MUSKAN AJITSARIA is research associate at The Dais, law student and freelancer, She is highly inclined towards diplomacy and international law and wishes to make a career out of it. 

Muskan will be speaking at Reconnecting With What Matters Most In Our Lives organised by the Partnership for Advancement of Human Values from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here, and to register for the event click here.

ALYSHA ALLEN is a Year 3 Primary Teacher from Brimsdown Primary School in North London. This year she won New Teacher of the Year at the TES Awards. Alysha is a role-model for how to reconnect with one another as she is profoundly deaf and teaches a class of hearing children. 

Alysha will be contributing to Big Stories for Empathy – how can stories about real events help children to reconnect with Self, Other and the World? on 21st October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here. 

TESSE ALPEKI is a Director of Tesse Akpeki Associates.  She is a social entrepreneur, thought leader and story teller. Tesse is a governance enthusiast and leadership strategist providing human-centred and purpose-driven leadership, governance development and crafted C-suite support. She helps leaders embrace the importance of compliance and regulation by working with them to codesign solutions and address situations that confront the organisations that present opportunities, threats, puzzles or pathways to something different.  Tesse hosts inclusive conversation to explore issues, concerns or developments and these often highlight different options and alternatives.  

Tesse will be taking part in the UK Values Alliance workshop Governance: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it… on 21st October from 12.00 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information on this event, and click here to register for it.

YENE ASSEGID is a seasoned transformational leadership practitioner with 28+ years in the field of leadership and personal development. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and holds the credential of Master Certified Coach, “MCC”. She is known for creating opportunities for sustainable intentional transformation at the individual, organisational and community levels

Yene will be taking part in the Value of Empowerment panel discussion organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 21st October 2021 from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – 11.00 to 12.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

GAVIN ANDREWS is the Managing Director of HeartMath® UK and Ireland. He discovered HeartMath, coherence and heart-based living 14 years ago. Since then, he has found joy, meaning and purpose in sharing the science and practice of coherence with others. In addition to sharing coherence through HeartMath, Gavin also founded WeAddHeart, a growing international movement empowering people to connect with their own hearts and the hearts of others; to live more fully from the heart and to add more heart and coherence to the world.

Gavin will be facilitating Heart Focussed Meditation – Heart Values into Heart Actions on Thursday 21st October from 13.00 BST to 13.20 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on this event. Click here to register.

RICHARD BARRETT is a globally recognized thought influencer in Conscious, Values-Based Leadership, Cultural Transformation, Personal Development, and the metrics of personal, cultural, and societal wellbeing. He is the President of the Barrett Academy, the Founder of the Barrett Values Centre, the Leader of the global Humanity Awareness Initiative and Global Wellbeing Indicators for nations, a Fellow of the World Business Academy, and Former Values Coordinator at the World Bank. 

Richard will be speaking at Reconnecting humanity to launch a new worldview on 21ST October from 08.00 to 08.30 and again from 17.00 to 17.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on these events click here. To register for them click here. 

NATALIA BLAGOEVA is Founder of the Global Community of Changemakers, WomenH2H. Educator, Thought Leader and Speaker, a Change Whisperer©, Impact Co-creator, a Socialpreneur and Disruptpreneur. She is a “recovering idealist creating opportunities for us to deepen our understanding of our reality and consciously participate in shaping our own future.”

Natalia will be speaking at Reconnecting With What Matters Most In Our Lives organised by the Partnership for Advancement of Human Values from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here, and to register for the event click here.

SUE BOTTOMLEY is an energy artisan, seer, healer known as a cutting-edge, “go to” executive coach. Unravelling dissonance in “stories” soma, spirit, with Sue you are invited to integrate wounds, dissolve beliefs, release behaviours and habits to encourage fulfilment, happiness, and inner peace.

Sue will be co-facilitating Pause ® Circle – Pausing, Reconnecting, Valuing – Walking Your Talk on 22nd October from 16.00 to 17.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and here to join this event.

DR ANDRA BROSH PH.D., BCHN is a clinical psychologist, board-certified holistic nutritionist, and pioneer in the regenerative wellbeing movement. Her ecosystem approach to wellness integrates the mental, physical, and spiritual realms with the ecological wellbeing of the earth. She loves to share her wisdom and knowledge around the connection between our inner and outer landscapes and the relationships between values, choices, and environments in which we live. She lives in Los Angeles, seeing clients and hosting workshops at her holistic hermitage, Psyche & Salt

Andra will be co-hosting The Ecosystem of Eating: Aligning your values with your diet and lifestyle choices on Thursday 21st October from 21.00 to 22.15 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 13.00 to 14.00 PDT in Los Angeles. Click here for more information. Click here to join the event.

