On Wednesday, October 9th, 2024, a diverse range of stakeholders came together for the Brain Capital UK Summit. The Brain Capital Alliance was a co-organizer and EMEA Advisor, Harris Eyre, was a keynote speaker. Following successful partnerships with the UN, OECD, The World Economic Forum, this event brought together leaders from across disciplines to build a vision and recommendations for the future. After a successful event, a steering committee will now be established to develop recommendations for the UK Labour Government.
Our world is changing; the unprecedented speed of technological advances has changed the way we work, learn, and communicate. At the same time, we’ve seen a growth in mental ill-health, with more children, young people and adults experiencing challenges which hold them back from realising their goals and thriving in education, work and social life. This has profound implications for economic productivity, growth and addressing broader social challenges which we know reinforce poor mental and physical health across generations.
“Addressing these interconnected and urgent challenges requires a new approach that can bring together policy makers across disciplines, and draw the experience, creativity and ideas of leaders across a broader landscape – including academia, voluntary and charity sectors, industry and investors along with public sector institutions such as schools, healthcare providers, the justice system and employers,” noted Eyre, who is also Lead and Senior Fellow for Neuro-Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
“Brain Capital offers a new policy framework to reshape economic and industrial strategy to better protect and promote mental wellbeing and good brain health,” noted Rym Ayadi, President and Founder of EMEA, and Adjunct Professor and Member of the Center of Banking Research at City University of London.
Speakers included:
Sir Norman Lamb (Event Chair) Former Government Minister for Health and Chair of South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Andrew Welchman, Andy Bell of Centre For Mental Health, Andy Burrows of Molly Rose Foundation, Ann Francke OBE of CMI, Apostolos Tsiachristas of University of Oxford, Dr Camilla Nord of the University of Cambridge, and Author of The Balanced Brain, Cassandra Harrison of Youth Access, Catherine Roche of Place2Be, Chris Thomas of the Commission on Health & Prosperity at IPPR, Dan Mannix of RWC Partners, Danielle Bridge of Black Minds Matter, Darren Johnson of Impax Asset Management, Fiona Costello of eMental Health International Collaborative, Dr Fiona Pienaar of Mental Health Innovations, Harris Eyre MD PhD of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy & Brain Capital Alliance, Dr Heather Melville of Clarke Smith Advisory, University of York, and CMI Women, Lord James Bethell of Business for Health, Jamie Broderick of Impact Investing Institute, Jules Chappell OBE of Kokoro Change, Dr Lynne Green Chief Clinical Officer at Kooth, Matt Buttery of Triple P UK, Dr Michelle Tempest Partner at Candesic , Dr Mithu Storoni of ‘Hyperefficient’, Dr Paris Alexandros Lalousis of Bloomwise and Leader of the AI in Mental Health Lab at King’s College London, Professor Quazi Haque of Elysium Healthcare, Dr Sandeep Ranote of Mental Health at Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, Professor Tim Kendall CBE of Mental Health Care NHS England, Dr Warren Larkin of Warren Larkin Associates, Alex Tambourides of Mind and Lynette Charles of Mind in Haringey
