As we stand on the precipice of a new era, rapid advancements in artificial intelligence promise to reshape not only our understanding of the human brain but also to impact its very evolution. The fusion of AI and brain science will undoubtedly forge the future of our species. BrainMind warmly invites you to an intimate dinner and salon, where distinguished thought leaders in this field will engage in stimulating conversation about the potential of neurotechnology and the expansion of human consciousness. Aligned in purpose, we will convene to exchange ideas as we collectively endeavor to shape a positive and transformative future. Our guests will include experts from the fields of neuroscience, neurotechnology, AI, as well as thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors who are passionate about harnessing this powerful technology for the benefit of humanity and the planet.
Discussion Leads
Dr. Divya Chander
Divya Chander, MD, PhD, is a physician, neuroscientist, futurist, and entrepreneur. She is Chair of Neuroscience at the Singularity Group, founder of a brain monitoring company, and a practicing anesthesiologist specialized in neurosurgery and critical care.
Dr. Chander is currently developing technologies to recognize consciousness in intelligent non-human beings with SETI, and understanding the emergent properties and evolution of generative AI to AGI, and the impact of human augmentation on consciousness. Dr. Chander is an advocate for data and biometric rights, particularly neurorights and neurosovereignty. She has advised global organizations and governments, and serves as Medical Advisor to the Extended Reality Safety Initiative. As a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Geotech Center and a member of the Stimson Loomis Innovation Council, she collaborates with industry and governments to develop sound data and technology policies.
Jane Metcalfe
Jane Metcalfe, CEO of NeoLife is a versatile entrepreneur, board member, advisor, executive, and investor with a wide range of interests spanning media, technology, food, health, education, arts, and real estate. With a keen eye for emerging trends, she has made significant contributions in each field she has ventured into.
Currently, Jane's primary focus is on the impact of technology on health, particularly advancements in biology and interventions for disease, aging, and wellness. This passion led her to launch NEO.LIFE, an online magazine capturing the stories of the individuals, projects, companies, and ideas driving the Neobiological Revolution. Jane's remarkable career includes co-founding Wired Magazine, a groundbreaking media company where she received a Webby Award for Lifetime Achievement. Jane Metcalfe's dynamic and innovative approach to business and technology continues to have a significant impact in various industries. Her commitment to sustainability, education, and creating positive change is evident in her ventures and board involvements.
Andreas Forsland
Andreas Forsland is the CEO of Cognixion, a company that uses AI, brain-computer interfaces, and augmented reality to augment human abilities.
Cognixion's flagship product, Cognixion ONE, is a wearable device that enables hands-free and voice-free communication for people with disabilities using their thoughts. Cognixion uses a combination of its own context engine AI with generative AI and sensor fusion with contextually relevant meta data to create a situationally aware AI that can run on the device to compose conversationally relevant dialog with minimal prompting and iterative personalization to the user over time. With 25 patents internationally, Cognixion aims to create shared agency between humans and machines, enabling better interaction with the world for people with disabilities and enhancing experiences for all.
Sean White
Sean White, PhD is dedicated to innovative technology and creative product design improving lives. He has worked across disciplines, from computer science to nanoscale fabrication to botany building strong teams, successful companies, and global organizations. Dr. White works with start-ups and nonprofits in the roles of advisor, investor, and board member. These include SpringEV, Modality.AI, Cognixion, Occamz Razor, Roleshare, Wave.Life, FamilyCare, TapTap Send and the nonprofits Tech for Global Good and Earth Species Project. He also organizes Braingels, a group of advisors and investors focused on neurotech.
Formerly the Chief R&D Officer of Mozilla, Dr. White pioneered technologies like the programming language Rust and the AI platform DeepSpeech. His previous ventures include founding BrightSky Labs for AI-driven creative tools, and leading mobile innovations in Nokia's Interaction Ecologies Group. An esteemed Tech Award Laureate, Dr. White holds patents, has produced peer-reviewed publications, and has lectured at Stanford and Columbia University. As a member of the IEEE's ISMAR Steering Committee, he advanced mixed and augmented reality technology. Dr. White's work continues to shape the future of AI and neurotech.
Judd Rosenblatt
Judd is the founder and CEO of AE Studio, a web and data science studio focused on increasing human agency, and funding efforts to build maximally agency increasing BCI without profit motive.
Judd grew AE as a profitable, bootstrapped business to over 150 people building world-class software and AI products for clients, incubating its own human agency-increasing startups (recently sold the first one), and accelerating maximally human agency increasing BCI. Beginning first with independent research and collaborations with academic labs, AE has gone on to win the Neural Latents Benchmark Challenge, build software and neural decoders for Blackrock Neurotech and other clients, and develop open software tools that advance the field, such as the Neurotech Development Kit. Recently, with the rapid advancement of AGI development, AE has started some promising research focused on building prosocial AI based on insights from neuroscience, conscious AI, and increasing human capacity with BCI.