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Thursday
October 17th

8:00 - 8:45am

Registration & Breakfast
Welcome breakfast and networking

8:45- 9:50am

Plenary: Opening Address & Keynotes

  • Shawn Lesser, Founder of The REAL Mental Health Foundation 

  • Ronald Diamond, Founder & Chairman of Diamond Wealth 

  • Graren Staglin, Founder of One Mind

9:50 - 10:30am

Fireside Chat: Future of Mental Health Care, Innovation & Policy - A Global Perspective

  • Peter Varnum, ex-WEF, Global Mental Health Expert

  • Matt Kudish, CEO of NAMI NYC 

  • Paul Thanos, Director at US Department of Commerce

  • Christina Shapiro, Chief Strategy Officer of UNICEF USA

  • Rebecca O. Bagley, CEO of The Kennedy Forum

  • Kacie Kelly, Chief Innovation Officer of Meadows Policy Institute

10:30 - 11:00am

Coffee & Networking Break

11:00 - 11:40am

Panel: Family Office Investing in Mental Health Innovation

11:40 - 12:20pm

Workshop: Walking the Talk about Mental Health: A “Microdose” Sized Experience of the Community As Medicine Model by Elizabeth Markle from Open Source Wellness

11:40 - 12:20pm

Fireside Chat: The Road to Successful a Exit as a Mental Health Start Up: A Discussion Between Funders & Founders

12:20 - 1:00pm

Panel: The Power of Philanthropy to Accelerate Systemic Change in Mental Health

  • Janna Bilski, VP of Strategic Relationships at Mindful Philanthropy 

  • Jim McDonough, Vice President at Huntsman Mental Health Foundation 

  • Lynsey Bilisland, Head of Mental Health Translation at Wellcome Trust

12:20 - 1:00pm

Workshop: Resilient Leadership by Laura Berland & Evan Harrel of the Centre for Compassionate Leadership

1:00 - 1:50pm

Networking Lunch

1:50 - 2:30pm

Workshop: Walking the Talk about Mental Health: A “Microdose” Sized Experience of the Community As Medicine Model by Elizabeth Markle of Open Source Wellness

1:50 - 2:30pm

Pitch Opportunities

2:30 - 3:10pm

Panel: Institutonal Investors Investing in Mental Health

2:30 - 3:10pm

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


3:10 - 3:40pm

Networking Refreshments

3:40 - 4:20pm

Plenary: The REAL Mental Health Foundation

4:20 - 5:00pm

Plenary: REAL Talks with REAL People 


5:00 - 6:00pm

Drinks Reception

6:00 - 7:00pm

Movie Screenings

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