DR LAURA BURGIS serves as President & CEO of The Human Values Center, based in Los Angeles, CA.  As a scholar-practitioner, the heart of her work focuses on optimizing human potential so that communities flourish.  Laura also serves as Vice Chair of the Charter for Compassion, a global nonprofit leading initiatives that promote healing, values-based education and conscious evolution.

Laura will be speaking at Do American Values Exist on 21st October from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information, and click here to register for this event.

MAISIE CHAN is  British Chinese children’s author from Birmingham. She has written early readers for Hachette and Big Cat Collins, and a collection of myths and legends for Scholastic. She is the author of Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths also known as Danny Chung Sums It Up (U.S.), and the Tiger Warrior chapter book series (M Chan). She runs Bubble Tea Writers Network to support and encourage writers of East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) descent in the U.K. She is Lead Author for The Big Think values learning programme.

Maisie will be reading one of her The Big Think stories at Big Stories for Empathy – how can stories about real events help children to reconnect with Self, Others and the World? on 21st October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here. 

ANGIE CHAPLIN is the founder and owner of Mindful Leadership, a coaching and consulting practice grounded in leadership research and guided by mindful behavior. With more than two decades of work in organizational leadership and human resources, Angie is a sought-after speaker, coach, facilitator, and educator. Leveraging her own journey from alcohol addiction to business owner, Angie exemplifies leadership qualities such as bravery, resilience, and authenticity, as she coaches leaders to find their voice by aligning their values with their vision.

Angie will be hosting LOVE in Addiction Recovery: Living Our Values Everyday on 21st October at 7pm CDT (which is 01.00 BST in the morning of October 22nd). Click here for more information on the event and click here to register.

PHIL CLOTHIER has more than 20 years of experience working with organisational and leadership transformation. As an independent consultant he inspires, encourages and supports leaders to bring about ethical, sustainable, values-driven transformation. Together with Tor Eneroth, Phil is the co-creator of a body of work that connects the UN Sustainable Development Goals directly to organisational values, culture and leadership consciousness. Phil’s core values are Trust, Humour/Fun & Love.   Linkedin Profile

Phil will be co-hosting Reconnecting Values and Sustainability on 21st October from 08.00 to 09.00BSY (UTC/GMT+1) and again from 18.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For further information on  these events click here, and to register for them click here. 

KIRSTY COGAN is an international consultant focused on multiplying and accelerating zero carbon technology options available for large-scale, affordable, market-based decarbonization of the global economy over a wide range of future scenarios. Kirsty is also co-founder TerraPraxis, a new non-profit organisation working with an extensive global network to define, incubate and initiate scalable strategies that fulfil the twin missions of prosperity and decarbonisation. She co-founded and is now a board member of Energy for Humanity (EFH), an environmental NGO focused on large scale deep decarbonisation and energy access.

Kirsty will be speaking at the Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation’s Reconnecting with Nature event on Thursday 21st October from 12.00 to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.30 to 18.00 IST. Click here for more information and click here to join the event.

ANDRIES DU TOIT is Head of the Junior School at St Paul’s and All Hallows’ Schools, Tottenham. The school places Christian values at the centre of everything they do and is part of a thriving community of social action projects. They also use TBT to help children bring their values to life. 

Andries will be contributing to Big Stories for Empathy – how can stories about real events help children to reconnect with Self, Other and the World? on 21st October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here. 

ANNETTE EBBINGHAUS is a Master Sophrologist, Certified HeartMath coach, NLP & Hypnosis Practitioner and MindfulnessInSchools trainer based in Geneva. Founder of beChill programmes for teens and kids transforming anxious energy into calm confidence. Annette is also passionate about and works in the area of burnout prevention. http://www.trulybalance.com/en/

Annette will be hosting Sophrology Practice – Reconnecting Mind, Body, Values on Instagram Live on Thursday 21st from 08.00 to 09.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information on this event click here. To register click here. She will host this workshop again on Zoom from 14.00 to 15.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For further information click here. To register click here

TOR ENEROTH believes that organisations work better when leaders are focused on building conscious, values‐driven cultures for the wellbeing of their people, the society and all life on earth. Tor works as an independent consultant committed to collaborating with people who share the same passion to consciously create conditions for a more sustainable way of life today, tomorrow, together. Tor’s core values are Compassion, Continuous learning, Trust, Making a difference, Future generations and Generosity. Linkedin Profile

Tor will be co-hosting Reconnecting Values and Sustainability on 21st October from 08.00 to 09.00BSY (UTC/GMT+1) and again from 18.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For further information on  these events click here, and to register for them click here. 

