horizons
perspectives on psychedelics
our fifteenth conference
october 12-16, 2022
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
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Venues

New York Academy of Medicine
Located on the Upper East Side, on Central Park
1220 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
The New York Academy of Medicine has been a vital source for effective and, often, radical thought and action in healthcare and public health since its founding in 1847.

The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Located downtown, in the East Village
7 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003
Friday, October 14, 2022
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Sunday, October 16, 2022
The Great Hall at The Cooper Union is one of Manhattan’s most prestigious and long-lived auditoriums, and has hosted Horizons since 2015.
The Great Hall has been a center for public dialogue since its founding in 1858, having hosted such illustrious speakers as Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and more recently, Barack Obama.
Speakers
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Psychedelics in Medicine
Psychedelics in the World
horizons
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our fifteenth conference
october 12-16, 2022
new york city
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our fifteenth conference
october 12-16, 2022
new york city
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presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
Horizons New York 2022 conference agenda
Classes + Workshops
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 and
Thursday October 13, 2022
at the New York Academy of Medicine
The Psychedelic Business Forum
Thursday October 13, 2022
at the New York Academy of Medicine
Psychedelics in Research
Friday, October 14, 2022
at the Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Psychedelics in Medicine
Saturday, October 15, 2022
at the Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Psychedelics in the World
Sunday, October 16, 2022
at the Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 and
Thursday October 13, 2022
at the New York Academy of Medicine
Classes + Workshops
Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
Thursday, October 13th, 2022
Introduction to the art & science of psilocybin therapy
Brian D. Richards, PsyD
William A. Richards, PhD
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Introduction MDMA therapy for clinicians
Bruce D. Poulter, RN, MPH
Marcela Ot'alora G. LPC
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Introduction to psychedelic therapy for addiction
Matthew W. Johnson, PhD
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Guiding psilocybin therapy sessions
Mary Cosimano, LMSW
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Intermediate topics for MDMA therapy clinicians
Bruce D. Poulter, RN MPH
Marcela Ot'alora G. LPC
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Psychedelic Business Forum
8:00 AM
Doors open
9:00 AM
Introductory remarks
Julia Reibelt, MBA
Kevin Balktick
Lorena Dame
9:15 AM
The state of psychedelic economy and industry
Josh Hardman
10:00 AM
Values-driven approaches to psychedelic ventures
Myriam Barthes
Jonathan Sabbagh
Rebecca Lee Whiting, JD
Shelby Clark
Jeeshan Chowdhury, MD, DPhil
11:00 AM
Mid-morning break
11:30 AM
Integration with healthcare payor infrastructure
Wendy Warring, JD
Elliot Marseille, DrPH, MPP
12:15 PM
Preparing for commercialization
Michael Mullette, MBA
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM
Raising capital for psychedelic endeavors
Dick Simon
Greg Mayes
Lindsay Hoover
Hanifa Nayo-Washington
3:15 PM
Funding the psychedelic ecosystem
Sanjay Singhal
Tim Schlidt
Patrick R. Trucchio
4:00 PM
Mid-afternoon break
4:30 PM
Patents, commons, innovation and competition
Tiffany Kary
Shahin Shams
Jack Griem
Carey Turnbull
5:30 PM
Closing panel: Booms, bubbles, bulls and bears
5:55 PM
Concluding remarks
6:00 PM
Adjourn
Friday, October 14th, 2022
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Great Hall at Cooper Union
Host & moderator, Julie Holland, MD
Psychedelics in Research
8:00 AM
Doors open
9:00 AM
Introductory remarks
Lorena Dame
Julie Holland, MD
Kevin Balktick
9:30 AM
Survey of recent and ongoing clinical research
David Esselman, MBA
Heidi Allen, MSW, PhD
10:15 AM
MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD and other indications
Corine de Boer, MD, PhD
Hailey Gilmore, MPH
11:00 AM
Mid-morning break
11:30 AM
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for alcohol-use disorder
