Growth

DR JULIAN ABEL is a retired palliative care physician, Director of Compassionate Communities UK, author and podcaster. He views compassion as intrinsic to human relationships and has developed compassionate community projects in palliative care and healthcare in general nationally and internationally. His work in Frome with Helen Kingston forms the basis for his book The Compassion Project. His popular podcast Survival of the Kindest explores the impact of the absence or presence of compassion in a wide variety of settings. 

Julian will be speaking at Compassion in Action – enabling communities to flourish using an asset-based, relational, community-led approach on 20^th October from 14.00 to 15.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information click here. To register click here

FARAH SYED ABUL is involved in Community Based Protection at 9 Camps in Bangladesh for Rohingya Refugees as Project Coordinator for ActionAid Bangladesh. He has a Master in Education from Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST) and Diploma in Disaster Management from Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU). He has also worked for DIAKONIA Bangladesh, South Asia Partnership Bangladesh, PRISM Bangladesh, Local Initiative For Development – LIFD and in Organization for Mothers and Infants (OMI). 

Farah will be speaking at Open Space: The Big Issues Around Refugees Today from 1pm to 2pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October. For further information on this event click here. To register click here. This event will be repeated later on the same day from 9pm to 10pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information click here and to register click here. 

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 panel discussion Healthy collective consciousness: the ripples we always generate, consciously create or not, organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 20th October 2022 from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 12.00 to 13.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

GAVIN ANDREWS is Managing Director for HeartMath in the UK and Ireland.   Gavin 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 – World Values Day 2022 on Thursday 20th October from 13.00 BST to 13.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). Click here for more information on this event. Click here to register.

HON JUSTICE K.G. BALAKRISHNAN is former Chief Justice of India , Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India and Chairman, and Chairman of Public Police – an NGO recently established with support of former high Court Judges, former senior IAS Officers, former Law Secretaries and other distinguished members from different walks of life. The Supreme Court’s first Dalit Chief Justice, he served on the Supreme Court for ten years, including three years as Chief Justice.

Justice Balakrishnan will be speaking at World Values Day; Values For Community on 20th October from 11.30 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is from 4 to 5.30pm in India. To find out more about this Zoom event click here; to join 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 – The Value of the Essential Art of Rest on 20th October from 14.00 to 17.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and  email Sue at sue.bottomley50@gmail.com to register.

ALEXANDRA BOUÉE has practised as a Sophrologist in London, Zurich and now in New York. You can find out more about her work on her website here www.sopho-mind.com

Alexandra will be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of PEACE/PAIX conducted in French on 20th October from 13.00 to 13.45 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on Zoom. For more information click here; to join the Zoom session click here.

RHONDA L BOWEN is a global strategic communication guide with 30+ years’ experience working with people from 70+ countries who are BEST professionals (business, engineering, science and technology). She supports others through interactive sessions called success swarms, based on swarm intelligence. The process: wispiration in action, wisdom plus inspiration shared to find practical applications.

Rhonda will be facilitating three sessions of her workshop Determining Compelling Values: Linking Your Values to Align with Others on 20^th October from 09.00 to 10.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and click here to register for this session;  from 13.00 to 14.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and click here to register for this session; and from 18.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here or more information, and click here to register for this session.

ANGIE CHAPLIN is the founder and owner of Mindful Leadership, a personal and corporate capacity-building 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, facilitator, and educator who works with individuals, teams, businesses, and organizations.

Angie will be hosting The Power of Values in Recovery at 7.30 pm EDT, 6.30 pm CDT on October 20th in the US, (which is 00.30 BST in the morning of October 21^st in UK). 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. Until 2017 Phil was the CEO of Barrett Values Centre, an international organisation working through a consulting network in approximately 100 countries. As an independent consultant he now inspires, encourages and supports leaders to bring about ethical, sustainable, values-driven transformation. Phil’s core values are Trust, Humour/Fun & Love.

Phil will be co-facilitating Growing a Culture of Sustain-Ability  from 10.30am to 11.30am BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October. Click here for more information on the event and click here to register for it. 