ATI FARMANI is founder of Ati Nutrition. From food safety and wellness tune-ups to recipe development for specific health issues, Ati offers a wide range of wellness coaching options for individuals, groups, corporations and classrooms. Fascinated by food’s healing powers, Ati combines advanced knowledge of how food is grown, its molecular composition and its nutrient values, with personal experience of eating her way to wellness. Website: www.atinutrition.com    Instagram: @atinutrition

Ati will be co-hosting The Ecosystem of Eating: Aligning your values with your diet and lifestyle choices on Thursday 21st October from 21.00 to 22.15 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 13.00 to 14.00 PDT in Los Angeles. Click here for more information. Click here to join the event.

CHARLES FOWLER chairs the Human Values Foundation, which uses positive values to promote young people’s social and emotional development, helps run the UK Values Alliance, and is project partner of the Collaborating Centre for Values-based Practice for Health and Social Care at Oxford University. He is Coordinator of World Values Day.

Charles will co-host Reconnecting With Ourselves – exploring who we really are from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register. He will co-facilitate World Values Day Knowledge Café from 17.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register. He will also chair Reconnecting To Love – pathway to a better world from 19.00 to 20.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) later the same day. Click here for more information and click here to watch live or here to join on Zoom. 

SAMANTHA FRASER is a primary school teacher who spent 20 years working in different countries of Africa including Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Botswana. She was actively involved in the Living Values educational programme that was initiated in 1995 in New York and has conducted various trainings in different countries. As a teacher with the Brahma Kumaris, she runs meditation sessions and a variety of self-development courses in schools, hospitals and other organisations.

Samanatha will be co-facilitating Reconnecting With Ourselves – exploring who we really are from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

MAUREEN GOODMAN is the Programme Director for the Brahma Kumaris (UK) and oversees the University’s activities in such areas as education, youth, women’s issues, interfaith dialogue and the environment. She is the University’s representative at the United Nations, Vienna and is a member of the Executive Circle of the Spirit of Humanity Forum, a platform for leaders to discover new ways to move forward, based on deep human values. She travels widely giving lectures on themes related to spiritual development.

Maureen will be taking part in Reconnecting To Love – pathway to a better world on 21st October from 19.00 to 20.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1). Click here for more information and click here to watch live or here to join on Zoom. 

DAVID GREEN has played in a variety of industries and non profits. His work now centers around how we imagine, create and sustain a harmonious, just and lovely society.

David will be speaking at Do American Values Exist on 21st October from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information, and click here to register for this event.

ELLA GREGORY is an advocate for planetary and social wellbeing. At the moment she works specifically in youth advocacy for nature and young people’s wellbeing in educational environments. Her life is spent in dedication to fostering a peaceful, harmonious human presence on Earth, one where all can thrive and love permeates all.

Ella will be taking part in Reconnecting To Love – pathway to a better world from 19.00 to 20.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 21st October. Click here for more information and click here to watch live or here to join on Zoom. 

KESHAV GUPTA is an entrepreneur and development expert, and founder of The Dais, working globally towards youth empowerment & International Centre for Sustainable Development. He is the winner of  Karmaveer Chakra 2018, by iCONGO in Partnership with the United Nations, Global Green Schools Award at the UNGA Climate Action Week, NYC 2017.  

Keshav will be speaking at Reconnecting With What Matters Most In Our Lives organised by the Partnership for Advancement of Human Values from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here, and to register for the event click here.

DAVID GURTEEN is a writer, public speaker and conversational facilitator. The focus of his work is on Conversational Leadership – a conversational approach to the way that we live and work. He is the creator of the Knowledge Café – a conversational process to bring a group of people together to learn from each other, build relationships and make better sense of a rapidly changing, complex, less predictable world.

David will be hosting and facilitating World Values Day Knowledge Café from 17.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

JENNY HAASE has spent much of her career in Leadership/Organizational Development, primarily in the areas of Client/Employee Experience, Design of Transformational Events, and C-Suite Business Support Partner. The founder of “Kindness from the Heart,” Jenny believes even the smallest act of Kindness can unleash an energy that ripples in ways unimagined… touching countless lives and transcending generations. Her mission? To share a compelling vision for creating a Legacy of Kindness.

Jenny will be co-hosting three one-hour Gratitude and Kindness Encounters with Kevin Monroe on 21st October at 07:00 am EDT, 12 noon EDT, and 7:00 pm EDT (at 12 noon, 5pm and 12 midnight BST). For further information o. these events click here. To register for them click here. 

