Ferial Puren

Ferial Puren
TOPIC: Personal happiness and wellness – an integral part of our better future together
As an evolutionary social systems strategist, Ferial helps people reimagine their lives, businesses, and their world from an evolving paradigm by combining personal development with social development. As the co-founder and CEO of Living Cities Earth (LCE), she is dedicated to co-creating processes that can help guide city leaders and communities towards a thriving future through the integration of innovative technologies and circular economy principles. With a background rich in social entrepreneurship, life and business coaching, nutrition, writing, and public speaking, Ferial skillfully connects projects and individuals to amplify their impact far beyond their individual capabilities. She approaches her work with a deep sense of empathy and a keen awareness of cultural nuances, continually striving to broaden her own understanding and adapt her strategies to meet her own personal, and the complex societal challenges we all face. Through her various leadership roles, Ferial is committed to providing tools for personal transformation, thereby empowering change-makers to significantly improve their effectiveness and contribute to the development of thriving communities. At LCE, Ferial stewards the efforts of 100 co-founders and 1000 plus strategic partners, collaborating to merge personal development with strategic social and cultural development of communities and infrastructures. By cultivating their own personal happiness, wellness and conscious development, together, Ferial and her team of world-class experts, innovators and thought leaders, have created an ecosystem of people, capable of leading processes that help all of us move away from harmful practices towards engagements that consider long-term well-being, emphasising just value exchanges that prioritise the health of both human and non-human stakeholders above short-term financial gains.