DAY 1

Opening Remarks - Hear from Shawn Lesser, Founder, and Heather Kelly, Executive Director of THE REAL Mental Health Foundation

Keynote Addresses

The REAL Mental Health Foundation & A New Compelling Mental Health Opportunity

• Heather Kelly, Executive Director, The REAL Mental Health Foundation

• Ryan Dermody, Ambassador, The REAL Mental Health Foundation

Panel - REAL Talks with REAL People

Join us for a powerful session on the transformative impact of honest conversation. Rooted in the mission of The REAL Mental Health Foundation, this session explores how real talks with real people can break the glass ceiling of stigma, normalize mental health across both personal and professional lives. Through the power of storytelling, we’ll uncover how connection drives healing and change.

Moderator: Petra Velzeboer, CEO, PVL Learning & Development, Psychotherapist, Author

Speakers:

• Phillip Mossop, Chief Product Officer, Pentatonic

• Gian Power OBE, Founder, TLC Lions

• Lorenzo Rizzi, Head of Counterparty Risks at Lloyds Banking Group

• Amie Leighton, co-Founder, Allia Health

Coffee Break Powered by The KINDR Foundation

Energy Boost: Move, Breathe, & Activate

Presented by: Sarah Hunt, Founder DiscoYoga UK & Conference Wellness 

Start your day with clarity and energy. In this short, science-informed session, we’ll wake up the body and calm the mind through light movement, intentional breathing, and focused presence. No experience or gear needed—just show up as you are. You’ll leave feeling alert, centered, and activated to fully engage.

Sarah is truly gifted with audiences as a breath and body practitioner. This is such a treat to be able to integrate her "real" work into the Summit!

A Spotlight on UK & European Insurers, Life Sciences & Health Systems: A Systemic Lens on Mental Health

This panel discusses the interconnected dynamics of the insurance sector, life sciences, and healthcare systems across the UK and Europe. Through a systemic lens, it highlights emerging risks, innovations, regulatory challenges, and opportunities that shape these critical industries in an increasingly complex and interdependent environment.

Moderator: Pascal Joncour, Partner, Convergence Partners

Speakers:

• Danny Bosch, Director of Business Development, South London & Maudsley Foundation

• Iluminada Corripio Collado, Director of Innovation and Strategy for Territorial Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu

• Jeroen Meijers, Head of Ventures, NN Group

• Victor Barzey, Product Lead Digital Healthcare, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Company Europe

How Family Offices Can Drive Systemic Change in Mental Health

Family offices are increasingly stepping into the early-stage funding gap left by institutional investors wary of mental health complexity. This panel explores how strategic private capital can shape scalable solutions at the intersection of mental health, longevity, and social impact investing.

Moderator: Julia Balandina Jaquier, Founder & CEO, JBJ Consult & CIO Tara Family Office

Speakers:

• Astrid Leyssens, Founder, We Are Impact Collective (WAIC)

• Antonis Schwarz, Founder, Good Move Initiatives

Networking Lunch

Panel - Scaling Change: The Role of Institutional Investors in Mental Health

Moderated by: Danish Munir, Founding Partner, Grey Matter Capital

Speakers: Amy Browne, Deputy Head of Sustainability, CCLA Investment Group; Ibramin Khan, Co-founder of Cur8 Capital & IFG; Emmanuel Boujon, Founder & Managing Partner, DAPM SA

REAL Roundtables: Real Conversations, Shared Insight

Pitches - Shlomi Raz, Partner, Negev Labs;  Dr. Fin Williams, co-Founder & CEO, MindPsy;  Alexandra Prieux, CEO, Alcediag

 Panel - Catalyzing Mental & Brain Health Innovation Through the VC Lens 

Moderator: Greg Kubin, General Partner, PsyMed Ventures & Host, The Business Trip Podcast

Speakers:; Daniel Koppelkamm, Managing Partner, Convergence Partners, Sabine Flechet, Partner, Masawa Fund: Charlie Finnie, Managing Partner, Awareness Capital & EFW Partners

Workshop: Mental Fitness for Entrepreneurs - the 3 Core Muscles to Work on Everyday - facilitated by Ravi Rai, Four Points Impact

Keynote - Spotlight on the Global Mental Health Financing Landscape Elisha London, CEO Prospira Global

Closing Remarks - MC & Shawn Lesser

Evening Networking Reception: Hosted by the Global Mental Health Taskforce & Clinicom

DAY 2

REAL Walk in Regents Park

Registration & Breakfast Welcome breakfast and networking session

Keynote Address: Poonacha Machaiah, CEO, The Chopra Institute & Cyperhuman.ai

Fireside Chat: From Seed to Scale to Exit - The Mental Health Founder’s Journey 

Moderated by: Shivan Bhavnani, Partner, evio.VC

Speakers: Christian Angermayer, Founder, Aperion Investment Group; Thomas Mechtersheimer, Founder & CEO, Neurocare Group AG

Panel Discussion -  Breaking Barriers in Mental Health Funding: From Research and Innovation to Widescale Adoption 

Moderated by Jules Chappell, CEO Kokoro 

Speakers: Miranda Wolpert, Director The Wellcome Trust; Pooja Sikka, General Partner, Meridian Health Ventures; Isaac Middleman, Accelerator Director, Strategic Fundraising, EIT Health; Josh Chauvin, Venture Chair (UK), Redesign Health

Panel - Rethinking Mental Health Support for Veterans 

Moderator: Daniel Page, Principle of Cornerman

Speakers: Ryan Dermody, Member at Veteran Mental Health Advisory Committee (Canada), Former Officer in Royal Navy; Dr. Michelle Tempest (MD), Brain & Mental Health Angel Investor ; Richard Roberts, CEO & Founder of Mitmark Group, Former Officer in Royal Forces

Coffee & Networking Break

Special Guest, Expert on Increasing Energy & Performance - Scott Robinson, Director, Deutsche Bank, aka, The Yogi Banker

Panel - Building a "European Mental Health Union": Envisioning a Roadmap for More Effective Cross-Border Integration 

Moderated by: Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, The European Brain Council

Speakers: Katherine Ossenkopp, Country Manager, Germany, Future4Care; Willem Schüngel, Insurer Nationale Nederlanden; Isaac Middleman, Accelerator Director, Strategic Fundraising, EIT Health

 Panel - Fueling Investment: Making the Case for Investing in Psychedelics

Moderated by: Josh Hardman, Psychedelic Alpha

Speakers: Steve Jurvetson; Kabir Nath, CEO, Compass Pathways; Lyndsey Hoover, co-Founder & Managing Partner, JLS Fund; Genevieve Jurvetson, Jurvetson Foundation

Lunch & Networking Break

Panel - Innovate to Elevate: Shaping the Future of Global Youth Mental Health

Moderated by: Gaia Brignone, Head of Community & Communications, Kokoro 

Speakers: Dr. Marcia Brophy, Global Mental Health & Innovation Specialist, UNICEF; Jo Goodall, co-Founder Luna app; Dr. Anna Moore, Asst Professor in Child Psychology, Univ of Cambridge; Tanya Marwaha, Youth Ambassador, Beyond Youth Mental Health Charity

Panel - Fueling Impact: What's Needed to Build Healthcare System Readiness with Psychedelics Across Europe

Moderated by: Professor David Nutt, Imperial College London

Speakers: Tais Poda, PhD, Founder, Ukrainian Psychedelic Research Association; Tom McDonald, Founder, Clerkenwell Health; Dr. Henrik Jungaberle, Exec Director, MIND Foundation; Tadeusz Hawrot, Founder, PAREA

Panel - How Digital Mental Health & AI are Shaping the Future of Care

Moderated by: Aahuti Rai, NED & Advisor, Healthcare Innovation
Four Points Health

Speakers: Stefano Goria, co-Founder & CTO, Thymia; Jason Shaplen, co-Founder, Hyka; Dr. Andy Blackwell, Chief Science & Strategy Officer, Ieso Digital Health

Neurotech Innovation: Unlocking the Brain’s Healing Potential

Moderated by: Daniel Koppelkamm, Convergence Partners

Speakers: Caitlyn Baltzer, co-Founder & CEO, Myndspan; Laszlo Bax, co-Founder & CEO, Braingaze; Emanuela Kufel, co-Founder, Prosoma; Thomas Mechtesheimer, Founder, Neurocare

Panel - Digital Integrity by Design: Reclaiming Mental Health in the Age of AI & Social Media 

Moderated by: Sabine Flechet, co-Founding Partner, Masawa

Speakers: Tessa Adams, co-Founder & CEO, Everle; Kendal Parmer, CEO, Untapped AI;  Michal Wroczynski, CEO, Samurai Labs; Iliana Grosse-Buening, co-Founder & CEO, Deeply Human Innovation

Panel - Neuroscience of the Gut: Unraveling the Gut-Brain-Mental Health Connection

Moderated by: Jennifer Carr, Journalist & Founder, Mind & Plate 

Speakers: Guillaume Blivet, Chief Innovation Officer, RegenLife; Alessandra Ginsburg-Lechien, MCO, FNLP, Integrative Nutritionist, Holon.life

Panel - Making Mental Health Investable: Building the Framework for Scalable Capital 

Moderated by: Julie Rubenstein, Venture Investment Manager, Better Society Capital 

Speakers: Elisha London, Founder & CEO, Prospira Global; Alex Kuznetsov, Managing Partner, Kodori Ventures; Dr. Wolfgang Seidl, Partner Global Mental Health Consulting, Mercer; Emily Wheeler, Director of Research, Partnerships & Development, MQ Mental Health Research

The Lifecycles of Women & Women's Emotional & Brain Health - 

Moderated by: Martina Fuchs, Co-Founder, The Frequency School & International Business Journalist 

Speakers: Dr. Linda Gask, Emerita Professor, University of Manchester & Author, Out of Her Mind; Anna Delvig, Chief of Staff, The Healthy Brains Global Initiative; Andrea Cubitt, CEO Dionysis Care

Voices of the Future: Rethinking Gen Z with Austin Okolo

Closing Remarks: Shawn Lesser, Founder The REAL