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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Ellison Baszucki | (not set) | (not set) |
| Matcheri Keshavan | (not set) | (not set) |
| Alfiee Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc. | Founder, The AAKOMA Project | (not set) |
| Carnie Wilson | Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and mental health advocate | (not set) |
| Bridgespan | (not set) | (not set) |
| Robert Kolker | Author | (not set) |
| Shameik Moore | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| Da'Vinchi | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| Joshua Bassett | Emmy-winning Actor, Singe/Songwriter, and Author | (not set) |
| Matthew Bernstein | Chief Medical Officer | Accord and Ellenhorn |
| Jamie Lin, MPH | Environmental Health Program Manager | Association for Community Empowerment Solutions |
| Amanda Bowling | Postdoctoral Fellow | Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon |
| Frank Kosa | Executive Producer | Brain Stories Productions |
| Morais Cassell | Licensed Professional Counselor | C3 in this together |
| Carly Zucker | TV and Radio Personality | Carly Zucker |
| Lezlie Poole, CPRAR, CPS, CPRP | Associate Director, Caregiver | Carter Center |
| Nadiyah Fisher | First-Year Medical Student | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science |
| Michael Compton | Professor of Psychiatry/Research Psychiatrist | Columbia University/New York State Psychiatric Institute |
| Marty Parrish | Senior Project Manager | Common Spirit Health |
| Margie Balfour | Executive Policy Advisor | Connections Health Solutions |