President's Day Weekend

Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir "Wild," the New York Times bestsellers Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough, and the novel Torch. Her books have been translated into forty languages. Wild was chosen by Oprah Winfrey as her inaugural selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0 and was made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. Strayed's essays have been published in The Best American Essays, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Vogue, Salon, The Sun, Tin House, and elsewhere. Strayed is formerly the co-host, along with Steve Almond, of the New York Times podcast Dear Sugars, which originated with her popular Dear Sugar advice column. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Return on Happiness: Can Impact Be Measured?

Return on Happiness: Can Impact Be Measured?

Despite lots of talk from a wide range of companies about having a positive “impact” there is not a universal definition or set of metrics to compare institutions on their impact. This weekend’s Summit Institute Lab invites you to work with our partners Leaps by Bayer and the Happiness Research Institute to develop scientifically-backed metrics for “Return on Humanity” and “Return on Happiness” which can be used by organizations to measure their contributions to the planet and its people.

Axel Bouchon, Head of Leaps by Bayer, which is spearheading a movement to make paradigm-shifting advances in the life sciences – targeting the breakthroughs that could fundamentally change the world for the better, will join Meik Wiking, the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute, an independent think tank exploring why some societies are happier than others, to discuss their new collaboration to define a “Return on Happiness”.

Speakers

Axel Bouchon is a biochemist, neuroscientist and serial entrepreneur. He leads Leaps by Bayer, a novel investment vehicle designed to enable fundamental breakthroughs for mankind in the area of bioscience and technology.

Meik Wiking is the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute, Research Associate for Denmark at the World Database of Happiness, and member of the policy advisory group for the Global Happiness Policy Report. He holds degree in business and political science. In addition, he is a New York Times and The Times bestselling author and his books are translated into more than 35 languages.

Hadas Kleinman

Internationally acclaimed, multi-talented cellist, singer and a meditation facilitator. Through her unique musical style and guidance, Hadas creates layers of sound that take the listener on a trip best described as a journey through the unconscious, intended to soothe the soul and open the heart.

Changa Bell

Founder and Chief Yoga Officer of Black Male Yoga Initiative, Changa Bell has dedicated his life to connecting people with their purpose and increasing self-care via holistic health practices. Changa advocates internationally for health equity through workshops, informational videos, retreats, books, and consulting with organizations that seek positive transformation.

Andrew Duhon Trio

New Orleans native, Andrew Duhon, is a songwriter with an undeniable voice, weighted and soulful. His May '18 release, ‘False River’, is the follow up to his Grammy nominated album, 'The Moorings.' American Songwriter Magazine calls 'False River' "Fresh, innovative, and complicated in all the right ways." As both artist and entrepreneur, Duhon relishes the challenge of making his passion his business, touring to promote the 'old songs' while finding in those travels the scribblings that will become the 'new songs' – songs that tell Duhon's version of the human story that connects us all. Duhon brings a trio to Summit with Jim Kolacek on drums and Dan Walker on keys.