In the fall of 1999, a small group of innovative thinkers from around the world gathered together for five days with H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet at his home-in-exile in Dharamsala, northern India, for a special invitation-only dialogue about the future of humanity and the planet. Explored in the first of this special four-part series are highlights from the beginning day of the historic event featuring an exchange of ideas in the areas of global ecology and media/arts and culture, and an intimate dialogue between host Michael Toms and the Dalai Lama.