Gloo Palo Alto
5:30 PM
$25
What to Expect
Loneliness and mental health struggles are reshaping the human experience — especially here in Silicon Valley, where world-changing innovation happens alongside some of the nation's highest rates of isolation, burnout, and disconnection.
Technology has connected us more than ever, but it hasn't always created community. For our inaugural Gloo Conversations panel discussion, we're bringing together faith leaders, civic innovators, technologists, mental health practitioners, and students — voices who each see different facets of the same challenge — to explore what true belonging looks like in our hyperconnected age and what it will take to build communities where people don't just connect, but truly belong.
*Light refreshments will be provided and there is a complimentary student code available. We are committed to ensuring this event is accessible to all who wish to attend. If the entry cost presents a financial barrier to you, please email us confidentially at events@gloo.us
Featured Guests
Ken Foreman
Pastor, Cathedral of Faith
Mark Turner
Mayor, Morgan Hill
Brandy Atuatasi
Student Panelist
Christine Tobler
Founder, SynergiLEAD
Ken Foreman has been the lead pastor of Cathedral of Faith in San José, California, for over four decades—a large, vibrant, multi-ethnic congregation making a powerful impact across the San Francisco Bay Area. Known for his dynamic teaching style, Ken communicates with the intellectual clarity of C.S. Lewis and the imaginative innovation of Walt Disney, translating timeless truth into forward-thinking, real-world inspiration. His passion is to inspire others to discover their God-given dreams and live them boldly and fully.
Mark Turner is the proud mayor of Morgan Hill, where he has lived for over 30 years, and has championed three key community initiatives: a Literacy Initiative, a Workforce Development initiative, and the Healthy Morgan Hill initiative. A respected community leader, Mark is the former President/CEO of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce, a 2020 Chamber Executive of the Year Award recipient, and has raised over $15 million for various organizations through his work as a part-time auctioneer and Director for Wreaths Across America. Mark also served as an Associate Pastor and was invited to deliver the invocation at the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013; he has been married to his wife, Sue, for 42 years and together they have three daughters and four grandchildren.
Brandy Atuatasi is a first-year graduate student at Stanford University studying Community Health and Prevention Research. She recently graduated from Stanford with a B.A. in Psychology and is a discus thrower on Stanford’s track and field team. During her time at Stanford, Brandy has held leadership roles in several student organizations, including the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and the Pacific Islander Student Association (PISA).
Christine Tobler founded SynergiLEAD after experiencing burnout as a clinician and witnessing the same pattern among high-performing leaders across tech, healthcare, and academia. She created Regenerative Leadership Transformation programs that integrate regenerative leadership, emotional intelligence, and spiritual intelligence to help leaders achieve sustainable, high-performance outcomes without sacrificing human flourishing. With advanced degrees in psychology and systems engineering, clinical licensure, and experience across Fortune 10 tech, consulting, and executive coaching, Christine brings a rare blend of business acumen and behavioral science to transform leaders and cultures.