DR FRANCIS DA CUNHA worked as GP for 20 years in London and 15 years in rural Somerset. A Fellow of the Royal College of GPs, she has been involved in medical education and GP training for many years. She leads the Mendip Symphony Project based on the Frome medical practice model of enhanced primary care to prevent unplanned admissions into hospital and enable a more holistic approach whilst empowering patients to make decisions about their care. Her particular interests are care of the elderly, frailty, and end of life care. She is trustee of the Human Values in Healthcare Forum. 

Frances will be co-facilitating Compassion in Action – enabling communities to flourish using an asset-based, relational, community-led approach on 20^th October from 14.00 to 15.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information click here. To register click here

ANNETTE EBBINGHAUS is a Master Sophrologist, HeartMath® coach, Positive Intelligence®, Hypnosis and NLP practitioner, working with the link between mind and body, helping her clients shape their future through being connected with both. She specializes in burnout prevention & recovery, stress management and working with adolescents, transforming anxious energy into calm confidence. Website: www.trulybalance.com; Linkedin: annetteebbinghaus; Instagram: Instagram/trulybalance;  ww.facebook.com/trulybalance, Twitter: @EbbinghausA

Annette wil be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of Compassion on IG Live from 11am to 11.30am BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 12pm to 12.30pm in Switzerland. On 20^th October. Click here for more information and click here for IG Live.  She will also be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of Service on Zoom from 1pm to 1.45pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 2pm to 2.45pm in Switzerland. Click here for more information and click here to register. 

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. He has worked more than 15 years as Culture Manager in two international companies, SCA and Volvo and 11 years for Barrett Values Centre. Tor’s core values are Compassion, Continuous learning, Trust, Making a difference, Future generations, and Generosity.

Tor will be co-facilitating Growing a Culture of Sustain-Ability from 10.30am to 11.30am BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October. Click here for more information on the event and click here to register for it. 

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 Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register. He will also be co-facilitating World Values Day Knowledge Café 2022 from 17.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register. This event will be repeated the next day on 21^st October from 08.00 to 10.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1): for more information click here and to register click here. 

CARLA FORTH is a Sophrologist with over ten years’ experience working within organisations to help employees manage stress more effectively. Carla brings the benefits of Sophrology to individuals, team facilitation and leadership teams. www.thestresssolutionsophrology.co.uk

Carla will be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of COMPASSION on 20th October at 12.00 to 12.45 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on Zoom. For more information click here; to join the Zoom session click here.

JANIC GORAYEB is the Founder of Ripple Effect Leadership and works and helps entrepreneurs and organizations create collaborative teams so they can rock their purpose and grow their business from the inside out. Visit www.rippleeffectleadership.ca for more information.

Janic will be hosting World Values Day Interactive Chat On Clubhouse from 5pm to 6pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 12pm to 1pm EDT in the US and Canada on 20^th October. Click here for more information and click here to RSVP and join on Clubhouse.

 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 Meet The US Values Alliance on 20^th October from 22.00 to 23.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 5pm to 6pm EDT, 2pm to 3pm PDT. Click here for more information, and email david@dmgadvisors.com to register for this event.

EBEN GREEN believes that authentic connection and soul expression are pathways to wholeness and transcendence. As the vision keeper for ShiftUp and the creator of the ValYou symbols, Eben brings a depth of experience to accelerate purposeful growth for individuals and businesses. His top two core ValYous are Courage and Soulove. His “Be You More” mission is all about supporting people to heal, grow and empower themselves.

Eben will be speaking at Be You More on 20^th October from 20.30 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register.   

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 2022 from 17.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 20^th October: click here or more information and click here to register. This event will be repeated the next day on 21^st October from 08.00 to 10.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1): for more information click here and to register click here. 

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 two separate one-hour Gratitude and Kindness Encounters with Kevin Monroe on 20^th October at 16.00 and 21.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 11am and 4pm EDT in the US. For further information on the earlier event click here.  For further information on the later event click here. To register for either (or both) of them click here. 

ROBYN HANNA, a Rotarian since 2012, has worked in the Disability workspace for over 40 years. This year’s World Values Day theme of “Values for Community” allows us to highlight Community groups who have this at the heart of the work they are doing. As Rotary International says “We understand that cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture is essential to realising our vision of a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change”.

