Compassion Economics
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On April 9-11, 2010 in Kongresshaus, Zurich Switzerland, there will be a dialogue between economics, neuroscience and contemplative sciences. The conference, Compassion Economics, hosted by Mind & LIfe International, will feature speakers such as The XIV Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism; Lord Richard Layard, PhD, Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics; Roshi Joan Halifax, PhD, founder of Upaya Zen Center, and William Drayton, CEO, Ashoka Foundation. The University of Zurich, regarded as a place of education and research, is the event’s co-sponsor.