Jennifer Aaker is the Xerox Distinguished Professor of Knowledge at Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and the General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (on leave). Professor Aaker received her B.A. in Psychology from University of California at Berkeley and her Ph.D. in Marketing from Stanford University. Professor Aaker's area of expertise lies in the psychology of time, money and happiness.

"Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast." By utilizing the magic music of Irving Berlin, John Phillip Souza and Henry Mancini, we can entertain, inspire and energize people to come together once again. Under the musical direction of Terry Waldo, artists such as Norah Jones and Jewel will appeal to younger audience members.
Men and women in uniform deserve support from the private sector. In the words of the late President John F. Kennedy, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country."

Andy Achenbaum teaches history and social work at the University of Houston, and holds four adjunct appointments in the Texas Medical Center. A former board chair of the National Council on Aging, Andy serves on several boards at Christ Church Cathedral, the Holocaust Museum, and the Alzheimer's Association. Author of five books and co-editor of 11 others, Achenbaum's most recent work is OLDER AMERICANS, VITAL COMMUNITIES (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005).

Psychologist ; Psychologist/Non-Profit Senior Services

Corporate Executive ; Building Social Enterprises

It all happened one evening. A few executives of Indian origin had gathered for a friendly bash, sometime in February
2003. Savouring the spicy samosas,each boasted about his contribution to charitable causes in the homeland -India. Suddenly, an impatient colleague thumped the coffee table and asked,“What difference would it make, even if one was to donate $100 million to India?” This ‘conversation-stopper’
left everyone in the room contemplating. “The silence was golden, sparking an unusual thought.”

I am a grant writer at Jewish Vocational Service of MetroWest, Inc., a nonprofit, community based organization that provides a broad range of vocational and educational services on a nonsectarian basis to individuals and companies in New Jersey. Many of our staff members are in encore careers themselves, and we help place many of our clients in encore careers.

Akbar Ahmed, a professor of Islamic Studies and former ambassador of Pakistan to the UK, is Judea Pearl's partner and envoy to Muslims in the U.S. and abroad. Pearl and Ahmed now travel the country to speak at "Daniel Pearl Dialogues for Muslim-Jewish Understanding Featuring Akbar Ahmed and Judea Pearl," linking their life stories to a larger call for reconciliation and providing a rare forum for moderate Muslims in the U.S. to gather.

Lawyer ; Author/Journalist/Speaker/Educator

In my first career, I was a lawyer. I enjoyed my work for the first several years, but increasingly I felt that it was out of alignment with my passions and interests. I represented corporations, not real people. And often, I didn’t believe in the issues about which I was asked to advocate.

My past work as engineer, publicist/copywriter, clinical psychologist, poet and artist has brought much satisfaction in helping others and the joy of self-expression .  As a retiree at 82, I’ve the time and inclination to express my ideas and experiences for society’s use – in art, poetry, life-enhancing activity (peaceful co-existance, win-win interrelationships, aid to poorer people).  I come from a Protestant American middle class culture, have moved into a Buddhist regard for the preciousness of all life, with the help of a number of spiritual teachers and p