Marianne Williamson

A bestselling author, political activist, and spiritual thought leader, her message of transformation started when she published “A Return to Love”, now available in 21 languages. Her message personal agency is summed as she wrote: “Our deepest fear is not that we are an in adequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure”. Marianne stands for the humanity we share. She continues to work passionately towards democratic reforms, peacebuilding, criminal justice reform, eliminating racism and poverty, among others. Marianne has been speaking and writing about transformational wisdom for over four decades. She has published 16 books. She holds us to our ability embrace all new ways of being human as a global community.

Theo Wilson

A.k.a slam poet, Lucifury, is a founding member of the Denver Slam Nuba team, who won the National Poetry Slam in 2011. He began his speaking career in the N.A.A.C.P. at the age of 15, and has always had a passion for social justice. He is the Executive Director of Shop Talk Live, Inc. The organization uses the barber shop as a staging ground for community dialogue and healing. He published his first book in 2017, “The Law of Action.” The book addresses some of the misconceptions about the law of attraction, and the role direct action plays into manifestation. In 2017, his TED Talk entitled, “A Black Man Goes Undercover in the Alt Right,” was seen worldwide. He has been featured on BuzzFeed, CNN, Good Day Canada, and TV One.

Mindahi Bastida

Mindahi Bastida is Director of the Original Nations Program of the Fountain, a caretaker of the philosophy and traditions of the Otomi-Toltec peoples, and an Otomi-Toltec Ritual Ceremony Officer. He is a consultant with UNESCO on issues related to sacred sites and bio-culture. Mindahi has written extensively on biodiversity, Indigenous knowledge, ethics, and earth spirituality. He is deeply involved with the Biocultural Sacred Sites for Humanity. The full scope of our ancestral legacy extends far beyond blood relations. Spiritual leader Mindahi Bastida explains how the consciousness of ancestors is interwoven through the web of time and space. Discover your identity as matter and spirit. Develop the wisdom to heal ancestral karma and become a guide and counselor for the rising generations.

Clayton Ferrara

Clayton Ferrara is a poet, naturalist, explorer, and the CEO of the United Nations Accredited NGO, IDEAS For Us. He is a biologist and world traveler who has conducted research on five continents concerning evolution, conservation, and ecology. His work as a leader of IDEAS focuses on advancing sustainability through the creation of solutions that help people, heal the planet, and grow prosperity in communities around the world. This has led him to work directly with the likes of The United Nations, The Vatican, The White House, to name a few. 

Linda Zraik

Some of you may know Linda through her participation as a Staff member, and Forum Leader with the work of Werner Erhard for 50 years. Linda has led programs causing transformation in the lives of approximately 350,000 people around the world; including being accountable for training men and women to be Leaders in causing transformation and being extraordinary in their lives for 19 of those years. She co-authored a publication titled “A new Paradigm for Educational Change” in 1995. She continues to mentor and support the development of new and existing leaders in Landmark Worldwide as a Forum Leader Emeritus.

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Shana Pereira

Shana is all about the Power of Profound Partnerships and Discovering Humanity in All of It.. Shana shares insights on discovering humanity within challenging times. Throughout a difficult period, Shana experienced the emergence of deep connections with healthcare professionals, close friends turned family, and even strangers who offered support. These connections, spanning unexpected sources, became crucial pillars of support and strength. Join Shana as she explores the elements of a new global citizen on Humanity Day!

David Gershon

The United Nations proclaimed 1986 as the International Year of Peace. From Sept 16th through Dec 11 a torch was passed from person to person around the world to symbolize the possibility to live in harmony. This was the action of 13-year-old David Gershon. His vision is global peace by 2030 supported by playing the Peace Game.. David is author of twelve books, including the award-winning Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World and Empowerment: The Art of Creating Your Life as You Want It.

Sekombi Katondolo

Researcher, reporter and founder of the Bridgeway Foundation. His work centers around preventing, ending, and helping communities recover from violence in Central and East Africa, with a current focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region that the UN placed third on its “10 Crises to Watch in 2021” list. Despite the deployment of one of the world’s largest peacekeeping missions, the region remains rife with conflict. We seek to catalyze peace in the region.

Marc Gafni

Marc Gafni; is an American philosopher, writer, and former rabbi who became a new age spiritual teacher with a focus on integral theory, eros, and "outrageous love". He is the president of the Center for Integral Wisdom, and he is the co-founder and co-president of the Office for the Future. He is the author of Radical Kabbalah, Your Unique Self, and The Radical Path to Personal Enlightenment, which won USA Book News Awards in 2012.