ROBYN HANNA, a Rotarian since 2012, has worked with disability services for 41 years, which has focused on the de-institutionalisation of people with disabilities. This year’s World Values Day theme of “Reconnecting” is close to her heart, as this is a word that is at the forefront in this process – reconnecting people with family (whānau) their communities and to live an ordinary life.

Robyn will be speaking at the breakfast event Launching World Values Day by reconnecting with our roots, organised by Rotary Tauranga to welcome the  dawn of World Values Day from 07.00 to 09,.00 on 21st October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here.

JANET HARVEY is best-selling author of the book Invite Change – Lessons from 2020, The Year of No Return and CEO of inviteCHANGE, a coaching organization. Janet has trained and coached leaders at Fortune 500 companies, across 6 continents, for more than 25 years.

An early adopter for creating a coach-centered workplace, Janet has worked with global organizations and teams of leaders to establish a generative, resilient, and high-performance culture through a coaching approach.

Janet will be taking part in the Value of Empowerment panel discussion organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 21st October 2021 from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – 11.00 to 12.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

NOHA HEFNY is Founder & CEO, People of Impact and Founding Partner and Member of the Partnership Council of WomenH2H. She is an award-winning, multilingual leader with 20 years of experience in communications and international affairs in the private sector and the UN. 

Noha will be speaking at Reconnecting With What Matters Most In Our Lives organised by the Partnership for Advancement of Human Values from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here, and to register for the event click here. 

MARYBETH HYLAND, founder of SparkVision, is known for her ability to gracefully transform disconnected leaders and their teams into a unified force for positive change. As the author of “Permission to Be Human: The Conscious Leader’s Guide to Creating Values-Driven Culture”, certified mediator, mindfulness instructor, and core values expert, she engages people all over the world to illuminate possibility and ignite alignment by living their values each day.

MaryBeth will be hosting her workshop GROUND IN YOUR VALUES : Reduce Stress and Ignite Alignment Now on 21st October from 18.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here.  

MOJDEH KHALILI is an executive, mother, CPA/MBA, who has lived in many cultures and countries. A community builder; Mojdeh gained credibility and recognition for innovative, award -winning school projects. She offers deep expertise of co-dependence and recovery patterns, together with Otto Scharmer’s Theory U.

Mojdeh will be co-facilitating Pause ® Circle – Pausing, Reconnecting, Valuing – Walking Your Talk on 22nd October from 16.00 to 17.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and here to join this event.

DR H.P. KANORIA is Chairman of Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation. He is a renowned industrialist, banker, journalist, educationist, philanthropist, social awakener with the mission and vision for enhancing spiritual value service to humanity and taking up the cause for women awakening. Besides several humanitarian awards, he has been conferred The Global Man of the Year at the 3rd Annual Global Officials of Dignity (G.O.D) Awards, held in August 2015 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Dr Kanoria will be speaking at the Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation’s Reconnecting with Nature event on Thursday 21st October from 12.00 to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.30 to 18.00 IST. Click here for more information and click here to join the event.

JAYANTI KIRPALANI is European and Middle East Director of Brahma Kumaris and their NGO Representative to the United Nations, Geneva. As an emissary for peace for over 50 years, she is a highly regarded spiritual teacher and leader who brings great clarity and wisdom to the issues of our times. In particular, she sees the erosion of spiritual values as the underlying cause of the crises that the world is facing today.

Sister Jayanti will be speaking at Reconnecting With Ourselves – exploring who we really are 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

SHEYENNE KREAMER has spent the last 25 years helping people in career transition to explore entrepreneurial alternatives.  From colleges and universities to homeless shelters and prisons, Sheyenne has proven that entrepreneurship can be for the many instead of the few!

Sheyenne will be hosting The Secret to Happiness is in Value Creation workshop on 21st October from 6pm to 7pm EDT or 23.00 to 24.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on this event click here. To register for it click here.

SATISH KUMAR

Peace-pilgrim, life-long activist and former monk, Satish Kumar has been inspiring global change for over 50 years. Aged 9, Satish renounced the world and joined the wandering Jain monks. Inspired by Gandhi, he decided at 18 that he could achieve more back in the world and soon undertook a peace pilgrimage, walking without money from India to America in the name of nuclear disarmament. Now in his 80s, Satish has devoted his life to campaigning for ecological regeneration, social justice and spiritual fulfilment. Satish founded Schumacher College as well as The Resurgence Trust, an educational charity that seeks a just future for all.

