Dr. Fred Luskin

Fred Luskin serves as Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Projects, an ongoing series of workshops and research projects that investigate the effectiveness of his forgiveness methods on a variety of populations. The forgiveness project has successfully explored forgiveness therapy with people who suffered from the violence in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone as well as the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11.

In addition, Fred’s work has been successfully applied and researched in corporate, medical, legal and religious settings. He currently serves as a Senior Consultant in Health Promotion at Stanford University and is a Professor at the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology. He presents lectures, workshops, seminars and trainings on the importance, health benefits and training of forgiveness, stress management and emotional competence throughout the United States. He offers presentations and classes that range from one hour to ongoing weekly trainings.

Laura Marciano

Laura Marciano is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University, Media School, in Bloomington and an associate at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She leads research on digital media and teen well-being, including the HappyB projects and the Health and Happiness Study, using methods like Ecological Momentary Assessments, trace data, and digital biomarkers. She also directs a science communication project combining research with arts-based activities and serves on the board of the IBSA Foundation in Switzerland. Laura has authored over 45 publications, including the book Smartphone: Ally or Enemy?, and her work has been featured in the New York Times.

Tamara Lechner

Tamara Lechner is a “people person” in the AI world—a leading expert in applying flourishing science to drive individual and cultural change that makes life and work measurably better. As Chair of the AI for Human Flourishing think tank within Harvard’s Human Flourishing Program and Head of Learning at the World Flourishing Organization, she’s on a mission to help 1 billion people flourish by 2035.

Tamara co-leads the IEEE team expanding global AI standards from well-being to flourishing, believing that compliance and policy can be be tools for advancing human potential. Her work helps organizations build data-driven, emotionally intelligent workplaces where humans and AI work in harmony to create extraordinary outcomes.

Tamara’s work signals a new era—one where AI is built to serve our highest human values and flourishing becomes the metric that matters most.

Amy Blankson

Amy Blankson is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Wellness Institute, Founder of Fearless Positivity, and bestselling author of The Future of Happiness. A graduate of Harvard and the Yale School of Management, she’s the only person to receive a Point of Light award from two US Presidents. She is also a member of the UN Global Happiness Council, a Fellow of the World Innovation Organization, a featured professor in Oprah’s happiness e-course, and a regular contributor to Forbes. Her current work focuses on how to cultivate happiness and well-being in the digital era.

Karen Guggenheim

Karen Guggenheim is a pioneer in the global happiness movement and a leading voice in promoting the science and practice of wellbeing. She is the founder and CEO of WOHASU®, and the visionary behind the World Happiness Summit®—recognized by Forbes as one of the “Top 5 Leadership Summits in the World.” Since its launch in 2016, WOHASU has grown into a global movement uniting thought leaders, expanding transformational ideas, providing training, and increasing social connection across cultures and industries.

After experiencing a profound personal loss, Karen made the life-changing decision to dedicate her work to creating a legacy rooted in wellbeing and purpose. That choice led her to become an unexpected entrepreneur, founding WOHASU in 2016 to launch the first World Happiness Summit. Today, WOHASU’s in-person events have reached thousands of attendees from over 80 countries.

Karen creates transformative experiences that blend evidence-based science, storytelling, and community building. She works with multinational corporations, nonprofits, and school systems to embed wellbeing into leadership, culture, and education.

In 20225, Karen created the Tech for Good™ Human Flourishing in the AI Era to add to WOHASU’s Summit Collection and expand on its mission to expand the ripples of the science wellbeing.

She spearheaded the WOHASU® Wellbeing Leadership Certification, a groundbreaking initiative launched in the third-largest public school district in the U.S., reaching over 400,000 students and 34,000 employees. The program equips leaders with practical tools to reduce burnout, increase engagement, and build happier, more resilient schools.

Karen is also the founder of the WOHASU Wellbeing Foundation, a nonprofit focused on systemic change. Through the foundation, she created the World Wellbeing Policy Forum, an international platform to elevate the conversation on the economics and public policy of wellbeing in business, education, and government.

She is the author of Cultivating Happiness: Overcome Trauma and Positively Transform Your Life, a TEDx speaker, a board member of the World Wellbeing Movement, and an advisory board member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA).

Karen holds an MBA from Georgetown University. Her work has been featured in CNN, CNN en español, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, BBC, Univision, Forbes, Fast Company, and other global media. She lives in Miami and speaks internationally in both English and Spanish.

Sandro Formica, Ph.D.

Sandro Formica, Ph.D., is the lead professor of the Hospitality Leadership major and the principal executive education trainer at Florida International University, specializing in Positive Organizational Behavior and Human Capital Development. He has designed, tested, and implemented Positive Organizational Interventions (POIs) to help companies in the U.S. and internationally enhance performance, trust, engagement, belonging, and teamwork in a sustainable way.

He is also the creator of the H+AI FLOW™ methodology, a practical framework that helps organizations thrive by aligning human potential and emotional agility with the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence.

Sandro has trained executives and entrepreneurs across a wide range of industries—including logistics, energy, manufacturing, hospitality, and human resources—for companies such as DHL, Philip Morris, Accor, Manpower Group, and LVMH. As a keynote speaker, he has delivered talks to leading organizations including PwC, Illy Caffè, Forbes, and Expedia.

Iliana Grosse-Buening

Iliana Grosse-Buening is an entrepreneur, author, advisor and speaker, working at the intersection of technology, ethics, and human flourishing.

With over a decade of experience leading human-centred innovation across Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, Iliana advises Fortune 500 companies, global charities, and universities on digital well-being, AI ethics, and responsible innovation.

Iliana is the Co-Founder & CEO of Deeply Human Innovation, a strategy, research and design firm helping organisations embed humanity-centred thinking into strategy, systems, and next-generation technologies.

She is an Adjunct Professor for Digital Well-being at IE University & Business School, an Affiliate to the IE UNESCO Chair for AI Ethics & Governance, and on the Committee of the IEEE Global AI Systems Well-being & Flourishing Initiative. Her research has been published in leading journals, including Springer Nature and De Gruyter.

Alessio Carciofi

Helping professionals and families turn digital distraction into focus, wellbeing, and growth, Alessio Carciofi is a university professor and Italy’s leading expert in corporate digital wellbeing, with over a decade of experience guiding companies to reduce digital stress and use technology consciously. After his own digital burnout, he developed a method that transforms digital tools into allies for productivity and mental health. Author of several books, TEDx speaker, and host of two podcast seasons, he has reached tens of thousands of professionals and families. Alessio is also the Artistic Director of the Digital Detox Festival and creator of innovative summer camps for digital education, blending learning, presence, and social impact.

Caspar Kaiser

Caspar Kaiser is an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Science at Warwick Business School. He is also a Research Fellow at Oxford University’s Wellbeing Research Centre and chair of the board of the Happier Lives Institute. His research focuses on the measurement and determinants of wellbeing. Caspar is the author of numerous academic articles and has published in world leading journals including Nature Human Behaviour and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 

Micah Kaats

Micah Kaats is a PhD candidate in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. He also serves as a Research Associate for the Wellbeing Research Centre at Oxford University and Senior Analyst for the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. His research focuses on the determinants and downstream effects of social connections and subjective wellbeing. He has designed, implemented, and supervised studies of more than 20,000 participants in over 24 countries. His research has been published in the United Nations World Happiness Report and featured in the Financial Times and the Economist. Micah holds Master’s degrees in Applied Ethics and Economic Policy from Utrecht University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from UPenn.