Wellbeing 360

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We are gladly inviting you to connect from October 17th to the 20th to Wellbeing 360° so you can access the keynote conferences from experts on Wellbeing Science in the Positive Organizations, Positive Families, Positive Education, Meaningful Life and Thriving cities in Wellbeing.

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SPEAKERS

Kelly McGonigal

Robert Quinn

Karen Reivich

Timothy Sharp

Marisa Salanova

Raj Raghunathan

Rosalinda Ballesteros

Dominic Randolph

Mette Marie Ledertoug

Luis Gutiérrez

Nanna Paarup

Masaya Okamoto

DeRionne Pollard

Luis Gallardo

Sarah Asem

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Kelly McGonigal

She is a health psychologist and professor at Stanford University. She is known for her work in the field of “scientific assistance”, which focuses on translating psychology and neuroscience knowledge into practical strategies that support health and wellbeing. Articles of main media that discuss aspects related to the internal conflicts of modern lifestyles quote her regularly. A long-time defender of self-compassion and full attention as strategies to face stress, McGonigal has changed lately her approach about troublesome aspects of stress; during a TedGlobal 2013 talk, she emphasized the importance of an individual's subjective belief in himself as someone capable of successfully overcoming stress as a crucial factor in his real response towards it.

She was raised in New Jersey by her parents, who were public school teachers that encouraged intellectual achievements. Although today she is thankful for their protection, McGonigal says that at the time it seemed like a “block”. She describes her upbringing “both good and stressful”. She received a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Mass Communication from Boston University, and her Ph.D from Stanford University, where she is a Psychology professor and also gives a public course on willpower.

Robert Emmons

Es un psicólogo y profesor estadounidense en UC Davis (Davis, California). Su investigación se encuentra en el campo de la psicología de la personalidad, la psicología de las emociones y la psicología de la religión.

Emmons completó su licenciatura en psicología en 1980 en la Universidad del Sur de Maine , Portland. Luego obtuvo una maestría en 1984 de la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign en psicología de la personalidad, y un doctorado en la misma materia de la misma universidad en 1986, con una tesis "Esfuerzos personales: un enfoque de la personalidad y Bienestar subjetivo". Fue profesor asistente en la Universidad Estatal de Michigan de 1986 a 1988 y llegó a Davis con el mismo rango en 1988. Fue nombrado profesor asociado en 1990 y profesor titular en 1996. Ha escrito o editado 6 libros y más de 100 artículos para revistas científicas. Es editor en jefe de The Journal of Positive Psychology.

La investigación de Emmons examina la psicología de la gratitud y la psicología del establecimiento de metas individuales y su conexión con resultados positivos en la vida de una persona. Estuvo involucrado en una subvención de investigación de $905,000 de la Fundación Templeton durante 2006–2009 para evaluar el efecto de Young Life (un ministerio cristiano de jóvenes) en los frutos espirituales de los adolescentes, como la bondad, la generosidad y el desinterés, y ha recibido otras subvenciones. de ellos. Emmons es conocido por trabajar en múltiples proyectos de investigación centrados en la gratitud.

Aborda muchas formas de permanecer agradecido en diferentes situaciones y ha descubierto a través de su investigación que el agradecimiento inspira felicidad. Está enfocado en encontrar formas de engendrar agradecimiento en la juventud. Ha descubierto que practicar actos de gratitud, como escribir en un diario las cosas por las que uno está agradecido, puede promover el bienestar.

He is an American psychologist and professor at UC Davis (Davis, California). His research is in the field of personality psychology, the psychology of emotions and the psychology of religion.

Emmons completed his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1980 at the University of Southern Maine, Portland. He then earned a master's degree in 1984 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in personality psychology, and a Ph.D. in the same subject from the same university in 1986, with a dissertation "Personal Striving: A Personality and Subjective Well-Being Approach." He was an assistant professor at Michigan State University from 1986 to 1988 and came to Davis with the same rank in 1988. He was appointed associate professor in 1990 and full professor in 1996. He has written or edited 6 books and over 100 articles for scientific journals. He is editor-in-chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology.

Emmons' research examines the psychology of gratitude and the psychology of individual goal setting and their connection to positive outcomes in a person's life. He was involved in a US $905,000 research grant from the Templeton Foundation during 2006-2009 to evaluate the effect of Young Life (a Christian youth ministry) on adolescent spiritual fruits, such as kindness, generosity, and selflessness, and has received other grants from them. Emmons is known for working on multiple research projects focused on gratitude.

He addresses many ways to remain grateful in different situations and has discovered through his research that gratitude inspires happiness. He is focused on finding ways to engender gratitude in youth. He has found that practicing acts of gratitude, such as writing in a journal the things for which one is grateful, can promote wellbeing.

Karen Reivich

La Dra. Reivich es directora de los programas de capacitación en el Centro de Psicología Positiva de la Universidad de Pensilvania. Ella es la desarrolladora e instructora principal del plan de estudios, y capacita y supervisa a todos los instructores de capacitación. Obtuvo un doctorado en Psicología en la Universidad de Pensilvania, y es instructora en el programa de Maestría de Psicología Positiva Aplicada de Penn (MAPP, por sus siglas en inglés).
Karen Reivich es una experta reconocida internacionalmente en los campos de resiliencia, prevención de la depresión, y Psicología Positiva. Tiene más de 30 años de experiencia en el desarrollo y distribución de programas de resiliencia y Psicología Positiva para educadores y sus estudiantes, soldados del Ejército de los EE.UU., profesionales del cuidado de la salud, una organización deportiva profesional, públicos corporativos, y más. Como instructor principal del Programa de Resiliencia de Penn, ha trabajado con más de 10000 participantes.
El trabajo académico de la Dra. Reivich se enfoca en ayudar a los padres, los educadores y los líderes a fomentar la resiliencia y el bienestar en adolescentes y adultos. Durante 20 años, ella fue la Investigadora Co-principal de diversos estudios de investigación de los Programas de Resiliencia de Penn financiados por el Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental y el Departamento de Educación de los EE.UU. La Dra. Reivich ha publicado de manera extensiva en revistas académicas y editó libros en áreas de Psicología Positiva y resiliencia. Sus publicaciones académicas han aparecido en revistas académicas que incluyen a Psychological Science, Journal of Early Adolescence, School Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. Ella es coautora de dos libros: The Optimistic Child y The Resilience Factor.
La Dra. Reivich y su trabajo han sido presentados en una variedad de noticias y medios de comunicación, entre los que destacan Oprah, Prime Time Live, The Early Show, ABC Nightly News, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Parenting Magazine, Shape Magazine, The New York Times, US News and World Report, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, y The Orlando Sentinel.

Dr. Reivich is the Director of Training Programs at the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center. She is the lead curriculum developer and instructor, and trains and supervises all training instructors. She earned a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and is an instructor in the Penn Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP).
Dr. Karen Reivich is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of resilience, depression prevention, and Positive Psychology. She has more than 30 years of experience developing and delivering resilience and Positive Psychology programs for educators and their students, U.S. Army soldiers, health care professionals, a professional sports organization, corporate audiences, and more. As lead instructor of the Penn Resilience Program, she has worked with more than 10,000 participants.
Dr. Reivich’s scholarly work focuses on helping parents, educators, and leaders to promote resilience and well-being in adolescents and adults. For 20 years, she was a Co-Principal Investigator of several research studies of the Penn Resilience Programs funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Reivich has published extensively in academic journals and edited books in the areas of Positive Psychology and resilience. Her scholarly publications have appeared in academic journals including Psychological Science, Journal of Early Adolescence, School Psychology Quarterly, Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, and Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. She is a co-author of two books: The Optimistic Child and The Resilience Factor.
Dr. Reivich and her work have been featured in a variety of news and media outlets including Oprah, Prime Time Live, The Early Show, ABC Nightly News, The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, Parenting Magazine, Shape Magazine, The New York Times, US News and World Report, Better Homes and Gardens, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer, USA Today, and The Orlando Sentinel.

Timothy Sharp

An internationally renowned leader in the Positive Psychology field, Dr. Tim Sharp (also known as Dr. Happy) is a speaker and facilitator, advisor and coach, writer and podcast host, spokesperson and brand ambassador.
Dr. Sharp has three degrees in Psychology (including a Ph.D.) and an impressive history as an academic, clinician and coach. He established and ran one of the most respected clinical psychology practices in Sidney, a prestigious executive coaching practice, and he is the founder and CHO (Chief Happiness Officer) of The Happiness Institute, the first organization in Australia dedicated exclusively to improve happiness among individuals, families and organizations.
He has taught in the main universities of New South Wales and has been an Associate Professor (in Positive Psychology) at the Administration School, of UTS Business School, as well as an Associate Professor of the Health Sciences School, RMIT. His main interest area is to improve happiness at work, including the creation of positive cultures, the development of positive leadership and encouraging resilience, optimism, and positive workplace relationships.
Dr. Sharp is also a bestselling author (among other things, “The Happiness Handbook”, “100 ways to be happy: a guide for busy people” and “100 ways to happy children: a guide for busy parents”), and a requested public speaker. He has been featured in several nationally screened, primetime TV shows, and he appears frequently in local and international media (including Sunrise, Today, The Morning Show, The Daily Edition, Prevention Magazine, Herald Sun, Women's Health, SMH and the AFR).

