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Conference brochure now available
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Pre Conference Workshops:
Tuesday 1 December, 9am - 5pm
Workshop A:
The attention revolution! with B. Alan Wallace
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Workshop B:
The art & science of teaching and learning with Dr Mary Helen Immordino-Yang
Conference Day One:
Wednesday 2nd December,
8.30am - 5:30pm
MORNING SESSIONS
Understanding the Brain
Changing Your Brain
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Learning & The Brain
Young Minds
Conference Day Two:
Thursday 3rd December,
8.30am - 5:30pm
MORNING SESSIONS
The Science of Mind with His Holiness the Dalai Lama
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
Emotions & the Brain
The Science of the Mind at Work: Case Studies
When Things Go Wrong
Post Conference Workshops:
Friday 4th December
Morning Workshops
9am - 12pm
Workshop 1: Positive psychology and positive education
Workshop 2: Mind your mind – reducing the risk of dementia
Workshop 3: An introduction to Mindfulness integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Workshop 4: Whole brain thinking
Afternoon Workshops
2pm - 5pm
Workshop 5: Revealing concealed emotions
Workshop 6: Spark: the science of exercise and the brain
Workshop 7: The power of positive parenting
Workshop 8: Music and creativity for mind, health and resilience
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Professional Development Points
Members of some Endorsing Associations such as the
Australian Counselling Association
The Australian Psychological Society
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
are entitled to claim conference attendance as professional development points.
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Science is only just beginning to understand the extraordinary capacity of the brain to change and develop. The implications for how we learn, work and care for one another are profound. Here is your opportunity to hear the world’s top scientists, psychologists and philosophers explain how to apply the new science of the brain in education, medicine, business and your life.
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A Unique Event
Mind & Its Potential is a truly ground-breaking conference that will change forever your understanding of the human potential to learn, change and overcoming adversity. It is an event based on the very latest science that is delivered in an accessible, stimulating and practical way featuring:
- A fascinating Science of Mind Forum: a dialogue between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent scientists including positive psychology founder Dr Martin Seligman. This forum showcases the Dalai Lama’s renowned interest and understanding of science combined with his compassion and concern for the wellbeing of humanity.
- World renowned speakers: this conference features a dazzling line-up of 40 speakers from around the world including renowned neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield, acclaimed psychologist Dr Paul Ekman and Harvard evolutionary biologist Professor Marc Hauser.
- Practical applications of the new science of the brain: How do we learn? How do we teach? How do we overcome adversity and disability? How should we live our lives? Find out the implications for education, health care, business and your life!
» Take a look at this years programme
» Reserve your seat now
An amazing learning experience
Mind & Its Potential is the only event of its type in the world exploring the potential of the mind in a cross disciplinary way that is accessible, interesting and useful to both professionals and the general public.
- A vibrant conference experience: a unique opportunity for personal and professional development amidst an engaged audience of over 3,000 delegates!
- Don't forget the workshops: Spend quality time with world-class presenters including science of exercise and the brain expert John Ratey, and psychiatrist and award-winning educator,
Dr Daniel Siegel
- Expert facilitation from top journalists: we're joined by Richard Fidler, Sophie Scott, Alan Saunders and others.
Founder of Positive Psychology Dr Martin Seligman
Special Education Focus
The pace of change in learning and education is extraordinary. If you are a teacher, administrator or parent, don't miss:
* Dr Martin Seligman's workshop on Postive Psychology & Postitive Education!
* A workshop on the science of integrating exercise into learning with world expert John Ratey
* A full day pre-conference workshop on The Art & Science of Teaching & Learning by psychiatrist and award-winning educator,
Dr Daniel Siegel
His Holiness with Geraldine Doogue at Happiness & Its Casues 2007
New, Fresh & Practical
Mind & Its Potential will explore the amazing revolution in our understanding of the brain and the implications for all walks of life – both personal and professional.
The scientific study of the brain, neuroscience, has become one of the most active and fertile fields of scientific discovery. The key discovery of neuroscience that has revolutionized thinking about the brain is the finding that the brain remains plastic for the duration of its lifetime, physically changing in response to experience.
Indeed, it is now known that we can literally train our brains to think and act in new ways to enhance our experience and well-being, to overcome disabilities and phobias and acquire new skills.
Join us for the personal and professional development opportunity of a life-time!
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photo: Franck Schmutz
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso,
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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DR PAUL EKMAN, USA
Professor Emeritus, University of
California, USA; Director, The Paul Ekman Group; Author: Telling Lies; Emotions
Revealed
MARC HAUSER,
USA
Harvard College Professor of
Psychology; Director, Cognitive Evolution Lab; Co-Director, Mind, Brain and
Behavior Program; Fellow, Center for Ethics, Harvard University, USA, Author: Moral Minds: How Nature Designed Our Universal Sense of Right
and Wrong
DR CHARLIE TEODirector, Centre for Minimally Invasive
Surgery
 AM, Artistic Director, Music Theatre Australia, and Pot-Pourri; Founder, Creativity Australia
SUE PIETERS - HAWKE
Co-chair National Dementia Advisory Group, Author: Hazel's Journey
ALAN SAUNDERS
Presenter, The Philosopher’s Zone, ABC Radio National
HANAN DOVER
Psychologist, School of Psychology,
University of Western Sydney, UWS Muslim Advisor
RICHARD FIDLER
Presenter, The Conversation Hour, ABC
Radio Brisbane
SUE LARKEY Autism Spectrum
Specialist and Teacher; Author:
Making it A Success
EVIAN GORDON
Scientific Chairman
and Founding Director, The
Brain Dynamics
Centre, Westmead Hospital; CEO
and Chairman, Brain Resource
Company
PROFESSOR MATT SANDERS
Professor of Clinical Psychology,
Director, Parenting and Family
Support Centre, The University of
Queensland; Queenslander of the Year, 2007
PROFESSOR
RHOSHEL LENROOT, MD
Chair of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry, UNSW School of Psychiatry,
Research Fellow, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
Clinical Director for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Southeast Sydney and Illawarra Health Services |
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DR MARTIN SELIGMAN, USA
Director, Centre for Positive
Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Best-Selling Author:
Authentic Happiness
DR DANIEL
SIEGEL, MD
Psychiatrist and award-winning educator, Author: Mindsight: change your brain and your life and The Mindful Brain,
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine; Director, Center for Human Development, USA
DR. JOHN J. RATEY, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School, USA; Best-selling author: Spark: the Revolutionary New
Science of Exercise and the Brain
SOPHIE SCOTT
National Medical Reporter, ABC TV, Author:
Live A Longer Life
ARUN ABEY
Co-Founder, ipac, Director, The Smith Family, General Manager Strategy, AXA APH, Author: How Much Is Enough?
PROFESSOR AMANDA SINCLAIR Foundation Professor
Management Diversity & Change, Melbourne Business School, University of
Melbourne
DR BRUNO CAYOUN
Clinical Psychologist, Macquarie
Psychology, Director, Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy Institute, Author: Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behaviour Therapy:
Principles and Guidelines
JULIE MCCROSSIN
Journalist, TV & Radio Presenter
JIM BOND
Dyslexia Awareness Campaigner
DR MAREE FARROW
Research
Fellow, Alzheimer’s Australia
and Dementia Collaborative
Research Centre 2: Prevention,
Risk Reduction and Early
Intervention
DR. LEONIE KRONBORG
Lecturer
Postgraduate Studies in Gifted
Education, Krongold Centre,
Faculty of Education, Monash
University
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BARONESS SUSAN GREENFIELD, UK
Director, Royal Institution of
Great Britain; Fullerian Professor of Physiology, Author: I.D.: The Quest for Identity in the 21st Century
B.ALAN WALLACE
President,
Santa
Barbara Institute for
Consciousness
Studies, USA;
Author: Mind in the Balance:
Meditation in Science, Buddhism,
and Christianity
NATASHA MITCHELL
Presenter, All In The Mind, ABC Radio National
DR MICHAEL VALENZUELA
Research Fellow in Regenerative
Neuroscience, School of Psychiatry, University of NSW; Author: It’s Never
Too Late to Change Your Mind
DR MICHAEL CARR-GREGG
Adolescent Psychologist,
Ambassador, beyondblue
and Mind Matters,
Author: Surviving Adolescents:
The Must-Have Manual for All Parents
Presenter, Catalyst, ABC TV
ANDREW O'KEEFFE
Principal, Hardwired Humans; Author; The Boss
DR ELEONORA GULLONE Associate Professor, Psychology, Monash University
DR JANE BURNS
VicHealth Senior Research Fellow,
Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, University of Melbourne;
Director of International Research,
Policy & Practice,
Inspire Foundation
DR MATHEW WHITE
Director, Training and Leadership at Teach For Australia
ASSOCIATE PROF NEIL COLE
Mental Health Research Insitute; Consumer Consultant; Playwright:
Topo The Play
CEO, Herrmann International Asia
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This event is endorsed and supported by a wide range of organisations.
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