Quest for Global Healing II, Bali May 3-8 2006

PROGRAM | POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES | QGH 2004

Additional Presenters

William Arntz started as a research laser physicist. This was followed by dropping out, making a small movie, studying meditation, building a system management product, and dropping out (again). In a fit of unrealistic enthusiasm he decided to fund and create the feature film, What the BLEEP Do We Know!? He's currently thinking about dropping out once more.	Rucina Ballinger, 30-year Bali resident and dance ethnologist, has studied and performed Balinese dance and theatre since the mid-70s. Currently a member of two women's comedy troupes, she is also the CEO of a local foundation, YKIP, which works closely with the Bali bomb victims.	Masankho Banda, born in Malawi and now living in Oakland, California, is an international educator, healer, peacebuilder and performing artist. Grounded in his cultural wisdom, he works globally with children and adults to bring about peace and healing using dance, music, stories and InterPlay. In 2001 he was honored for his work by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Sam Beard brings a lifetime of public service including initiating and chairing government programs for seven U.S. Presidents, from Nixon to Bush. He is founder and president of the Jefferson Awards for Public Service which promotes volunteerism and the power of individuals in service.	Illana Berger, PhD. works cross-culturally as a ceremonialist, artist and teacher, using indigenous healing concepts and practices. She teaches at JFK University in California, has a private practice as a Spiritual Counselor, leads Women's Healing Circles and Rites of Passage rituals for youth and adults.	Marcel Biro is the star of the Emmy Award-winning,Public Broadcasting Station (America) reality-cooking series called The Kitchens of Biro, author, and CEO/chef of Biro Internationale, an integrated cuisine company consisting of acclaimed restaurants, culinary schools and more. He has opened restaurants for clients in 34 American states and 13 countries.
Shannon Kring Biro is creator, writer, executive producer and co-star of The Kitchens of Biro (see Mer at events throughout the US, Europe and Asia, Shannon was a finalize in the 2004 Stevie Awards for Women Entreparcel Biro). She has been featured on TV and in dozens of leading publications around the world. A frequent keynote speakreneurs.	Hanley Brite, the QGHII Director of Program Operations, founded Authentic Connections, Inc. to bring a fresh approach to creating organizational vitality through transformational change. He has more than 30 years experience with non-profits and corporations, serving as a manager and executive, advisor and educator, business leader and consultant.	Juanita Brown's early years as a social change activist is now tempered by a compassion born of more than 30 years of working intimately with the dilemmas and paradoxes of personal and institutional change in corporate settings. She is an originator of the World Cafe approach to collaborative dialogue and co-author of The World Cafe: Shaping our Futures Through Conversations that Matter.
Jan Cornall is a writer, performer, teacher and facilitator, who runs popular meditative writing seminars, workshops and retreats in Australia and the Asia Pacific. Since 2004 she has performed her spoken and sung word at literary festivals throughout the region. Jan will be coordinating and hosting the QGH poetry slam taking place on the evening of May 8th.	Linda Dunkel is president and CEO of Interaction Associates, Inc. She brings 25 years experience designing and developing change and learning strategies for organizations and improving the effectiveness of the human assets of corporations. She has served in senior level positions in two start-up companies and was vice president of a Fortune 100 company.	Mark Finser is President and CEO of RSF, a leader in the emerging world of social finance.
Sharon Forrest, Ph.D., has reached the hearts and minds of victims and perpetrators of abuse in many countries for 40 years. She empowers them to become healthy, productive members of humanity. Sharon is founder/director of Path of the Heart and Healthways International, with websites at www.pathoftheheart.org and www.healingnow.com	Elizabeth Mendana Frye is a San Francisco-based performance artist. Her experience with InterPlay, dance, and behind the scenes stage work has touched the lives of hundreds of children and adults around the world. In 2004, she lead InterPlay workshops and performances in Barcelona, Spain at the Parliament of World Religions gathering.	James S. Gordon, MD, is the founder/director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC. He has served as Chairman of the U.S.White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and his books include Comprehensive Cancer Care: Integrating Alternative, Complementary and Conventional Therapies.
