Dr. Jane Goodall Leadership Legacy Program Panel 1: Animal Cognition, Consciousness, Sentience, and Ethics
Panel 1: Animal Cognition, Consciousness, Sentience, and Ethics
April 9, 2026 at 10am ET
Panelists: Dr. Marc Bekoff, Dr. Kristin Andrews, Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, Joyce D’Silva
Weaver: Kristy Drutman
Facilitator: Dr. Nayana Shah
As the Parliament of the World’s Religions wrote in its tribute, Dr. Jane Goodall was a staunch friend of the Parliament of the World’s Religions and a lead speaker at its Convenings in Barcelona in 2004, in Salt Lake City in 2015, in the Virtual Convening in 2021 and at the 2023 Convening in Chicago.
As a key part of the “Women’s Leadership: Global and Grassroots Pathways for Collective Impact”, the Parliament of the World’s Religions’ Women’s Leadership Task Force is happy to present programming celebrating Dr. Jane Goodall’s Leadership Legacy as a compassionate woman leader and a beacon of hope for planet earth. In the spirit of the Parliament of the World’s Religions’ Global Ethic document, trustee, Dr. Nayana Shah facilitates the first of three thought-provoking panels bringing together panelists spanning across different regions and generations, all doing inspiring and transformational work connected to Dr. Jane Goodall’s life message.
