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) |
| Ash Pryor | (not set) | Peloton |
| Blake Mycoskie | (not set) | ENOUGH |
| NAMI National NextGen Advisors | (not set) | NAMI National |
| NAMI Scientific Advisory Council | (not set) | NAMI National |
| Bridgespan | (not set) | (not set) |
| Imani McGee-Stafford | (not set) | WNBA Player and Mental Health Advocate |
| Taylor Locke | 2026 Next Gen Advisor | NAMI New York State |
| Shameik Moore | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| Da'Vinchi | Actor, NAMI Ambassador | (not set) |
| Stephen Parker | Architect | Stantec |
| Ebonee Johnson | Assistant Professor | Department of Community & Behavioral Health University of Iowa College of Public Health |
| Christine Crawford | Associate Chief Medical Officer | NAMI National |
| Sarah Phillips, MPA | Associate Director | The Carter Center |
| Lezlie Poole, CPRAR, CPS, CPRP | Associate Director, Caregiver | Carter Center |
| Carolyn Rekerdres MD | Associate Med Director | Pecan Valley Center |
| Christine M. Crawford | Associate Medical Director | NAMI National |
| Oladunni Oluwoye | Associate Professor | Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University |
| Robert Kolker | Author | (not set) |