Inspiring the creation of lively, joyful societies, by voicing wellbeing wisdoms from cultures around the world.

Current global focus is on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), projected for completion by 2030. The United Nations Secretariat is considering “Beyond GDP” as the successor to SDGs, with wellbeing as one of three main pillars.

However, wellbeing is absent from key global forums like the G20, which is a major oversight given the UN’s highlighted challenges. Thus, we proposed the G20 Wellbeing Leaders Forum to establish common goals using wellbeing as a metric.

Our goal is to propose a wellbeing declaration and gather insights and practices from the private sector through diplomacy, sharing these with policymakers worldwide.

Wellbeing Leaders Forum 2024

November 18th – 19th (Online)

Forum Mission

To create a new compass of well-being for humanity and the planet, by sharing a variety of well-being wisdoms from global well-being leaders in the form of a declaration offered to policy decision makers.

What is Wellbeing Leaders Forum?

The Wellbeing Leaders Forum is an annually recurring wellbeing event connected to G20 spanning several days. Wellbeing leaders from around the world come together to participate in and give speeches and discussions.

Speakers 2024

Dialogue theme

• Recommendations for policymakers
• What would societies based on well-being look like?
• What is the definition of well-being, particularly within a variety of cultures?
• What is the great future we want to see in 2030, 2040, 2050?
• Principles of Wellbeing

Agenda
● Wellbeing and beyond GDP.
● Wellbeing and mental health.
● Wellbeing and youth.
● Wellbeing and AI.
● Wellbeing and systems in societies. (City)
● Wellbeing and policy.
● Wellbeing and business.
● Wellbeing and our futures.
● Wellbeing and sustainability (and regeneration).
● Wellbeing for organizations.
● Wellbeing and education.
● Wellbeing and diversity and inclusion.
● Wellbeing in a digitalized society
● Well-being and overlooked perspectives

Program
2024 Nov 18-20 (Online)

Message of Support from Yukio Hatoyama

Prime Minister of Japan (2009-2010)

” I, Yukio Hatoyama, fully support the Well-being Leaders Forum.

I am confident that the Well-being Leaders Forum, established by Momoe Saito, will become an essential platform for the discussion and exploration of well-being ideas and solutions by well-being leaders from around the world.

I have advocated for the philosophy of “mutual respect, mutual understanding, and mutual aid,” which I believe is particularly crucial in the creation of a well-being-centered society.

I sincerely hope that this international initiative on well-being will contribute to the realization of happiness for people around the world.”

 

September 2024

Former Prime Minister of Japan  

Chairman of the East Asian Community Institute  

Yukio Hatoyama