Voices Taking the Stage
Get to know your NAMICon 2026 speakers. Each one has lived it, studied it or fought for it. Together, they're bringing their most powerful stories, breakthroughs and hard-won wisdom to one place — for you.
Main Stage Keynotes
We Are Enough: Blake Mycoskie in Conversation with Dan Gillison
Thursday | 9 a.m. – 10:15 am
Blake Mycoskie
From Surviving to Thriving: Intentional Caring for Youth Mental Health
Thursday | 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Dr. Alfiee
Founder of The AAKOMA Project and lead of the MATTIE Fund
Conversations with Carnie: Mental Illness and Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Friday | 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Carnie Wilson
Grammy nominated singer songwriter, mental health advocate
Carnie is a paid spokesperson for Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. She does not have TD.
Fireside Chat with Joshua Bassett
Friday | 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Joshua Bassett
American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician
William and Carol Carpenter Professor in Psychiatry in Mental Illness Research, University Of Maryland
Deanna L. Kelly, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP
William and Carol Carpenter Professor in Psychiatry in Mental Illness Research, University Of Maryland
Impact Session Speakers
| Full Name | Job Title | Company |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgespan | (not set) | (not set) |
| Da'Vinchi | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| NAMI National NextGen Advisors | (not set) | NAMI National |
| NAMI Scientific Advisory Council | (not set) | NAMI National |
| Cathy Applefeld Olson | Founder | Hollywood & Mind |
| Margie Balfour | Executive Policy Advisor | Connections Health Solutions |
| Paul Bashea Williams | CEO | Hearts In Mind Counseling |
| Joshua Bassett | Emmy-winning Actor, Singe/Songwriter, and Author | (not set) |
| Doug Beach | Executive Director | NAMI Greater San Antonio |
| Matthew Bernstein | Chief Medical Officer | Accord and Ellenhorn |
| David Binet | National Director, Governance & Accreditation | NAMI |
| Ashley Blum | Executive Director | NAMI Davidson Co. |
| Gwenda Booth | Board of Directors | NAMI-Gwinnett |
| James Bowers | Executive Director | NAMI Nebraska |
| Amanda Bowling | Postdoctoral Fellow | Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon |
| Alfiee Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc. | Founder, The AAKOMA Project | (not set) |
| Dawn Brown | Director, CCIE | NAMI National |
| Zenethia Brown | Executive Director | NAMI Mid Carolina |
| Thomas Bullock, Ed.D. | Higher Education Consultant | Genesis Ed Solutions |
| Morais Cassell | Licensed Professional Counselor | C3 in this together |