Program on 16 July 2015 (2015 Chulalongkorn Asian Heritage Forum: Understanding Happiness)

08.30 – 09.15

Registration

09.15 – 09.30

Opening Ceremony

09.30 – 10.15

Keynote Speech:

His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and His Righteous Reign for the Benefit and Happiness of the Thai People
     Suleeporn Bunbongkarn Choopavang
     – The Chaipattana Foundation

10.15 – 10.45

Refreshments
 

10.45 – 11.30

Special Talk:

Gross National Happiness (GNH): Operationalization of Buddhist Values in a Secular Approach (Buddhism and Sustainable Happiness)
     Venerable Lopen Lungaten Gyatso
     – Royal University of Bhutan

11.30 – 13.00

Lunch break

13.00 – 15.00

 

HAPPINESS AND LEARNING
     Convener: Surakrai Nantaburarom
                      – Kamnoetvidya Science Academy

 

Can Happiness Be Learned?: A Psychologist’s Perspective
     Ben Weinstein
     – Assumption University

Happy Learning
     Steven Epstien  
     – Maha Chulalongkorn Rajavidhayalai  

Happily Different: How Can We Transform Educational Change Processes into More Happiness?
     Loek Schoenmakers
     – BCO Onderwijsadvies 

15.00 – 15.30

Refreshments

 

15.30 – 17.00

FOOD AND HAPPINESS

 

     Convener: Niphatchanok Najpinij
                       – Suan Dusit Rajabhat University

 

Food is Happy