WFEB hosts Corporate Culture and Spirituality conference

The annual conference, that concluded on Sunday at The Art of Living International Centre, Bangalore, witnessed a host of discussions on the changing relationships between government, public and private sector, NGO’s and the need to amalgamate larger societal good in business.

For two days, this diverse group addressed concerns and engaged in a candid dialogue on global issues affecting business and economic outlook and ways to sharpen corporate philanthropic practices.

The conference was inaugurated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spiritual leader & Humanitarian and Founder, Art of Living who said, “We need to drive a message into the budding entrepreneurs of society that it is smart to be ethical, it is smart to be service oriented, and it is smart to be sharing & serving.  I hope this conference can bring up values like this to people around the world.”

He also spoke about harnessing technology which connects the entire world to create actionable solutions globally and said, “Conferences are incomplete if they are not followed up with projects. Just talk will not suffice. Thought should follow an action plan.”

Day 1 of the conference featured keynote presentations and addresses by eminent leaders top and renowned experts including Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, Governor, Govt of Karnataka ; Juan Carlos Losada, Member of Parliament, Columbia; F K Morule, High Commissioner, South Africa; Daljit Singh, President, Fortis Group; Soumitra Bhattacharya, Joint Managing Director, Bosch Ltd., India, among others.

The other day saw an exciting line-up of speakers from organizations such as Amazon, Snapdeal, Paypal, TVS, SBI and many others, who addressed a range of issues under business through non-linear thinking and ways to unleash human potential.

H.E Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, Governor of Karnataka said, “The earning of wealth must be linked to the development of the country.”