The International Symposium on Embodied Cognition 2026 is jointly initiated by the Yale Center for Brain and Mind Health and the Brain Peace Science Foundation (USA), adopts a "Main Forum @ Yale + China Sub-Forum" model to explore mind-body connections in the AI era.

Event Time

April 20, 2026
9:30-12:30
(Beijing Time)

Location

Yale Center Beijing 
36th Floor Tower B of IFC Building 8 Jianguomenwai Avenue Chaoyang District, Beijing (Yong'anli Subway Station, Exit C) 

Registration and Fees

Ticket : RMB 299

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Language:

Chinese, with select sessions in English

China Sub-Forum

The China Sub-Forum is exclusively hosted by Co-establishment of the Asia-Pacific Embodied Cognition Training Center (not organized by Yale Center Beijing). It marks the first initiative to integrate embodied cognition into strategic, decision-making, and organizational evolution, redefining leadership in the AI era.

Agenda

9:00-9:30
Registration

9:40-9:50
Opening Remarks

Morris Bell (Online)
Professor Emeritus & Senior Research Scientist in Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
Co-Founder, International Symposium on Embodied Cognition at Yale

9:50-10:05

Motor Neuroscience and Leadership

Kun Liu（Online）
Assistant Professor Adjunct, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine
Founder, Brain Peace Science Foundation (USA)
Co-Founder, International Symposium on Embodied Cognition at Yale

10:05-10:20

Three Perspectives and Leadership

Yeli Hao
Senior Advisor, Chinese Institute of International Strategic Studies

10:20-10:35

Sports and Women's Leadership

Jessica Savner (Online)
U.S. Modern Pentathlon National Champion
2024 Paris Olympian

10:35-10:50

Taiji Life Philosophy and Leadership

Li Ma
Secretary-General, Brain Peace Science Foundation (USA)
Secretary General, Belt and Road Industrial Economic Cooperation Committee, China Society for the Promotion of Science and Technology Commercialization

10:50-11:05

Human-horse Relationship and Leadership

Xiao'ou Liu
Secretary General, China Ethnic Equestrian Sports Club, China Ethnic Sports Association

11:20-12:00

Roundtable Discussion

Leadership Cultivation in the AI Era