NOTE: All times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (UTC -4)

Day 1: Foundation and Vision Setting - "thesis"

Theme: Setting the stage - "What are we building together?"

9:00AM: Contemplative Opening & Community Mapping

9:30AM: Keynote – Martin Nowak "The beyond within"

I have recently written two contemplative books, "Beyond" and "Within". The books discuss science, mathematics and philosophy as ways to God. But they are ultimately about love, because fragile human love is the purpose of our existence. Beyond is contemplation about how to lead life. Within is an attempt to describe the eternity that is before us - or actually within us, because God is waiting for us Within. I would love to discuss with you those two books and my experience of writing them.

10:30AM: Short talk - Adam Goldstein: the math of organic AI alignment

10:45AM: Mindfulness practice - Martin Nowak Reflections from Within on spiritual figures Therese of Lisieux and John of the Cross.

11:00AM: "Foundations Workshop" - Mapping the Territory (2-3 simultaneous breakout rooms)

11:00AM Discussion round 1 - core background

Pavel Chvykov: Complexity Science - what and why

John D Dunne: Contemplative Studies - research overview and philosophy

Brandon Levy: Complexity leadership - wise action in uncertainty

11:30AM Discussion round 2

Ryan Shea: Polarity in Nature: Goethean Phenomenology

Amit Bernstein: Dynamical Systems Science of Mindfulness and Meditation

Omer Tzuk: Culture as Emergent Order from Individual Defenses

12:00PM: Asynchronous Lunch & Networking

1:00PM: Short talks: exemplar projects