Hear From The Field's Foremost Thinkers, Leaders and Visionaries

Thursday

Evening Welcoming Event

Daniel Leven and Rick Hanson
Dancing with Your Brain
Join this lively evening event in which integrative body therapist Daniel Leven and neuroscience expert Rick Hanson lead a program of movement and dance intended to remove obstacles to creativity and new learning and help you experience the entire Symposium with a renewed sense of openness and joy.

Friday

Morning Keynote

Sherry Turkle
Cyber Intimacy and Cyber Solitude
Sherry Turkle, Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology at MIT, will explore how the blurring of boundaries between ourselves and our computers, cell phones, smart phones, and i-products is affecting the way we think, feel, and interact.

Luncheon Address

Donald Meichenbaum
Technology and the Future of Psychotherapy
Donald Meichenbaum, one of the founders of psychotherapy’s “cognitive revolution,” will discuss what the new technology can do for us and our clients, the privacy and ethical considerations involved, and how to use technology without diminishing human relationships.

Dinner Address

Dick Cavett
The Art of the Interview
Although Dick Cavett wasn’t the first talk show host, he’s widely considered the best, and certainly the greatest interviewer of them all. At this dinner event, Networker Editor Rich Simon will interview Cavett on, naturally enough, the art of the interview, and show clips from some of his most famous encounters with the legendary figures of our time.

Saturday

Morning Keynote

David Whyte
Crossing the Unknown Sea
Poet David Whyte, a spellbinding speaker who fuses verse, storytelling, and philosophical reflection, will weave a luminous web of metaphor and psychological insight to turn what he calls life’s “dangerous truths” into sources of liberation.

Luncheon Address

Louann Brizendine
Gender and the Brain
Pioneering neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, the author of the pathbreaking books The Female Brain and The Male Brain, will describe some of the key findings from brain research, explore how the neurobiological differences between men and women influence their relationships, and discuss how therapists can use this knowledge to help couples bridge their differences.

Dinner Address

Eugene Robinson
Race Diversity in the New America
In his talk, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Eugene Robinson, author of the recently published Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America, will explore the state of racial identification, socioeconomic issues, and political definitions in the Obama age.

Sunday

Morning Keynote

John Gottman
The New Science of Trust
Universally known for his pioneering research with couples, John Gottman’s most recent book is The Science of Trust. His keynote will address some of the high points of this fascinating new research field and explore the basic question, “Can I Trust You?” as it manifests itself throughout the range of human connections.