Satish will be speaking at the Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation’s Reconnecting with Nature event on Thursday 21st October from 12.00 to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.30 to 18.00 IST. Click here for more information and click here to join the event.

GEORGEANNE LAMONT worked on the art of transformation for 31 years, transforming classrooms, staffrooms, workplaces, businesses and care homes by using a dynamic cycle of transformation, and developing spiritual and global awareness. She founded Values and Visions Project 1989, co-authored Values and Visions 1995, The Spirited Business 2002, Values and Visions, Engaging Students and Refreshing Teachers 2019, has studied Raja Yoga for 11 years, and is a Mindfulness teacher.

Georgeanne will be co-hosting and facilitating Reconnecting With Ourselves – exploring who we really are from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

PETER LESNIAK is a social entrepreneur passionate about environment regeneration through afforestation and co-founder of the More Trees Campaign.

He will be co-hosting an interactive session Doing what you can, where you are with what you have on 21st October from 10.00 to 11.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here. To register click here. 

PAUL D LOWE is Founder and CEO of World Game Changers. He is a successful author, transformational coach & mentor, and #MasteringTheGameOfLife podcast host. He has raised major sums for good causes, and become a Charity & Community Champion; something that now continues through World Game-Changers (Community Interest Company)

Paul will be speaking at Reconnecting With What Matters Most In Our Lives organised by the Partnership for Advancement of Human Values from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here, and to register for the event click here.

DUMI MAGADLELA is an accredited international executive coach, team coach, coach trainer, leadership development facilitator, organizational ‘people whisperer’, and African skills development practitioner. He is an author on executive coaching, coaching approaches, ubuntu values, and people development. Dumi co-founded the Ubuntu Coaching Foundation (UCF) at The Coaching Centre (TCC) in South Africa where he has been part of Senior Faculty for over twelve years. 

Dumi will be taking part in the Value of Empowerment panel discussion organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 21st October 2021 from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – 11.00 to 12.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

ED MAYO is the Chief Executive at Pilotlight. He joined in 2020 after a distinguished track record of non-profit leadership in civil society, including as CEO of Co-operatives UK, New Economics Foundation and National Consumer Council and as Chair of the Jubilee 2000 coalition and Involve, the democratic participation charity. Ed has been recognised for his leadership in the field by the World Economic Forum and has been awarded an honorary degree by London Met University for services to ethical markets. He has written widely on values, the economy and society (as well as two short stories of fiction). His book ‘Values: how to bring values to life in your business’ is published by Routledge.

Ed will be taking part in the UK Values Alliance workshop Governance: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it… on 21st October from 12.00 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information on this event, and click here to register for it.

GERLINDE MAYR-MEISSNER was born in Austria, studied English and German Language and Literature at Vienna University, taught English and German at a technical college in Vienna until retirement, focuses on the role of women in society and in technology. Married, two grown-up sons.

Gerlinde will be taking part in Achieving Cultures of Peace Where all Voices Matter on 21st October from 15.00 to 16.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on the event, and click here to register. 

JOHN MCCONNEL is a stress management trainer and former prison governor and social worker. He has a strong interest in the practical application of spiritual principles and insights in daily life and runs courses, workshops and retreats designed to empower people. He is the editor of Living Our Values: an inside-out approach to change your life for the better (2013) and the author of Breaking Through the Darkness – how to defeat, depression, anxiety and stress (2020).

John will be co-hosting Reconnecting With Ourselves – exploring who we really are from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

INES MEDEIROS is a global citizen by option, and evolutionary facilitator by conviction, and  dedicates her time and energy supporting leaders and their teams in systemic transformations as founder of Values Move in São Paulo Brasil, Global Partner at Barrett Values Centre and by cocreating learning ecosystems of values driven leadership for a more open, fair and loving world where all living beings have opportunities to expand their gifts and thrive in harmony.

Ines will be taking part in Achieving Cultures of Peace Where all Voices Matter on 21st October from 15.00 to 16.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on the event, and click here to register. 

KEVIN MONROE is on a mission to grow gratitude spanning both the globe and generations. Two core beliefs guide this work: Gratitude Changes Everything and Gratitude Experienced is better than Gratitude Explained. He designs and hosts a variety of interactive and immersive experiences all aimed at helping people explore, express, and embrace gratitude as a way of life. 

Kevin will be co-hosting three one-hour Gratitude and Kindness Encounters with Jenny Haase on 21st October at 07:00 am EDT, 12 noon EDT, and 7:00 pm EDT (at 12 noon, 5pm and 12 midnight BST). For further information o. these events click here. To register for them click here. 

