PRELIMINARY AGENDA
March 29th - April 1st, 2026 | Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove
Sunday, March 29, 2026
4:00 PM Asilomar Registration and Hotel Check-in
6:00 PM Opening Dinner
7:00 PM Welcome and Opening Session: Personal Origins, Motivations, and Lived Impact of Brain Science
7:20 PM Values in Motion: An Embodied Neuroethics Exercise
8:00 PM Reception and Bonfire
Monday, March 30, 2026
7:30 AM Breakfast, Optional Activities (Light Yoga, Meditation, Guided Nature Walk)
9:00 AM Opening Keynote: From Shame and Horror to Hope and Anger
Jon Nelson (Otherside, Neuradaptive, One Mind, Motif)
Amanda Geisinger (OneMind, Motif)
10:00 AM Workshop Introductions
Margot Hanley (Cognitive Futures Lab, Duke University)
Adam Caplan (Jumpspace Ventures), Arkady Kulik (rpv), Samantha Tabone (XEIA)
Jennifer French (Neurotech Network), Katie Sale (American Brain Coalition
Karen Rommelfanger (Ningen Neuroethics Co-Lab), Moritz Thielen (IDUN Technologies), Simon Bachmann (IDUN Technologies)
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM Workshops
NeuroTrust Index: World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council of Neurotechnology, Cognitive Futures Lab, Duke University
Margot Hanley (Cognitive Futures Lab, Duke University)
Diligence Questions, Investor-Founder Agreement: BrainMind Investor Working Group #1
Adam Caplan (Jumpspace Ventures), Arkady Kulik (rpv), Samantha Tabone (XEIA)
External Stakeholder Engagement: American Brain Coalition
Jennifer French (Neurotech Network), Katie Sale (American Brain Coalition)
Toolkit for Neuro-entrepreneurs: Ensuring Acceptable Use, Mitigating Misuse of Neurotechnologies and their data with Partners and Users
Karen Rommelfanger (Ningen Neuroethics Co-Lab), Moritz Thielen (IDUN Technologies), Simon Bachmann (IDUN Technologies)
12:00 PM Lunch, Optional Activities (Archery, Fungus Foraging Fun)
1:30 PM Workshops (Continued)
4:30 PM Break, Optional Activities (Breathwork)
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Community Bonfire
Informal Fireside Discussions
Jam Session (bring instruments if you want to jam!)
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
7:30 AM Breakfast, Optional Outdoor Activities (Light Yoga, Meditation, Guided Nature Walk)
9:00 AM Opening Conversations
9:15 AM A Deeper Context: Case Study Success
David Winickoff (OECD)
9:45 AM Workshop Introductions
Amy Kruse (Satori Neuro), Juan Enriquez (Excel Venture Management)
Jacob Robinson (Rice University, IEEE, Motif Neurotech), Landan Mintch (Motif Neurotech)
Stephen Damianos (Neurorights Foundation), Ben Moskowitz (Consumer Reports)
10:15 AM Break
10:45 AM Workshops
Ethics and Reputation Risk Matrix: BrainMind Funder Working Group #2
Amy Kruse (Satori Neuro), Juan Enriquez (Excel Venture Management)
Values to Actions: Ethical use of Neural Data within Neurotechnology Companies
Jacob Robinson (Rice University, IEEE, Motif Neurotech), Landan Mintch (Motif Neurotech)
Annual Industry Scorecard: Neurorights Foundation and Consumer Reports
Stephen Damianos (Neurorights Foundation), Ben Moskowitz (Consumer Reports)
12:00 PM Lunch, Optional Activities (Archery, Fungus Foraging Fun)
1:30 PM Workshops (Continued)
4:30 PM Workshop Reflections
5:00 PM Break, Optional Activities (Breathwork)
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Community Bonfire
Informal Fireside Discussions
Embodied Intelligence Creative Lab: Awakening the Senses, Creativity, and Intuition
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
7:30 AM Breakfast, Optional Outdoor Activities (Light Yoga, Guided Nature Walk, Breathwork)
9:00 AM Workshop Key Highlights, Calls to Action
Nita Farahany (Duke, Uniform Law Commission), Margot Hanley (Duke)
Karen Rommelfanger (Ningen Neuroethics Co-Lab), Moritz Thielen (IDUN Technologies), Simon Bachmann (IDUN Technologies)
Jennifer French (Neurotech Network), Katie Sale (American Brain Coalition)
Adam Caplan (Jumpspace Ventures), Arkady Kulik (rpv), Samantha Tabone (XEIA)
Amy Kruse (Satori Neuro), Juan Enriquez (Excel Venture Management)
Jacob Robinson (Rice University, IEEE, Motif Neurotech), Landan Mintch (Motif Neurotech)
Stephen Damianos (Neurorights Foundation), Ben Moskowitz (Consumer Reports)
11:15 AM Closing Ceremony
12:00 PM Lunch and Farewells