Marisa Salanova

Marisa Salanova es Doctora en Psicología y Catedrática de Psicología Social, especialización en Psicología Organizacional Positiva en la Universitat Jaume I (UJI). Es directora del equipo de investigación “WANT_Work Organization Network” de la UJI. Es socia fundadora y presidenta saliente de la Sociedad Española de Psicología Positiva.

Autora de libros “Organizaciones Saludables: Una Mirada desde la Psicología Positiva”, “El engagement en el Trabajo”, “Psicología de la Salud Ocupacional”, “Desarrollo de recursos humanos a través del aprendizaje para el cambio”, “Tecnoestrés”, among others. Investigadora de proyectos competitivos sobre Bienestar en el Trabajo y Organizaciones, incluyendo en los últimos proyectos temas relativos a la diversidad generacional (Envejecimiento activo) y diversidad de género.

Tiene más de 300 publicaciones nacionales e internacionales sobre psicología de la salud ocupacional (estrés laboral, burnout, tecnoestrés, adicción al trabajo…) y más recientemente se ha focalizado en la Psicología Positiva aplicada al trabajo con publicaciones sobre work engagement, flow en el trabajo, autoeficacia, organizaciones positivas y saludables y resiliencia organizacional.

Ha recibido reconocimientos a su carrera, tales como el Premio Clara Campoamor en Benetússer (Valencia) (2015), el reconocimiento del 9 de Octubre a su carrera profesional (2015), el reconocimiento por las Cortes Valencianas a su carrera en el Día Internacional de la Mujer (2017) y el premio de Ágora Bienestar en la categoría de trayectoria profesional en la investigación del bienestar en el trabajo (2019).

Finalmente es también miembro de Asociaciones Científicas internacionales como la EAWOP (European Association on Work and Organizational Psychology), de la IAAP (International Association of Applied Psychology), de la SOHP (Society for Occupational Health Psychology), y de la IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association).

Marisa has a PhD. In Psychology, is full Professor in Positive Organizational Psychology of Universitat Jaume IUniversitat de València. She’s a director of the research team “WANT_Work Organization Network”. She is a founding partner and outgoing president of the Spanish Society of Positive Psychology.

Researcher of competitive projects on Welfare at Work and Organizations, including in the latest projects issues related to generational diversity and equity gender.

Author of “Healthy organizations: a look from the Positive Psychology”, “The engagement at work”, “Psychology of the occupational health”, Human resource development through learning for change, and other more.

It has more than 300 national and international publications on occupational health psychology (work stress, burnout, technostations, work addiction) she has recently focused on Positive Psychology applied to work with publications on work engagement, flow at work, self-efficacy and organization resilience.

He has received recognition for his career, such as the Clara Campoamor Prize in Benetússer (Valencia, 2015), the recognition of His professional career on October 9 (2015), recognition by the Valencian Courts for her career on International Women's Day (2017) and the Wellbeing Agora award in the category of professional trajectory in research on wellbeing at work (2019).

She’s member of the European Association on Work and Organizational Psychology, IAAP (International Association of Applied Psychology), SOHP (Society for Occupational Health Psychology), and IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association).

