2024 Human Flourishing Forum

The Human Flourishing Forum consists of a two day program and involves leaders and luminaries from around the world exploring what constitutes and inhibits human flourishing. We are grateful to be partnering with The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in hosting this Forum.

The Human Flourishing Program at the Harvard University
The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Pontifical Gregorian University

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Opening Address

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Cardinal Peter Turkson
Cardinal Peter Turkson
Chancellor
Pontifical Academy of Sciences

  1. Emerging Technology: Perils and Opportunities for Humanity

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    Fr. Philip Larrey
    Fr. Philip Larrey
    Chairman
    Humanity 2.0 Foundation

    Tech Frontiers - Beyond the Doom and Boom Binary

    Panel

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    Fr. Philip Larrey
    Fr. Philip Larrey
    Chairman
    Humanity 2.0 Foundation
    Matthew Sanders
    Matthew Sanders
    CEO
    Humanity 2.0
    Jose Pacheco
    Jose Pacheco
    Co-Director, Master of Engineering in Advanced Manufacturing & Design
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Renate Nyborg
    Renate Nyborg
    Founder & CEO
    Meeno
    Keyun Ruan
    Keyun Ruan
    Founder & Chair
    Happiness Foundation
    Michael Baggot
    Michael Baggot
    Assistant Professor
    Ateneo Regina Apostolorum
    Janet Adams
    Janet Adams
    COO
    SingularityNET

  2. Presentation: Human Flourishing Framework 2.0 - A Blueprint for Flourishing

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    Ron Ivey
    Ron Ivey
    Founder and Principal
    Rembrandt Collective

    Human Flourishing Foundations: The Case for a Collaborative Approach

    Panel

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    Ron Ivey
    Ron Ivey
    Founder and Principal
    Rembrandt Collective
    James Pawelski
    James Pawelski
    Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center
    University of Pennsylvania
    Tim Lomas
    Tim Lomas
    Psychology Research Scientist, Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Psychology Research Scientist, The Human Flourishing Program, IQSS
    Harvard University
    Dennis Snower
    Dennis Snower
    President
    Global Solutions Initiative
    Julianne Holt-Lunstad
    Julianne Holt-Lunstad
    Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
    Brigham Young University
    Elisabeth Kincaid
    Elisabeth Kincaid
    Chair in Business Ethics and Director of the Center for Ethics and Economic Justice
    Loyola University New Orleans
    Lindsay Oades
    Lindsay Oades
    Professor Well Being Science
    University of Melbourne

  3. Project Vision - Phase 2 Identifying, Triaging, and Indexing Impediments to Flourishing

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    Matthew Sanders
    Matthew Sanders
    CEO
    Humanity 2.0

    Project Vision - Cross-Cultural Perspectives & Local Participation

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    Tim Lomas
    Tim Lomas
    Psychology Research Scientist, Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Psychology Research Scientist, The Human Flourishing Program, IQSS
    Harvard University
    Mila Aliana
    Mila Aliana
    Advisor
    ProSocial & Global Solutions Initiative
    Brandon Vaidyanathan
    Brandon Vaidyanathan
    Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sociology
    The Catholic University of America
    Michael Muthukrishna
    Michael Muthukrishna
    Associate Professor of Economic Psychology
    London School of Economics
    Victor Counted
    Victor Counted
    Professor, Psychology
    Harvard University/Regent University/ National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
    Monica Aleman
    Monica Aleman
    International Program Director: Gender, Racial and Ethnic Justice
    Ford Foundation
    Tomas Björkman
    Tomas Björkman
    Founder
    Ekskäret Foundation

  4. Economics & Flourishing - Solidarity & Agency in the Age of AI & Robotics

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    Dennis Snower
    Dennis Snower
    President
    Global Solutions Initiative

    Flourishing Together in the Future of Work and Money

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    Isabel Cane
    Isabel Cane
    Director
    Cane Advisory
    Dennis Snower
    Dennis Snower
    President
    Global Solutions Initiative
    Letty Garcia
    Letty Garcia
    Associate Director, Leadership Initiative
    Harvard Business School
    John Levy
    John Levy
    Managing Director - Impact, Franklin Real Asset Advisors
    Franklin Templeton Investments
    John C. Havens
    John C. Havens
    Sustainability Practice Lead
    IEEE Standards Association
    Andre Laborde
    Andre Laborde
    President
    Bena Capital, LLC

Sponsors

SingularityNET
The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University
The Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania
Pontifical Gregorian University

Participating Organizations

Ateneo Pontificio Regina Apostolorum
Ateneo Regina Apostolorum
Archdiocese of Malta
Bena Capital, LLC
Brigham Young University
Cane Advisory
Catholic News Service
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
Equipe Legale
ESG News
ESG News Corp.
EWTN
Ekskäret Foundation
FlockX
Fondazione Mario Diana Onlus
Force for Good
Forrest & Company Ltd.
Ford Foundation
Franklin Templeton Investments
Georgetown University
Gideon
Global Solutions Initiative
Guild.xyz
HAIA
Hallow
Happiness Foundation
Harvard Business School
Harvard University
Regent University
National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa
Holy See
Humanity 2.0
Humanity 2.0 Foundation
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
IsaiX Technologies Inc.
LAWCONSULT LTD
Lifespan Extension Advocacy Foundation
London School of Economics
Loyola University New Orleans
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Meeno
Methuselah Foundation
Movement Architects
National Institute of Economic and Social Research
NeuralFabric Corp.
Order of Preachers
Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Lateran University
Pontifical Oriental Institute
Pontifical University of Santa Croce
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
ProSocial & Global Solutions Initiative
Presencing Institute
Rome Reports
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
SHINE
SingularityNET
Stealth Mode
The Catholic University of America
TranzactCard LLC
UNESCO
University College London
University of Melbourne
University of Pennsylvania
Unite for Italy

The Program

May 23-24, 2024
Casina Pio IV, Vatican City
  • Welcoming Remarks
    9:00 - 9:15
    • Matthew Sanders
    • Ron Ivey
  • Opening Address
    9:15 - 9:30
    • Cardinal Peter Turkson
  • Emerging Technology: Perils and Opportunities for Humanity
    9:30 - 10:00
    • Fr. Philip Larrey
  • Panel: Tech Frontiers - Beyond the Doom and Boom Binary
    10:00 - 10:45
    • Matthew SandersModerator
  • Coffee Break
    10:45 - 11:15
  • Human Flourishing Framework 2.0 - A Blueprint for Flourishing
    11:15 - 11:45
    • Ron Ivey
  • Human Flourishing Foundations: The Case for a Collaborative Approach
    11:45 - 12:30
    • Ron Ivey
  • Lunch
    12:30 - 13:30
  • Project Vision - Phase 2 Identifying, Triaging, and Indexing Impediments to Flourishing
    13:30 - 14:00
    • Matthew Sanders
  • Project Vision - Cross-Cultural Perspectives & Local Participation
    14:00 - 14:45
    • Tim LomasModerator
  • Coffee Break
    14:45 - 15:15
  • Economics & Flourishing - Solidarity & Agency in the Age of AI & Robotics
    15:15 - 15:45
    • Dennis Snower
  • Flourishing Together in the Future of Work and Money
    15:45 - 16:15
    • Isabel CaneModerator
  • Workshop overview presentations from leaders
    16:15 - 16:30
  • Closing remarks
    16:30 - 16:45
    • Cardinal Peter Turkson
  • Optional pre-dinner program
    16:45 - 17:00
  • Reception
    18:30
  • Dinner
    19:00
Casina Pio IV, Vatican City
Casina Pio IV, Vatican City

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Participants in the Humanity 2.0 Forum are mission-aligned stakeholders gathered to address particular impediments to human flourishing.

The Forum provides an opportunity for stakeholders to be presented with high potential solutions to particular human challenges and then an invitation to unite in a cross-sector effort to address them. Anyone may request to attend a Forum, but due to practical considerations, only a limited number are invited.

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