Global thought leaders to speak at first Bhutan Innovation Forum

Bhutan is slated to host 80 of the world’s main thought leaders on the first-ever Bhutan Innovation Discussion board scheduled for 1 to three October 2024.

Amongst these coming to the occasion are Snapchat co-founder and CEO Evan Spiegel; Nobel Laureate economist Joseph E Stiglitz; Nobel Laureate economist Nicholas Stern; award-winning molecular biologist Richard J Roberts; Buddhist scholar and creator Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche; former Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos; Reliance Group chair Anil Ambani; BIG founding associate and inventive director Bjarke Ingels; and Buddhist monk and thinker Matthieu Ricard. 

These distinguished visitors will cowl numerous subjects reminiscent of  integrating mindfulness into schooling and management, leveraging blockchain for information economies, using AI in digital providers and governance, selling ESG  investments for local weather resilience, and creating carbon markets for sustainable  development.  

This landmark occasion can be held on the Dungkar Dzong in Paro, and it goals to discover the intersections of mindfulness, innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability, as Bhutan embarks on creating the world’s first Mindfulness Metropolis.

A spot for mindfulness

Bhutan’s Mindfulness Metropolis seeks to combine inexperienced applied sciences and aware  innovation to construct a group grounded in concord, well-being, and happiness. 

In accordance with His Majesty, King Jigme of Bhutan: “The Mindfulness Metropolis can be not like another, rooted within the ideas of Gross  Nationwide Happiness (GNH.) “It will likely be a metropolis that fosters aware and sustainable companies, impressed by our religious heritage and reflecting the distinctive Bhutanese identification.”  

Launched by King Jigme in December of final 12 months, the idea of the Mindfulness Metropolis highlights Bhutan’s place as a world chief in sustainability. Because the world’s solely  carbon-negative nation, Bhutan gives a strong mannequin for sustainable growth.  This metropolis, which is able to welcome each Bhutanese and worldwide contributors, goals to  be a hub of aware innovation and a beacon for sustainable dwelling.