Rosalinda Ballesteros

Directora del Instituto de Ciencias del Bienestar Integral de Universidad Tecmilenio

Actualmente es directora del Instituto de Ciencias del Bienestar Integral de Universidad Tecmilenio, donde fungió como Vicerrectora de Preparatoria hasta 2017. Es doctora en Estudios Humanísticos por el Tecnológico de Monterrey, (2011), graduada de la Maestría en Psicología Positiva Aplicada de la Universidad de Pennsylvania, EUA. Con el proyecto de investigación: Significado y propósito de vida como elementos clave para éxito personal en (2015). Cuenta además con una maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Comunicación por el Tecnológico de Monterrey (2000). Está certificada en “Appreciative Inquiry in Positive Business and Society Change” de la Universidad Case Western Reserve (2016), metodología de Desarrollo organizacional clave para las organizaciones positivas. Certificada en Instrucción de la Compasión Integral por parte de “Life Unversity”, (2020) metodología seleccionada por UNESCO como central para acercar a las metas del Desarrollo de Naciones Unidas. Cuenta con 25 años de experiencia docente y amplia experiencia en liderazgo de equipos. Miembro del claustro de la Maestría en Liderazgo Positivo de la Universidad Tecmilenio, ha sido catedrática en la Maestría en Ética para Construcción Social de la Universidad de Deusto en España y del Doctorado en Estudios Humanísticos del Tecnológico de Monterrey.

Es presidenta electa de la IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association) en su capítulo profesional de Educación. Representante Global para América Latina de IPEN (Red Internacional de Educación Positiva) y Miembro del Consejo de World Happiness Foundation que busca llevar el bienestar a un billón de personas.
www.cienciasdelafelicidad.mx
Actualmente escribe columnas mensuales para diversas revistas de negocios como “Forbes”, “Business Insider México” y “Líderes Mexicanos”, además de colaboraciones especiales para “Positive Psychology News online” en Estados Unidos.

Ultimas publicaciones académicas:
Toledo, M., Charles-Leija, H., Castro, C. G., Guerrero, I., & Ballesteros-Valdés, R. (2022). The IWH-BEAT Questionnaire Validation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3559.
Charles-Leija, H., Ballesteros-Valdés, R., Toledo, M., & Guerrero, I. (2022). Comparison of the Socio-emotional Well-being of High School Students at Universidad Tecmilenio before and during the Covid-19 Contingency. Revista Internacional de Educación Emocional y Bienestar Vol, 2(1), 33-51.
Ballesteros-Valdés, R., & Charles-Leija, H. (2021). Tecmilenio case. Wellbeing and Resilience Education: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Education. White, M. A., & McCallum, F. (Eds.). Routledge.

Director of the Institute for Wellbeing and Happiness
She is currently the director of the Institute for Wellbeing and Happiness, where she served as Vice Rector of High School until 2017. She holds a PhD in Humanistic Studies from Tecnológico de Monterrey, (2011), and is a graduate of the Master’s in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, with the research project: Meaning and life purpose as key elements for personal success in (2015). She also has a Master's Degree in Science with a specialization in Communication from Tecnológico de Monterrey (2000).
She is certified in "Appreciative Inquiry in Positive Business and Society Change'' from Case Western Reserve University (2016), a key organization development methodology for positive organizations. She is also certified in Compassion Instruction by Life University, (2020) methodology selected by UNESCO as central to approaching the goals of the United Nations Development.
She has 25 years of teaching experience and extensive experience in team leadership. leadership. She is a member of the faculty of the Master’s in Positive Leadership of the Universidad Tecmilenio, she has been a professor in the Master in Ethics for Social Construction of the University of Deusto in Spain and the Doctorate in Humanistic Studies of the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
She is chairwoman of the IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association) in its professional chapter of Education. Global Representative for Latin America of IPEN (International Positive Education Network) and Member of the Board of the World Happiness Foundation, which seeks to bring wellbeing to one billion people.
www.cienciasdelafelicidad.mx
She currently writes monthly columns for several business magazines such as "Forbes", "Business Insider Mexico" and "Líderes Mexicanos", as well as special collaborations for "Positive Psychology News online" in the United States.
Latest academic publications:
Toledo, M., Charles-Leija, H., Castro, C. G., Guerrero, I., & Ballesteros-Valdés, R. (2022). The IWH-BEAT Questionnaire Validation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6), 3559.
Charles-Leija, H., Ballesteros-Valdés, R., Toledo, M., & Guerrero, I. (2022). Comparison of the Socio-emotional Well-being of High School Students at Universidad Tecmilenio before and during the Covid-19 Contingency. Revista Internacional de Educación Emocional y Bienestar Vol, 2(1), 33-51.
Ballesteros-Valdés, R., & Charles-Leija, H. (2021). Tecmilenio case. Wellbeing and Resilience Education: COVID-19 and Its Impact on Education. White, M. A., & McCallum, F. (Eds.). Routledge

Mette Marie Ledertoug

Mette Marie Ledertoug, PhD, Senior Lecturer at University of East London, UK. MA in Educational Psychology and Positive Psychology and she has twenty years of practical experience within the field of education. Mette is focusing on engaging education combining research and knowledge of well-being, resilience and optimal learning. She has published a series of books and articles. Mette has currently been in charge of the Danish participation in the UPRIGHT- project (EU) - a resilience and well-being program for teenagers in schools. She is also part of the organising committee IPPA Positive Education Division facilitating Positive Education pre-conference at ECPP in Budapest in 2018 and chair of Positive Education pre-conference at ECPP in Iceland 2022.

