To create awareness about the role of meditation and spiritual intelligence in leadership decision-making and crisis management, and to encourage future leaders to balance technological competence with inner awareness, ethical responsibility, and emotional resilience.
The session enabled participants to gain insights into integrating inner development with professional leadership. It fostered reflection on value-based decision- making, resilience, and mindful leadership, equipping students and faculty with a broader perspective on leading effectively in an era of rapid technological and global change.
The event “Designing Destiny through Heartfulness” was successfully conducted at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, Hyderabad, with the objective of providing students with valuable insights into conscious leadership and inner development in today's fast-changing world. The programme received a positive response from both students and faculty and was well appreciated by the audience.
Guest session on “The Meditative Leader in a World of Artificial Intelligence
The main session of the event was titled “The Meditative Leader in a World of Artificial Intelligence: Spiritual Intelligence, Global Transformation, and Crisis Management” and was conducted as an Integrated Leadership Dialogue by Mr. Prashanth Vasu and Mr. Rama Krishna Mallela.
The session commenced with the felicitation of the distinguished speakers, setting a respectful and inspiring tone for the discussions that followed.
Felicitation of Mr. Prashanth Vasu by Dr. Hariprasad Soni
The speakers shared their professional experiences and discussed the importance of meditation and heartfulness in leadership roles. They highlighted how inner clarity, emotional balance, and ethical decision-making play a crucial role in managing change, uncertainty, and crisis in today's technology-driven environment. The discussion effectively connected leadership challenges with the need for spiritual intelligence in the age of AI.
Throughout the session, there was active interaction with the audience, with students asking questions and sharing reflections, which made the discussion engaging and relevant. As the session progressed, the speakers highlighted how inner clarity, emotional balance, and ethical decision-making support leaders in managing change, uncertainty, and crisis in a technology- driven environment. They also spoke about the growing influence of artificial intelligence on organisations, while emphasising the continued importance of human judgment, self- awareness, and value-based leadership.
Felicitation of Mr. Prashanth Vasu by Dr. Hariprasad Soni
Dr. Petra Schweitzer, was present during the session, which added value to the programme. The event concluded with a brief question-and-answer segment that allowed participants to seek further clarity and gain practical insights into applying heartfulness and meditative practices in both professional and personal contexts.
Felicitation of Dr. Petra Scheweitzer by Dr. Shyamsunder Chitta
Overall, the event was well organized and concluded successfully, achieving its intended objectives. It provided students with meaningful insights into conscious leadership and inner development, and left the audience with valuable takeaways that they could reflect upon and apply in their academic and professional journeys.
