Agenda

BrainMind Summit

Saturday and Sunday, October 21-22, 2023

SATURDAY, October 21st, 2023

BrainMind Summit DAY 1

8:00 AM Breakfast & Registration, Experiential NeuroLab Opens

9:00 AM Welcome and Musical Performance by Laura Inserra

9:20 AM Plenary Session

  • Susan Magsamen (Johns Hopkins) & Ivy Ross (Google): Your Brain on Art

  • Richard Isaacson, MD (Florida): Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Dementia Prevention: The Future is Now

  • Elaine Hsiao, PhD (UCLA): Microbial Manipulation of the Mind

  • Qigong Session + PLAYshop announcement with William Spear

  • Michael McCullough, MD (BrainMind): BrainMind Today and Beyond

    Break

  • Building a Better Brain with Jim Kwik (KwikBrain Universe)

  • Adam Gazzaley, PhD (UCSF): The Future of Digital Therapeutics

  • Jaimie Henderson, MD (Stanford): Brain-Computer Interfaces for Communication

  • Human Histogram with Karen Rommelfanger, PhD and Darrell Porcello, PhD

  • Nita Farahany, PhD, JD (Duke) & Aza Raskin (Center for Humane Technology): The Promise and peril of neurotechnology: Actually getting to the future we want

12:45 PM Lunch with Speakers

1:45 PM Entrepreneur Spotlight

  • Phil Strandwitz, PhD - Holobiome

  • Vivienne Ming, PhD - Dionysus Digital Health

  • Jacob Robinson, PhD - Motif Neuroscience

  • Nishita Deka, PhD - Sonera

  • Blake Gurfein, PhD - Humanity Neurotech

  • Susan Mac Cormac, JD - Morrison Foerster

3:00 PM Breakout Discussion Tables (Concurrent Sessions)

  • Workshop 1: Practical Tools for Responsible Neuroinnovation

    Laura Kreiling, PhD (OECD), Karen Rommelfanger, PhD (Institute of Neuroethics), and Nita Farahany, PhD, JD (Duke)

  • ABC’s of Neurodegenerative Disease Prevention and the Impact of APOE4

    Richard Isaacson, MD, Institute of Neurodegenerative Disease of Florida, Atria Institute and & Gayatri Devi, MD, Northwell Health & Nicholas Ashton, PhD, University of Gothenburg

  • Scrolling Minds: Social Media's Influence on Brain Development

    Eva Telzer, PhD and Mitch Prinstein, PhD, UNC - Chapel Hill

  • Psychedelic Science: Current Research, Transformative Health Solutions

    Josh Woolley, MD, PhD, UCSF

  • Precision Neuropsychiatry: A Circuit-Centric Approach

    Andy Krystal, MD, UCSF

  • Transcending the Self: Decoding Non-dual States through Meditation and Psychedelics

    Dave Vago, PhD, Harvard University

  • Neuroelectronic Medicine: A Glimpse into Future Neurotechnologies

    John Donoghue, PhD, Brown University

  • Unlocking the Brain Connectome: Tools and Applications

    Jun Axup, PhD, E11 Bio

  • Building Teen Brains: The Science of Meaningful Experiences

    Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, EdD, USC

4:15 PM MIND Prize Announcement with Juan Enriquez

4:15 PM Chambers of AWE - Immersive music experience with Laura Inserra

5:00 PM Closing Remarks

5:15 PM Reception

6:00 PM Close

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7:00 PM Unconference-style Dinners (Guests sign up for these in the afternoon)

SUNDAY, October 22nd, 2023

BrainMind Summit DAY 2

8:00 AM Breakfast, Experiential NeuroLab Opens

9:00 AM Welcome and Musical Performance by Laura Inserra

9:20 AM Plenary Session

  • Jack Feldman, PhD (UCLA): Breathing Matters

  • Breathing Exercises with Elissa Epel, PhD

  • Elissa Epel, PhD (UCSF): Getting to Blue Mind for Slowing Aging

  • Ashley Mason, PhD (UCSF): Warming up to a New Paradigm in Mental Health Treatment

  • Michael Lim, MD (Stanford): Lessons Learned from Cancer

  • Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD (UCSF): The Electricity of Cancer

    Break

  • Eddie Chang, MD (UCSF): Translating Brain Waves into Words

  • Thomas Oxley, MD, PhD (Mt Sinai; Synchron): From Hype to Help - Clinical Translation of Implantable Brain Computer Interfaces

  • E.J. Chichilnisky, PhD (Stanford): Toward High-fidelity Vision Restoration with a Bi-directional Neural Interface

  • Lauren Asarnow, PhD (UCSF): Digital Health to Help Improve Sleep in Adolescents

  • Robin Carhart Harris, PhD (UCSF): How Do Psychedelics Work?

12:45 PM Lunch with Speakers

2:00 PM Music and the Mind with Indre Viskontas, MM, PhD, (USF and SFCM)

2:15 PM Guided Music Meditation with Jaron Lanier

2:30 PM Afternoon Sessions (Concurrent)

  • Workshop 2: Practical Tools for Responsible Neuroinnovation

    Laura Kreiling, PhD (OECD), Karen Rommelfanger, PhD (Institute of Neuroethics)

  • Investing in Neurotechnology

    Amy Kruse, PhD, Satori Ventures

  • Developing rapid acting strategies for treating psychiatric emergencies

    Nolan Williams, MD, Stanford

  • NeuroTech Ventures: Maximizing Potential and Minimizing Risks

    Radhika Gupta, MBA, CFA, and Adam Sefler, CFA, CPA, NTX Services

  • New Structures for Impactful Companies

    Susan Mac Cormac, JD, Morrison Foerster

  • Mining the Microbiome to Improve Brain Health

    Phil Strandwitz, PhD, Holobiome

  • Beyond Action Potentials: Intricacies of Nervous System Energy Delivery

    Blake Gurfein, PhD, Humanity Neurotech

  • Advancing Neuroscience: Next-Generation Brain Imaging Tools

    Nishita Deka, PhD, Sonera

  • Minimally Invasive Devices for Advancing Mental Health

    Jacob Robinson, PhD, Motif Neurotech

  • Transforming Women's Reproductive Mental Health: Insights from AI and Epigenetics

    Vivienne Ming, PhD, Dionysus Digital Health

4:00 PM Fireside Chat with Reid Hoffman

5:00 PM Closing Reception

6:00 PM Close

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