The “Conscious Business and Conscious Governance” panel will explore…

Whether humanity can—through conscious choice—get into the “driver’s seat” of its cultural evolution, and steer us in positive directions for the good of all to avoid calamity or possible extinction.
Why current dominant global environments are characterized by self-serving and materialist governance, economics and business structures, and how the “shark-tank cultures” of enfranchised/disenfranchised, rich/poor, haves/have-nots, and environmental abuse are major factors driving humanity toward catastrophe.
How generalizations from 19th and 20th Century science about evolution as “Survival of the Fittest” and the resulting “struggle” culture of ”Social Darwinism” have handicapped our understanding of human evolution.
The breakthroughs of 21st Century science that led to a more “cooperative view” of evolution where the best cooperator, not the best competitor is ultimately the “fittest” for success in navigating all the complexities of life.