OCTOBER 15-17, 2026 AT THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE
Speakers
Announced so far for our 19th conference. More to come.
Anthony L. Back, MD University of Washington, Seattle
Kevin Balktick Horizons Media, Inc.
Myriam Barthes Journey Clinical
A.J. Cannon, MD AbbVie
Lori Englebert Compass Pathways
Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold, LMFT University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Manesh Girn, PhD University of California, San Francisco
Jazz Glastra BrainFutures
Guy Goodwin, MD Compass Pathways
Andrew Gradison, JD U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Harry Grammer, PhD New Earth
Josh Hardman Psychedelic Alpha
Rikki Harris TN Voices
Julie Holland, MD Private practice, New York City
Bryan Hubbard Americans for Ibogaine
Edny Inui, PhD, MBA Palo Santo
Bia Labate, PhD Chacruna Institute
Amy Lehrner, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Connor Williams RTW Investments
Rachel Yehuda, PhD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Matthew Zorn, JD U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Anthony L. Back, MD
Professor of Oncology
University of Washington, Seattle
Dr. Back presents findings from a study of anxiety and depression in patients with metastatic and incurable cancers using a group dosage session protocol within a retreat environment.
Kevin Balktick
Horizons Media, Inc.
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Myriam Barthes
CEO and Co-Founder
Journey Clinical
Myriam Barthes explains how independent therapists can offer psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy to their patients, with medical support, insurance coverage, education and community.
A.J. Cannon, MD
Medical Director, Neuroscience Clinical Development
AbbVie
Dr. Cannon, a Medical Director managing a CNS portfolio at AbbVie, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, brings a critical industry perspective to the discussion of psychedelic drug development.
Lori Englebert
Chief Commercial Officer
Compass Pathways
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Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold, LMFT
Director of Psychedelic Facilitation, TrPR Program
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Gisele Fernandes-Osterhold presents recent psilocybin study data for Parkinson’s, chronic pain, and others while considering meaning-making, quality of life, and psychological aspects of psychedelic therapy.
Manesh Girn, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
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Jazz Glastra
Senior Director
BrainFutures
Jazz Glastra illuminates the reality and complexity of a post-approval world, where numerous regulatory and insurance challenges may still stand in between approvals and appointments.
Guy Goodwin, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Compass Pathways
University of Oxford, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry
Dr. Goodwin, one of the most cited researchers in psychiatry, presents the findings of the largest psilocybin treatment trial in the world, and the questions that will inform the next generation of research.
Andrew Gradison, JD
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Harry Grammer, PhD
Founder
New Earth
Dr. Grammer, who has devoted his life to reforming the juvenile justice system, shares his experiences bringing psychedelic healing to recently-released youth communities in Los Angeles.
Josh Hardman
Psychedelic Alpha
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Rikki Harris
CEO
TN Voices
Rikki Harris shares the story of how a community coalition realized a landmark law to accelerate the research into ibogaine therapy in Tennessee.
Julie Holland, MD
Private practice, New York City
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Bryan Hubbard
CEO
Americans for Ibogaine
In his return to the Horizons stage, Bryan Hubbard tells how ibogaine went from obscurity to the Oval Office, and how state and federal governments can accelerate the next wave of research.
Edny Inui, PhD, MBA
Partner
Palo Santo
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Bia Labate, PhD
Executive Director
Chacruna Institute
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Amy Lehrner, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Connor Williams
Senior Research Analyst
RTW Investments
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Rachel Yehuda, PhD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Matthew Zorn, JD
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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