
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
horizons
Doors open
5:55 PM
Introductory remarks
Lorena Dame
Kevin Balktick
Lia Mix
1:00 PM
Adjourn
10:00 AM
5:15 PM
Grand panel and Q&A

Mid-morning break
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
2:35 PM
11:30 AM
Creating policy change at federal level
Brigadier General (Retired) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD
Brett Waters, Esq
Is psychedelic medicine finally within reach?
Lia Mix, MFT, CPTR
Regional activism and regulated access to psychedelics
Sam Chapman
Taylor West
New York State Assemblymember Patrick B. Burke
Closing remarks
9:00 AM
Veterans, psychedelic therapy and coalition-building
Amber Capone
Marcus Capone
Lieutenant General Martin R. Steele, US Marine Corps (Retired)
Rachel Yehuda, PhD
Lunch
Psychedelic professions and professionals
Alex Cardenas, MD, MA
Darron Smith, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA
Mary Cosimano, LMSW
12:15 PM
11:00 AM
6:00 PM
9:30 AM
Mid-afternoon break
3:30 PM
The gentrification of consciousness
Roberto Lovato
Saturday, October 14th, 2023
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Great Hall at Cooper Union
A public health perspective on psychedelics
Heidi Allen, MSW, PhD
8:00 AM
Psychedelics in Medicine
Psychedelics in the World
Psychedelics in America
The Psychedelic Storytelling Project
2:30 PM
Lunch
2:45 PM
The enigma of psychedelic trial design
3:20 PM
Therapy, therapeutics, and psychedelics
9:30 AM
Mid-afternoon break
1:00 PM
5:15 PM
10:05 AM
11:45 AM
5:55 PM
Emerging indications for psychedelic therapies
Christopher Pittenger, MD, PhD
Sandeep Nayak, MD
Emmanuelle Schindler, MD, PhD
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
11:15 AM
Emerging indications for psychedelic therapies
Latest developments in clinical studies

Charles Raison, MD
6:00 PM
Adjourn
9:15 AM
8:00 AM
Closing remarks
The varieties of psychedelic neuroscience
Alex Kwan
Daniela Schiller
4:05 PM
9:00 AM
4:30 PM
10:30 AM
Considering the evidence for ibogaine therapy
JC Bouso
Opening remarks
Doors open
2:30 PM
Grand panel
Science, Medicine, and Psychedelics
Opening address
Opening keynote
Friday, October 13th, 2023
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The Great Hall at Cooper Union
Mid-morning break
October 11-17, 2023 in New York City
We encourage everyone to enjoy these community events produced by our community allies during the week of October 11-17, 2023 in New York City.
These events are independently produced and sometimes ticketed.
Please contact the respective organizers with any questions.
Wednesday, October 11
Thursday, October 12
Friday, October 13
Monday + Tuesday, October 16th + 17th
Saturday, October 14
6:00 PM EST
Synchronicity: A Community Series
Presented by
Brooklyn Psychedelic Society.
Secret Social Club
241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
Born out of a string of real life more-than-coincidences, Synchronicity is a series featuring presenters, community allies, and unconference-style conversations around a community-centered future for psychedelics.
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
Drug Test presents Psychedelic Variety Show
Presented by
Sarah Rose Siskind's Drug Test
Caveat
21A Clinton Street, Manhattan, 10002
Doors 6:30 PM / Show 7:00 PM EST
Celebrate with a night of psychedelic inspired comedy, music, poetry and dance! With comedians Shane Mauss, Matt Ruby and your host/guinea pig, Sarah Rose Siskind.
6:30 PM EST
The Mushroom Cure
Presented by
The Mushroom Cure.
The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture
18 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012
8:00 - 9:30 PM EST
They say that laugher is the best medicine, but for one comedian with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it just might be mushrooms. The Mushroom Cure is the true story of Adam Strauss' quest to cure his severe OCD with psychedelics.
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST
Synchronicity After Party
Presented by Brooklyn Psychedelic Society.
Secret Social Club
241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
9:00 PM - 4:00 AM EST
Come mingle with fellow healers, thinkers, community leaders, and pioneers who have conspired to unlock long-forgotten energies of the Earth and the Cosmos. An enchanted world has been unconcealed, and a brighter future has never been clearer.Come celebrate a community-centered future for our era! As we say at BPS, Community is the Medicine.
9:00 PM - 4:00 AM EST
Rapé Circle and Talk
Presented by The Brooklyn Psychedelic Society & Chacruna Institute
Matka Studios
456 Johnson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Two evenings of experiential learning about rapé. This is a chance to sit with teachers who carry these medicines with the blessing and permission of their partners in the Amazon.
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Purchase tickets for Tuesday, October 17
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
Synchronicity: A Community Series
Presented by
Brooklyn
Psychedelic
Society.
Secret Social Club
241 West 14th Street, New York, NY 10011
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
Born out of a string of real life more-than-coincidences, Synchronicity is a series featuring presenters, community allies, and unconference-style conversations around a community-centered future for psychedelics. This event will take place on Friday and Saturday.
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST
Psychedelic Practitioners Meet Up
Presented by American Psychedelic Practitioners Association.
Alchemist's Kitchen
119 Crosby Street, New York, NY 10012
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
The American Psychedelic Practitioners Association invites all psychedelic practitioners to gather at the beloved Alchemist’s Kitchen in SoHo for an evening to remember. Join us for the Kitchen’s state-changing elixirs, tea mixology, card readings, and delicious vegan snacks while you network with your colleagues, and sample some of the fascinating products of the NYC alchemists. Special gift for the first 40 guests to arrive!
Free with your APPA membership - sign up in advance or at the door.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
DMT: A Love Story - Comedy Show & Book Drive
Presented by
Psychedelic Assembly.
The Psychedelic Athenaeum
222 E 46th Street in Midtown Manhattan
7:00 - 9:00 PM EST
This is a one-of-a-kind preview performance by award winning comedian and science communicator, Shane Mauss. This show encapsulates a decade of Mauss' personal exploration and study of "the spirit molecule" DMT.
Psychedelic Assembly Advisors Dr. Julie Holland and Jeremy Wolff will open for Shane with their musical duo "The Rivals".
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EST
AFTERGLOW
Presented by Psygaia in partnership with Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Dance Safe, and Global Psychedelic Society
8:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Afterglow is a unique and experimental event combining elements of facilitated breathwork, meditation, and conscious-connection, with raving, electronic music, generative visual art, massage and more. We strive to host a safe, welcoming and inclusive space for everyone.
8:00 PM - 4:00 AM EST
Introduction to Psychedelic Autism
Presented by
AutisticPsychedelic.com
The Psychedelic Athenaeum
222 E 46th Street in Midtown Manhattan
6:00 - 10:00 PM EST
AutisticPsychedelic.com presents "Introduction to Psychedelic Autism", an in-person learning intensive & professional networking event that explores the past, present, & future of psychedelic research & services for autistic individuals. This class will be taught by Aaron Paul Orsini, an autistic researcher who has published 4 books on the subject in addition to serving as a collaborating author on multiple autism-focused psychedelic studies at University College London & University of Toronto, including the first-ever clinical trial investigating psilocybin applications for addressing depression in autistic adults. All who attend this class live will also receive access to a full, expanded online video version of the class that goes into even greater depth.
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6:00 PM - 10:00 PM EST