Dominic Randolph

Dominic A.A. Randolph es el sexto director de Riverdale y líder del movimiento internacional de educación del carácter. Randolph es cofundador de la organización de investigación educativa sin ánimo de lucro Character Lab, junto con Dave Levin '88, fundador de las escuelas autónomas KIPP, y Angela Duckworth, psicóloga de la Universidad de Pensilvania y autora del exitoso libro Grit. Randolph es miembro del comité directivo de la Red Internacional de Educación Positiva, y miembro del consejo del Consorcio de Transcripción de Maestría. Es miembro del equipo directivo de nXU, un programa extraescolar que ayuda a estudiantes de secundaria muy prometedores de la ciudad de Nueva York a explorar, identificar y perseguir su propósito de vida. Randolph ha escrito sobre el carácter y las oportunidades para el Instituto Brookings. En 2015, publicó un intercambio sobre la naturaleza de la educación con Max Ventilla, Director ejecutivo y fundador de AltSchool, una empresa emergente de educación con sede en San Francisco que opera escuelas en San Francisco y Nueva York.

Conocido como innovador, Randolph es el fundador de Plussed+, un estudio de diseño de experiencias de aprendizaje con sede en Riverdale. En colaboración con el Design for Learning Studio de IDEO, Plussed+ desarrolló The Teachers Guild, una plataforma para crear y compartir nuevas estrategias de enseñanza. También con IDEO, Randolph colaboró en el Design-Thinking Toolkit for Educators y en The Purpose Project, una plataforma digital en fase de pruebas beta diseñada para ayudar a los estudiantes a utilizar métodos de pensamiento de diseño para crear un prototipo de su propósito.

Randolph ha aparecido en World Class: Tackling the 10 Greatest Challenges in Schools Today editado por David James e Ian Warwick, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character de Paul Tough, y Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids For The Innovation Era de Tony Wagner y Ted Dintersmith.

Dominic A.A. Randolph is Riverdale’s sixth Head of School and a leader in the international character education movement. Randolph is a co-founder of the nonprofit educational research organization, Character Lab, along with Dave Levin ’88, founder of the KIPP charter schools, and Angela Duckworth, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the best-selling book, Grit. Randolph is a steering committee member of the International Positive Education Network, and a board member of the Mastery Transcript Consortium. He is a member of the leadership team of nXU, an out-of-school program that helps highly promising NYC high school students explore, identify, and pursue their life purpose. Randolph has written on character and opportunity for the Brookings Institute. In 2015, he published an exchange on the nature of education with Max Ventilla, CEO and founder of AltSchool, a San Francisco-based education startup that operates schools in San Francisco and New York City.

Known as an innovator, Randolph is the founder of Plussed+, a learning experience design studio based at Riverdale. Working with IDEO’s Design for Learning Studio, Plussed+ developed The Teachers Guild, a platform for creating and sharing new teaching strategies. Also with IDEO, Randolph collaborated on the Design-Thinking Toolkit for Educators and The Purpose Project, a digital platform in beta testing designed to help students use design-thinking methods to prototype their purpose.

Randolph has been featured in World Class: Tackling the 10 Greatest Challenges in Schools Today edited by David James and Ian Warwick, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough, and Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids For The Innovation Era by Tony Wagner and Ted Dintersmith.

Nana Parup

Nanna Paarup, MA in Positive Psychology, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, process consultant and facilitator, runs www.skolekonsulenter.dk and is the author of a series of books on tools for classroom management. She works with competence development for teachers and school managers with a special focus on teaching, teamwork, cooperative learning, and the development of professional learning communities. Nanna was part of the organising committee and facilitating the Positive Education pre-conference at ECPP in Budapest in 2018. She is constantly researching new ways to involve, engage and motivate students, teachers and staff in educational institutions.

Luis Gutiérrez

B.Cs. Mgmt., M.A., PhD Innovation and Educational Technology

More than 20 years’ experience in Higher Education. Serves as Academic VP for Universidad Tecmilenio since 2011, where he designs the experience for more than 60,000 students to help them develop their purpose in life and competencies to achieve it.

Luis leads projects in Educational Innovation, designing programs related to innovation in Competence Based Learning, and is fully involved in the design of Tecmilenio’s wellbeing and happiness ecosystem.

He is certified in Positive Psychology and Positive Organizations. An innovator, passionate about education and family oriented person. He believes that is possible to transform a country through education and works every day with that in mind.

Luis Gallardo

Founder & President of the World Happiness Foundation and World Happiness Fest. Author of Happytalism and The Exponentials of Happiness. Director of the Gross Global Happiness program at the United Nations University for Peace.
Luis Gallardo is a social innovator and entrepreneur with the higher purpose of elevating the vibration of the planet by developing ideas, connecting thought leaders, activists and communities and increasing awareness on the science of happiness, holistic education and smart innovation.
Over the years Luis has been an advisor to CEOs, thought leaders, entrepreneurs, Nobel Laureates, political and institutional game changers on strategic personal positioning and brand building. That access to the brightest and most conscious individuals has inspired him to understand that the world needs new lenses to realize growth and how humans and societies can thrive.
Luis has worked too in the corporate world as a global executive and has been a protagonist of the transformation of industries such as professional services and the internet. Luis has been an international observer with the UN and OSCE in post-armed conflicts establishing democracy and the right to vote.
For Luis Happiness is a human right and a life choice, an enabler of human development and social innovation. That’s why he is committed to creating, with initiatives such as bē and the World Happiness Foundation and World Happiness Fest, spaces for academics, activists, social innovators, scientists, governmental leaders, institutions and leaders, in general, to share and learn, to feel, understand and act towards a happier world and thriving societies.

DeRionne Pollard

La Dra. DeRionne Pollard es la actual presidenta del Nevada State College (NSC). Fue nombrada por la Junta de Regentes del Sistema de Educación Superior de Nevada (NSHE) en abril para dirigir el NSC, una institución pública integral de cuatro años. El NSC es una de las universidades de más rápido crecimiento en el país y está designada como una Institución de Servicio a las Minorías (MSI), Institución de Servicio a los Hispanos (HSI) e Institución de Nativos Americanos Asiáticos de las islas del Pacífico (AANAPI). El NSC también promueve una enseñanza fenomenal y un magnífico apoyo a los estudiantes para ampliar y diversificar una fuerza de trabajo educada, protegiendo así la justicia social y la movilidad económica. La Dra. Pollard comenzó su mandato en el NSC el 16 de agosto de 2021.

La Dra. Pollard es la primera mujer de raza negra que preside una institución de la NSHE. Ha desempeñado cargos anteriores en el College of Lake County y ha sido presidenta del Montgomery College y Las Positas College.

La Dra. Pollard está profundamente conectada con su comunidad, habiendo servido en la Comisión del Siglo XXI de la Asociación americana de colegios comunitarios sobre el futuro de los colegios comunitarios, en la Comisión de desarrollo académico, estudiantil y comunitario y en el Consejo de administración. La Dra. Pollard es miembro del Círculo de liderazgo postsecundario para padres Ascend y de la Junta asesora del centro para el éxito de estudiantes de primera generación de la Asociación nacional de administradores de personal estudiantil. También ha formado parte de los consejos de administración de la Cámara de comercio del condado de Montgomery, de Universities at Shady Grove y del Capital Area Food Bank.

La Dra. Pollard fue nombrada una de las 100 mujeres más poderosas de Washington por la revista Washingtonian, ganó un premio de liderazgo académico en 2017 de la Carnegie Corporation de Nueva York y un premio visionario de la Fundación de mujeres del área de Washington. Tiene una licenciatura y una maestría en inglés por la Universidad Estatal de Iowa y un doctorado en liderazgo educativo y estudios de política en educación superior por la Universidad Loyola de Chicago.

Dr. DeRionne Pollard is the current president of Nevada State College (NSC). She was appointed by the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Board of Regents in April to lead NSC, a four-year public comprehensive institution. NSC is one of the fastest-growing colleges in the country and is designated as a Minority Serving Institute (MSI), Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Institution (AANAPI). NSC also advances phenomenal teaching and superb student support to expand and diversify an educated workforce, thereby protecting social justice and economic mobility. Dr. Pollard began her tenure at NSC on Aug. 16, 2021.

