Speakers
Psychedelic Science 2023 will feature over 350 speakers from across the world across presenting on nine stages at the Colorado Convention Center, making this the largest psychedelic education opportunity in history.
The conference speaker program will cover science and medicine, as well as the whole world of important themes and topics related to psychedelics.
Our first set of speakers have just been released, with more announcements to come throughout the year. (You can see our statement on diversity in the PS2023 line-up here.)
Rick Doblin
Founder and Executive Director
Rachel Aidan
CEO
Brian Anderson, MD, MSc
Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences
Matthew Baggott, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO
Frederick Barrett, PhD
Associate Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research
Anthony P. Bossis, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor Of Psychiatry
Graham Boyd
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD
Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor Of Neurology, Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences
Terence Ching, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate / Yale OCD Research Clinic
Mary P. Cosimano, LMSW
Director Of Guide Services
Elias Dakwar, MD
Associate Professor Of Clinical Psychiatry
Corine De Boer, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer
Benjamin De Loenen
Founder & Executive Director
Christina Dent
Founder & President
Harriet De Wit, PhD
Professor Of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience
Gül Dölen, MD/PhD
Principal Investigator, Dölen Lab, Department Of Neuroscience
Manoj Doss
Postdoctoral Scholar
Tom Eckert, MS
Founder
James Fadiman, PhD
Independent Researcher
Cosmo Feilding Mellen
CEO
Rock Feilding-Mellen
Co-Founder / Beckley Waves, Beckley Retreats, And Beckley Academy
Sara Gael
Harm Reduction Officer; Sub-Investigator, MAPS MDMA Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Assistant Professor Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences
Mitchell Gomez
Executive Director
Joe Green
President And Co-Founder
George Greer, MD
Board Chair
Roland Griffiths, PhD
Founding Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research, Departments Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience
Natalie Gukasyan, MD
Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences Medical Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness
Carl Hart, PhD
Ziff Professor Of Psychology (In Psychiatry)
Danielle M. Herrera, MA, LMFT
Harm Reduction & Psychedelic Psychotherapist
Julie Holland, MD
Psychiatrist And Author
Steven Huang
Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (JEDI) Officer
Ayize Jama-Everett, MDiv, MA, MFA
A Table Of Our Own
Robert Jesse
Researcher & Advisor
Matthew W. Johnson, PhD
Susan Hill Ward Professor Of Psychedelics & Consciousness Research
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz
Founder and CEO
Shefa: Jewish Psychedelic Support
Jeffrey D. Kamlet, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director & Co-Founder
Sutton King, MPH
Co-Founder & President of Urban Indigenous Collective & Program Manager of Indigenous Medicine Conservation Fund
Dr. Rachel Knox, MD, MBA
Co-Founder And President, Cannabis Health Equity Movement / Co-Founder, Pivital Holdings
Robert L. Koffman, MD, MPH
Psychiatrist, Sunstone Therapies / Board Of Psychedelic Medicine And Therapies, Chair (BPMT)
Dr. Kim PC Kuypers, PhD
Associate Professor
Bia Labate, PhD
Public Education And Culture Specialist, MAPS
Ronan Levy
CEO
Candace R. Lewis, MC, PhD
Assistant Professor / University Of Arizona College Of Medicine – Phoenix
Bill Linton
Executive Director / Usona Institute
Bill Linton
Executive Director and Co-Founder
Dr. Larissa Maier, PhD
Global Drug Survey
Dr. Larissa Maier, PhD
Murtaza Majeed
Center of Excellence
Murtaza Majeed
Dr. David Mathai, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Assistant Faculty / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Aubrey Marcus
Author, Podcaster
Dr. David Mathai, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Assistant Faculty / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. Gabor Maté
Dr. Physician, Author, Public Speaker
Dr. David Mathai, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Assistant Faculty / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dr. David Mathai, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow And Assistant Faculty
Dennis J. McKenna, PhD
President and Principal Founder / McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy
Dennis J. McKenna, PhD
President And Principal Founder
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Ethan Nadelmann, PhD
Podcast Host: PSYCHOACTIVE
Founder & Former Executive Director (2000-2017) of the Drug Policy Alliance
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Assistant Professor
David Nutt
Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Head of the Centre for Psychedelic Research / Imperial College London
David Nutt
Professor Of Neuropsychopharmacology And Head Of The Centre For Psychedelic Research
Payton Nyquvest
Founder, Chair & CEO / Numinus Wellness Inc.
Payton Nyquvest
Founder, Chair & CEO
Anny Ortiz
PhD Candidate / The School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
Anny Ortiz
PhD Candidate
Jason Ortiz
Executive Director / SSDP
Jason Ortiz
Executive Director
Jason Ortiz
Executive Director / SSDP
Tomáš Páleníček MD, PhD
Head of Psychedelics Research Centre at National Institute of Mental Health Czech Republic
Janis Phelps, PhD
Professor, Founder and Director / CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Janis Phelps, PhD
Professor, Founder And Director
Katrin Preller, PhD
Research Group Lead / Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
Katrin Preller, PhD
Research Group Lead
Sara Reed, MS, LMFT
Creative Executive / Minds iHealth Solutions, Inc.
Charles L. Raison, MD
Mary Sue and Mike Shannon Distinguished Chair for Healthy Minds, Children & Families, School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Director of Clinical and Translational Research, Usona Institute
Director of Research on Spiritual Health, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
Sara Reed, MS, LMFT
Creative Executive / Minds iHealth Solutions, Inc.
Sara Reed, MS, LMFT
Creative Executive
Favianna Rodriguez
President / The Center for Cultural Power
Favianna Rodriguez
President
Leor Roseman
Postdoc / Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London
Leor Roseman
Postdoc
Stephen Ross, MD
Research Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Associate Director / NYU Langone Health
Stephen Ross, MD
Research Associate Professor Of Psychiatry And Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Associate Director
Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD
Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Paul A. Janssen Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology / Emory University School of Medicine
Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD
Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Paul A. Janssen Chair In Neuropsychopharmacology
Adam Safron
Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Adam Safron
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Ceyda Sayali, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow / Johns Hopkins University, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Ceyda Sayali, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Eduardo Schenberg, PhD
Founder and Managing Director / Instituto Phaneros
Eduardo Schenberg, PhD
Founder And Managing Director
Nathan Sepeda
Research Data Specialist / Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Nathan Sepeda
PResearch Data Specialist
Dr. Ben Sessa
Chief Medical Officer / Awakn Life Sciences
Dr. Ben Sessa
Chief Medical Officer
Paul Stamets
Myconaut, Earthling
Paul Stamets
Myconaut, Earthling
Justin Strickland
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Justin Strickland
Assistant Professor
Chris Timmermann, PhD
Imperial College London and EcoH Foundation
Chris Timmermann, PhD
Kathryn Tucker, JD
Special Counsel and Co-Chair Psychedelics Practice Group
Emerge Law Group
Kathryn Tucker, JD
Special Counsel And Co-Chair Psychedelics Practice Group
Emerge Law Group
Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD
Professor Psychiatry / Leiden University Medical Center
Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD
Professor Psychiatry
David B. Yaden, PhD
Assistant Professor, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research / Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
David B. Yaden, PhD
Assistant Professor, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research / Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences
Berra Yazar-Klosinski, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer / MAPS Public Benefit Corporation
Berra Yazar-Klosinski, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer