The Power of Unity in Business - 'Abdu'l-Baha's Vision for the Future

Lessons from the last century, applicable to the next century.

"Love and unity are the needs of the body politic today. Without these there can be no progress or prosperity attained."
Abdu'l-Baha

Jenna Nicholas will be dialoguing with Amin Egea and ...
in an exploration of the applicability of those insights from the last century.

Over 100 years ago, 'Abdu'l-Baha urged humanity to rethink its approach to business. With clear foresight, He understood the perils of focusing solely on the profit-making power of the business world. He laid out a vision where business serve the needs of humanity, rather than the other way around. He called for a balance between the material and the spiritual—both in community endeavors and in business itself. To be truly successful, business cannot be divorced from spiritual values. 'Abdu'l-Baha saw that the true nature of business is to be a benefit to society, to serve a social purpose as well as to generate prosperity for all involved.

Join us for a lively discussion of the impact of 'Abdu'l-Baha's teachings on business and the importance of applying them today.

( ideated by ebbf's learning team )

The event will take place 1st of December at
19:30 CET 
18:30 UK
10:30 US Pacific
13:30 US Eastern

Jenna Nicholas 
CEO, Impact Experience.
Head of One Planet VC. COO
COO and Head of Corporate Development, Buyerlink
Jenna graduated from Stanford University with an International Relations Honors Degree during which time she also read International Development at Oxford University. Jenna is a Stanford Graduate School of Business MBA graduate, is a PD Soros Fellow for New Americans, recipient of the Stanford Social Innovation Fellowship and an Echoing Green Fellow. Jenna has also been selected as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and Forbes 30 under 30 for Social Entrepreneurship.

Amin Egea
Amin E. Egea Farzannejad (Barcelona, 1977) has a degree in humanities, a master's degree in comparative history and a doctorate in history from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is the author of several books and articles related to the history of the Bahá'í religion and the figure, message and work of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. He has published the two-volume work The Apostle of Peace (Oxford 2017 and 2018), in which he collects more than 2,200 press articles about Him published between 1871 and 1921. Some of these articles include letters and messages from 'Abdu'l-Bahá himself.
More recently he has published A Cry for Peace, which is an adaptation of his doctoral thesis in which he compares the message of 'Abdu'l-Bahá with the preponderant speeches at the time when he visited the West, and 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the construction of a new world, which is an introduction to the life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the Bahá'í Faith.

Moderated by
Tahirih Danesh
Tahirih focuses on increasing enjoyment of socioeconomic rights and development through education and technology in private and third sector entities. Particularly passionate about young marginalised and minority communities, she is a serial civic entrepreneur, an advocate of the United Nations Global Compact Principles and a member of The 30% Club.
Raised and inspired by some of the most impactful figures who helped shape the rise of her native Iran, following her escape to the west, she began to live and work with a third of the world's cultures. She is currently the Executive Director of a niche foundation, and an impact advisor to a number of charities and StartUps.
Tahirih Danesh holds a PhD in law and has contributed to a range of publications, including in human rights, policy and education