Eckhart Tolle, Silicon Valley Leaders at Wisdom 2.0

Eckhart Tolle, Silicon Valley Leaders To Be Featured at Wisdom 2.0

Experts in the fields of Wisdom and Technology come together to talk tech and mindfulness

REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, October 17, 2011-- In our increasingly connected lives, are we going to live more distracted and overwhelmed; or can we live mindfully and wisely, and use technology for a greater purpose? At a unique conference in Silicon Valley this winter, wisdom teachers such as Eckhart Tolle and Jon Kabat-Zinn will join technology leaders, including the founders of Facebook, Paypal, and Zynga, to explore this vital question of our time.

Founded in 2009 by Soren Gordhamer, author of Wisdom 2.0: Ancient Secrets for the Creative and Constantly Connected, the Wisdom 2.0 Conference is rapidly becoming a staple of the Silicon Valley calendar; in 2011, the conference sold out a month early, and the livestream garnered 284,000 views. This year’s conference boasts more than 25 presenters, including such tech leaders such as: Dustin Moskovitz, co-founder, Facebook and Asana; Padmasree Warrior, Chief Technology Officer, Cisco Systems; Karen May, Vice President, Google; and Premal Shah, co-founder of Paypal and president of kiva.org.

They will share the stage with wisdom teachers, including mindfulness teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn; Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield; yoga activist, Seane Corn; and for the first time, Eckhart Tolle, whom Oprah calls “the father of the now.” Tolle is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Power of Now and the highly acclaimed follow-up A New Earth, and is regarded as one of the most influential spiritual teachers of our time.

Together, Wisdom 2.0 presenters and participants will explore the ways we can evolve and thrive in a dramatically changing world. “There is little question whether the external technologies of our age, from computers to cell phones, will continue to advance,” said founder Soren Gordhamer. “The more vital question is whether our ‘internal technologies’ of wisdom and compassion will advance along with them.”

Wisdom 2.0 2012 will be held February 23rd - 26th at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City, California and at Google’s corporate headquarters in Mountain View.

“Wisdom 2.0 is, quite possibly, the most important gathering of our times."

- Rich Fernandez, Director of Executive Development, Google

"Wisdom 2.0 has catalyzed I think the next wave of what is actually happening in Silicon Valley, this wave of awareness.”

- Chris Sacca, Venture Investor; Strategic Adviser, Twitter

About Wisdom 2.0

Now entering its third year, Wisdom 2.0 is a one-of-a-kind event in Silicon Valley which brings together people from a variety of disciplines, including technology leaders, Zen teachers, neuroscientists, and academics, to explore the merging of wisdom in modern life. Wisdom 2.0 2012 will be held February 23rd - 26th at Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City, California and at Google’s corporate headquarters in Mountain View.

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Contact: Rita O’Connell, rita@wisdom2conference.com; Website: www.wisdom2conference.com.