks learning |
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DR. PAUL ROZIN
Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, specialist in happiness, culture and food and recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award in 2007
Topic -Asian versus American perspectives on the good life and the fascinating topic of food and pleasure |
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PHILIP MERRY
CEO & Founder of Global Leadership Academy – based in Singapore since 1990 Philip is a team and leadership consultant with 30 years experience in 47 countries and in regular demand by international organisations - helping them accelerate business success and happiness by building “partnership, peace and prosperity across cultures”
Topic - Happiness in the Global Workplace - impact of cultural mindset on personal and business success and how to identify and change old cultural patterns that cause stress and block happiness |
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DR. DAVID CHAN
Professor of Psychology at Singapore Management University, David Chan is consultant to the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Police Force, Prison Service, and is Chairman of the International Advisory Panel to Singapore’s National Addictions Management Center and National Council on Problem Gambling
Topic - The Science of Happiness and Well-Being: Singapore Perspectives |
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