Dr. Pollard is the first Black female president of any NSHE institution. She has held previous roles at the College of Lake County and served as president of both Montgomery College and Las Positas College.

Dr. Pollard is deeply connected to her community, having served on the American Association of Community Colleges’ 21st Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, the Commission on Academic, Student, and Community Development, and the Board of Directors. Dr. Pollard is a member of the Ascend Postsecondary Leadership Circle for Parents and the Center for First-generation Student Success Advisory Board for the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. She also served on the boards of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, Universities at Shady Grove, and the Capital Area Food Bank.

Dr. Pollard was named one of Washington’s 100 Most Powerful Women by Washingtonian Magazine, won a 2017 Academic Leadership Award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and a Visionary Award from the Washington Area Women’s Foundation. She holds a bachelor’s and a master’s of arts in English from Iowa State University and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies in higher education from Loyola University Chicago.

Masaya Okamoto

Es instructor experto de Mindfulness, yoga y otras prácticas holísticas, practica meditación desde los 3 años de edad. Actualmente trabaja como investigador e instructor de Mindfulness en el Instituto de Ciencias de la Felicidad. Es uno de los líderes mundiales pionero en el área del Mindfulness basado en fortalezas y virtudes y del programa científico Mindfulness-based Strengths Practice (MBSP). Estudió Neurociencia Cognitiva y Psicología en la Universidad de Manchester, Inglaterra; Psicología, Filosofía y Lingüística en la Universidad de Hong Kong; y Psicología, Filosofía y Comunicación Internacional en la Universidad Kansai Gaidai, Japón. Realizó sus investigaciones para explorar los cambios neuropsicológicos positivos para la salud y el bienestar generados por las prácticas contemplativas como la meditación y el Mindfulness.
Ha completado varios retiros y entrenamientos intensivos de meditación. Posee una perspectiva amplia y profunda del Mindfulness tanto oriental (meditación budista) como occidental (investigación y aplicación científica) e integra sus conocimientos y experiencias para entregar una forma de vivir el Mindfulness de manera práctica y aplicada.
En los últimos 10 años ha dedicado en educación e investigación en el área del Mindfulness y las disciplinas relacionadas con el bienestar, el desarrollo integral y la educación holística y ha impartido conferencias, talleres, cursos, entrenamientos y retiros alrededor del mundo (Japón, Inglaterra, Gales, Suiza, Hong Kong, India, Australia, Estados Unidos, Chile y México).
Actualmente está desarrollando nuevos programas del Mindfulness integral con el desarrollo de las fortalezas y virtudes, incorporando modelos de bienestar como SPIRE (bienestar espiritual, físico, intelectual, relacional y emocional) así como PERMA (positividad, involucramiento, relaciones positivas, significado y logro), que también extiende a incluir las prácticas y teorías para el bienestar ambiental del planeta Tierra como parte del desarrollo de la conciencia virtuosa y de las acciones positivas para uno mismo y el mundo entero.
Su principal interés radica en enseñar, practicar y promover los contenidos y herramientas que impulsan la transformación interior y la expansión de la conciencia que permitan el bienestar integral, el florecimiento humano y la felicidad profunda dentro de cada individuo que conforma una sociedad cada vez más consciente, virtuosa y floreciente.
La práctica del Mindfulness o atención plena es una de las actividades que ha demostrado en investigación que genera importantes beneficios para quienes lo practican: mejor regulación emocional, autocontrol, manejo del estrés y mejor salud.

Masaya Okamoto works as researcher and Mindfulness instructor at the Institute for Wellbeing and Happiness at Tecmilenio University.
Integrating his extensive teaching experiences across cultures in meditation and mindfulness with his past studies in Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Manchester and the University of Hong Kong, he serves to contribute to research and education in mindfulness integrated with character strengths and virtues for an integral flourishing of the Earth community.
He started the practice of Meditation at the age of 3, Yoga at the age of 6, Qigong and Tai Chi at the age of 12. In the last 10 years, he has taught and led numerous courses, workshops, teacher trainings, and retreats of Meditation and Mindfulness as well as related disciplines in integral wellbeing, holistic education and health, and integral human development in various countries, notably in Japan, Hong Kong, the UK, France, Switzerland, Finland, India, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, the USA, and Mexico. In addition to daily meditation practices, he has completed numerous 12-day intensive Vipassana Meditation trainings and a 49-day intensive meditation training. In addition to Meditation and Mindfulness, he is also a teacher of Qigong, Tai Chi, and Yoga.
His life-long search on universal virtues as well as perennial and integral wisdom for the evolution of consciousness and culture led him to study MSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology at the University of East London to contribute better to Positive Mindfulness Education and to the world’s first Positive University (Tecmilenio University).
More recently he has been leading a massive train-the-trainer implementation of an 8-week program Mindfulness-Based Strength Practice (MBSP) and creating a new 16-week certificate program of Virtuous Mindfulness for Integral Wellbeing.

