Dr. Helen Maffini is the Director of MindBE Education, an educational training company working globally. We improve mindfulness and social emotional learning skills in preschools. More specifically we highlight the latest research, tools and strategies and work with thought leaders in the industry helping educators and parents develop these skills in themselves and children.

As a doctoral researcher in the field of mindfulness and co-author of the book Developing Children’s Emotional Intelligence, I have had the opportunity to interview and gain insights from some of the world’s top thought leaders in the field. Helen has a new publication coming out in Oct 2022 in collaboration with Barefoot Books.

Our summits have reached over 30000 educators worldwide and we have created ongoing partnerships and programmes with many prominent organizations. Guests have included Dr. Dan Siegel, Dr. Dan Goleman, Dr. Rick Hanson and many other thought leaders. Our annual Global Education Summit is co-hosted with Dr. Chris Willard from Harvard University.
Read more about Dr Helen here

About Whitney Stewart

Whitney Stewart will travel far for a story. She's trekked in the Himalaya with Sir Edmund Hillary and visited remote Buddhist monasteries in Nepal, Tibet, Myanmar, and Japan. She's interviewed Nobel laureates, sat for days in meditation retreats, and even been a puppeteer and salad chef in France. She is the author of both fiction and nonfiction for young readers--from tots to teens.

Whitney also collaborated with Denis Havel on FELDPOST: The War Letters of Friedrich Reiner Niemann, A German Soldier on the Eastern Front and wrote an award-winning travel series on her search to find her husband's uncle who went missing in World War Two. When not writing or traveling, Whitney often teaches mindfulness to children and young adults.

Check out her website or invite her to speak at your school or library:

http://whitneystewart.com/

Or follow Whitney @whitneystewart2

Dr. Christopher Willard (PsyD) is a psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston specializing in mindfulness. He has been practicing meditation for 20 years, and has led hundreds of workshops around the world, with invitations to more than two dozen countries. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and is the president of the Mindfulness in Education Network. He has presented at TEDx conferences and his thoughts have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, mindful.org, and elsewhere. He is the author of Child’s Mind (2010) Growing Up Mindful (2016) Raising Resilience (2017) and eight other books for parents, professionals and children, along with six sets of cards and therapeutic games, available in more than ten languages. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

On the personal side, he enjoys traveling, hiking, cooking, reading and writing, and being a father. for more information about booking a workshop, talk, or visit for your organization, email now: chris@drchristopherwillard.com

We are so excited about Yoris Sebastian from Indonesia's endorsement and support of our upcoming Inspired Youth Summit that is starting tomorrow, 1 August until 5 August.

Yoris Sebastian Nisiho is the Founder of OMG Consulting, Co-founder of Inspigo, Author of 9 books about Creativity, Innovation & Millennials. Yoris also has the following accolades:

Creator of Hard Rock Cafe Jakarta's I Like Monday Program; Founder of BC Bar (Broadcast Bar); Founder and Director of IP Entertainment; Founder of MTV trax magazine Indonesia; Head of Food and Beverage MRA Group; Winner of International Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year - Music Award 2006 held by British Council; Winner of Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Award 2008 (Most Promising Category) held by Enterprise Asia; Co-founder Comma Co-working Space; Co-founder Inspigo Podcast Indonesia

Jennifer S. Miller, MEd. is author of the book “Confident Parents, Confident Kids; Raising Emotional Intelligence In Ourselves and Our Children — From Toddlers to Teenagers.”

For twenty-five years, Jennifer Miller has helped parents and educators become more effective with children through social and emotional learning. She learns from her own twelve-year-old son daily.

https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/tag/jennifer-miller/

Natalie Turner is the inventor of The Six ‘I’s®, a Model that helps people measure their innovation strengths so that they can harness diversity and have a greater impact from new ideas. It also provides a clear journey map to help navigate uncertainty, develop new solutions and make them real.

Natalie is the Author of the Award winning book, Yes, You Can Innovate. Discover your innovation strengths and develop your creative potential and contributing author to Unleash Your Voice. Powerful Public Speaking for Every woman. Through her brand Women Who Lead, Natalie offers retreats and coaching services for women looking to step into their next level of leadership.

https://www.natalie-turner.net/