Dr. Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi

PH.D. IN PSYCHOLOGY. POST-DOCTOR IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, USA. RECOGNIZED KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT NUMEROUS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, AUTHOR

Dr. Sayyed Mohsen Fatemi, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 2003, Post Doctorate, Harvard University, 2009-2013,  is a Fellow in the department of psychology at Harvard University and works on mindfulness and its psychological implications for cross cultural, clinical and social psychology.

He is a frequently published author and has been the keynote speaker of numerous international conferences.

He brings mindfulness in his psychological and therapeutic interventions and has run training and coaching programs for clinicians, practitioners and corporate people in North America, Europe and overseas.

His publications appear in Springer, Wiley, Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press and Journals such as APA’s Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology.

In addition to teaching at Harvard, he has also taught for the department of psychology at the University of British Columbia, Western Washington University, University of Massachusetts in Boston and University of Toronto.

He is presently working on the clinical implications of mindfulness for anxiety and stress management.

Dr. Merethe Drønnen

PH.D. IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
ASST. PROFESSOR IN MOTIVATION, LEARNING AND MANAGEMENT ENTREPRENEUR, MOTIVATOR, AUTHOR

Merethe Dronnen works as an associate professor at Volda College, Norway, and teaches Developmental Psychology, motivation, learning and leadership. Merethe has a doctorate in Positive Psychology and Management from the School of Business and Leadership, Regent University of Virginia Beach, in America. In addition, she graduated Candidatus Paedagogicae (a 6,5 year full-time) in Education, Psychology and Management from the University of Oslo and several courses from  BI- Norwegian Business School.

Merethe has previously been working 8 years as a personnel manager and 6 years as a pedagogical-psychological advisor, and she has been a speaker and organizer of many conferences with the themes of motivation, leadership and change. She has also presented at several international academic conferences within positive psychology and leadership.

Dr. Paula Robinson

PHD IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
OWNER, CHAIRMAN AND PRACTITIONER AT THE POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INSTITUTE IN AUSTRALIA
LECTURER IN BUSINESS SCHOOL IN POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Paula Robinson is a psychologist and has a doctorate in Positive Psychology. She is also the founder and owner of the Positive Psychology Institute in Australia, which engages in performing contract work for organizations, schools and individual clients.
Paula has developed and implemented unique Positive Psychology programs for the Australian government, private companies, schools, and more. As a proponent of Positive Psychology, she is a regular keynote speaker and lecturer at the Sydney Business School, and at numerous international universities. Paula is often invited to lecture about her work at schools and organizations worldwide.

You can read more about Paula Robinson at www.positivepsychologyinstitute.com.au

Dr. Frans Ørsted Andersen

PSYCHOLOGIST, P.HD., RESEARCHER, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, LECTURER IN THE MASTERSTUDY IN POSITIVE OSYCHOLOGY AT AARHUS UIVERSITY, DK, AUTHOR, SPEAKER

Frans Örsted Andersen is a researcher (Ph.D.) at Denmarks «institut för Pædagogik og Uddannelse» Institute of Pedagogy and Education at Aarhus University, where he also lectures at the University’s Master Program in Positive Psychology. He is also working a lot with educational research projects.

Frans is a psychologist and in his research he is interested in the psychological elements in learning, pedagogy and education, for instance attention, engagement, relations, cooperation and learning style, but also theory, concepts and methods from the positive psychology: flow, mindfulness, character strengts, positive emotions and coaching.

Frans is an author and he as written many books about positive psychology and his academic work has been published in a lot of national and international recognized academic journals.

Frans is also a recognized speaker, workshop and seminar leader and he has presented his work at many national and international academic conferences.

Nina Hanssen

AUTHOR, ENTREPRENEUR, LECTURER, JOURNALIST AND FLOW EXPERT

Nina Hanssen is an entrepreneur, author, lecturer, marathon runner and journalist. She lives with her family in Lørenskog, Norway.
Nina has released four books on politics, psychology, breathing techniques and running. Her book Flow every day, navigation between stress, chaos and boredom, is published in Norwegian and Danish. Its fundamental concepts have made it a regular part of the curriculum in the Positive Psychology Masters Program at the renowned Aarhus University in Denmark.
Nina is a popular speaker and is active in the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA). She has held over 100 lectures in Flow Psychology, which is a field specialty in Occupational Therapy with Eastern religious influences. She has lectured extensively on Flow in Norway and lectured twice at IPPA’s World Congress in America. In June 2015, she held talks on Flow and her self-styled ‘Clicking’ technique at IPPA’S World Congress in Orlando, Florida.
Nina is the CEO and co-founder of the Female Business Innovation conference. She also runs her own company and maintains a website at www.flowcom.no

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