Paulina Martinez

Daily News Lead at LinkedIn Mexico

Paulina is part of the LinkedIn editors team (more than 100 around the world). She is in charge of the daily news edition at LinkedIn Mexico. She is also in charge of the platform Lists such as: The Best Companies of the Year, Top Startups of the Year, and Top Voices (more influential voices of the platform). She is also an ambassador of LinkedIn’s “Rock your Profile” program, whose goal is to help members create a better profile in the platform.

Paulina was an editor at La Noticia.com, online newspaper for latino people in North Carolina, USA. She was Editorial Director of Glamour, Tú, Teen and Eres magazines. She also worked as Marketing Director of the beauty brand Aveda in Mexico and collaborated with important media such as: Milenio, Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Men's Health, V de Volaris, Ok!, Nueva, Buenhogar and has the lifestyle blog: TuDosisDiaria.com.

2013

Life in balance, being in wellbeing

2,575 attendees at the EGAP Auditorium in San Pedro Garza Garcia, N.L., Mexico

28,100 online attendees

Speakers:
Martin Seligman and Tal Ben-Shahar

2014

Flow, happiness practices and rituals

3,000 attendees at Expo Bancomer Santa Fe in Mexico City

33,300 online attendees

Speakers:
Mihaly Csikscemtmihalyi, Sonja Lyubomirksy and Tal Ben-Shahar

2015

Positive Organizations for high productivity

3,000 attendees at Centro Banamex in Mexico City

25,742 online attendees

Speakers:
David Cooperrider, Margaret Greenberg, Tal Ben-Shahar and Jeff Olson

2016

Positive leadership, extraordinary results

2,838 attendees at Pabellón M in Monterrey, N.L.

17,681 online attendees

Speakers:
Lea Waters, Luis Gutiérrez, Rosalinda Ballesteros, Kim Cameron, Santiago Vázquez, among others.

2017

Strengths in times of change

Speakers:
Jillian Darwish, Luis Gutiérrez, Rosalinda Ballesteros, Michael Steger, Marisa Salanova, Ilona Boniwell.

2018

Different paths, one same goal

1,877 attendees at Cintermex, Monterrey, N.L., Mexico

9,800 online attendees

Speakers:
Tal Ben-Shahar, Caroline Miller, James & Suzann Pawelski, Meik Wiking, Vanessa King, Mathew White, Rosalinda Ballesteros and Luis Gutiérrez.

2019

Purposeful Leadership, the revolution of leadership

1,573 attendees at Pabellón M, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

9,400 online attendees

Speakers:
Raj Sisodia, Emily Smith, Simón Cohen, Neha Sangwan and Rosalinda Ballesteros.

2020

Your toolbox for a changing world

49,500 online attendees from 168 countries

204 speakers

Speakers:
Martin Seligman, Lea Waters, Tal Ben-Shahar, Caroline Miller, Michael Steger, James & Suzann Pawelski, Fred Kofman, María Elena Garassini, Kim Cameron, Princesas Noor & Sarah Bint Asem, Santiago Vázquez, among many others.

2021

Toolbox for a changing world

44,000 online attendees from 86 countries

143 speakers

Speakers:
Deepak Chopra, Tal Ben-Shahar, Barbara Fredrickson, Richard Davidson, Denise Quinlan, Lea Waters, Philip Kotler, Kristen Race, Thakur S. Powdyel, Vandana Shiva, Jonathan Beale, among many others.

In 2013, Universidad Tecmilenio created the Institute for Wellbeing and Happiness to increase wellbeing in our society through education, research and implementation of practices based on scientific findings. Its Advisory Council chaired by Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD and Rosalinda Ballesteros, Maria Elena Garassini, James Pawelski, Sonja Luybomirsky, Kim Cameron, Claudio Ibañez, Bruno Zepeda, Inés Saénz and Simón Cohen as members

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