Gross Global Happiness Summit 2023
Online Event - February 10th - 11th 2023
Onsite Event - March 10th - 12th 2023
Online & Onsite at the University for Peace campus in Costa Rica
Gross Global Happiness Summit 2023
Online Event - February 10th - 11th 2023
Onsite Event - March 10th - 12th 2023
Online & Onsite at the University for Peace campus in Costa Rica
Inspiring
Speakers
Lifechanging
Content
Global
Networking
Dedicated
Hosts
Whether you join us online or onsite (or both!) you can expect a powerful, high-impact experience!
Whether you join us online or onsite (or both!) you can expect a powerful, high-impact experience!
Globally, happiness is one of our most important goals. Studies show that we value it more than success, knowledge, or material items. And yet, in a world that has continued to progress and become objectively better by most conceivable standards, why do many find this such a difficult goal to reach? As important as happiness is, how much do we know about it and the impacts it has on individual and global progress?
The Gross Global Happiness Summit is an innovative executive education event in which people from all over the globe come to tackle these very questions. This year we are once again thrilled to host many incredible keynote speakers, such as happiness guru Tal Ben-Shahar, sustainability champion Mónica Araya, Life Design Lab coach Dave Evans, and emotional intelligence experts Robin Stern and Marc Brackett. We’ll learn, unlearn, and share experiences on the topic of happiness, bringing together a multitude of perspectives and expertise.
This experience will combine theory and practice, touching on the latest research from positive psychologists, but also delving into the practical applications of what we’ve learned and are still discovering in the field. Happiness will be brought front and center, as we explore and understand how people can lead happier, more meaningful lives.
Globally, happiness is one of our most important goals. Studies show that we value it more than success, knowledge, or material items. And yet, in a world that has continued to progress and become objectively better by most conceivable standards, why do many find this such a difficult goal to reach? As important as happiness is, how much do we know about it and the impacts it has on individual and global progress?
The Gross Global Happiness Summit is an innovative executive education event in which people from all over the globe come to tackle these very questions. This year we are once again thrilled to host many incredible keynote speakers, such as happiness guru Tal Ben-Shahar, sustainability champion Mónica Araya, Life Design Lab coach Dave Evans, and emotional intelligence experts Robin Stern and Marc Brackett. We’ll learn, unlearn, and share experiences on the topic of happiness, bringing together a multitude of perspectives and expertise.
This experience will combine theory and practice, touching on the latest research from positive psychologists, but also delving into the practical applications of what we’ve learned and are still discovering in the field. Happiness will be brought front and center, as we explore and understand how people can lead happier, more meaningful lives.
Take a look at the 2023 agendas!
Take a look at the 2023 agendas!
Take a look at the Gross Global Happiness experience!
Take a look at the Gross Global Happiness experience!
Internationally Recognized Speakers
Happiness Guru
Tal Ben Shahar
Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer. He taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, “Positive Psychology” and “The Psychology of Leadership.” His books in the area of Positive Psychology have been translated into more than thirty languages, and have appeared on best-seller lists around the world. Tal obtained his PhD in Organizational Behavior and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard. He is also the founder of the Happiness Studies Academy.
Sustainability Champion
Mónica Araya
Mónica Araya has worked on sustainability for 25 years. She works with leaders in governments, cities, business, advocacy and philanthropy to accelerate climate solutions. Born in Costa Rica, she has worked on various sectors in several countries with a focus on Latin America, US and Europe. She has given talks about climate action in all continents, including Antarctica. Her three TED talks have over 5 million views. She studied Economics in Costa Rica at the National University and has a Ph.D. on Environmental Management from Yale University.
Life Design Lab Creator
Dave Evans
Dave Evans co-founded the Life Design Lab with Bill Burnett in 2007 which led to the publishing of their books ‘Designing Your Life’ in 2016, a #1 New York Times bestseller, and ‘Designing Your Work Life’ in 2020. The books have reached hundreds of thousands and the Lab has trained countless universities in innovative techniques to help students navigate their futures after college. Dave has nearly 16 years of experience in this field, and lectures at Stanford in the Stanford Design Program.
Emotional Intelligence Expert
Robin Stern
Robin Stern is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families. Robin is the co-developer of RULER, an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning that has been adopted by over 3,000 pre-school to high schools across the United States and in other countries. Robin regularly consults with schools globally and large companies, including Facebook and Google, on best practices for integrating the principles of emotional intelligence into training and product design.
