Speakers and Faculty


The 2026 NYC Neuromodulation conference brings together leaders across neurotechnology, human-machine interface and neuromodulation. An exceptional and diverse collection of thought leaders supports an engaging program spanning three main session days (July 31 - August 2, 2026) with an additional two days of Workshops and Satellite symposiums (July 30 & August 3, 2026). Our faculty showcases foundational leaders and emerging stars. The program is in development with additional speakers posted shortly.

Marom Bikson, PhD
Marom Bikson, PhD

The City College of New York

Leigh Charvet, PhD
Leigh Charvet, PhD

New York University

Giusseppina Pilloni, PhD
Giusseppina Pilloni, PhD

New York University

Helen Mayberg, MD
Helen Mayberg, MD

Mount Sinai

Nolan Williams, MD
Nolan Williams, MD

Stanford University

Mark George, MD
Mark George, MD

Medical University of South Carolina

Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD
Hamed Ekhtiari, MD, PhD

Laureate Institute for Brain Research

Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD
Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

Aman Aberra, PhD
Aman Aberra, PhD

Dartmouth University

Angel Petetchev, PhD
Angel Petetchev, PhD

Duke University

Michael Fox, MD, PhD
Michael Fox, MD, PhD

Harvard Medical School

Nir Grossman, PhD
Nir Grossman, PhD

Imperial College London

Allison Waters, PhD
Allison Waters, PhD

Mount Sinai

Cameron McIntyre, PhD
Cameron McIntyre, PhD

Duke University

Warren Grill, PhD
Warren Grill, PhD

Duke University

Kiran Patel, MD
Kiran Patel, MD

Northwell Health

Marco Capogrosso, PhD
Marco Capogrosso, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

Christopher Rozell, PhD
Christopher Rozell, PhD

Georgia Tech University

Barbara Hollunder, PhD
Barbara Hollunder, PhD

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Nicole Provenza, PhD
Nicole Provenza, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Ines Violante, PhD
Ines Violante, PhD

University of Surrey

Erin Purcell, PhD
Erin Purcell, PhD

Michigan State University

Andre Brunoni, PhD
Andre Brunoni, PhD

University of São Paulo

Duygu Kuzum, PhD
Duygu Kuzum, PhD

UC San Diego

Elvira Pirondini, PhD
Elvira Pirondini, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

Cristin Welle, PhD
Cristin Welle, PhD

University of Colorado

Renata Saha, PhD
Renata Saha, PhD

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Linda Carpenter, PhD
Linda Carpenter, PhD

Brown University

Ghazaleh Darmani, PhD
Ghazaleh Darmani, PhD

University of Toronto

Kara Johnson, PhD
Kara Johnson, PhD

University of Florida

Nanditha Rajamani, PhD
Nanditha Rajamani, PhD

Harvard University

Alexander Opitz, PhD
Alexander Opitz, PhD

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Dora Hermes, PhD
Dora Hermes, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Noah Phillips, PhD
Noah Phillips, PhD

Brown University

Corey Keller, MD, PhD
Corey Keller, MD, PhD

Stanford University

Nicholas D. Schiff, MD
Nicholas D. Schiff, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Amaza Reitmeier
Amaza Reitmeier, MBA

Medtronic

Irene Rembado, PhD
Irene Rembado, PhD

Allen Institute

Katherine Scangos, MD, PhD
Katherine Scangos, MD, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Renée Hartig, PhD
Renée Hartig, PhD

New York University

Timothy Denison, PhD
Timothy Denison, PhD

University of Oxford

Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD
Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD

Stanford University

Lisa Shafer, PhD
Lisa Shafer, PhD

Biogen

Jeffrey R. Capadona, PhD
Jeffrey R. Capadona, PhD

Case Western University

Stavros Zanos, MD
Stavros Zanos, MD

Northwell Health

Cynthia Steinhardt, PhD
Cynthia Steinhardt, PhD

Columbia University

Kim Butts Pauly, PhD
Kim Butts Pauly, PhD

Stanford University

Laurent Koessler, PhD
Laurent Koessler, PhD

CNRS

Shy Shoham, PhD
Shy Shoham, PhD

New York University

Jacob T. Robinson, PhD
Jacob T. Robinson, PhD

Rice University

Jing Jiang, PhD
Jing Jiang, PhD

University of Iowa

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