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, MAPS
Rachel Aidan
CEO / Synthesis Institute
Brian Anderson, MD, MSc
Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences / UCSF
Matthew Baggott, PhD
Co-Founder & CEO / Tactogen
Frederick Barrett, PhD
Associate Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Anthony P. Bossis, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor Of Psychiatry / NYU Grossman School of Medicine; NYU Center for Psychedelic Medicine
Graham Boyd
Co-Founder & Executive Director / Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative
Robin Carhart-Harris, PhD
Ralph Metzner Distinguished Professor Of Neurology, Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences / University Of California San Francisco
Terence Ching, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate / Yale OCD Research Clinic
Mary P. Cosimano, LMSW
Director Of Guide Services / Johns Hopkins University, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research
Elias Dakwar, MD
Associate Professor Of Clinical Psychiatry / Columbia University School Of Medicine
Corine De Boer, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer / MAPS Public Benefit Corporation
Benjamin De Loenen
Founder & Executive Director / International Center For Ethnobotanical Education Research & Service (ICEERS)
Christina Dent
Founder & President / End It For Good
Harriet De Wit, PhD
Professor Of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience / University Of Chicago
Gül Dölen, MD/PhD
Principal Investigator, Dölen Lab, Department Of Neuroscience / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Manoj Doss
Postdoctoral Scholar / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Tom Eckert, MS
Founder / InnerTrek And The Sheri Eckert Foundation
James Fadiman, PhD
Independent Researcher
Cosmo Feilding Mellen
CEO / Beckley Psytech
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 / MAPS
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Assistant Professor Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Mitchell Gomez
Executive Director / DanceSafe
Joe Green
President And Co-Founder / The Psychedelic Science Funders Collaborative (PSFC)
George Greer, MD
Board Chair / Heffter Research Institute
Roland Griffiths, PhD
Founding Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research, Departments Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Natalie Gukasyan, MD
Assistant Professor, Department Of Psychiatry And Behavioral Sciences Medical Director, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Carl Hart, PhD
Ziff Professor Of Psychology (In Psychiatry) / Columbia University
Danielle M. Herrera, MA, LMFT
Harm Reduction & Psychedelic Psychotherapist / Sage Integrative Health
Julie Holland, MD
Psychiatrist And Author / MAPS
Steven Huang
Justice Equity Diversity Inclusion (JEDI) Officer / MAPS
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 / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Jeffrey D. Kamlet, MD
Chief Medical Officer / Beond
Daniel F. Kelly, MD
Director & Co-Founder / Pacific Neuroscience Institute
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 / Maastricht University
Bia Labate, PhD
Public Education And Culture Specialist, MAPS/ Chacruna Institute/ CIIS
Ronan Levy
CEO / Field Trip Health & Wellness Ltd.
Candace R. Lewis, MC, PhD
Assistant Professor / University Of Arizona College Of Medicine – Phoenix
Bill Linton
Executive Director / Usona Institute
Bill Linton
Executive Director / Usona Institute
Dr. Larissa Maier, PhD
Global Drug Survey
Dr. Larissa Maier, PhD
Global Drug Survey
Murtaza Majeed
Center of Excellence
Murtaza Majeed
Center Of Excellence
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 / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Dennis J. McKenna, PhD
President and Principal Founder / McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy
Dennis J. McKenna, PhD
President And Principal Founder / McKenna Academy Of Natural Philosophy
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research
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 / Imperial College London
Payton Nyquvest
Founder, Chair & CEO / Numinus Wellness Inc.
Payton Nyquvest
Founder, Chair & CEO / Numinus Wellness Inc.
Anny Ortiz
PhD Candidate / The School of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
Anny Ortiz
PhD Candidate / The School Of Human Ecology, UW-Madison
Jason Ortiz
Executive Director / SSDP
Jason Ortiz
Executive Director / SSDP
Janis Phelps, PhD
Professor, Founder and Director / CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research
Janis Phelps, PhD
Professor, Founder And Director / CIIS Center For Psychedelic Therapies And Research
Katrin Preller, PhD
Research Group Lead / Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
Katrin Preller, PhD
Research Group Lead / Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich
Sara Reed, MS, LMFT
Creative Executive / Minds iHealth Solutions, Inc.
Sara Reed, MS, LMFT
Creative Executive / Minds IHealth Solutions, Inc.
Favianna Rodriguez
President / The Center for Cultural Power
Favianna Rodriguez
President / The Center For Cultural Power
Leor Roseman
Postdoc / Centre for Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London
Leor Roseman
Postdoc / Centre For Psychedelic Research, Imperial College London
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 / NYU Langone Health
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 / Emory University School Of Medicine
Adam Safron
Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Adam Safron
Postdoctoral Research Fellow / Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research, Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Ceyda Sayali, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow / Johns Hopkins University, Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Ceyda Sayali, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow / Johns Hopkins University, Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research
Eduardo Schenberg, PhD
Founder and Managing Director / Instituto Phaneros
Eduardo Schenberg, PhD
Founder And Managing Director / Instituto Phaneros
Nathan Sepeda
Research Data Specialist / Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research
Nathan Sepeda
PResearch Data Specialist / Johns Hopkins Center For Psychedelic And Consciousness Research
Dr. Ben Sessa
Chief Medical Officer / Awakn Life Sciences
Dr. Ben Sessa
Chief Medical Officer / Awakn Life Sciences
Paul Stamets
Myconaut, Earthling
Paul Stamets
Myconaut, Earthling
Justin Strickland
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Justin Strickland
Assistant Professor / Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Chris Timmermann, PhD
Imperial College London and EcoH Foundation
Chris Timmermann, PhD
Imperial College London And EcoH Foundation
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 / Leiden University Medical Center
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, Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine
Berra Yazar-Klosinski, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer / MAPS Public Benefit Corporation
Berra Yazar-Klosinski, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer / MAPS Public Benefit Corporation