CONFERENCE PROGRAM

*subject to slight time slot changes

Thursday January 12th 2023

8:15 - Welcoming Remarks

8:30 - Dr. Ben Sessa / Psychedelic & MDMA Therapy for Addictions: A Focus of the Bristol-Imperial MDMA-for-Alcoholism Study

9:15 - The Chacruna Institute / Queer Considerations on Psychedelics & Potentialities and Challenges of Ayahuasca in the Psychedelic Renaissance

10:15 - Refreshment Break

10:30 - Kelsey Ramsden / Funding in the Psychedelic Space

11:15 - Refreshment Break

11:30 - Anders Tingmand / Dreams, psychedelic therapy & "The Inner Healing Intelligence". An illustrated case study.

12:00 - Lunch

13:00 - Dr. Sergio Pérez Rosal / The Implementation of Psychedelics in Medicine: Therapy, Training and Growth

13:45 - Refreshment Break

14:00 - Dr. Sherry Walling / Why we need the medicine. And what we fear

14:45 - Refreshment break & Book Signing with Sherry Walling

15:00 - Panel Discussion / Psychedelic Horizons: Exploring the Nordic Future with Dr. Páll Matthíasson, Héðinn Unnsteinsson Chairperson of the Icelandic Mental Health Alliance, Dr. Lowan H. Stewart & Dr. Danielle Schlosser - moderator Sara María Júlíudóttir, founder of Eden Foundation

16:00 - Refreshment Break

16:15 - Dr. Eric Vermetten / Psychedelics in the Context of Psychotrauma

16:45 - Refreshment Break

17:15 - Dr. Rick Doblin / MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD: The Path to Potential FDA Approval and Globalization

Friday January 13th 2023

8:15 - Dr. David Erritzoe / Psychedelic Therapy for Depression - Clinical Data & Brain Mechanisms

9:00 - Dr. Lowan H. Stewart & Dr. Danielle Schlosser / Psychedelic Therapy for Addiction

9:45 - Refreshment Break

10:00 - Dr. Benjamin Rein / Exploring the neural mechanisms by which MDMA enhances feelings of empathy

10:45 - Refreshment Break

11:00 - Will Siu, MD/ Sagas and Psychedelics

11:45 - Lunch

13:00 - Panel Discussion / Psychedelics: Exploring the Intersection of Medicine, Society and the Law with Victor Cabral LSW, Ólafur Örn Bragason Director of The Center of Police Training, Lieutenant Sarko Gergerian & Dr. Haraldur Erlendsson, psychiatrist - moderator Soffía S. Sigurgeirsdóttir

13:45 - Refreshment Break

14:00 - Dr. Julie Holland / Good Chemistry

14:45 - The Rivals Performance

15:00 - Meet and greet

16:00- An interview with Michael Pollan / The History and Socio-Cultural Impact of Psychedelics - with Karen Kjartansdóttir

17:30 - Refreshment break & Book signing with Michael Pollan

18:00 - Final remarks & farewell toast