In Pursuit of Happiness
Find Joy in the Pursuit.
The Atlantic’s In Pursuit of Happiness event kicked off this spring to help people build more intentional and happy lives. Drawing on our celebrated coverage of the practices and principles of happiness from the renowned social scientist Arthur C. Brooks, we convened experts from a range of disciplines—neuroscientists and philosophers, artists and business leaders—to explore methods of and approaches to building a more meaningful life. Along the way, attendees participated in self-reflection and connect with others looking to enrich their own life and the lives of those around them.
An Intellectual Getaway With The Atlantic.
We’ll welcome you to our immersive experience located oceanside at Northern California’s Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. Join us for two and a half days of live, thought-provoking conversations with Atlantic voices including Jeffrey Goldberg, Arthur C. Brooks, and Kate Julian, as well as foremost experts in the fields of happiness, social science, and philosophy. Come and experience The Atlantic’s singular journalism, brought to life at a moment of deep consideration about how we live and work. Leave with the skills to cultivate new rituals and pursue more purpose.
Can’t attend in person? Be sure to register for our free virtual program, where you’ll discover experts’ insights on how to apply and share tools for fostering happiness. Between sessions, you’ll have the chance to put what you’ve learned into practice with guided exercises, to establish one-on-one virtual connections with other guests, and more.
Speakers
Minaa B.
Therapist and Founder, Minaa B. Consulting
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
Deepika Chopra
OPTIMISM DOCTOR, Professional Health Psychologist, Founder of Things Are Looking Up, Host of the Looking Up Podcast
Del Sol
String Quartet
Jen Fisher
Chief Well-Being Officer, Deloitte LLP
Jeffrey Goldberg
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
Lori Gottlieb
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic, Co-host, Dear Therapists Podcast, and Author, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Joy Harden Bradford
Founder and Podcast Host, Therapy for Black Girls
Kate Julian
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Dacher Keltner
Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley, and Faculty Director, Greater Good Science Center
Olga Khazan
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Tara-Nicholle Kirke
Founder and CEO, SoulTour
Miriam Kirmayer
Clinical Psychologist and Friendship Expert
Mari Kurahashi
Co-Director, Stanford Parenting Center
Charles J. Limb
Chief, Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, UC San Francisco
Annie Lowrey
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Amy Lukken
Chief Joyologist, Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Underwriter Session
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Author, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
Vivek H. Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General
Christina Myers
Board-Certified Music Therapist, Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital
Uma Naidoo
Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Author, This is Your Brain on Food
David Nassar
Vice President, Communications and Strategic Engagement, John Templeton Foundation
Underwriter Session
Lisa Osborne Ross
U.S. CEO, Edelman
Elizabeth Reichert
Co-Director, Stanford Parenting Center
Gretchen Rubin
Author and Podcast Host, Happier with Gretchen Rubin
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Evan Sharp
Founder, Pinterest
Emiliana Simon-Thomas
Science Director, Greater Good Science Center
Nicholas Thompson
CEO, The Atlantic
Karsten Vagner
SVP of People, Maven Clinic
Kat Vellos
Author, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
Ellen Vora
Holistic Psychiatrist, Author, The Anatomy of Anxiety
Shelley Zalis
CEO, The Female Quotient
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- In-Person
Registration Opens
Location: Ballroom Foyer
- In-Person
Welcome Reception underwritten by Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team
Location: Observatory
Underwriter
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Meditation
Location: Observatory
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Walk
Location: Ocean Lawn
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Run
Location: Ocean Lawn
- In-Person
Breakfast
Location: Ballroom Foyer
- In-Person
- Virtual
Plenary Session One Welcome Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- In-Person
- Virtual
Happiness and the Narrative of Your Life
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
- Virtual
Music and the Science of Happiness
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
Charles J. Limb
Chief, Division of Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, UC San Francisco
Christina Myers
Board-Certified Music Therapist, Four Diamonds at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital
- In-Person
- Virtual
Dear Therapist
WatchSpeakers
Lori Gottlieb
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic, Co-host, Dear Therapists Podcast, and Author, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Kate Julian
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Transition Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- Virtual
Inspiring Awe and Wonder produced by John Templeton Foundation
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team
Underwriter
- Virtual
Virtual Interactive Exercise: Manage Your Feelings so They Don’t Manage You
WatchSpeakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Concurrent Editorial Breakout Sessions
- In-Person
Leadership Cohort
Mindful Leadership: How Happiness Manifests Success
Location: Miramar 1
Speakers
Tara-Nicholle Kirke
Founder and CEO, SoulTour
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Karsten Vagner
SVP of People, Maven Clinic
- In-Person
Wellness Cohort
Talk It Out: Using Therapy As a Guide to Finding Happiness
Location: Miramar 2
Speakers
Deepika Chopra
OPTIMISM DOCTOR, Professional Health Psychologist, Founder of Things Are Looking Up, Host of the Looking Up Podcast
Lori Gottlieb
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic, Co-host, Dear Therapists Podcast, and Author, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Joy Harden Bradford
Founder and Podcast Host, Therapy for Black Girls
Olga Khazan
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Relationships Cohort
Tools for Building Happier Families
Location: Miramar 3
Speakers
Kate Julian
Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Mari Kurahashi
Co-Director, Stanford Parenting Center
Julie Lythcott-Haims
Author, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
Elizabeth Reichert
Co-Director, Stanford Parenting Center
- In-Person
Personal Reflection Time
- In-Person
Lunch + Networking
- In-Person
- Virtual
Plenary Session Two Welcome Back
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- In-Person
- Virtual
Leading with Empathy
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Annie Lowrey
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Lisa Osborne Ross
U.S. CEO, Edelman
Evan Sharp
Founder, Pinterest
Shelley Zalis
CEO, The Female Quotient
- In-Person
- Virtual
Creating a Culture of Purpose produced by Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team
Underwriter
Speakers
Amy Lukken*
Chief Joyologist, Tito’s Handmade Vodka
- *Underwriter session not produced by The Atlantic's editorial team
- In-Person
- Virtual
Sneak Peek - Ken Burns Presents Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness
Location: Ballroom
- In-Person
- Virtual
Prioritizing Your Mental Health
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Jeffrey Goldberg
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
Vivek H. Murthy
U.S. Surgeon General
- In-Person
Transition Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- Virtual
Virtual Interactive Exercise: Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Goals
Speakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Concurrent Editorial Breakout Sessions
- In-Person
Leadership Cohort
Battling Burnout: Addressing Mental Health and Wellness at Work
Location: Miramar 1
Speakers
Minaa B.
