Schedule Update!

Speakers have been confirmed and the schedule is now released!

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

David Eagleman, PhD (Stanford University) will present his newly released book, The Runaway Species, at Laurie Auditorium at 7:30 PM, followed by book purchases and signings.

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Pearl Stable

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM Breakfast and Registration

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM Opening Remarks

9:05 AM - 9:50 AM Keynote address: Dr. David Eagleman on sensory and perceptual enhancement

9:55 AM - 10:40 AM Dr. Christof Koch on Science and Consciousness - Focusing on the Brain

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Dr. Melanie Boly on Studying the Loss and Presence of Consciousness in Patients

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Dr. Giulio Tononi on The Integrated Information Theory of Consciousness: Explanations, Predictions and Extrapolations

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Networking lunch options on your own at one of the many Pearl eateries

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Dr. Erica Warp on Brain wearables: Mind-blowing opportunities

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM Dr. Alex Huth on Cracking the Code: The Interface Between Language and Vision in the Brain

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Coffee Break

3:50 PM - 4:35 PM Dr. Moran Cerf on mind-reading technology, what's real and what's misunderstood

4:35 PM - 4:45 PM Wrap Up

4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Reception in the Courtyard