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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carly Zucker | TV and Radio Personality | Carly Zucker |
| Scott Zeller | Vice President for Psychiatry | Vituity |
| Amy Yang | Director, Data Analysis and Evaluation | NAMI National |
| Glenda Wrenn Gordon | Chief of Clinical Strategy | Mindoula Health |
| Shaneena Woods-Eddington | Director of Operation | Sea Waves Inc |
| Michael Wood | Chief Operating Officer | NAMI National |
| Carnie Wilson | Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and mental health advocate | (not set) |
| Jason Whitehead | Therapist | Mosaic Insight |
| Hannah Wesolowski | Chief Advocacy Officer | NAMI National |
| Amy Watson | Professor | Wayne State University |
| Hannah Warren | Communications and Advocacy Manager | Metabolic Mind |
| Ke Wang | Data Analyst | The Carter Center |
| Rachel Waford | Clinical Psychologist, Assistant Professor | Emory University |
| Isidro Torres | Executive Director | NAMI El Paso & NAMI Texas |
| Nikki Tierney | Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and Certified Recovery Support Practitioner | CPC Integrated Health |
| Chelsea Thomson | Health and Justice Policy Associate | ForHealth Consulting |
| Jennifer L Thompson | Executive Director | NAMI Maine |
| Saurav Jung Thapa | Director of Coalitions and Partnership Engagement | The Trevor Project |
| Eliza Stein | Nurse Consultant and ER Nurse | Inflect Health |
| Susan Stearns | Executive Director | NAMI New Hampshire |