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Friday
October 18th

6:45 - 7:45 am

REAL Walk in Central Park

8:00 - 9:00am

Registration & Breakfast
Welcome breakfast and networking

9:00 - 9:20am

Keynote: Financing Global Mental Health: Past, Present and Future by Elisha London, Founder & CEO of Prospira Global

9:20 - 10:00am

Panel: Driving Transformation in Mental & Behavioral Health Innovation with Venture Capital

  • Margaret Hines, Angel Investor & Co-founder of Mindly 

  • Bryanna Samuels, Founder of Chai Ventures

  • Daniel Koppelkamm, Founder & Managing Partner of Convergence Partners

  • Charlie Finnie, Managing Partner of Awareness Capital

  • Dr. Pooja Sikka, Partner at KHP Venture

9:20 - 10:00am

Panel: Human Connection: Unleashing the High-impact, Low-Cost Secret to Success in Mental Health

  • Lara Gregorio, Mental Health Care Innovation Strategist, Founder, & Social Worker

  • Elizabeth Markle, Co-Founder of Open Source Wellness

  • Sean Mayberry, CEO of Strong Minds

  • Ken Zimmerman, CEO of Fountain House


9:20 - 10:00am

Panel: The Crisis Facing the Next Generation: Understanding, Addressing, Innovating to Help Turn the Dial 

  • Larissa May, CEO of Half the Story

  • Jen Libby, CEO of Promly

  • Christian Elam, General Partner of Bachmanity Capital

  • Dr. Nicholas Kardaras, Founder & CEO of Omega Recovery

10:00 - 10:20am

A Surprise

10:20 - 10:50am

Coffee & Networking Break

10:50 - 11:30am

Pitch Opportunities

11:30 - 12:10pm

Panel: How Should Founder Mental Health Feature in Mental Health VC Investment? 

  • Jason Cavnar, Executive Chairman of The Founder Pledge

  • Sabine Flechet, Co-Founder & Partner of Masawa

  • Dr. Jack Kriendler, Founder & CEO of Wellfounded

12:20 - 1:00pm

Networking Lunch

1:00 - 1:40pm

Panel: Innovation in Corporate Mental Health

  • Rachael Steinmetz, Director of Workplace Mental Health at NAMI NYC

  •  Rachel Duncan, Vice President at Deutsche Bank

  • David Nass, Managing Director at UBS Investment Bank

  • Keita Franklin, Mental Health Specialist at Deloitte

  • Julia Belt, Co-founder & CEO  of Mindly CONFIRMED, Dr. Phillip Polakoff, Founder & CEO of A Healthier WE and Consulting Professor at Stanford


1:00 - 1:40pm

Workshop: Mindful Parenting of the Digital Generation by Jen Libby, CEO fo Promly


1:00 - 1:40pm

Panel: The Gut-Brain Axis and Its Role in Mental Health

  • Greg Kubin, Managaing Partner at PsyMed Ventures

  • Dr. Christopher Reyes, CEO of Bloom Science 

  • Ryan Rampersaud, Assistant Professor at  UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences


1:00 - 1:40pm

Fireside Chat: The Legal and Regulatory Landscape of Psychedelics: Essential Information for Investors

  • Lia Mix, Founder & CEO of Delphi Circle 

  • Lisa Gora, Partner at  EBG Law 

  • Ritu Baral, Managing Director at Cowan & Company 

1:00 - 1:40pm

Panel: The Lifecycles of Women & Women's Brain Health 



1:40 - 2:20pm

Panel: Digital & AI for Mental Health

1:40 - 2:20pm

Plenary: The REAL Mental Health Foundation

1:40 - 2:20pm

Panel: Neurotech, Energy as Medicine

1:40 - 2:20pm

Panel: Psychedelic Investment Success Stories Panel 

  • Lia Mix, Founder & CEO of Delphi Circle

  • Shelby Clark, Partner at Lionheart Ventures

  • Daniel Claussen, Co-Founder & Cheif Business Officer at Reconnect Labs


2:20 - 3:00pm

Plenary: Digital & AI for Mental Health

3:00 - 4:20pm

A Surprise

4:20 - 4:45pm

Closing Remarks

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