The 1st Annual Happiness & Its Causes Asia will be a meeting place for hundreds of delegates from industry, government, professional services and those seeking practical techniques to enhance happiness at home and in the workplace.

This ground-breaking international conference on the tools & techniques for a happier life features over 20 leading speakers from fields such as science, psychology, philosophy, economics and religion. As such, it does not seek to promote one particular view, but provides you with a concise and stimulating insight into the best of modern and ancient wisdom.

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A conference of highlights

• Fascinating discussion on learning to be happy with Matthieu Ricard, dubbed by research scientists as "the happiest man in the world", world authority on recognition of emotions Dr David Matsumoto, initiator of world-first wellbeing program for medical students, Dr Craig Hassed and local Singaporean positive psychology expert, Dr Titus Foo.
  
  
  Matthieu Ricard at Happiness Sydney 2008
   
• 11 overseas speakers including Australian cancer survivor and well-being pioneer, Petrea King, international best-selling author, Lillian Too, mindfulness and psychotherapy expert Dr Belinda Khong and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and relationships counsellor Dr Ross Menzies.
  
• Leading international financial planner Arun Abey, Author: How Much Is Enough? and businesswoman and publisher Bernadette Bolger present and lead a workshop on the link between money and happiness.
  
  
  Over 3000+ people attended the 2007 event in Sydney 
   
• A special focus on happiness amongst children and young people with child psychiatrist Dr Daniel Fung and some of Singapore’s young people working for a better society.
   
• Participation by some of Singapore’s leading experts on mental health in the workplace including Dr Chua Hong Choo, Clare Yeo and Dr Patricia Yap from the Institute of Mental Health.
  
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Professor David Matsumoto, San Francisco State University, USA World authority on recognition of emotions	Matthieu Ricard, France “The world’s happiest man” Best-Selling Author: Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill
Lillian Too, Best-Selling Author, Malaysia	Dr Craig Hassed, Monash University, Australia Pioneer of world-first wellbeing program for medical students
Arun Abey, ipac Securities Group, Singapore & Australia Leading financial planner and Author How Much Is Enough?	Petrea King, Quest for Life Foundation, Australia Cancer survivor and well-being pioneer, Author: Your Life Matters
Dr Belinda Khong, Macquarie University, Australia Mindfulness and psychotherapy expert	Haresh Sharma, Resident Playwright, The Necessary Stage
Dr Daniel Fung, Consultant Psychiatrist, Child Guidance Clinic and Institute of Mental Health, Singapore	Associate Professor Weining Chang, Head of the Division of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University