Jamie Harris is a former business lawyer and co-founder/managing partner of a San Francisco law firm. He currently is a practicing organization development consultant and trainer with Interaction Associates, Inc., a global learning and performance improvement firm.	Jean Howe is co-founder of Threads of Life, a Fair Trade business that commissions traditional natural dyed textiles directly from more than 500 women weavers on 8 islands in Indonesia. She has lived in Bali for more than 15 years, and in 2005 co-organized the first Indonesian Indigenous Weavers Festival.	David Isaacs is president of Clearing Communications and co-author with life-partner Juanita Brown of the best-selling The World Café: Shaping Our Futures Through Conversations That Matter. He has collaborated with a wide range of corporate and nonprofit organizations, and serves as adjunct faculty for the University of Texas San Antonio’s Executive MBA program.
Lyla Johnston, a Dineh poet who comes from the soul of the Southwest of America: Taos, New Mexico. Her poetry sends out a positive message and has inspired many audiences to join a more conscious humanity. She plans to study environmental sciences and solutions. Lyla has also won numerous awards at US regional and national poetry slams.	May Lee’s international reporting and anchoring includes news anchor for CNN in Hong Kong, correspondent for CNN in Toyko, and anchor for CNBC Asia Pacific. She was with ABC News in New York as a news anchor, and in the Los Angeles bureau as a correspondent. She also hosted two shows on Oxygen Media in New York.	Barry Lopez is the author of thirteen works of fiction and nonfiction. He has traveled to nearly fifty countries and is the recipient of a number of awards, medals, and fellowships, including the National Book Award. His website is www.barrylopez.com.
Patricia McCabe is a Dineh writer, painter, mother and activist whose poetry and short fiction are currently melding with paintings of inner workings. It is never certain which [media] will rise to be heard, to tell the story. She hopes for Peace and Safety, Joy and Light for her children, the elders and for All My Relations. She is the proud mother of Lyla Johnston.	Charles McClean, Ph.D. , is Donor Advocate/Committed Listener for www.philanthropynow.com and author of 30+ articles/giving support tools based on 8 years of global inquiry and coaching with donors, financial advisors and NGO's. He makes learning safe, sacred, research driven and practical with follow-up coaching on action-plans.	Patricia Smith Melton is founder and executive director of PEACE X PEACE. In 1990 she co-founded the Melton International Education Foundation, a cross-cultural internet network connecting university students in India, China, Chile, Germany and the U.S. She is also a photographer, playwright, presenter, and advocate for women’s empowerment.
Ernesto Sanchez is an award-winning ceremonial artist, performer, teacher, and intuitive healer. He has studied, taught and performed in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the US. During the conference he will be exhibiting works from his Journey of 1,000 Moons series, and developing a unique cross-cultural experiential ceremony for delegates and Balinese.	Kate Sweetman is a former editor at Harvard Business Review where she acquired and edited articles by top business executives, academics, and consultants in the U.S. and abroad. She currently works in leadership development for a variety of clients, often crafting customized cases. Kate has a BA in English from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.	Chaiwat Thirapantu of Thailand has pursued the idea of building equitable and participative societies since he was a young man. He was named an Ashoka Fellow in ’94 for his innovative work with Bangkok Forum, creating active citizen engagement across traditional boundaries. He has worked as a “process activist” bringing diverse groups together on a large scale to support a life affirming and democratic future for his nation.
Lynne Twist is a global activist, fundraiser, author, and founder of the Soul of Money Institute. She has raised millions of dollars, and trained thousands of fundraisers to be more effective in their work for organizations that serve the best instincts of all of us – eradicating poverty, empowering women, nurturing children and youth, and preserving our natural heritage.	Ruel Walker is on the staff of The Pachamama Alliance in San Francisco and helped develop the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium and the training program for facilitators of the Symposium. He is also an appellate attorney and psychotherapist in the San Francisco area.	Ibu Wayan world-renown for her unique balinese hotels (Alam Indah, Alam Jiwa, and several others) and her two restaurants: Laka Leke and Café Wayan (considered the best in Ubud). Her story is all about personal initiative, and we encourage attendees to visit her restaurant, take the post-conference cooking class, and endulge yourself with a conversation with her that you will never forget. Ibu Wayan is a gift to our conferenceshe is what Bali is all about.
Kimberly Weichel is a social pioneer, educator, and specialist in global communications, conflict resolution and cross-cultural work. She is co-founder and co-director of the Institute for PeaceBuilding, offering courses, training, mentoring and consulting in peacebuilding and feminine leadership. She is a featured author in Healing the Heart of the World.