Emotional Intelligence Expert
Marc Brackett
Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University. His research focuses on the role of emotional intelligence in learning, decision making, creativity, relationships, health, and performance. He has published over 150 scholarly articles, received numerous awards, and is featured regularly in popular media outlets such as the New York Times and Good Morning America. Marc is the lead developer of RULER, a systemic, evidence-based approach to SEL that has been adopted by over 4,500 schools across the world. He’s also the author of the bestselling book, Permission To Feel.
What do people think about Gross Global Happiness?
What do people think about Gross Global Happiness?
Past participants say:
Past participants say:
The Gross Global Happiness Summit is one of the few platforms out there that offers an opportunity for coaches, trainers and experts in the happiness field to come together and co-create high quality and innovative programs that tackle the challenges of the 21st century, especially around anxiety and stress management, and all done in an intimate and natural setting of one of the most beautiful university campuses on Earth”
– Carine Bouery/ Cynchro, Founder and Managing Director/ United Arab Emirates
“This is an experience that makes you evaluate the important things in your life and makes you want to be a changemaker to contribute to global human happiness.”
-Liliana Núñez/ General Manager Qué y Cómo, A.C./Mexico
“Mixing years of knowledge, studies, analysis and investigations on Happiness, shared by multiple presenters and participants from different parts of the world, brings the richness of diversity and multiculturality that you can only experience in a non replicable event like the Gross Global Hapiness.”
– Víctor Rojas/ VMware Program Specialist, Employee Referral Program/ Costa Rica
“For me, GGH has been a high return investment for both my business, teaching and research. Having attended both 2019 and 2020, I can see the accelerating value coming from engaging in Costa Rica as well as the year long connections with participants. I find that my depth and breadth of understanding to be highly significant in strengthening my professional work and professional life. Highly recommended.”
– Art Sherwood/ Western Washington University, Professor, Director-Academic Programs in Entrepreneurship and Innovation/ United States
MEET YOUR HOSTS!
MEET YOUR HOSTS!
The University for Peace and the Centre for Executive Education
The University for Peace and the Centre for Executive Education
Located in Costa Rica, the University for Peace (UPEACE) was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the United Nations General Assembly. UPEACE is the only university in the United Nations system authorized to offer academic degrees in the field of peace and conflict studies.
Within the University for Peace, the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education was launched to deliver dynamic workshops, seminars and training courses. In a world that needs more changemakers, these courses are designed to empower people and provide them with the skills, mindsets and networks to make a positive impact on the world.
Open enrollment courses offered by the UPEACE Centre: Click here
Global Leadership Diploma with the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education: Click here
Get to know the Centre team: Click here
Located in Costa Rica, the University for Peace (UPEACE) was established in December 1980 as a Treaty Organization by the United Nations General Assembly. UPEACE is the only university in the United Nations system authorized to offer academic degrees in the field of peace and conflict studies.
Within the University for Peace, the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education was launched to deliver dynamic workshops, seminars and training courses. In a world that needs more changemakers, these courses are designed to empower people and provide them with the skills, mindsets and networks to make a positive impact on the world.
Open enrollment courses offered by the UPEACE Centre: Click here
Global Leadership Diploma with the UPEACE Centre for Executive Education: Click here
Get to know the Centre team: Click here
THE WORLD HAPPINESS ACADEMY
The World Happiness Academy is a learning center that will equip you and your community with profound experiences, wisdom and tools that will maximize your potential. They believe that experiential education opens the door to infinite possibilities. The World Happiness Academy, together with the World Happiness Fest and the World Happiness Awards are initiatives of the World Happiness Foundation created to realize a world with freedom, consciousness, and happiness, for all.
THE WORLD HAPPINESS ACADEMY
The World Happiness Academy is a learning center that will equip you and your community with profound experiences, wisdom and tools that will maximize your potential. They believe that experiential education opens the door to infinite possibilities. The World Happiness Academy, together with the World Happiness Fest and the World Happiness Awards are initiatives of the World Happiness Foundation created to realize a world with freedom, consciousness, and happiness, for all.
Interested in presenting at the Gross Global Happiness Summit?
**The window to accept presenter proposals is now closed**
Whether you’re an NGO or corporate leader, university professor, coach, entrepreneur or international consultant, we invite people to share their own research, insights and approaches to happiness. The majority of the event’s content is participant-led, so we select a diverse and intriguing group from the candidate pool to offer peer-to-peer learning at the conference!
