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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cathy Applefeld Olson | Founder | Hollywood & Mind |
| Paul Bashea Williams | CEO | Hearts In Mind Counseling |
| Thomas Bullock, Ed.D. | Higher Education Consultant | Genesis Ed Solutions |
| Chelsea Thomson | Health and Justice Policy Associate | ForHealth Consulting |
| Rodney Coles | Lead Pastor, The Children of God in Christ Church, NC | FaithNet Council |
| Blake Mycoskie | (not set) | ENOUGH |
| Robert Cotes | Professor | Emory University School of Medicine |
| Rachel Waford | Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor | Emory University |
| Oladunni Oluwoye | Associate Professor | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University |
| Shatavia Thomas, DMFT | Marriage and Family Therapist and National Certified Counselor | Dr. Shay Speaks, LLC |
| Robert Laitman | Internist specializing in the care of psychotic disorders | Doromind |
| Ebonee Johnson | Assistant Professor | Department of Community & Behavioral Health University of Iowa College of Public Health |
| Phylicia Hancle | Youth Program Director | CWC Alliance |
| Nikki Tierney | Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Certified Recovery Support Practitioner | CPC Integrated Health |
| Jenna Possidento | Manager, Recovery Support Services | Connections Health Solutions- Crisis Response Center |
| Joel Conger | President, Connections West | Connections Health Solutions |
| Margie Balfour | Executive Policy Advisor | Connections Health Solutions |
| Marty Parrish | Senior Project Manager | Common Spirit Health |
| Michael Compton | Professor of Psychiatry/Research Psychiatrist | Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute |
| Nadiyah Fisher | First-Year Medical Student | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |