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