Was invited to “Unity in Diversity Lecture Series” under the auspices of
United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.
I attended and came back enlightened and inspired.
Am sure it will inspire you too.
Love Shakun


The invitation:
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the launching of the “Unity in Diversity” Lecture Series, under the auspices of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and in affiliation with Global Dialogue Foundation.

As agreed with the UNAOC, the overarching theme of the lecture series will focus on “Doing Business in a Multicultural Environment”


Paul Dunn, Chairperson and Masami Sato, Founder of Buy1Give1 will jointly deliver this inaugural lecture. Paul, an Australian and Masami, a Japanese will showcase how the fusion of cultures has helped in the success of their Foundation based in Singapore which has transformed the lives of thousands of people across the globe.

As an inclusive platform, the lecture series will bring together a wide cross-section of partners, all committed to rethink the way in which we deal with tensions across cultures and to agree on concrete and practical initiatives to promote dialogue, trust, understanding and cooperation for the common good.

Participants will include political and corporate leaders, civil society activists, youth, religion and faith communities, research centers, foundations and media.

It is expected that these initiatives will allow participants to develop new thinking, brainstorm and create innovative, collaborative ventures and establish a community of supporters for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in the region and humankind in general.


For further information, please visit www.unaoc.org and www.globaldialoguefoundation.org

We hope you will be able to join us in this unique event to bring people of diverse cultures together fostering dialogue, understanding and cooperation.




Maya Shahani, Akhil Shahani

Vice Chairperson, Managing Director,

Global Dialogue Foundation Centre for Management