World Happiness Summit 2026

Anna Borg

Anna is the Head of Psychosocial Health and Well-being at Siemens AG, shaping its global strategy since 2021. She is at the forefront of developing Siemens’ global mental well-being and health strategy, orchestrating various initiatives to improve mental well-being within the organization. Anna leads the work well-being approach at Siemens and drives its strategic integration throughout the company.

Anna is convinced that well-being goes far beyond the individual, but it is about organizing managing and designing work in a way that supports well-being. With over 15 years of experience in organizational development, Anna has a rich background in well-being, health, and safety. She began her career in academia and later transitioned to consulting for multinational companies, focusing on holistic well-being, mental health and safety management.

Dr. Elia Gourgouris

Dr. Elia Gourgouris also known as America’s Happiness Doctor, is an International Keynote speaker & the author of the #1 best-selling Amazon book, 7 Paths to Lasting Happiness.  He’s the President and co-founder of The Kindness Factor International which recently  produced the highly acclaimed documentary feature film called For Such A time As This on the impact of kindness worldwide!  The first half of his career he built a thriving private practice as a Clinical Psychologist (all word of mouth) before moving on to become an Executive Coach working with C-Suite leaders. 

With his Positive Psychology background and through his books, Keynotes, podcast interviews (350+ worldwide) and Executive Coaching he has helped hundreds of thousands of people both in their careers and in their relationships to achieve happiness and success in their personal and professional lives. As an inspirational speaker, he frequently presents at international conferences focusing on Happiness, Corporate Wellness & Mental Health. He’s the host of a new TV show called The Happy Hour w/ Dr. Elia on the Mental Health Television Network.  He splits his time between the US and Greece/Europe.

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Lauren von Stackelberg

Lauren von Stackelberg is an entrepreneurial Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) and Wellbeing leader, founder, board member, and charity trustee with experience in complex, multinational environments across six continents in Consumer, Manufacturing, Technology, Travel and Financial Services.

As The LEGO Group’s first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer and Global Head of Wellbeing, she brings a robust track record of inventing and driving new commercial initiatives that build equity and inclusion at scale including Tate & Lyle’s first EDI strategy, Expedia’s first I&D strategy, J.P. Morgan’s first client diversity strategy and first global gender diversity program, and a Micro-Fund in Ghana. Lauren co-founded three businesses and intra-industry networks across start-up investing (SuperPitch), finance (WealthiHer) and travel (CEO Action Inclusive Travel Group) to drive collaborative progress and change at an industry level for EDI.  Lauren is on the Diversity Advisory Board for Delivery Hero, Trustee and Chair of the Nominations Committee for education technology charity, Founders4Schools, a Founding Member of Chief in the UK, and Committee Member on D&I for the Confederation of Danish Industry.

A vocal advocate for sharing EDI best practices, she is a regular public speaker and guest lecturer at London Business School. Lauren is a recognized force for social change who received multiple industry awards including the Chief ED&I Officer of the Year, Highly Commended Head of Diversity, Most Influential D&I Leader, Forbes 30 under 30, Forbes All Star Alumni, Future Leaders Top 100, and Management Today 35 under 35. A global citizen, Lauren has personal experience living and working in 12+ countries including the UK, US, Uruguay, Singapore, Spain, Russia, India, Ghana, El Salvador, China, Costa Rica and Argentina.

Dr. Raj Sisodia

Raj Sisodia is Distinguished University Professor of Conscious Enterprise and Chairman of the Conscious Enterprise Center at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. He is FW Olin Distinguished Professor of Global Business (on leave) at Babson College, and Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Conscious Capitalism Inc. He has a Ph. D. in Business from Columbia University. Raj is co-author of the New York Times bestseller Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business (2013) and Wall Street Journal bestseller Everybody Matters (2015). He was named one of “Ten Outstanding Trailblazers of 2010” by Good Business International, and one of the “Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior” by Trust Across America for 2010 and 2011. Raj received an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University in 2016 and the Business Luminary Award from Halcyon in 2021. He has served on the boards of Mastek and The Container Store.

Raj has published fifteen books, including Firms of Endearment: How World Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose, which was named a top business book of 2007 by Amazon.com. His most recent books are The Healing Organization: Awakening the Conscience of Business to Help Save the World and The Global Rule of Three: Competing with Conscious Strategy, and the forthcoming Awaken: A Journey to Purpose, Wholeness and Healing. Raj has consulted with and taught at numerous companies, including AT&T, Verizon, LG, DPDHL, POSCO, Kraft Foods, Whole Foods Market, Tata, Tesoro, Siemens, Sprint, Volvo, IBM, Walmart, McDonalds and Southern California Edison.

Sheila Champion-Smeeth

Sheila is accountable for continuously evolving the Global Wellbeing Strategy that drives a Conscious Culture of holistic wellbeing for leaders, teams and individuals at Cisco. Sheila joined Cisco in 2000 and has held numerous roles across the organization and has spent most of her career in People & Communities.

Sheila’s passion lies in caring and supporting people through holistic and inclusive wellbeing offerings across the globe. As Global Head of Wellbeing she is a thought-leader, developing unique collaborations and integration opportunities with Cisco business leaders, wellbeing vendors and partners. 

Sheila’s accountability for the vision and governance of wellbeing across the globe in Cisco ensures alignment with business objectives, meeting employee expectations, and driving continuous improvement.  Collaborating with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and subject matter experts Sheila designs, develops, and delivers high-quality offerings and experiences to ensure wellbeing is a business imperative.  Passionate about caring for and supporting people, she champions inclusive, whole-person wellbeing approaches that meet the needs of a diverse global workforce.

In her spare time, Sheila loves being with her family and friends. Her passion and love of sport, caring for people, is embedded into her everyday life where she takes care of herself and those around her to role model her work on wellbeing for all.

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.