MAGDALENA NOWICKA MOOK brings experience in fundraising, coaching, consulting and association management. She offers her vision and strategic direction as the CEO of the International Coaching Federation, where she acts as a partner to the ICF’s Global Board of Directors. Magda is a trained professional coach and systems’ facilitator.  Ms. Mook received her M.S. in Economics and International Trade from the Warsaw School of Economics, Poland and speaks several languages.

Magda will be taking part in the Value of Empowerment panel discussion organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 21st October 2021 from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – 11.00 to 12.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

LIZ MURPHY Over her career in Organisational and Leadership Development, Liz became fascinated by the power of the mind-body connection to influence performance, capability and quality of relationships, particularly during periods of rapid change. She trained in sophrology, a life-balancing mind-body practice for wellbeing, and now runs The Sophrology Academy, training professional sophrology practitioners. She is board member of the International Sophrology Federation, Fellow of the RSA, and helps run UK Values Alliance

Liz will be facilitating Sophrology Practice – Reconnecting Mind, Body, Values on Thursday 21st October from 13.00 to 13.45 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information. Click here to register.

LISSETTE NOBOA is a Values Advocate, Business Consultant & Founder of Values for Fashion. VFF creates awareness about the importance of Human Values, through content, clothing with significance and kids’ sponsorships. Lissette also works on the e-commerce industry, creating and launching new products. She is collaborating with a values-driven team on creating and promoting the US Values Alliance.

Lissette will be speaking at Do American Values Exist on 21st October from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information, and click here to register for this event.

SOPHIE NOLIS has trained in Sophrology, Yoga, and Meditation. After 10+ years in IT and finance procurement, Sophie successfully set up, managed and owned businesses in meditation, yoga, mindfulness-based stress reduction and life coaching, with specialist knowledge in children’s yoga. She is the first qualified practitioner in Sport Sophrology in Australia as accredited by the International Sophrology Federation (ISF).

Sophie will be facilitating Sophrology Practice – Reconnecting Mind, Body, Values on Thursday 21st October from 01.00 to 02.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information. Click here to join the event.

SANDRA ONTIVEROS  is COO, People of Impact and Founding Partner, WomenH2H. She is Operations Director of People of Impact, a coach specializing in empowerment, gender equity, diversity and inclusion, and an entrepreneur mentor. She facilitates the #IamRemarkable program, a Google initiative and also #NonFlict, of the Millionpeacemakers organization.  

Sandra will be speaking at Reconnecting With What Matters Most In Our Lives organised by the Partnership for Advancement of Human Values from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here, and to register for the event click here.

LAURAINE O’SHEA is PSHE Lead at Brimsdown Primary School and runs the Nurture class. She has been instrumental in placing mental health and wellbeing at the heart of the school and has led implementation of The Big Think Social and Emotional Learning programme. 

Lauraine will be contributing to Big Stories for Empathy – how can stories about real events help children to reconnect with Self, Other and the World? on 21st October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here. 

GAIL OWEN is a change consultant who helps organisations in Australia reimagine the way their people connect to become resilient, inspired and engaged by creating values-driven cultures. 

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Gail will be facilitating a ValuesJam session on 21st October from 06.00 to 07.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for further information on the event, and click here to register for it. 

PAUL PALMAROZZA after a long and successful business career, founded If I Can…CIC, a Community Interest Company, which provides the free If I can… values app offering daily reminders about fine natural values and Ethical Entrepreneur an E -Book about values in business. He is currently a Guest Lecturer at Regents University in London. He has written five books with the latest being Cultural Cycles & Climate Change.

Paul will be speaking at the Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation’s Reconnecting with Nature event on Thursday 21st October from 12.00 to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.30 to 18.00 IST. Click here for more information and click here to join the event.

FLORENCE PAROT works with stress, sleep and burnout management. She lectures in many Sophrology schools around Europe and writes books & articles on applied Sophrology. Florence runs a retreat centre dedicated to burnout prevention and management in the heart of the French countryside. She has now also started her own school in France training people to become professional sophrology practitioners

She will be facilitating Sophrology Practice – Reconnecting Mind, Body, Values on 21st October from 15.00 to 16.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.00 to 17.00 CEST. Click here for further information on the event, and click here to register for it.

SARAH PENGELLY led the development of The Big Think, an innovative values-based learning programme for children aged 4 to 11, developed by the Human Values Foundation. Sarah taught in London Primary schools for 12 years, studied for MA Educational Psychotherapy and previously worked at BBC Creative Services. Sarah believes that primary school teachers and children are desperate for change in education policy, with a shift in focus towards the development of the whole child, rather than on test results, and hopes The Big Think can play a big role in this change. 

