Taylor Quill

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Alex Smith

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Morgan James

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NEW YORK 2025

28 - 29th October | Cornell Tech

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.

Location: Roosevelt Island, NYC

Closest Airport: LaGuardia Airport

Brad Feld - Keynote Speaker

Managing Director, Foundry

& Co-Founder, Techstars

Ron Diamond - Keynote Speaker

Founder & CEO

Diamond Wealth

Rick Perry - Keynote Speaker

Former Governor of Texas & Chairman of Americans for Ibogaine

United States Government

Belen Paley

Executive Director

TMCity

Shawn Lesser

Founder

The REAL Mental Health Foundation

Cat Miller

Founder

ThisWayUp

AnneClair Stapleton

Senior International News Producer & Editor

CNN

Beth Haggerty

Executive Director

Global Mental Health Task Force

Alexandra Prieux

CEO

ALCEDIAG

Erik Sebusch

Partner - Private Markets Investment Consultant

Mercer Investment Consulting

Day 1 - October 28, 2025

8:00 - 9:00am

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15am

Opening Remarks by Shawn Lesser, Founder The REAL

9:20 - 9:55am

Keynote Addresses

10:00 - 10:40am

Rewriting the Future of U.S. Mental Health Through Policy, Advocacy and Innovation

Moderator: Special Guest

Speakers: Darcy Gruttadaro, Chief Innovation Officer, NAMI; Kacey Kelly, Chief Innovation Officer, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute; Mark Rappaport, MD, President-Elect, American Psychological Association

10:00 - 11:30am

Coffee & Networking Break

11:30 - 11:45am

Energy Boost Session with Special Guest

11:50 - 12:30pm

Fireside Chat - Mental Health Payment Reform

Moderator: Margaret Hines, co-Founder NAVI

Speakers: Two Very Special Guests

12:35 - 1:05pm

What We’re Funding and Why: A Candid Conversation Among Family Office Investors in Mental Health

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

Speakers: Belen Cox, Executive Director, TMC Group; Richard Zimmerman, Partner, WE Family Offices + 2 Surprise Guests

1:05 - 1:45pm

The Female Brain Economy: Funding the Future of Women’s Mental Health

Moderator: Special Guest

Speakers: Cat Miller, Founder, This Way Up + 2 Special Guests

1:05 - 1:45pm

Youth-led Design of Mental Health Support Systems that “Don’t Suck”

Moderator: Jen Libby, Founder, Promly

Speakers: Special Guests x 3

1:45 - 2:35pm

Networking Lunch

2:35 - 3:05pm

Breaking Ground with Founder Pitches

Moderated by: Special Guest

Speakers: Alexandra Prieux, CEO, Alcediag + 3 Surprise Founders

3:10 - 3:50pm

Shifting the System: Can Institutional Investors Lead the Mental Health Revolution?

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

Speakers: Erik Sebusch, Partner - Private Markets Investment Consultant, Mercer Investment Consulting + 2 Surprise Guests

3:55 - 4:35pm

What We’re Inheriting, What We’re Funding: Next Gen Impact in Mental Health

Moderated by: Special Guest

Speakers: Special Guests x 3

4:40 - 5:20pm

The Mental Health VC Gold Rush: Betting on Minds or Missing the Moment?

Moderated by: Special Guest

Speakers: Max de Vere, co-Founder & General Partner, reMind VC; + 3 surprise speakers

5:25 - 6:00pm

Closing Keynotes

6:30 - 8:30pm

Evening Networking Reception

Day 2 - October 29, 2025

8:15 - 8:45am

REAL Walk on Roosevelt Island

8:00 - 9:00am

Registration & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15am

Keynote Address

Speaker: Ron Diamond, Diamond Wealth

9:20 - 9:55am

Keynote Addresses

10:00 - 10:40am

Building Generational Impact Through Mental Health Philanthropy

Moderator: Special Guest

Speakers: 3 Special Guests

10:45 - 11:30am

Coffee & Networking Break

11:30 - 11:45am

Energy Boost Session with Special Guest

11:50 - 12:30pm

Keynote Conversation - Ibogane: The Next Frontier in Mental Health Innovation

Moderator: Lia Mix, CEO, DELPHI

Speakers: (Former) Governor Rick Perry and Bryan Hubbard, CEO, Americans for Ibogane

12:35 - 1:05pm

Innovation in Mental Health Diagnostics & Deprescribing

Moderator: Special Guest

Speakers: Brandon Goode, co-Founder, Outro + 2 Special Guests

1:05 - 1:45pm

Neurotech & Brain Computer Interfaces Innovation: Unlocking the Brain’s Healing Potential

Moderator: Greg Kubin, General Partner, PsyMed Ventures

1:05 - 1:55pm

Networking Lunch

2:00 - 2:40pm

The Future of Psychedelic Medicine in America: Science, Safety & Scale

Moderated by: Joshua Hardman, Founder & Editor, Psychedelic Alpha

2:00 - 2:40pm

REAL Talks with REAL Ambassadors

Shawn Lesser intros session & reminds us of the critical power of storytelling to create impact in mental health awareness introducing REAL Ambassadors from The REAL Mental Health Foundation who share about their personal mental health journeys.

Moderated by: Petra Velzeboer, CEO, PVL Learning & Development & Author

2:55 - 3:50pm

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

2:55 - 3:50pm

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

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

3:55 - 4:35pm

Fueling Impact: What's Needed to Build Healthcare System Readiness with Psychedelics Across the US

3:55 - 4:35pm

The ROI of Mental Health: Corporate Innovation and Accountability

4:40 - 5:00pm

Closing Keynotes