There will be opportunities for meditation throughout the conference as a complement for the rest of the day’s activities.

Friday July 29th

3:30  Registration opens

4:00 Meet fellow participants and meditation practice opportunities led by guest teachers tbc

6:45  Welcome by Vincent Horn, Founder of Buddhist Geeks

7:00  Opening keynote: “Towards A Science of Enlightenment” – Shinzen Young

8:45  Screening of “Bodhisattva, Superstar”, followed by Q&A with Michael Trigilio

Saturday July 30th

8:00 #openpractice – Big Mind with Diane “Musho” Hamilton

9:00  Welcome

9:15  Buddhist Geeks Live! – power-packed presentations from three leading teachers & thinkers:

• Kenneth Folk – Enlightenment For The Rest Of Us
• Kelly McGonigal – What Science Can Teach Us About Practice
• Ethan Nichtern – The Internet is Not Your Teacher

10:30  Coffee/Tea

11:00  Generation Wise. A panel exploring how can we support 21st century Dharma by harnessing the wisdom of the “ages”. Panelists include:

• Ethan Nichtern
• Vincent Horn
• Diana Winston
• Trudy Goodman (chair)

12:00  Lunch

1:15  Buddhist Geeks Workouts! – hour-long facilitated and engaging workshops featuring:

• Shinzen Young on The Importance of Feeling: The Role of Emotions in the Spiritual Path
• Danny Fisher on Chaplaincy as Practice
• Emily Horn & Afra Zmrhal on Mysticism in Everyday Life
• Diana Winston on You are What you Download: The Dharma and the Internet
• Kenneth Folk on The 3 Speed Transmission

2:15  Buddhist Geeks Unplugged! – open space or unconference spaces where you curate the conversations you want to have

3:45  Coffee/Tea

4:00  Saturday keynote: “AWAKENING IS AN EPIC WIN” – Jane McGonigal

5:15  Close

8:30  Musical performance | Benjamin Beirs, classical and meditative guitarist

Sunday July 31st

8:00 #openpractice – with Ken McLeod

9:00  Welcome and introduction to day

9:15  Buddhist Geeks Live! – power-packed presentations from three leading teachers & thinkers:

• Diane “Musho” Hamilton on Enlightenment Through an Evolutionary Lens
• Ken McLeod on There is No Enemy: a tool kit for change
• Rohan Gunatillake on Disrupting the Awakening Industry

10:30  Coffee/Tea

11:00  The Emerging Face of Buddhism – where are we going, how do we get there and what are the challenges and opportunities along the way? Panelists include:

• Diane “Musho” Hamilton
• Shinzen Young
• Ken McLeod
• Hokai Sobol (chair)

12:30  Lunch

1:30  Buddhist Geeks Unplugged! – open space or unconference spaces where you curate the conversations you want to have

3:00  Closing keynote: “Monkeys in Mid-Swing: seeing through culture, staying in touch with wisdom” – Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche

4:00  Close