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Mental health conditions are rising globally and projected to cost the world economy $6 trillion by 2030, increasing the pressure to scale innovative solutions. Breakthrough technologies—like AI-powered therapy, virtual reality and simulation-based exposure and medical training tools, prescription digital therapeutics, and hybrid care models—promise to expand access and reshape how we deliver mental health therapies. But as innovation accelerates, there's a risk of losing sight of what makes us well in the first place: authentic, human connection, time in nature, community, and a sense of purpose. This session explores how to bring these paradigms together—leveraging digital solutions to meet human needs, examining questions like: How can we harness the power of new technologies while honoring the essential, irreplaceable elements of mental well-being? How can the public and private sectors work together to amplify mental health innovations?
Rhitu Chatterjee
Health Correspondent, NPR News
Amir Inamdar
Chief Medical Officer, Cybin
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
Co-Founder, The Kennedy Forum
Vik Kheterpal
Principal, CareEvolution, Inc.
Upali Nanda
Executive Vice President, Global Sector Director of Innovation, HKS
Viviane Poupon
President and CEO, Brain Canada
Find all Future of Health Summit session replays here: milkeninstitute.org/events/future-health-summit-2025/program
Mental health conditions are rising globally and projected to cost the world economy $6 trillion by 2030, increasing the pressure to scale innovative solutions. Breakthrough technologies—like AI-powered therapy, virtual reality and simulation-based exposure and medical training tools, prescription digital therapeutics, and hybrid care models—promise to expand access and reshape how we deliver mental health therapies. But as innovation accelerates, there's a risk of losing sight of what makes us well in the first place: authentic, human connection, time in nature, community, and a sense of purpose. This session explores how to bring these paradigms together—leveraging digital solutions to meet human needs, examining questions like: How can we harness the power of new technologies while honoring the essential, irreplaceable elements of mental well-being? How can the public and private sectors work together to amplify mental health innovations?
Rhitu Chatterjee
Health Correspondent, NPR News
Amir Inamdar
Chief Medical Officer, Cybin
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
Co-Founder, The Kennedy Forum
Vik Kheterpal
Principal, CareEvolution, Inc.
Upali Nanda
Executive Vice President, Global Sector Director of Innovation, HKS
Viviane Poupon
President and CEO, Brain Canada
