The Keynote Address of the conference (evening of Oct. 14) will be given by Professor John Makransky. Professor Makransky is Associate Professor of Buddhism and Comparative Theology at Boston College, senior academic advisor for Kathmandu University’s Centre for Buddhist Studies in Nepal, and President of the Society of Buddhist-Christian studies.  John is the developer of the Sustainable Compassion Training (SCT) model, and co-founder and guiding teacher of the Courage of Care Coalition and Foundation for Active Compassion, organizations that provide contemplative trainings in sustainable care and compassion for people in caring professions and social activism.    John’s academic writings have focused on thought and practice in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, on adapting Buddhist contemplative practices to meet contemporary needs, and on theoretical issues in interfaith learning.  A selected list of his academic publications can be found here: http://www.bc.edu/schools/cas/theology/faculty/jmakransky.html
Keynote Address by John Makransky on  Applied Buddhism, Applied Buddhism Conference Canada 2017 video recording: