LeLy Hayslip
A survivor of unspeakable torture during the Vietnam War, LeLy Hayslip
tells of her war-time experiences as a 12 year old spy for the Viet Cong
and her remarkable transformation into an international leader of peace
and reconciliation, in her bestselling autobiography When Heaven and
Earth Changed Places. Her book is translated into 17 languages, made
into an Oliver Stone movie “Heaven and…
Maureen O’Hara
• Maureen O'Hara Ph.D. Chair, Department of psychology, National
University President Emerita, Saybrook Graduate School and Research
Center.
• A native of England, and resident in the US for over 35 years and
several years in Brazil, she received an honors degree in Biological
Sciences from the University of London. She did post-graduate research
in bio-science at Leeds University and…
Michael Edwards
Michael Edwards is widely recognized as one of the world's leading
authorities on civil society, philanthropy, and social change. For the
past thirty years, he has worked to strengthen the contributions of
ordinary citizens to their communities as a grant giver, writer,
advocate, organizer, and activist across five continents, and has lived
and worked in Zambia, Malawi, Colombia, India, the UK,…
Michael Vlahos
Michael Vlahos, PhD is Professor of Strategy at the United States Naval War College. He is the author of Fighting Identity: Sacred War and World Change,
a ‘take no prisoners’ analysis of how war—as culture’s core ritual—has
shaped national identity in the modern world. Vlahos, a graduate of Yale
and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, began his career in the…
Rama J. Vernon
Rama J. Vernon, Founder of the Center for International Dialogue has
traveled to the former Soviet Union 47 times organizing counterpart
meetings, exchange programs, events and conferences. She initiated the
First and Second Soviet-American Citizens Summits as well as the first
Conflict Resolution and Dialogue Round tables between Armenia and
Azerbaijan, Georgia and the Ukraine.
During the Gulf…
Richard Falk
Richard Falk is Albert G. Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and Fellow of the Orfalea Center of Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His most recent book (Re)Imagining Humane Global Governance (2014) proposes a value-oriented assessment of world order and future trends. In 2001 he served on a three-person Human Rights Inquiry…
Rinaldo Brutoco
A leading international executive, writer and keynote speaker,
Rinaldo Brutoco is widely recognized as a practical visionary, change
agent and futurist. He is Co-founder and President of the World Business
Academy, a collaborative network, publishing pre-eminent new paradigm
business literature.
He has served on numerous non-profit boards including The Gorbachev
Foundation, Institute of…
Tatiana Glad
Tatiana Glad is a social entrepreneur,
sustainability practitioner and change strategist. She works across
sectors and cultures to develop life-affirming and resilient leadership
for whole systems innovation. She is passionate about systemic change,
sustainability, water, enabling start-up initiatives/enterprises,
creating synergies, good questions and meaningful conversations.
Tatiana is a…
Bert Parlee
Bert Parlee, PhD serves as senior advisor at STAGEN in Dallas, complementing a private practice as Executive Coach, Leadership Trainer, OD Consultant and Mediator. His areas of expertise are training individuals, teams and organizations on how to bridge opposing perspectives, principles and worldviews, and thus to communicate more effectively in situations of difference, disagreement and…
Global Synergy
To our Readers,
I recently returned from an inspiring event where I could connect to
the many faces I had only previously known online. Theory and exchanging
ideas can be illuminating, but there is nothing that can replace the
human face-to-face contact with our colleagues and friends, many of whom
we’ve met through the Internet. The body language and gestures, the
tone of voice, the…