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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rodney Coles | Lead Pastor, The Children of God in Christ Church, NC | FaithNet Council |
| Rodney Coles Sr | President | NAMI Pitt County |
| Kimberly Comer | PLC Board Chair | NAMI PLC Board Chair |
| Michael Compton | Professor of Psychiatry/Research Psychiatrist | Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute |
| Joel Conger | President, Connections West | Connections Health Solutions |
| Robert Cotes | Professor | Emory University School of Medicine |
| Christine Crawford | Associate Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Jeanily Cruz | Founder and Trauma informed Psychotherapist | Kai Wellness Collective |
| Avi Davis | Student | Kennesaw State University |
| Lisa Dixon | Professor | Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center |
| Georgia Ede | Psychiatrist | Metabolic Mind |
| Jan Ellison Baszucki | (not set) | (not set) |
| Anthony Estreet | Chief Executive Officer | National Association of Social Workers |
| Nadiyah Fisher | First-Year Medical Student | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Elizabeth Flanagan | Research Scientist | NORC at the University of Chicago |
| Victoria Folayan | Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Giving | NAMI National |
| Brandon Frame | CEO | The Black Man Can |
| Dennis Gabriels | Senior Manager, Field Governance & Quality Assurance | NAMI National |
| Annette Gantt | Chief Field Relations Officer | NAMI National |
| Rachel Gearinger | Senior Manager, Field Capacity Building | NAMI National |