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DATE AND TIME Sat, May 6, 2017, 10:00 AM – Sun, May 7, 2017, 5:00 PM PDT LOCATION Li Ka Shing Center at Stanford University 291 Campus Drive Palo Alto, CA 94305 United States DESCRIPTION FREE with Pre- Registration Registration closes on May 2nd, 2017 Education is a very important part of the Sikh Foundation’s mission, and as a part of the Foundations 50th anniversary celebrations we will be featuring a conference titled “Advancing Sikhs with Education” at Stanford University on May 6th and 7th. Attendees at the conference can look forward to talks on a wide range of topics such as Innovation, Public Service, Health Care, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Heritage, and Sikh Studies by distinguished authors, artists, entrepreneurs, and business and political leaders from around the world. http://www.sikhfoundation.org/50years/ Registration closes on May 2nd, 2017. CONFERENCE PROGRAM May 6th & 7th 2017, 10am-5pm Saturday, May 6th 2017 Master of Ceremony: Mr. Rajinder Singh Kapany- Trustee Sikh Foundation Special Guest Lecture: Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan–Minister of National Defense, Canada Sikh Studies- Past, Present & Future 10am- 12.30pm Chair: Prof. Mark Juergensmeyer – Professor Global Studies – UC Santa Barbara Dr. Pashaura Singh – Chair- Department of Religious Studies UC Riverside Dr. Nikky-G. K. Singh – Crawford Family Professor of Religion, Colby College Dr. Reiss Potterveld – President Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley Dr. Nirinjan Kaur Khalsa -Clinical Assistant Professor Sikh & Jain Studies at Loyola Marymount University Dr. Sulekh C. Jain - International School for Jain Studies Prof. Tyler Stovall - Dean Humanities, UC Santa Cruz Lunch: 12.30pm-1.30pm Sikh Arts & Heritage– Expanding Horizons 1.30pm – 5.00 pm Chair: Dr. Mary-Ann M-Lutzker– Professor, Carver Chair in East Asian Studies, Mills College Dr. Paul M. Taylor & Sonia Dhami -Director A.C.H.P. Smithsonian Institution & E.D. Sikh Foundation ArpanaCaur- Artist Dr. Jean Marie Lafont –Historian and author Susan Stronge – Senior curator, Asian department, V & A Museum London Peter Bance - Author Dr. Mohinder Singh - Professor and Director of the National Institute of Panjab Studies, New Delhi Bobby SinghBansal - Author Sunday, May 7th 2017 Master of Ceremony: Mr. Pritinder Singh Arora- Trustee Sikh Foundation Health is the True Wealth: Perspectives from the field of Medicine 10.00am – 11.30am Chair: Dr. K.J.S AnandM.D. - Professor Stanford Hospital Dr. Jaiwant K.Rangi M.D. – Endocrinologist & Internal Medicine Dr. H.S Sahota M.D. – Cardiologist Dr. JasbirS. Kang M.D. – Medical Director, Hospitalist program, Rideout Health Public Service: Role Models for Change 11.30am-12.30pm Chair:Tarlochan Singh- Ex Member of Parliament (India) Dr. Anarkali Kaur Honaryar – Senator, Afghanistan Dr. MontekS. Ahluwalia- Ex-Deputy Chairman Planning Commission-India Dr. Harjot Kaur – Chairperson, International Khalsa Council Lunch: 12.30pm - 1.30pm Innovation & Entrepreneurship – Drivers for Progress 1.30pm – 4.00 pm Chair:Dr.Isher Judge Ahluwalia – Chairperson ICRIER, India KanwalRekhi – Founder & CEO Inventus&TiE Dr. JagdeepS.Bachher – CIO University of California Dr. RatinderP.S. Ahuja -Founder & CEO ShieldX Networks Inc. Satjiv S. Chahil – Global Marketing & Innovation Advisor Bobby Bedi–Filmmaker Networking session: 4pm -5pm