With Support From

National Geographic Channel


New York Academy of Sciences


FIAF


Tourneau


Red Door Spas Elizabeth Arden


Nordstrom


Silver Star Mercedes


Somanetics


Human Consciousness Project


Speakers & Panelists
Mario Beauregard, Ph.D.

Associate Researcher, Neuroscience Research Center, University of Montreal

 
Elie During, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy, University of Paris X, Nanterre

 
Ebrahim Elahi, M.D., FACS

Associate Clinical Professor, Ophthalmic and Oculofacial Surgery, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Fifth Avenue Eye Associates

 
Bruce Greyson, M.D., Ph.D.

Chester F. Carlson Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences; Director, Division of Perceptual Studies, University of Virginia Medical School

 
Hanifa D. Mezoui, Ph.D.

Chief, NGO Section, United Nations Department of Economic & Social Affairs

 
Andrew B. Newberg, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology and Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Director, University of Pennsylvania Center for Spirituality and the Mind

 
Sam Parnia, M.D., Ph.D., MRCP

Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Southampton; Fellow, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center; Founder and Director, The Human Consciousness Project

 
Christina M. Puchalski, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine and Health Care Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine; Director, George Washington University Institute for Spirituality and Health

 
Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D.

Neuroscientist and Research Psychiatrist, UCLA School of Medicine

 
Henry P. Stapp, Ph.D.

Theoretical Physicist, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, University of California

 
Esther M. Sternberg, M.D.

Chief, Neuroendocrine Immunology and Behavior, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health

 


Mind Body Symposium
Presented By Nour Foundation, UN DESA & Université de Montréal

Symposium Podcast

Morning Keynote
Dr. Sam Parnia
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Morning Panel Discussion
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Afternoon Keynote
Dr. Andrew B. Newberg
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Afternoon Panel Discussion
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Musical Performance
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Nour Foundation: Unity Amid Plurality

Nour Foundation is a nonprofit and nongovernmental organization that explores the core principles and values underlying various disciplines and schools of thought to promote greater understanding and tolerance among human beings worldwide.

The NGO Section of U.N. DESA

The NGO Section of the U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs contributes to the creation of interface structures between the UN and private organizations at all levels.

Université de Montréal

Founded in 1878, the Université de Montréal today has 13 faculties and together with its two affiliated schools, HEC Montréal and École Polytechnique, constitutes the largest center of higher education and research in Québec.