6th Annual Ideal Village Conference (online)
Stanford University, Sept. 29-30, 2021
Theme: Post-Pandemic Normal - The Path Forward
Thursday, September 30
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Healthcare & Nutrition
7:30 AM
Day 2 Welcome and Update from WHEELS Global Foundation
7:30 AM
Dr. Kanwaljeet S Anand, Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine CA - Welcome YouTube
7:35 AM
Suresh Shenoy, WHEELS Global Foundation NJ - Sustaining rural development during the pandemic - PDF YouTube
Societal Issues
Session Chair: Dr James Doty, Founder/Director, The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Dept of Neurosurgery, Stanford YouTube
7:45 AM
Keynote: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Art of Living Foundation - Thriving in the post pandemic era - emerging from lockdowns, loneliness, isolation YouTube
8:15 AM
Sri M, The Satsang Foundation - The Village Story - lessons for the post pandemic world YouTube
8:35 AM
Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai - Importance of the Inner Journey, a pandemic enabled opportunity to seek within YouTube
8:55 AM
Wrap up by Dr Doty YouTube
7:45 AM
9:00 AM
Sustainable Livelihoods
Session Chair: Dr Smita Siddhanti, President & Founder, EnDyna Inc. Washington DC YouTube
9:00 AM
Arun Jain Intellect Design - Mission Samriddhi - Holistic development of Ideal Village - PDF YouTube
9:15 AM
Dr R S Sodhi AMUL - Maintaining rural livelihoods by safeguarding the food supply chain during the pandemic - PDF YouTube
9:30 AM
Timothy Rush, Director of Re-Employment, State of Mississippi - Creating jobs during the pandemic in a highly underserved part of the US YouTube
9:45 AM
Zoom audience Q & A YouTube
10:00 AM
Energy and Environment
Session Chair: Ray Larsen SLAC Stanford YouTube
10:00 AM
John Nelson IEEE Smart Village project - Rural energy solutions for the developing world - PDF YouTube
10:15 AM
Dr Paul N Edwards, Stanford Center for Intl Security & Cooperation - The climate crisis and the global village - PDF YouTube
10:30 AM
Dr. Robin Podmore, President IncSys & SVSV Rotary: New directions for market-based Smart Village development - PDF YouTube
10:45 AM
Zoom audience Q&A YouTube
11:00 AM
Dr Kamrul Ahsan, AARDO representative - Bangladesh's comprehensive village development program - Covid issues & Sustainability - PDF YouTube
11:15 AM
11:35 AM
Key Takeaways & Recommendations:
Dr Sunny Anand YouTube
12:00 PM
Ending Rural Health Disparities in Arkansas: A New Partnership Model for Government and Hospitals
Special talk from Arkansas Governor's Office: Cindy Gillespie, Secretary Dept of Human Services, Arkansas - PDF YouTube
12:30 PM