Michael Bogenschutz, MD
Gabby Agin-Liebes, PhD
12:15 PM
Psilocybin-assisted therapy for patients with cancer and end-of-life emotional distress
Manish Agrawal, MD
Paul Thambi, MD
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM
Lifting the veil of hope and hypes
Elias Dakwar
2:45 PM
Emerging indications for psychedelic therapies
Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Emmanuelle Schindler, MD, PhD
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
3:30 PM
Novel compounds, hopes and dreams
Nicholas V. Cozzi, PhD
Kurt Rasmussen, PhD
4:00 PM
Mid-afternoon break
4:30 PM
Why do psychedelic therapies work for multiple indications?
Cody J. Wenthur, PharmD, PhD
Gül Dölen, MD, PhD
Ben Sessa, MD
5:15 PM
Importance of Non-Therapeutic Psychedelic Research on Spirituality and Well-Being, and Some Personal Reflections on Mortality
Roland Griffiths, PhD
5:25 PM
Closing grand panel and Q&A
5:50 PM
Closing remarks
6:00 PM
Adjourn
Saturday, October 15th, 2022
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Great Hall at Cooper Union
Host & moderator, Lia Mix, LMFT, CPTR
Psychedelics in Medicine
8:00 AM
Doors open
9:00 AM
Introductory remarks
Lorena Dame
Kevin Balktick
Lia Mix
9:30 AM
Is psychedelic medicine finally within reach?
Lia Mix, MFT, CPTR
10:00 AM
Regional activism and regulated access to psychedelics
Sam Chapman
Taylor West
New York State Assemblymember Patrick B. Burke
11:00 AM
Mid-morning break
11:30 AM
Veterans, psychedelic therapy and coalition-building
Amber Capone
Marcus Capone
Lieutenant General Martin R. Steele, US Marine Corps (Retired)
Rachel Yehuda, PhD
12:15 PM
Creating policy change at federal level
Brigadier General (Retired) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD
Brett Waters, Esq
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM
The Psychedelic Storytelling Project
2:35 PM
Psychedelic professions and professionals
Alex Cardenas, MD, MA
Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
Mary Cosimano, LMSW
3:30 PM
A public health perspective on psychedelics
Heidi Allen, MSW, PhD
4:00 PM
Mid-afternoon break
4:30 PM
The gentrification of consciousness
Roberto Lovato
5:15 PM
Grand panel and Q&A
5:55 PM
Closing remarks
6:00 PM
Adjourn
Sunday, October 16th, 2022
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
The Great Hall at Cooper Union
Hosts & moderators, Sutton King, MPH, and Bia Labate, PhD
Psychedelics in the World
8:30 AM
Doors open
9:30 AM
Introductory remarks
Lorena Dame
Kevin Balktick
Sutton King, MPH
Bia Labate, PhD
10:15 AM
Storytelling for liberation in psychedelic communities
Victor A. Cabral, LSW
10:25 AM
The Fireside Project: Real-time support for when time doesn't seem real
Joshua White
Hanifa Nayo Washington
11:00 AM
Mid-morning break
11:30 AM
Studying ayahuasca and 5-MeO-DMT users and facilitators in neoshamanic settings
Saleena Subaiya, MD, MSc
Kate O'Malley, MA
12:15 PM
Mazatec shamanism & the psychedelic renaissance
Nicholas Spiers
12:30 PM
Decolonizing psychedelics and indigenous reciprocity
Bia Labate, PhD
Joseph Mays, MSc
1:00 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM
Finding right relationship with indigenous communities
Sandor Iron Rope
3:15 PM
Territory, culture, autonomy and spiritual medicine in the Colombian Amazon
Riccardo Vitale, PhD
Miguel Evanjuanoy
4:00 PM
Mid-afternoon break
4:30 PM
Psychedelics, creativity and quantum theory
Paul D. Miller
Nicholas Powers, PhD
5:15 PM
Grand panel and Q&A
5:55 PM
Closing remarks
6:00 PM
Adjourn
Programs
horizons
our fifteenth conference
october 12-16, 2022
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
the psychedelic business forum
thursday, october 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
classes and workshops
wednesday, october 12, 2022
thursday, october 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in research
friday, october 14, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in medicine
saturday, october 15, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in the world
sunday, october 16, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
Programs
horizons
psychedelics in the world
sunday, october 16, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in medicine
saturday, october 15, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in research
friday, october 14, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
our fifteenth conference
october 12-16, 2022
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
thursday, october 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
our fifteenth conference
october 12-16, 2022
new york city

presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
the psychedelic business forum
thursday, october 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
classes and workshops
wednesday, october 12, 2022
thursday, october 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in research
friday, october 14, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in medicine
saturday, october 15, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
horizons
psychedelics in the world
sunday, october 16, 2022
the great hall at cooper union
new york city


part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference
presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
Speakers
Thursday, October 13, 2022
The Psychedelic Business Forum
Briefings and dialogues about the growing psychedelics ecosystem for entrepreneurs, executives, and funders.
at The New York Academy of Medicine.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Classes and Workshops
Professional education classes with CE/CME credit for medical and health professionals with leading researchers and practitioners.
at The New York Academy of Medicine.
Friday, October 14, 2022
Psychedelics in Clinical Research
A briefing on psychedelic-assisted therapies, pharmacology, and neuroscience from leading researchers.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union.
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Psychedelics in Medicine
Dialogues about the present and future of psychedelics in medicine.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union.
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Psychedelics in the World
Dialogues about the role of psychedelics in traditional, contemporary, and global settings.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union.
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The Psychedelic Business Forum
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Briefings and dialogues about the growing psychedelics ecosystem for entrepreneurs, executives, and funders.
at The New York Academy of Medicine
-
Classes and Workshops
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Professional education classes with CE/CME credit for medical and health professionals with leading researchers and practitioners.
at The New York Academy of Medicine
-
Psychedelics in Clinical Research
Friday, October 14, 2022
A briefing on psychedelic-assisted therapies, pharmacology, and neuroscience from leading researchers.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
-
Psychedelics in Medicine
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Dialogues about the present and future of psychedelics in medicine.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
-
Psychedelics in the World
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Dialogues about the role of psychedelics in traditional, contemporary, and global settings.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Our fifteenth conference in New York City features five days of learning, connection, and community that explores the many dimensions of psychedelics.
- All programs are full days from 9am-6pm EST
- Sessions, speakers, and evening programs to be announced shortly
horizons
the psychedelics business forum
wednesday, october 12, 2022
thursday, october 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city

part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation

Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Briefings and dialogues about the growing psychedelics ecosystem for entrepreneurs, executives, and funders.
at The New York Academy of Medicine
The psychedelics business forum
Friday, October 14, 2022
A briefing on psychedelic-assisted therapies, pharmacology, and neuroscience from leading researchers.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Psychedelics in Clinical Research

horizons
psychedelics in research
friday, october 14, 2022
the great hall at the cooper union
new york city

part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Professional education classes with CE/CME credit for medical and health professionals with leading researchers and practitioners.
at The New York Academy of Medicine
Classes and workshops

horizons
classes and workshops
wednesday, October 12, 2022
thursday, October 13, 2022
the new york academy of medicine
new york city

part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Dialogues about the present and future of psychedelics in medicine.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Psychedelics in Medicine

horizons
psychedelics in medicine
saturday, october 15, 2022
the great hall at the cooper union
new york city

part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Dialogues about the role of psychedelics in traditional, contemporary, and global settings.
at The Great Hall at The Cooper Union
Psychedelics in the World

horizons
psychedelics in the world
sunday, october 16, 2022
the great hall at the cooper union
new york city

part of the fifteenth annual horizons conference presented by horizons pbc, a public benefit corporation