Therapist and Founder, Minaa B. Consulting
Jen Fisher
Chief Well-Being Officer, Deloitte LLP
- In-Person
Wellness Cohort
Fueling Happiness: Utilizing Food and Exercise to Find Joy
Location: Miramar 2
Speakers
Uma Naidoo
Director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, Author, This is Your Brain on Food
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
Ellen Vora
Holistic Psychiatrist, Author, The Anatomy of Anxiety
- In-Person
Relationships Cohort
The Power of Friendship
Location: Miramar 3
Speakers
Olga Khazan
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Miriam Kirmayer
Clinical Psychologist and Friendship Expert
Kat Vellos
Author, We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships
- In-Person
Personal Reflection Time
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Yoga
Location: Observatory
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Walk
Location: Ocean Lawn
- In-Person
The Science and Benefits of Journaling
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
Gretchen Rubin
Author and Podcast Host, Happier with Gretchen Rubin
- In-Person
Transition Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- In-Person
Purpose Is the Secret Sauce to a Happy Life underwritten by John Templeton Foundation
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team
Location: Ocean Lawn
Underwriter
Speakers
David Nassar*
Vice President, Communications and Strategic Engagement, John Templeton Foundation
Nicholas Thompson
CEO, The Atlantic
- *Underwriter session not produced by The Atlantic's editorial team
- In-Person
How to Build a Life with Arthur C. Brooks in Conversation with Jeffrey Goldberg
Location: Ocean Lawn
Speakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Meditation
Location: Observatory
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Walk
Location: Ocean Lawn
- In-Person
Wellness Moment: Guided Run with Atlantic CEO Nicholas Thompson
Location: Ocean Lawn
- In-Person
Breakfast
Location: Ballroom Foyer
- In-Person
- Virtual
Plenary Session Three Welcome Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- In-Person
- Virtual
The Key to Happiness: Know Yourself
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Olga Khazan
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Gretchen Rubin
Author and Podcast Host, Happier with Gretchen Rubin
- In-Person
- Virtual
First Look: Harvard EdX and Arthur C. Brooks Present: Managing Happiness
Location: Ballroom
- In-Person
- Virtual
How Helping Others Makes Us Happier
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Dacher Keltner
Professor of Psychology, UC Berkeley, and Faculty Director, Greater Good Science Center
Emiliana Simon-Thomas
Science Director, Greater Good Science Center
- In-Person
Transition Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- Virtual
Inspiring Awe and Wonder produced by John Templeton Foundation
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team
Underwriter
- Virtual
Virtual Interactive Exercise: Stop Objectifying Yourself
WatchSpeakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Concurrent Editorial Breakout sessions
- In-Person
Leadership Cohort
Happiness at Work Assessment
Location: Miramar 1
Speakers
Susan Saulny
Contributor, AtlanticLIVE
- In-Person
Wellness Cohort
Mindfulness Assessment
Location: Miramar 2
Speakers
Olga Khazan
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Relationships Cohort
Empathy Assessment
Location: Miramar 3
Speakers
Emiliana Simon-Thomas
Science Director, Greater Good Science Center
- In-Person
Networking Break
- In-Person
- Virtual
Plenary Session Four Welcome Back
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
- In-Person
- Virtual
The Secret to Happiness
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Closing Performance: The Joy Project
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Del Sol
String Quartet
- Virtual
Virtual Interactive Exercise: How to Love Your Work
WatchSpeakers
Arthur C. Brooks
Contributing Writer, The Atlantic
- In-Person
Closing Remarks
Location: Ballroom
Speakers
Candace Montgomery
Senior Vice President and General Manager, AtlanticLIVE
underwriters
Event Details
Half Moon Bay, CA or Virtual
May 1–3, 2022
