Conference Schedule
The Compassion and Creativity Conference will provide a highly interactive opportunity to explore how the idea of compassion is valued across various personal and professional communities. To meet such a goal, each panel discussion will be followed by an extensive question and answer session. There are three central questions that will drive each panel discussion and act as the common threads through the panels:
- How do you shift the focus from “me” to “we”?
- How can you turn a destructive event into something constructive?
- How does compassion affect the dynamics of a community?
Friday, April 12, 2013
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 9:00am | Welcome: President James Schmotter and Geshe Dhargeye |
| 9:15-11:30am | Government Session Keynote speaker: Senator Richard Blumenthal Panel participants: Newtown First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Moderator: Dr. Christopher Kukk |
| 11:30-12:45pm | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45pm | Spiritualty Session Panel Participants: Mongi Dhaoudi Rabbi Shaul Praver Geshe Dadul Namgyal Rev. Leo McIlrath Moderator: Dr. David Kittay |
| 10-Minute Break | |
| 2:55-4:55pm | Business Session Panel Participants: Peter D’Amico Agostinho Ribeiro Jeff Gitterman John Breitbart Moderator: Janine Coover |
Saturday, April 13, 2013
| 8:00am | Registration |
| 9:00am | Welcome: Dr. Jane McBride Gates |
| 9:15-11:30am | Education Session
Panel participants: Moderator: Dr. Casey Jordan |
| 11:30-12:45pm | Lunch |
| 12:45-2:45pm | Health Session
Keynote Speaker: Bernie Siegel, M.D. |
| 10-Minute Break | |
| 2:55-4:55pm | Moderators Session |
