PLEASE NOTE THIS PROGRAMME RELATES TO OUR 2011 EVENT WHICH HAS NOW RUN.
DETAILS FOR MIND & ITS POTENTIAL 2012 WILL BE AVAILABLE LATE APRIL 2012.
We do hope you will join us 29 & 30 October 2012, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Book by 23 December and save $300+ and receive B. Alan Wallace’s latest book Minding Closely: The Four Applications of Mindfulness.

Be motivated and inspired by an amazing gathering of 40+ speakers! Keynotes include leading authority on creative thinking, Dr Edward de Bono, world renowned neuroscientist Baroness Susan Greenfield, Mind Mapping guru Tony Buzan, acclaimed neuroplasticity researcher Dr Jeffrey M Schwartz and learning and the brain expert Dr Mary Helen Immordino-Yang.

• Is technology affecting our creative abilities? For better or worse?
• Are “digital kids” developing the thinking skills they need?
• Does online learning work?
• In the age of google, email and the instant response, do we take the time to think over problems creatively?
• Is losing yourself in a good book a joy of the past?

• › Baroness Susan Greenfield, Director, Fullerian Professor of Physiology, Honorary Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for the Future of the Mind, Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK.
• › Professor Erica McWilliam, Adjunct Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology
• › Dr Edward de Bono, Leading creative thinker, Founder, Best-selling Author, Cognitive Research Trust, UK
• › Richard Aedy, Presenter, Life Matters, ABC Radio National

Be inspired by two acclaimed and well-loved Australians, one a virtuoso concert pianist, the other a master chef, as they share their stories of the ups and downs of the creative life.

• › Matt Moran, Celebrity Chef and restaurateur, Guest Judge Masterchef, Channel 10, Aria
• › Simon Tedeschi, one of Australia’s most celebrated concert pianists, Concert Pianist
• › Richard Fidler, Presenter, Conversations with Richard Fidler, ABC Radio

• What could reaching your potential look like?
• How can we overcome a tendency to self-sabotage in achieving our goals?
• Do our dreams have to be elusive or can we actually realise them?
• How can we encourage young people to reach their goals?
• How can we develop our potential into older age?

• › Ven Robina Courtin, Founder, Liberation Prison Project, USA & Australia
• › Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, Adolescent Psychologist, Ambassador, beyondblue and National Drugs Campaign
• › Frederick Marx, Academy Award nominated filmmaker, Hoop Dreams
• › Anna Halafoff, Lecturer, UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations - Asia Pacific, Monash University
• › Rachael Kohn, Presenter, The Spirit of Things, ABC Radio National

The challenge is on to create a conference theme song! Ambient Orchestras galvanises people through the power and allure of ensemble music performance. Sweeping soundscapes, choral singing, plaintive banjo plucking and rocking guitar create an unforgettably uplifting and unifying experience.

• › Alexi Lynch, Program Manager, Ambient Orchestras
• › John Edgar, Program Manager, Ambient Orchestras

Venue: Chauvel Cinema, Paddington Town Hall, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley Rd, Paddington

Screening: Wine and nibbles at 7pm, screening at 7.30pm followed by Q &A with the filmmaker, Frederick Marx

One of the greatest gifts a child can receive is an education. Network with fellow delegates over wine and nibbles, and support the construction of a new school that will offer the children of Zanskar the best possible opportunity to reach their full potential.