with Riane Eisler and Michael Ben-Eli
Session 29
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
6:00 p.m. EST
In this conversation with Michael Ben-Eli, founder of The Sustainability Laboratory, renowned cultural historian and systems scientist Riane Eisler will discuss her pioneering vision of Eco‑Civilization. The session will examine the deep shifts required to move toward a future grounded in partnership, care, and ecological balance. The conversation will also explore how Eisler’s framework aligns with the essential evolutionary transformation needed to establish sustainability as the organizing principle for a thriving, life‑affirming planet.
This conversation will be followed by a live Q&A session.
Riane Eisler, JD, PhD(h), is an internationally recognized systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and cultural historian whose work has reshaped global conversations on partnership, care, and social transformation. A California Hall of Fame inductee and recipient of major honors including the Distinguished Peace Leadership Award, she is the author of landmark books such as The Chalice and the Blade, The Real Wealth of Nations, and Nurturing Our Humanity. Eisler’s whole‑systems research offers practical pathways toward more equitable, gender‑balanced, and sustainability‑conscious futures. Riane is President of the Center for Partnership Systems and Editor-in-Chief of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies.
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