Keynote Speakers

Please meet a first list of outstanding speakers of the World Appreciative Inquiry Conference 2019. More will join, keep in touch!

Miriam Subirina

Miriam Subirana is an international speaker who combines leadership skills and Appreciative Inquiry (AI) with the use of art and creative meditation techniques. She conducts summits, workshops, trainings on strength based methodologies which attract senior leaders from Global companies, public agencies, consultants and researchers. Professor at different Universities and management schools in Europe and Latin America. Some of her books: - Flourishing together, Appreciative Inquiry Coaching, OBooks, London 2016. - Indagación Apreciativa, Un enfoque innovador para la transformación personal y de las organizaciones, co-author with David Cooperrider, Kairós 2013. - Serenité mental, decidé avec lucidité. Ed.Pictos, Paris 2013. Poder de nuestra presencia, guía de coaching espiritual, Kairós, Barcelona 2012.

Felix Viloria

Appreciative Co-creator member of the Global Network of Associated Consultants of the Dialogues and Appreciative Inquiry Institute - IDeIA; Barcelona, Spain. Trained in the domains of APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY, APPRECIATIVE LEADERSHIP AND APPRECIATIVE COACHING. Certified Ontological Coach LIFE COACH by the Institute for the Practice of Ontology in Italy. Accredited as Associate Certified Coach (ACCTM) before the International Coach Federation (ICF). In recent years, he has been dedicated to facilitating appreciative dialogues in organizations and to joining leaders in the construction of a more inclusive and humane vision with their work teams.

Lorena Merino Naranjo

A clinical psychologist, with a Master´s degree in Mental Health Clinic, an international certification in Appreciative Coaching, International Certification by Case Western Reserve University and David Cooperrider in Advanced and Fundamentals of Appreciative Inquiry. A licensed organizational consultant in Appreciative Inquiry models for individuals (one to one), teams, as well as, communities. A licensed professional with highly specialized training in Evaluation Model and Competency Development, Application and Evaluation through the Appreciative Assessment Center for recruitment and development, a facilitator in processes of labor resilience. (burn out), a leading facilitator of Appreciative interventions that provoke a profound change in individuals as well as groups of individuals. A leading facilitator of post trauma Appreciative Inquiry,in the 2016 earthquake in the community of Pedernales, an accredited certifier of Ecuadorian companies in the use of Appreciative intervention as a model of organizational development, a private practitioner as an Appreciative psychotherapist in Hospital de los Valles, a leader of the group Women IA in Ecuador, a medical staff member at Hospital los Valles, Leader of the Bioethics committee at Hospital los Valles. A volunteer worker at Fecupal accompanying patients at the end of their journey.

Circe Peralta Huerta

Fine arts artist, facilitator of educative processes inspired by Reggio Emilia’s model. Fouder of ArtEnvivo, joining artists and young people to build creative processes, mutual and services to the community. Design and facilitation of projects, workshops, conferences on art focusing on environmental education, human rights, recovering the traditional and cultural narrative. Different projects have been developed with Mexican ethnics groups as Seris, Otopames, Mazahuas. Representing Voces y Visiones de Malinalco, director of the fund “Fondo Habilitación de Espacios Educativos” (Estado de México) to rebuilt three areas affected by the earthquake of September 19, 2017, using Appreciative Inquiry to leverage the emerging regeneration of social energy. Trained by Miriam Subirana. Also, director and coordinator of social organizations as Fundación Comunitaria Malinalco, Fundación Esperanza, Fundación Selva Negra, being specialized in reinforcing the interactions in the community from the first developments at their roots. Trained in processes of project launching to promote social and private investment for community and rural projects.

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