Programme for the International Day of Happiness at the U.N.

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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

Sunday, 20 March 2016

The Permanent Missions of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations

The Permanent Mission of São Tomé and Príncipe to the United Nations

The Permanent Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam  to the United Nations

Humanicy presents:

A Tribute to the KINGDOM OF BHUTAN

“Happiness and Well-being in the UN 2030 Agenda: Achieving a New Vision of Sustainable Development for the People and the Planet”

PROGRAMME

Morning Session: 9:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

9:30 – 9:45

Opening music provided by International Musician Russell Daisey

9:45 – 9:55

Call to order and introduction by MCs: Alizé Utteryn & Shannon Lanier

9:55 – 10:00

Salute

Shweta Inderyas

Executive Assistant and coordinator, India

to the Correspondent Office of the Special Envoy of the President, H.E. Mr. Angelo A Toriello

10:00 – 10:05

Chant

Ani Choying Drolma

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal

10:05 – 10:10

Remarks

President of the UN General Assembly

H.E. Mr. Mogens Lykketoft (Invited)

10:10 – 10:15

Remarks

UN Secretary-General

H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon (Invited)

10:15 – 10:20

Remarks

H.E. Angelo A. Toriello

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of São Tomé and Príncipe to the United Nations

and Special Envoy of the President of São Tomé and Príncipe

10:20 –10:25

Remarks

H.E. Dr. Caleb Otto

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the

Mission of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations

10:25 – 10:30

Remarks

H.E. Gyaltshen Penjor

Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Bhutan

to the United Nations

10:30 – 10:35

Remarks

H.E. Nguyen Phuong Nga

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the

Mission of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the United Nations

10:35 –10:40

Remarks by Ms. Man Xian Liu

Founder, American Oriental Arts Foundation

10:40 – 10:50

Keynote

H.E. Mr. Hamid Al-Bayati

Former Ambassador of Iraq to the United Nations

10:50 – 10:55

Remarks

H.E. Mr. D.R. Kaarthikeyan

Former CBI Director & Human Rights Commission, India

10:55 – 11:00

Remarks

Sonia Emmanuel

Holistic coach & energy medicine expert

11:00 – 11:15

Keynote

Dr. Dan Haybron

Professor of philosophy, St. Louis University

Research and Ethics of Happiness

11:15 – 11:30

Keynote

Dr. Judy Kuriansky

Columbia University Teachers College

Wellbeing in the UN 2030 Global Agenda

11:30 – 11:40

Cultural performance

FJ Music Fusion

Erhu virtuoso Feifei Yang and pipa virtuoso Jiaju Shen

11:40 – 11:45

Remarks

Amerigo Festa, Advisor

President, United Being, Italy

11:45 – 11:50

Remarks

Dr. Fabio Marchesi

Inventor, Writer, Independent researcher

11:50 – 11:55

Remarks

Dr. Paul McKenna, Ph.D.

Self-improvement author and television broadcaster

11:55 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

Remarks

Stefano Bizzotto

Representative, Conacreis, Italy

12:00 – 12:05

Remarks

Patrizia Coppola & Roberto Cossa

Representatives, United Beings, Italy

12:05 –12:15

Musical Performance:

Pianist Russell Daisey with musicians and choir

12:15 – 12:25

Curtis Sliwa

WABC Radio talk show host

12:25 – 12:35

Keynote

Dr. José Foglia, M.D., Ph.D

Neurologist, Biology of Kindness

12:35 –12:45

Introduction: the Big Book

12:45 – 12:50

Remarks

Dr. Francesca Festa

Youth representative movements

Conclusion of morning programme and introduction to the afternoon activities

Afternoon Session: 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm

3:00 – 3:10

Reconvene/presage of programme: Moderators Alize Utteryn & Shannon Lanier

3:10 – 3:15

Opening

H.E. Mr. Angelo A. Toriello

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of São Tomé and Príncipe to the United Nations

and Special Envoy of the President of São Tomé and Príncipe

3:15 – 3:20

Remarks

Georgia Nomikos

Contributions of Greece to well-being through refugee welcome

3:20 – 3:25

Remarks

Alessandro Zattoni

Representative, Federazione Damanhur, Italy

3:25 – 3:30

Remarks

Nicolas Grasso

filmmaker

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.

Keynote

Dr. Fabio Marchesi

Physics of the Soul/Transcendence)

3:45 – 4:00

Keynote

Jim Luce, J. Luce Foundation & N.Y. Global Leaders Lions Club;

Guillermo A. Perez, District Governor;

Hector Liang, President of the Tribeca Campus Lions Club; and

Representative of the Lower East Side Preparatory School Leo Club

Happiness Through Service, Lions Clubs

Award for Global Citizenship presented to

H.E. Katalin Bogyay, Permanent Representative of

The Mission of Hungary to the United Nations

4:00 – 4:15

Musical Performance

composer/pianist Russell Daisey, singers and dancers

4:15 – 4:30

Dr. Paul McKenna, Ph.D.

Alternative techniques for well-being

4:30 – 4:40

Dance performance

Nalini Rau, PhD and students

Director, Natya Anubhava Academy of Classical Dance:

A performance about the essence of being

4:40 – 4:45

Remarks

Michelle Breslauer

Measuring Well-being

4:45 – 5:10

Presentation/Performance

Ambassador Toriello and team: THE FIELD Resonance Medit-Action

5:10 – 5:25

Presentation/Performance

Dashama Konah

Journey to Joyful

5:25 – 5:35

Performance

Amerigo Festa, Advisor

Testimony of happiness beyond time

5:35 – 5:40

Devotional song

Giuseppa Camerino

“NIRVANASATKAM”

5:40 – 5:45

Remarks

Robi Spagnolo

Gemologist

5:45 – 5:55

Keynote

Dr. José Foglia, M.D., Ph.D .

Biology of Kindness

6:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Closing ceremony

Reprise of music by Russell Daisey, musicians, singers

“Happy People Happy Planet”

Buddhist chants

Ani Choying Drolma

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador to Nepal

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