Robyn will be speaking at the breakfast event Tauranga Rotary and Friends Celebrate the Dawn of World Values Day organised by Rotary Tauranga, from 07.00 to 09.30am on 20th October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 19^th October. For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here [link to follow]

DR MARGARET HANNAH has over 30 years’ experience in the NHS specialising in Public Health, is honorary senior lecturer at St Andrews University, and until recently deputy director of public health in Fife, Scotland. With International Futures Forum (IFF) she supports transformative innovations in health and wellbeing. She coordinates activities around IFF Kitbag, a resource aiming to grow a culture of kindness for children, families and people in communities and organisations. She is the author of Humanising Healthcare – patterns of hope for a system under strain. 

Margaret will be speaking at Compassion in Action – enabling communities to flourish using an asset-based, relational, community-led approach on 20^th October from 14.00 to 15.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information click here. To register 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 panel discussion Healthy collective consciousness: the ripples we always generate, consciously create or not, organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 20th October 2022 from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 12.00 to 13.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

MOHAMMED HASSAN is Ambassador for StepUp.One and was a Co-Chair, World Economic Forum, Davos in 2019. Born in Somalia, he was confined at Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp for over 20 years with no passport, no opportunities, no hope. He broadcast from Kakuma to the World Economic Forum Annual Summit calling for reframing of global conceptions of displaced peoples: ‘It’s high time that refugees are seen as partners in development efforts, rather than a burden…We have people with talents who, given a chance, can perform.” This inspired the founding of StepUp.One, dedicated to re-skilling those living in refugee camps and connecting them to opportunities that pay.

Mohammed will be speaking at Open Space: The Big Issues Around Refugees Today from 1pm to 2pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20th October. For further information on this event click here. To register click here. This event will be repeated later on the same day from 9pm to 10pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information click here and to register click here. 

DR NEIL HAWKES is an internationally known speaker, educator, broadcaster, author and commentator who first gained recognition as Headteacher in Oxfordshire, UK where he worked with a school community to devise and implement a pedagogical system based on values. He founded The International Values-based Education Trust and Values-based Education. His latest book co-authored with Jane Hawkes, is The Inner Curriculum, how to nurture wellbeing, resilience and self-leadership.

Neil will be speaking at World Values Day; Values For Community on 20th October from 11.30 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is from 4 to 5.30pm in India. To find out more about this Zoom event click here; to join the event click here.

MARYBETH HYLAND transforms disconnected, burnt-out leaders and teams into aligned forces for positive change and daily well-being. As an author of Permission to Be Human: The Conscious Leader’s Guide to Creating a Values-Driven Culture, certified mediator, mindfulness instructor, and core values expert, she illuminates possibility and ignites alignment between values and behaviors. Website: www.sparkvisionnow.com   

MaryBeth will be hosting her workshop You’re Not Alone: Come Together in Community To Release Stress & Ignite Wellbeing Through Shared Values on 20th October from 17.30 to 18.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here.

PROFESSOR VINCENT INTONDI is Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College in Maryland. From 2009-2017 he was Director of Research for American University’s Nuclear Studies Institute in Washington, DC. His research focuses on the intersection of race and nuclear weapons. He is the author of African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement, and Saving the World from Nuclear War: The June 12, 1982 Disarmament Rally and Beyond. Website: www.vincentintondi.com

Vincent will be speaking at Open Space: The Big Issues Around Refugees Today from 1pm to 2pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October. For further information on this event click here. To register click here. This event will be repeated later on the same day from 9pm to 10pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information click here and to register click here. 

PJ JACKSON is the Chief Empowerment Officer and Founder at Positive Knowledge, LLC. Melding an engineer’s intellect and an awakened heart, PJ combines a professional background as an Applied Scientist, engineer, and organizational transformation expert to help individuals breakthrough and level up to new heights in personal development. PJ is leveraging over 30 years of transformational experiences and making a positive impact on LinkedIn with close to 50K followers.

PJ is facilitating the Empowerment Series, three separate but progressive workshops, on 20^th October. The first is Circling Your Center from 08.00 to 09.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1); for further information on this event click here, and to register simply email PJ at pj@pjjackson.com. The second workshop is The Seven Narratives from 15.00 to 16.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1); for further information click here and to register email PJ at pj@pjjackson.com. The third is Inner Self Care Workshop from 20.00 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); for further information click here, and to register email PJ at pj@pjjackson.com   

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 – The Value of the Essential Art of Rest on 20th October from 14.00 to 17.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and email  sue.bottomley50@gmail.com to register.

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 World Values Day; Values For Community on 20th October from 11.30 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is from 4 to 5.30pm in India. To find out more about this Zoom event click here; to join the event click here.

DR HELEN KINGSTON is a GP in Frome, Somerset, UK.  With Jenny Hartnoll she set up the Compassionate Frome project in 2013. It has since expanded across Somerset. The project is designed to better connect and support patients and to improve lives for those in health care, and integration/collaboration across the community are crucial. There is great interest nationally and internationally. BBC World’s People Fixing the World video has been viewed by over 2.9million viewers. In July,Helen was awarded a Point of Light Award by the Prime Minister on behalf of the team.

Helen will be speaking at Compassion in Action – enabling communities to flourish using an asset-based, relational, community-led approach on 20^th October from 14.00 to 15.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information click here. To register click here

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 Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register.

Professor MIHAIL KRIKUNOV is Dean of the Kyiv Business School, President and co-founder of Ukrainian Bildung Network. corporate trainer, adult education methodologist, management and marketing consultant and C-level manager, career and business mentor.  With more than 30 years of experience in management and teaching, research, business consulting, training in marketing, management, strategy development and executive trainings, he is author of experimental teaching methods based on experiential learning and arts-based learning.

Mihail will be speaking at Our Journey Together From Hardship to Hope: A Values Conversation Regarding Our Shared Community on 20^th October from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register. 

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 Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register.

ANNALIEZA LANDA, ‘The Values Differentiator’, is a Speaker, Activist and Values Evangelist. She established Make Your Marque in 2016 – a rallying cry to leaders to be better role models for future generations whilst converting good values into business growth and a unified drive for excellence. She founded ‘The 100 Club: Century Champions for Change’ aiming to engage 100 leaders annually in values-led conversations.

Annalieza will be facilitating Keep The Hope Fires Burning! A Hope Encounter for World Values Day on October 20^th from 12.00 to 13.15 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information on this event and click here to register for it. The event will be repeated later on 20^th October at 23.00 BST(UTC/GMT+1) ending early next morning (in UK time) at 00.15 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register. 

NATALIE LOTTERSBERGER, a Registered Nurse and founder and CEO of Care-Ring Home Care Services and Intensive Respiratory Care, has more than 30 years’ experience in nursing, health-care and social work, in family-orientated case management, palliative and intensive care management as well as psychiatric care. She is also a teacher in Nursing. She developed the E-Care and Care-Tab solution, a web–based documentation system for home care. She is member of the Austrian Nursing Association involved in several strategic workgroups regarding integrated care.

Nalalie will be speaking at Our Journey Together From Hardship to Hope: A Values Conversation Regarding Our Shared Community on 20^th October from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register. 

KATHRYN MAHONEY is a fierce refugee rights advocate with more than fifteen years experience in international humanitarian, human rights and development work. For nearly five years she has been Global Spokesperson for UNHCR, the world’s lead refugee agency, which provides protection to more than 100 million people forced from home, and representing more than 17,000 dedicated staff.

Kathryn will be speaking at Open Space: The Big Issues Around Refugees Today from 1pm to 2pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20th October. For further information on this event click here. To register click here. This event will be repeated later on the same day from 9pm to 10pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information click here and to register click here. 

DR. CATHERINE MATERNOWSKA is Professor of Violence Prevention for Young People and co-director of End Violence Lab at University of Edinburgh.  She brings three decades of field-based research and programming around the world on violence prevention and response, gender equity, and sexual and reproductive health. Working for UNICEF–Office of Research-Innocenti for 5 years she led the Multi-Country Study on Drivers of Violence, has PhD from Columbia University, MPH from the University of Michigan and BSc (Econ) from the London School of Economics.

Catherine will be speaking at Open Space: The Big Issues Around Refugees Today from 1pm to 2pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October. For further information on this event click here. To register click here. This event will be repeated later on the same day from 9pm to 10pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information click here and to register click here. 

