BLAIM 2025
1st International Conference on Mindfulness, Behavioural Science & Legal
Innovation
Parul University | Wednesday, 30th July - Friday, 1st August, 2025
Hybrid
Welcome to the conference webpage
The BLAIM 2025 International Conference offers a dynamic and interdisciplinary platform that convenes leading scholars, practitioners, researchers, and changemakers from around the world. The conference is designed to critically examine the intersections between mindfulness, behavioural science, legal innovation, and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). In an era defined by complexity, disruption, and global challenges, BLAIM 2025 seeks to foster dialogue, insight, and collaboration that bridges the gap between individual awareness and systemic transformation.
At its core, BLAIM 2025 explores how inward transformation through mindfulness can influence outward systems—legal, behavioural, technological, and societal. Participants will investigate innovative frameworks and applied practices that promote social justice, human wellbeing, ethical governance, and inclusive development. The conference aims to generate actionable knowledge, inspire novel research, and advance practical solutions that reshape institutions and communities for a more resilient and compassionate future.
Plenary Panels – Speakers
Mindfulness and Human Development
Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar (Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan), Ex. Chancellor, Nalanda University
Prof. Laxmidhar Behera, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
Consciousness, Leadership, and Inner Development
Dr. Mohammad Nami, Assistant Professor, Canadian University Dubai
Dr. Iype Cherian, Director, Institute of Neurosciences, KVV, Karad - India
Contemplative Practice & Social Well-being
Prof. Saamdu Chetri, Director, Yogananda School of Spirituality and Happiness, Shoolini University
Dr. Ramajayam Govindaraji, Assistant Professor, IIT Mandi
Dr. Ganti Murthy (Online), Professor, IIT Indore
Dr. Kathirasan K (Online), Founder & CEO, Centre for Mindfulness Singapore
Mindfulness in Education and Public Leadership
Dr. Mahesh Lohar, Mind Coach, I Smart Life Foundation, Pune
Mr. Ajay Chaturvedi, Founder - Kullhad Economy (Visiting Professor - IIM Rohtak, IIT Mandi)
Dr. Mitul Patel (Online), Consultant Microbiologist, Birmingham Women's & Children's NHS Trust, UK
Behavioural Science and Societal Transformation
Dr. Beulah Shekhar, Head of Criminology and Forensic Science, Karunya Institute
Dr. Reena Sharma, Founder, The Mind Practice, Ahmedabad
Dr. Yogesh Thakker (Online), Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Krishna Prasad MiyapuramAssociate Professor, Department of Cognitive & Brain Science, IIT Gandhinagar
Cognitive Science, Nudges and Habit Formation
Dr. Manjeevan Singh Seera (Online), Deputy Head (Research), School of Business, Monash University, Malaysia
Transforming Institutions through Behavioural Insights
Lorenn Walker (JD, MPH) (Online), Associate Professor, University of Hawai
Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren (Online), County Court Judge, USA & Adjunct, Nova Southeastern University
Legal Innovation & AI for Human Flourishing
Prof. Subhajit Basu (Online), Professor, School of Law, University of Leeds, UK
Prof. Andrew Ware (Online), Professor, University of New South Wales, UK
Dr. Gorazd Mesko (Online), Professor, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Prof. Jemal H. Abawajy (Online), Professor, Deakin University, Australia
Conference programme
Preliminary Conference Programme