Sarah will be facilitating Big Stories for Empathy – how can stories about real events help children to reconnect with Self, Other and the World? on 21st October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here. 

MATTHEW PYE has been a teacher for over 20 years, first in the UK, then Germany and now for 14 years in Brussels. For over a decade, he has worked with leading scientists in sustainability, with a focus on climate change. Most notably, in collaboration with Michael Wadleigh (Oscar Winner, dir. ‘Woodstock’ (1970) and Birgit van Munster (IPPC Expert Reviewer) he established the Climate Academy in 2011. This innovative work to hothouse gifted and talented students in the science and social realities of climate change was recognized by the offer of Full Membership to the Club of Rome (EU Chapter) in 2016.

Matthew will be speaking at the Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation’s Reconnecting with Nature event on Thursday 21st October from 12.00 to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.30 to 18.00 IST. Click here for more information and click here to join the event.

LEXI RADCLIFFE-HART is Community Events Manager at The Portfolio Collective – wordsmith, marketer, community leader. Lexi loves telling stories, and helping others tell theirs. She hosts many of The Portfolio Collective’s events and is happiest next to the beating heart of communities.

Lexi will be hosting Portfolio Collective’s Career Focus Workshop on 21st October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for further information about the event, and click here to register.

Katrina Ramage was born in Scotland and worked in communications and governmental organisations in London for 20 years. She focusses on supporting social regeneration initiatives, and has also established a number of global businesses and social enterprises. She is Global Ambassador for World Values Day and is championing ‘Reconnecting with Roots’ this year. 

Katrina will be speaking at the breakfast event Launching World Values Day by reconnecting with our roots, organised by Rotary Tauranga to welcome the  dawn of World Values Day from 07.00 to 09,.00 on 21st October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here.

TOM RAUSCH is Director of Consulting at Barrett Values Centre. His focus is on helping global companies align their leadership teams, company culture, and people to deliver on their sustainable business strategy. As a grandfather of four, he is fully committed to the decade of action to deliver the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomrausch/ 

Tom will be hosting a seminar on Reconnecting with the Values We Most Need Now on 21st October  from 15.00 to 16.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) or 10.00 to 11.00 EDT. To find out more about the seminar click here. To register click here. 

DORNA REVIE is the founder and CEO of The Energy Centre School and it’s subsidiary Sophrology Center Online where she teaches the Professional Sophrologist Diploma. She has been teaching sophrology for over 30 years. As President of the International Sophrology Federation, Dorna’s vision of sophrology is a world wide web of sophrologists who are shining lights spreading joy and happiness throughout the world.

Dorna will be facilitating Sophrology Practice – Reconnecting Mind, Body, Values on 21st October from 10.00 to 11.00 BST(UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on the event, and click here to join the event. 

RAQUEL RUBIO is a learning expert with over 15 years’ experience in leading and coaching individuals as well as teams in organisations in various leadership roles . She founded Art2BeHuman, a movement that aims to empower human beings to connect to their true nature. Raquel discovered sophrology as a teenager growing up in Spain and decided to become a sophrologist herself, having experienced first-hand the benefits of this beautiful practice. She uses sophrology to empower others to take personal responsibility in creating the conditions to thrive. She is also a member of the board of the International Sophrology Federation.

She will be facilitating Sophrology Practice – Reconnecting Mind, Body, Values on 21st October from 20.00 to 21.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 15.00 to 16.00 EDT or 12.00 to 13.00 PDT. For further information on this event click here. To join the event on Zoom click here. 

DR CHARLES SAVAGE:  In spite of a long career consulting and teaching MBA and Sustainability classes around the world and a list of publications, Charles has been inflicted by a profound curiosity virus and awareness of how little is really known of the dynamics of life itself, like “is REALITY a NOUN or VERB – given or co-created through our interacting?” He is President and Mentor, Knowledge Era Enterprising, International, and helps companies discover the tremendous human potential of knowledge era enterprising. His book, Fifth Generation Management, has been widely acclaimed and translated into Japanese and Korean.

Charles will be speaking at World Values Day Knowledge Café from 17.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

MIKE SAVAGE, a Rotarian since 2005, is well-known within the Tauranga community. He works as Celebrant and Funeral Director by profession and is known for his warmth and compassion in that role. As a Rotarian, he also works with the Salvation Army, as a JP, as a volunteer remedial reading tutor at a Tauranga College and as a volunteer at Riding for Disabled.

Mike will be speaking at the breakfast event Launching World Values Day by reconnecting with our roots, organised by Rotary Tauranga to welcome the  dawn of World Values Day from 07.00 to 09,.00 on 21st October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here.

MICHAEL SOLOMON has worked at the experimental edges of business responsibility for over 20 years, founding Profit Through Ethics Ltd in 2003 and the Responsible 100 initiative in 2012. Responsible 100 is now trialling tools to enable the radical transformation in business that the existential crises we face demand, enabling and incentivises any business to adopt the best social and environmental practices it possibly can, creating a race to the top.

Michael will be hosting Competing in a race to the top: which businesses share your values? On 21st October from 09.00 to 10.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on the event. Click here to register. 

DR PADIDEH TOSTI is a London business consultant and the co-founder of the More Trees Campaign.

She will be co-hosting an interactive session Doing what you can, where you are with what you have on 21st October from 10.00 to 11.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information on the event click here. To register click here. 

CHARLOTTE VALEUR is an experienced Chair, Non-Executive Director and corporate governance expert with extensive investment banking background. A regular public speaker, she speaks among other things about values, leadership, governance and equality. She has been a director of 7 public companies, including three appointments as chair. In addition, she has board experience with a range of unlisted companies including international engineering firm Laing O’Rourke, BT Pension Fund, Chair of Institute of Directors U.K. and Founder and Chair of Board Apprentice.

Charlotte will be taking part in the UK Values Alliance workshop Governance: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it… on 21st October from 12.00 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information on this event, and click here to register for it.

DR RAHUL VARMA is a multifaceted Corporate Executive and Philanthropist with a distinguished career in diverse roles spanning over 35 years. A leader whether Corporate or Charity with a strong vision and dedication to his commitments. He has held Strategic Senior Positions with large companies in India as Director and President. He is associated with various Chambers of Commerce and has been instrumental in launching a nationwide initiative for promoting Spirituality @ Work (Sach Bharat- Sach Visva) as the chairman of the committee (ASSOCHAM).

Dr Varma will be speaking at the Universal Spirituality & Humanity Foundation’s Reconnecting with Nature event on Thursday 21st October from 12.00 to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 16.30 to 18.00 IST. Click here for more information and click here to join the event.

MOEMA VIEZZER from Brazil, is a sociologist (M.A.) and popular educator internationally known for her engagement with social issues, particularly within the feminist and environmental movements. She is the author of various publications. The first one “Let me speak…” an oral history based on Domitila`s testimony – was translated into 14 languages. Her last publication is about “Abya Yala” – Genocide-resistance-survival of more than 70million people from the First Nation in the Americas. Moema is also committed with dissemination of the Earth Charter since 1992.

Moema will be taking part in Achieving Cultures of Peace Where all Voices Matter on 21st October from 15.00 to 16.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on the event, and click here to register. 

LINDSAY WEST is a successful coach, trainer and business owner, with a drive for values-based results and a passion for people development. Founder of Values Coach UK www.valuescoach.co.uk, owner and coach at www.careercoachlondon.com and author of Amazon bestselling book ‘Coaching with Values’, Lindsay is committed to putting values at the heart of coaching practice.

Lindsay will be speaking at Reconnecting With Ourselves – exploring who we really are from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 21st October: click here for more information and click here to register.

PETER WESTALL Westall is the Chief Values Officer for The Midcounties Co-operative, part of the Executive team, and has worked there for 30 years.  Pete has overall responsibility for the Society’s Social Responsibility agenda, as well as ensuring Co-operative Values & Principles are at the heart of Society. He has a background in both retail and responsible business and believes all businesses have a responsibility to the communities in which they trade. He is member of the Business in the Community West Midlands Leadership Board;  member of the CBI Regional Council and the Chair of Bright Future Co-operative, which is dedicated to the employment of survivors of Modern Slavery.

He will be taking part in the UK Values Alliance workshop Governance: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it… on 21st October from 12.00 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information on this event, and click here to register for it.

ALAN WILLIAMS is Founder and M.D. of SERVICEBRAND GLOBAL, which helps progressive leaders of service sector organisations internationally and in UK to deliver values driven service for sustained performance. An author and international speaker, his projects have achieved measurable business impact and gained industry awards.  Alan is Founder of the Global Values Alliance, a Steering Group member of the UK Values Alliance and non-executive director of British Quality Foundation.

Alan will be chairing the UK Values Alliance workshop Governance: it’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it… on 21st October from 12.00 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information on this event, and click here to register for it. He will also be hosting ReCONNECTING with VALUES – How people can help themselves (and coaches can help their clients) lead a values-aligned life… in practice later that day from 15.00 to 16.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and here to register for this event.