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Morgan James

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London 2026

3 - 4th June | Underwood Lumiere London

They’re making it happen — from top investors to industry disruptors, these are the people driving real money, real solutions, and real impact in the future of mental health.

Before London 2026, Experience London 2025

London 2026 speakers

Rupert Watson

Global Head of Economics and Dynamic Asset Allocation

Mercer Investments

Christa Studzinski

Ontario Brain Institute

Head of External Relations & Partnerships

Danish Munir

Founding Partner

GreyMatter Capital

Shawn Lesser

The REAL Mental Health Foundation

Founder

Ekaterina Doubinina

Rathbones Plc

Investment Director Private Office

Julie Rubenstein

Venture Investment Manager

Better Social Capital

Antonella Santuccione

Founder & CEO

Women's Brain Foundation

Maryann Umoren Selfe

President

Femmehealth Alliance

Frederic Destrebecq

Executive Director

European Brain Council

Shivan Bhavnani

Partner

evio VC

Wolfgang Seidl

Partner

Mercer, Marsh McLennan Companies

Dr. Michelle Tempest

Partner

Candesic

Sabine Flechet

Co-Founding Partner

Masawa

Aahuti Rai

NED & Advisor

Four Points Health

Tadeusz Hawrot

Founder & Executive Director

PAREA

Joshua Hardman

Founder & Editor

Psychedelic Alpha

Joshua Haynes

Co-Founding Partner

Masawa

PROGRAMME DETAILS TO FOLLOW 

DAY 1

DAY 1

1:30 - 2:15pm

Networking Lunch

2:20 - 3:00pm

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

2:20 - 3:00pm

REAL Roundtables: Real Conversations, Shared Insight

3:05 - 3:45pm

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


3:50 - 4:30pm

 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

3:50 - 4:30pm

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

4:35 - 4:55pm

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

4:55 - 5:00pm

Closing Remarks - MC & Shawn Lesser

5:15 - 6:45pm

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

DAY 2

DAY 2

7:45 - 8:15am

REAL Walk in Regents Park

9:00 - 9:30am

Registration & Breakfast Welcome breakfast and networking session

9:30 - 9:45am

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

9:50 - 10:30am

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

10:35 - 11:15am

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

10:35 - 11:15am

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

11:15 - 11:40am

Coffee & Networking Break

11:50 - 12:05pm

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


12:05 - 12:45pm

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

12:05 - 12:45pm

 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

12:45 - 1:40pm

Lunch & Networking Break

1:40 - 2:20pm

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

1:40 - 2:20pm

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

2:25 - 3:05pm

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

2:25 - 3:05pm

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

3:10 - 3:50pm

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

3:10 - 3:50pm

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

3:55 - 4:35pm

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

3:55 - 4:35pm

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

4:40 - 4:50pm

Voices of the Future: Rethinking Gen Z with Austin Okolo

4:50 - 5:00pm

Closing Remarks: Shawn Lesser, Founder The REAL

London 2025 AGENDA

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