Christine McDougall

The founder of Syntropic, Christine believes that a life that works starts with Integrity. It is an easy word to say, hard to live. Christine is most passionate about building new models that make the old obsolete. I have built models of organizational design that enable people to thrive as they co-create world changing projects together, without human upset and entirely self-managed. Read an example of this in The Trust Manifesto of Syntropic Enterprises. She has a track record of 30 years building models. It works.

Imam Jamal Rahman

Imam Jamal Rahman is a teacher and retreat leader whose passion for helping people deepen their spiritual lives and cultivate interfaith understanding has inspired audiences throughout the world. He has been featured in the New York Times, on CBS News, the BBC and many NPR programs. He is a Muslim Sufi minister at Interfaith Community Sanctuary, adjunct faculty at Seattle University, and a former host of Interfaith Talk Radio. He is author of Spiritual Gems of Islam: Insights & Practices from the Qur'an, Hadith, Rumi & Muslim Teaching, Stories to Enlighten the Heart & Mind and The Fragrance of Faith: The Enlightened Heart of Islam; and among others.

Badiul Majumdar

Dr. Badiul Alam Majumdar, Global Vice President and Country Director of The Hunger Project for Bangladesh since 1993. He was named a Vice President in 2003. He is the founder-Secretary of Shujan, Citizens for Good Governance. He has lectured at Dhaka University in 1969-70. He has taught at several US based Universities. He worked for NASA and the Saudi Royal Family. He came back to Bangladesh in 1991, resigning a full professorship in America. He was a member of the Committee to Strengthen and Revitalize Local Governance Dr. Majumdar has authored several books and published many articles in professional journals. He is also a popular newspaper columnist and television commentator.

John Perkins

As Chief Economist at a major consulting firm, John Perkins was advisor to the World Bank, UN, IMF, Fortune 500 corporations, other leaders in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the US. He apprenticed with shamans when he lived in the Amazon rainforest from 1968 to 1971 and has since studied with shamans from many different cultures. His eleven books on economics, shamanism, and transformation include the Confessions of an Economic Hit Man trilogy. John has spoken at shamanic gatherings, economic forums, and universities around the world. He has been featured on ABC, NBC, CNN, NPR, A&E, the History Channel, Time, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Elle, to name a few. His awards include the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace, and the Rainforest Action Network Challenging Business as Usual Award. He is a founder and board member of the Pachamama Alliance and Dream Change.

Helen Lindmark

Helene Lindmark is rooted in the ancient traditions of the Sámi people, the indigenous people from across northern Europe.  She embarked on a journey intertwined with visions, sensations, and messages from a realm beyond, nurturing a profound connection with nature from childhood. She has a unique reverence and relationship to the guidance of the elders.  Helene is the epitome of simplicity and wisdom of a heritage passed down through generations.  Helene resolved to honor her ancestry and legacy, becoming a custodian of ancient wisdom and a beacon of hope for future generations. Helene's expertise spans both the physical and spiritual realms. She invites us to remember that wisdom.

Peter FIekowsky

Peter Fiekowsky’s mission in life is to leave a world we’re proud of to our children. In service to that mission, he has a 30-year track record as a citizen lobbyist for global poverty reduction and climate policy. A decade ago, Fiekowsky turned to researching how to restore our climate. Peter Fiekowsky is an MIT-educated physicist and engineer, serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, social innovator, and author. He has worked at NASA and the Fairchild/ Schlumberger Artificial Intelligence Lab in Palo Alto; taught at MIT; and developed his own machine vision company, Automated Visual Inspection LLC (AVI). He holds 27 patents.

Adriana Heredia Sánchez

Entrepreneur and social activist, Adriana founded Beyond Roots - a school to teach others a marketable skill and teach them to love their roots. Adriana is located in Havana Cuba, where against all odds she has created a thriving travel agency, hair-styling school and storefront for handicrafts made by African-Cubans in their native style and textiles. She is global Humanity in action. She has a dynamic, color style that is sure to entertain and inspire!

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Erue Bucher-Taunao

Focusing on promoting Papua New Guinea's rich cultural diversity through rugby matches and tourism are two of her unique approaches to Humanity in all it's forms. She impacts local tourism and cultural exchange particularly for women. She created the Iconic Frontier for Women in Tourism as a step toward fostering collaboration and empowering world-wide partnership.