Overview
- The day-long summit, which concluded on Tuesday, drew public figures, entrepreneurs, wellness leaders and entertainers for keynote talks and panel discussions.
- Organisers built the programme around three pillars — Pleasure, Peace and Purpose — to shape conversations about what lasting happiness requires.
- Speakers ranged from Dr Kiran Bedi, who urged self-discipline and self-reflection, to Dr Saamdu Chetri, who promoted Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness approach as a way to measure wellbeing.
- The event handed out Champion Awards to individuals and organisations for workplace wellbeing and closed with a public pledge to position Bengaluru as a model city for happiness, with no new government policies announced.
- By linking personal practices to organisational culture and alternative wellbeing metrics, the summit seeks to reframe public debate and may encourage employers and planners to adopt wellbeing measures and programmes.