Our conference speaker program covers a range of Psychedelic Science topics, including science, medicine, arts, education and more. We are currently accepting speaker and panel proposals.
Read our Statement On Diversity for more info on our selection of speakers.
We are open to adding speakers to the conference. Submit a Speaker Proposal if you would like to join.
Rick Doblin
Founder and Executive Director of MAPS
Dr. Kwasi Adusei, DNP, PMHNP
Co-founder at Decentralize Psychedelics
Rachel Aidan
CEO of Synthesis Institute
Brian Anderson, MD, MSc
Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences as University of San Fransisco
Matthew Baggott, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO of Tactogen
Frederick Barrett, PhD
Associate Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research at John Hopkins
Anthony P. Bossis, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor Of Psychiatry at New York University
Graham Boyd
Co-Founder & Executive Director at Psychedelic Science Funder Collaborative
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD
Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor Of Neurology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at USF
Amanda Feilding
Executive Director at The Beckley Foundation
Franz X. Vollenweider, Prof. Dr., MD, FMH
University Hospital of Psychiatry Zürich, Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, University of Zürich
Yahav Erez
Activist
Adele Lafrance, PhD
Emotion Science
Dr. Angela Carter
Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board, Oregon Health Authority, Alma Training Institute
Manoj Doss
Postdoctoral Scholar at John Hopkins
Tom Eckert, MS
Founder at Sheri Eckert Foundation
Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director & Co-Founder at Pacific Neuroscience Institute
James Fadiman, PhD
Independent Researcher
Kassandra Federique
Executive Director at Drug Policy Alliance
Cosmo Feilding
CEO at Beckley Foundation
Rock Feilding-Mellen
Co-Founder at Beckley Waves, Beckley Retreats, and Beckley Academy
Sara Gael
Harm Reduction Officer; Sub-Investigator, MAPS MDMA Assisted Therapy Clinical Trials at MAPS
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Assistant Professor Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins
Mitchell Gomez
Executive Director at DanceSafe
Terence Ching, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate / Yale OCD Research Clinic
Joe Green
President And Co-Founder at PSFC
George Greer, MD
Board Chair at HEFFTER
Roland Griffiths, PhD
Founding Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research, Departments Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins
Natalie Gukasyan, MD
Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences Medical Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness at Johns Hopkins
Robert “Roman” Haferd
Restorative Justice Coordinator, Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, Founding Board Member at Psychedelic Bar Association
Carl Hart, PhD
Ziff Professor Of Psychology (In Psychiatry) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Peter S. Hendricks, PhD
Professor and Director of Research, Department of Health Behavior at School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Danielle M Herrera, MA, LMFT
Harm Reduction & Psychedelic Psychotherapist at Sage Integrative Healht
Julie Holland, MD
Psychiatrist and Author
Steven Huang
Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (JEDI) Officer
Jeffrey D. Kamlet, MD
Chief Medical Officer at Beond
Thomas Insel
Executive Chairman at Vanna Health
Ayize Jama-Everett, MDiv, MA, MFA
A Table Of Our Own
Robert Jesse
Researcher & Advisor
Paula Graciela Kahn
Community Health Worker, Health Justice and Violence Prevention Strategist, Psychedelic Rematriation, Cosmovisiones Ancestrales
Benjamin Kelmendi, MD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine
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)
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
Bia Labate, PhD
Public Education And Culture Specialist, MAPS
Elias Dakwar, MD
Associate Professor Of Clinical Psychiatry At Colombia University
Ronan Levy
CEO at Field Trip
Dr. Larissa Maier, PhD
Global Drug Survey
Murtaza Majeed
Center Of Excellence
Aubrey Marcus
Author, Podcaster
Dr. Gabor Maté
Physician, Author, Public Speaker
Dr. David Mathai, MD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow And Assistant Faculty at John Hopkins
Dennis J McKenna, PhD
President And Principal Founder at McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy
Christopher Medina-Kirchner
Psychology (Neuropsychopharmacology) PhD Student at Columbia University Neuropsychopharmacology Lab
Ethan Nadelmann, PhD
Podcast Host: PSYCHOACTIVE Founder & Former Executive Director (2000-2017) of the Drug Policy Alliance
Corine De Boer, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer at MAPS
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins
David Nutt
Professor Of Neuropsychopharmacology And Head Of The Centre For Psychedelic Research
Payton Nyquvest
Founder, Chair & CEO at Numinus
Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, PhD
Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program, Paul A. Janssen Chair In Neuropsychopharmacology at EMORY University School of Medicine
Anny Ortiz
PhD Candidate at School of Human Ecology
Jason Ortiz
Executive Director at SSDP
Mary P. Cosimano, LMSW
Director Of Guide Services at the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research
Tomáš Páleníček, MD, PhD
Head of Psychedelics Research Centre at National Institute of Mental Health Czech Republic
Dr. Kim PC Kuypers, PhD
Associate Professor at Maastricht University
Janis Phelps, PhD
Professor, Founder And Director at California Institute of Integral Studies
Benjamin De Loenen
Founder & Executive Director at Iceers
Katrin Preller, PhD
Research Group Lead at University of Zurich
The Rev. Hunt Priest
Executive Director at Ligare: A Christian Psychedelic Society
Candace R. Lewis, MC, PhD
Assistant Professor / University Of Arizona College Of Medicine – Phoenix
Sara Reed, MS, LMFT
Creative Executive at Minds iHealth Solutions
Favianna Rodriguez
President at The Center For Cultural Power
Leor Roseman
Postdoc at The Centre for Psychedelic Research
Stephen Ross, MD
Research Associate Professor Of Psychiatry And Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Associate Director at NUY Langone Health
Adam Safron
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins
Ceyda Sayali, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins
Eduardo Schenberg, PhD
Founder And Managing Director at Instituto Phaneros
Harriet De Wit, PhD
Professor Of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience at University of Chicago
Nathan Sepeda
Research Data Specialist at Johns Hopkins
Dr. Ben Sessa
Chief Medical Officer at Awakn
Paul Stamets
Myconaut, Earthling
Justin Strickland
Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins
Chris Timmermann, PhD
Imperial College London - The ECHO Foundations
Kathryn Tucker, JD
Director of Advocacy at National Psychedelics Association
Eric Vermetten, MD, PhD
Professor Psychiatry at LUMC Leiden University Medical Center
Matthew W. Johnson, PhD
Susan Hill Ward Professor Of Psychedelics & Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins
David B Yaden, PhD
Assistant Professor, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research / Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins
Berra Yazar-Klosinski, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer at MAPS
Christina Dent
Founder & President at End It For Good
Rachel Yehuda, PhD
Vice-Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Professor of Neuroscience, Director, Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research, Director, Traumatic Stress Studies division Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai - Director, Mental Health Patient Care Cntr. at James J Peters VA Medical Center
Rabbi Zac Kamenetz
Founder and CEO at Shefa: Jewish Psychedelic Support
Gül Dölen, MD, PhD
Principal Investigator, Dölen Lab, Department Of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins
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