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 |
|---|---|---|
| Nadiyah Fisher | First-Year Medical Student | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Anthony Estreet | Chief Executive Officer | National Association of Social Workers |
| Jan Ellison Baszucki | (not set) | (not set) |
| Georgia Ede | Psychiatrist | Metabolic Mind |
| Ken Duckworth | Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Young Dro | Rapper, Songwriter, Philanthropist | (not set) |
| Lisa Dixon | Professor | Professor of Psychiatry at the Columbia University Medical Center |
| Avi Davis | Student | Kennesaw State University |
| Jeanily Cruz | Founder and Trauma informed Psychotherapist | Kai Wellness Collective |
| Christine Crawford | Associate Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Robert Cotes | Professor | Emory University School of Medicine |
| Joel Conger | President, Connections West | Connections Health Solutions |
| Michael Compton | Professor of Psychiatry/Research Psychiatrist | Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute |
| Kimberly Comer | PLC Board Chair | NAMI PLC Board Chair |
| Rodney Coles Sr | President | NAMI Pitt County |
| Rodney Coles | Lead Pastor, The Children of God in Christ Church, NC | FaithNet Council |
| Anabel Cloutier-Perez | Clinical Manager | The Hartford |
| Morais Cassell | Licensed Professional Counselor | C3 in this together |
| Thomas Bullock, Ed.D. | Higher Education Consultant | Genesis Ed Solutions |
| Zenethia Brown | Executive Director | NAMI Mid Carolina |