SUSAN LEPLAE MILLER is a business coach, consultant, storyteller, and poet with the life mantra “Know your value, Live your values”. She brings over 30 years of experience in Partnerships, Product, and Supply Chain Management, understanding the inner workings of business and how teamwork and collaboration fuel results. Her Core ValYous of authenticity, compassion, and respect provide a basis for empowering each person and team to highlight their gifts. Together anything is possible.

Susan will be speaking at Be You More on 20^th October from 20.30 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register.   

ZINA MANDA is the compassionate co-founder and owner of an award-winning community café in a part of London challenged by poverty and isolation. The Lounge Café is mainly staffed by volunteers in need of work experience and provides high quality, freshly cooked meals at affordable prices. It also runs a pay-forward scheme to feed customers with no money, offers classes on how to eat well and cook on a budget, and supports asylum seekers and others in a variety of ways.

Zina will be speaking at Celebrating the Spirit of Community on 20th October from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and click here to register.

MARIACRISTINA MOLFETTA is a Cultural Anthropologist who worked from 1992 – 2008 in international cooperation for protection of human rights in refugee camps in the Balkans, Central America, tribal areas of Pakistan, Iraqi Kurdistan and Darfur in Sudan. She is contact person for international protection and asylum rights at Fondazione Migrantes and the permanent Observatory for refugees, Vie di Fuga, and was spokesperson for Fondazione Migrantes and Report on International Protection in Italy from 2014-2018. She was curator of The Rights of Asylum Report from 2017 – 2021.

Mariacristina will be speaking at Open Space: The Big Issues Around Refugees Today from 1pm to 2pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October. For further information on this event click here. To register click here. This event will be repeated later on the same day from 9pm to 10pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) – for further information click here and to register 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 panel discussion Healthy collective consciousness: the ripples we always generate, consciously create or not, organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 20th October 2022 from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 12.00 to 13.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

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 and facilitating Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register. From 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on the same day from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) he will be chairing Celebrating the Spirit of Community – click here for more information and click here to register.

Professor HENRY MINTZBERG is Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University in Canada and is an internationally renowned speaker and author on organisation and management. He has been described by Tom Peters as “perhaps the world’s premier management thinker”. Henry has published 170 articles and seventeen books including Managers Not MBAs, from which Coaching Ourselves has sprung. Also see https://mintzberg.org/

Professor Mintzberg will be speaking at World Values Day Knowledge Café 2022 from 17.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register. This event will be repeated the next day on 21^st October from 08.00 to 10.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1): for more information click here and to register click here. 

 KEVIN MONROE envisions our world touched and transformed by gratitude — by the power of gratitude, the experience and expression of gratitude. He believes gratitude experienced is better than gratitude explained, and is best experienced in community. His most recent gratitude innovation is the I’M GRATEFUL FOR YOU Movement transforming workplaces, communities, and congregations around the world. Contact Kevin via What’sApp or SMS at +1-404-713-0713 or kevin@kevindmonroe.com.

Kevin will be co-hosting two separate one-hour Gratitude and Kindness Encounters with Jenny Haase on 20^th October at 16.00 and 21.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 11am and 4pm EDT in the US. For further information on the earlier event click here.  For further information on the later event click here. To register for either (or both) of them click here. 

LIZ MURPHY’s career in Organisational and Leadership Development led to her fascination with 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 also a board member of the International Sophrology Federation and Fellow of the RSA.  

Liz will be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of Care from 8am to 8.45am BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 20^th October.  Click here for further information on this event and click here to register.

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.

Magdalena will be taking part in the panel discussion Healthy collective consciousness: the ripples we always generate, consciously create or not, organised by the International Coaching Federation on on 20th October 2022 from 17.00 to 18.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 12.00 to 13.00 EDT. For information of this event click here. To register for it click here. 

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 her own school in France training people to become professional sophrology practitioners.

Florence will be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of Respect from 2pm to 2.45pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 3pm to 3.45pm in France on 20^th October.  Click here for further information on this event and click here to register. She will also be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of Respect (this time in French) from 4pm to 4.45pm BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is 5pm to 5.45pm in France on 20^th October.  Click here for further information on this event and click here to register

MANDA PATEL is a gifted speaker, practical teacher and inspiring leader with a profound love for Truth and Beauty. For almost thirty years, she coordinated the activities of the much-loved Global Retreat Centre. With a multi-national team of volunteers, she helped create a dynamic and authentic space where people could explore and experience the benefits of spirituality in daily life. She has much to share on this important topic.

Manda will be speaking at Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register.

SARAH PENGELLY taught in London Primary schools for 12-years specialising in Literacy and PSHE, has an MA Educational Psychotherapy and has worked in production for the BBC. For the past 4-years, she has been working with charity The Human Values Foundation to develop a new values-led PSHE programme called The Big Think www.the-big-think.org, which has become a vital part of the curriculum in a fast-growing number of schools.

Sarah will be facilitating Inside Weather and School Community Climate Change on 20^th October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For information on the event click here. To register click here. 

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 Tauranga Rotary and Friends Celebrate the Dawn of World Values Day organised by Rotary Tauranga, from 07.00 to 09.30am on 20th October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 19^th October. For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here [link to follow]

ONJALI Q RAUF is a multi award-winning children’s author and women’s and refugee human rights activist, founder and CEO of Making Herstory which works to end the abuse, enslavement and trafficking of women and girls in the UK, and O’s Refugee Aid Team which helps refugee response teams across northern France and beyond. She is  author of bestseller, The Boy at the Back of the Class, winner of the Blue Peter Award and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize in 2019. She was listed as one of BBC’s 100 most influential women from around the world in 2019. Her first children’s play, The Hero Next Door, is scheduled to be staged in London in the spring of 2023. 

Onjali will be speaking at Celebrating the Spirit of Community on 20^th October from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and click here to register.

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 webinar on Transforming Big Business to Support Community Values on 20^th  October  from 15.00 to 16.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) or 10.00 to 11.00 EDT. To find out more about the webinar click here. To register click here. 

LOUISE RICHMOND is based in South London and has studied Raja Yoga mediation from a young age. She values its deep insight and practical outcomes of inner empowerment. She works voluntarily in a small team providing meditation related courses within the local community and professionally is a senior project manager.

Louise will be speaking at Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register. 

JACQUI ROLLESTON-STEED has worked in public service for over 20 years, and is also a business owner of Manataiao Event Management which specialises in event and project management to develop the capability and capacity of Māori businesses and entities. She sits on the executive board of the Tauranga Māori Business association and has done so for close to 12 years. Our roopu, values, or Ngā Uara, underpin our societies constitution and action plans.

Jacqui will be speaking at the breakfast event Tauranga Rotary and Friends Celebrate the Dawn of World Values Day organised by Rotary Tauranga, from 07.00 to 09.30am on 20th October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 19^th October. For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here [link to follow]

SHADRACH ROLLESTON is a Commissioner of Tauranga City Council, and a consultant planner and policy advisor with expertise in resource management and Māori relationship management and engagement.  He is of Māori descent with tribal connections to Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Pukenga and affiliations to Te Arawa. His public service career spans more than 20 years at a national, regional and local level.  He has worked as a policy advisor and planner for both central and local government, having been involved in transport and environmental reforms.  

Shadrach will be speaking at the breakfast event Tauranga Rotary and Friends Celebrate the Dawn of World Values Day organised by Rotary Tauranga, from 07.00 to 09.30am on 20th October (New Zealand time) which is 19.00 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on 19^th October. For more information on this event click here. To register to watch the event on a live-stream click here [link to follow]

DAXA SHAH is the inspiring co-ordinator of ‘Inner Space Wembley’ – a free community centre in London that supports individuals, local communities and businesses in coping with the stresses of life today through a variety of self development courses, talks and raja yoga meditation. In 2014, she was recognised by the Mayor of Brent as a ‘Community Champion’ for her service to Wembley’s ethnically diverse population. 

Daxa will be speaking at Celebrating the Spirit of Community on 20^th October from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and click here to register.

DR VIKRAM SINGH is an Indian educationist and former Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh. He joined the IPS in 1974, and held the post of Director General of Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh 2007 – 2009. He completed M.Sc from Allahabad university in 1972 and Ph.D (Ecology) from Kumaon university in 1990. He twice received President’s police Medal for his long distinguished and meritorious services, and authored two books, “Ecosystems of Central Himalayas” and “Human Rights and Police” (NHRC Award Winner).

Dr Singh will be speaking at World Values Day; Values For Community on 20th October from 11.30 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is from 4 to 5.30pm in India. To find out more about this Zoom event click here; to join the event click here.

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 Exploring the Spirit of Community from 10.00 to 12.00 BST (UTC/GMT +1) on Thursday 20^th October: click here for more information and click here to register.

ALAN WILLIAMS is founder & MD, SERVICEBRAND GLOBAL, and helps leaders of progressive service sector organisations, internationally and in the UK, to deliver significantly better business performance and a service excellence culture through values-driven organizational alignment. He is a published author and international speaker whose projects have delivered measurable business impact across a balanced scorecard of measures and been recognised with industry awards.

Alan will be hosting Values are the Key for Organisations to Create a Sense of Community on 20^th October from 16.00 to 17.00 BST  (UTC/GMT+1) – click here for more information and click here to register for this event. From 18.00 to 19.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on the same day he will also be presenting Enabling Communityship in a Hybrid Workplace: Values are the Key – click here for more information and click here to register.

Alan will be speaking at World Values Day; Values For Community on 20th October from 11.30 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is from 4 to 5.30pm in India. To find out more about this Zoom event click here; to join the event click here.

IPEK WILLIAMSON is Ipek is an Insight Coach, a Ho’oponopono Practitioner, and a Meditation Advocate & Teacher with thousands of followers through multiple platforms. In addition to her advanced coaching and meditation skills, Ipek brings 20+ years of her corporate experience to the “Be You More” Coaching Team. Her top two core ValYous are Fairness and Love. She genuinely considers these ValYous as the main prerequisites of being a compassionate human.

Ipek will be speaking at Be You More on 20^th October from 20.30 to 21.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register.   

HALYNA YARMOLENKO is an MD, General practitioner, and a volunteer in the Ukrainian Bildung Network. She has an open minded value-oriented enquiring mind.

Natalie will be speaking at Our Journey Together From Hardship to Hope: A Values Conversation Regarding Our Shared Community on 20^th October from 19.00 to 20.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1); click here for more information and click here to register. 

DR RAHUL VARMA is a multifaceted Corporate Executive and Philanthropist with a distinguished career in diverse roles spanning over 37 years. A leader whether Corporate or Charity with a strong vision and dedication to his commitments. He has held Strategic Senior Position with Large Companies in India as Director and President. He was associated with various Chambers of Commerce and currently heading Several Social Impact Initiatives and Foundations.

DR Varma will be speaking at World Values Day; Values For Community on 20th October from 11.30 to 13.00 BST (UTC/GMT+1) which is from 4 to 5.30pm in India. To find out more about this Zoom event click here; to join the event click here.

AUDREY ZANNESE is Director of Education at the Sophrology Academy and runs her own Sophrology practice where she specialises in helping people who are highly stressed or in burnout, and people living with a chronic conditions. Audrey believes it’s totally possible to live with a chronic illness, chronic pain or fatigue and be happy and enjoy life to the full. With a little practice, small and easy steps every day, big transformation can occur. http://www.stepintosophrology.co.uk/

Audrey will be facilitating A Mind-Body Practice Centred on the Value of CONNECTEDNESS on 20th October at 09.00 to 09.45 BST (UTC/GMT+1) on Zoom. For more information click here; to join the Zoom session click here.

DR PAQUITA DE ZULUETA worked for 38 years until 2021 as a GP and has a special interest in mental health, migrant health, compassionate leadership in healthcare, clinical ethics and professional wellbeing and development. She is honorary senior clinical lecturer and Schwartz Round facilitator at Imperial College London, a CBT therapist, qualified coach and mentor, and was selected for the Point of Care Foundation Shining Star Award in 2021. She has written articles and book chapters on clinical ethics and compassion in healthcare and is Chair of the Human Values in Healthcare Forum. 

Paquita will be co-facilitating Compassion in Action – enabling communities to flourish using an asset-based, relational, community-led approach on 20^th October from 14.00 to 15.30 BST (UTC/GMT+1). For more information click here. To register click here