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Venerable Ajahn Brahm
Abbot
Bodhinyana Monastery
Ajahn Brahm was born in London in 1951 and earned a degree in theoretical physics from Cambridge University. He became a monk in 1974 in the Forest Tradition. Ajahn Brahm is today a revered spiritual teacher and guide, and is abbot of the largest Buddhist monastery in the Southern Hemisphere. He is the author of Opening the Door Of Your Heart, Mindfulness Bliss and Beyond, The Art of Disappearing and Don’t Worry Be Grumpy.
His public teachings regularly attract thousands to his inventive and insightful talks. He was awarded John Curtin medal in 2004 for his vision, leadership and service to the community and he is also recipient of Order of Australia in 2019 for service to Buddhism and gender equality.
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12:20–1:00pmTue 24 MarSummit StageWinthrop HallOpen
Securing the Future
Why Are We Here? Beyond Machines & Money - Meaning, Consciousness & the Human Future
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Venerable Ajahn BrahmAbbotBodhinyana Monastery
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Prof. Bernard CarrEmeritus Professor of Mathematics and AstronomyQueen Mary University of London
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Dr. Andrzej GwizdalskiCo-founder & ChairmanWestern Australia Web3 AssociationModerator
About this session
This session closes Day 1 by reframing the real challenge - not only what we can build, but what we should build, & what must remain deeply human. This fireside dialogue brings together perspectives across science, wisdom traditions & living knowledge to explore how we maintain humanity in the age of machines to grow beyond intelligence defined by language models - how we gain clarity, new perspectives & a stronger internal compass for navigating uncertainty.
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