Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, a Padma Shri Awardee and a humanitarian at heart, is renowned globally as a culinary icon. As an entrepreneur, Chef Kapoor has not only excelled in the culinary world but also in empowering aspiring chefs and food enthusiasts through his numerous ventures. His entrepreneurial spirit is evident in his diverse range of culinary endeavours, from restaurants and catering services to food products and kitchen appliances. For a nation that loves to eat and cook, Sanjeev Kapoor is very close to its people’s hearts. He is the go-to chef for everything from a party at home to a “what-to-make-today” situation or teaching how to deal with an excess amount of paneer. His charm and the accessibility of his recipes have cut across the language barrier as he empowers his fans through his 200+ best-selling cookbooks available in 7 different languages.

Needless to say, Chef Kapoor’s name tops the list of the most cherished and trusted faces on TV. He has figured in the Reader’s Digest list of 100 of India’s Most Trusted people. He was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 2017 by the President of India, one of India’s highest civilian awards.

Dr Clifford Saron, Ph.D., is known internationally for his research on the effect of meditation on attention, emotional regulation, brain function and physical health. In the 1990s, he pioneered the study of Tibetan Buddhist monks’ meditation. His research inspires us to seize the rich opportunities present in everyday moments to enhance well-being and understand and deepen our relationships.

Dr. Saron, Associate Research Scientist at the University of California Davis Center for Mind and Brain, and Principal Investigator of Shamatha Project, the most comprehensive study to date investigating the effects of long-term intensive meditation practice on physiological and psychological processes central to well-being, attention, emotion regulation and health.

Chris Ruane – Chris was a British MP who served in the UK Parliament for 21 years up to 2019. In 2013 he worked with Prof Lord Richard Layard ( London School of Economics) and Prof Mark Williams ( Oxford University) to establish mindfulness practice in the UK Parliament. Since then 350 UK parliamentarians and 800 members of their staff have received mindfulness training. He has worked with the Mindfulness Initiative and Mindfulness All Party Parliamentary Group to develop links with politicians and mindfulness advocates in 50 legislatures around the world. He has helped to establish mindfulness lessons in 13 of those legislatures including France, Denmark, Germany, Canada, Australia, Ireland, Wales. He served on the board of Oxford Mindfulness Centre for nine years. His journal article for the prestigious American Psychological Association describes how Chris has worked at the interface of mindfulness and politics for that past 12 years

Yolanda Garfia is a social entrepreneur with extensive experience in implementing international cooperation project that has oriented her profesionnal activity in the field of social transformation and mental health.
Collaborator of different universities in Spain and Latin America, she is the founder of El Rincon de Mindfulness, an institution specialized in meditation and neurosciences, and the Forum for Conscious Social Change, ventures that are added to the European Cultural Institute, aimed at people over 50 years, and the Impact Hub Malaga,of which she is partner and member of Board of Directors, in which she brings her experience in the field of mental health and physical and emotionnal well-being of people.

Dr. Ronald D. Siegel is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Health Alliance & University of Massachusetts Medical School, where he is teaching for over 30 years. He is Doctor of Clinical Psychology and has completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Siegel is an internationally acclaimed teacher on mindfulness, psychotherapy and mind–body treatment. A long-time practitioner of mindfulness practices and serves on the board of directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches about mindfulness and its application to psychotherapy and other fields and maintains a private clinical practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts

Rafael Senén has 30 years of experience in international business planning, development and management. He was CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of MAPFRE ASISTENCIA and Corporate General Manager of the MAPFRE Group, as well as a member of its Executive Committee and head of the Corporate Innovation Area.

Once his executive work culminated, in 2016, Rafael started a series of ventures, especially in the digital, youth entrepreneurship and culture fields.

He is the founder of Coverontrip Digital Insurance, the European Cultural Institute and Takeabreath Consulting. Finally, he promotes and directs, as partner and CEO, the activities of Impact Hub Malaga, with special interest in rural development projects, access to clean energy and environment, aimed at conscious and sustainable social transformation, especially in Andalusia.

Dr. Christopher Willard is an author, psychologist, consultant in Cambridge MA. He is also a faculty member at Harvard Medical School, where he teaches mindfulness and meditation to medical students, and he serves as a consultant to several organizations, including the Mindfulness in Education Network and the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He is the author twenty books, including Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) Alphabreaths and more in over fifteen languages. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

Ven. Geshe Lhakdor has served His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his translator and religious assistant since 1989. A distinguished Buddhist scholar, Geshe Lhakdor was the English translator for His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, from 1989 to 2005. He has co-translated and co-produced several books by the Dalai Lama. As Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, Geshe facilitates the Science for Monks program and shares his own expertise as a scholar of science and philosophy. Geshe is a trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, established by His Holiness. He is also the Director of the Central Archive of His Holiness and a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal, Canada.

Swati Desai, PhD, LCSW, has a doctorate from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and Master’s in Social Work from UCLA. She has a dual career of psychology/mindfulness professional and program management in business schools with over two decades of experience working in the US and in India. She has authored the book “Get Mindfulness Right” written to augment the secular mindfulness practice by going back to its Buddhist roots and showing how to add crucial elements from secular Buddhism. She considers Sprit Rock in Northern California and Goenkaji’s Vipassana centers in India as her homes for studying early Buddhist sutras.

CEO and Executive Director, Greaves Electric Mobility Solutions. Co-founder and Board Advisor, Nextqore Inc. A US Delaware Based Company, Chairman of CII’s Leadership & HR National Committee, 2019 onwards Non Executive Director at Obeetee Private Limited Board Advisor and Mentor to many entrepreneurs in Fashion, Lifestyle & Technology space. Besides the last 7 years in Textiles industry, 2 decades of prior work experience with 10-years in FMCG and 10-years in Telecom. Worked Hindustan Unilever, Nokia and Reliance in diverse functional and business leadership capacities across all the organizations, in India, Asia Pacific and Globally. Led some of the top Indian and Global brands – Vim, Surf, Rin, Sunlight, Nokia, Reliance amongst others; and 3 Global IPR’s in Brand & Marketing operations. Business and brand leadership experience ranging across consumer goods to service industry – project set-up, operation scale-up and managing large established brands and businesses. Led teams of diverse skill sets, experience, scale, structures, locations, cultures and nationalities. Recently added new skills in areas of Data Science, Digital Technology and Performance Marketing.

Amit Mookim is the managing director at IQVIA South Asia, a Fortune 500 organization and leading healthcare, information, technology and research organization. He is an experienced business leader with a blend of consulting and operating experience in a career spanning 19 years with extensive work across Healthcare, Technology & Analytics and Private Equity Advisory. Amit has a successful track record of building healthcare businesses from the ground up, exceeding profitability goals, and driving increased revenue and market share. He assumed leadership roles early on in my career. At 32 he became one of the youngest Partners and Sector Head at KPMG, leading their Strategy and PE Advisory Practice in India, across Financial Services, IT/ITeS, Real Estate, Food with a special focus on Healthcare. He then went on to lead and set up KPMGs Healthcare business in India and then worked across AsPac Healthcare. He worked with International Healthcare businesses to help them enter & set up in India, advised Indian corporations on new Healthcare businesses, helped healthcare start-ups raise money & led International JVs and partnerships for healthcare companies. He is on the Board of several National Industry Forums on Healthcare & Private Equity/ Venture Investing.