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

7:45 PM Reception and Bonfire

Monday, March 30, 2026

7:30 AM Breakfast, Optional Outdoor Activities (Birdwatching, Foraging, Yoga, Surfing)

9:00 AM Opening Keynote by Jon Nelson (Neurolivd, Motif Neurotech, OneMind)

10:00 AM Workshop Introductions

  • Nita Farahany (Duke, Uniform Law Commission) , Tom Oxley (Synchron)

  • Adam Caplan (Jumpspace Ventures), Arkady Kulik (rpv), Samantha Tabone (XEIA)

  • Jennifer French (Neurotech Network), Katie Sale (American Brain Coalition

  • Karen Rommelfanger (IoNX), 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

    • Nita Farahany (Duke, Uniform Law Commission), Tom Oxley (Synchron) 

  • Funder Workshop: Diligence Questions, Investor-Founder Agreement

    • Adam Caplan (Jumpspace Ventures), Arkady Kulik (rpv), Samantha Tabone (XEIA)

  • American Brain Coalition Lived Experience Engagement

    • 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 (IoNX), Moritz Thielen (IDUN Technologies), Simon Bachmann (IDUN Technologies)

12:00 PM Lunch and optional activities

1:30 PM Workshops (Continued)

2:45 PM Break

4:45 PM Workshop Reflections

6:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Community Bonfire

  • Informal Fireside Discussions, Music (bring instruments if you want to jam!)

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

7:30 AM Breakfast, Optional Outdoor Activities (Birdwatching, Foraging, Yoga, Surfing)

9:00 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)

9:30 AM A Deeper Context: Case Study Success

  • Laura Kreiling and David Winickoff (OECD)

10:15 AM Break

10:45 AM Workshops

  • Funder Workshop: Ethics and Reputation Risk Matrix

    • 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 and optional activities

1:00 PM Workshops (Continued)

2:45 PM Break

4:45 PM Workshop Reflections

6:00 PM Dinner

7:00 PM Community Bonfire

  • Informal Fireside Discussions, Music (bring instruments if you want to jam!)

Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

7:30 AM Breakfast, Optional Outdoor Activities (Birdwatching, Foraging, Yoga, Surfing)

9:00 AM Workshop Key Highlights, Calls to Action

  • Nita Farahany (Duke, Uniform Law Commission) , Tom Oxley (Synchron)

  • Karen Rommelfanger (IoNX), 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 Community Commitments

12:00 PM Lunch and Farewells