Keynote Speakers
The Possibilities of AI in Addressing the Mental Health Crisis
Dr. Vaile Wright
Senior Director of Health Care Innovation, American Psychological Association
Guiding Psychology’s national response to AI, digital health, and the future of mental health care
Session 1 panelist
Millions of People Are Already Using AI for Their Mental Health. Is It Helping?
Dr. Caitlin Stamatis
Clinical Psychologist and Head of Research, Slingshot AI
The scientist behind the system: bridging clinical rigor with AI innovation for mental health
Session 2 panelist
The Hippocratic Gap in AI: Good Intentions, Broken Guardrails
Michael Tjalve
Founder of Humanitarian AI Advisory, Co-Founder of RootsAI Foundation
Shaping responsible AI from the tech sector to the frontlines of humanitarian action
Session 3 panelist
Panelists
Session 1
Moderator: Qiaozhu Mei, Professor and Associate Dean for Research, School of Information, University of Michigan
Lindsey Mortenson
Executive Director of University Health and Counseling and Chief Mental Health Officer, University of Michigan
Supporting student mental health through research, data and innovation
Penelope Tsernoglou
Michigan State House Representative, the 75th District
Putting people first with AI guardrails
Session 2
Moderator: Chandra Sripada, Theophile Raphael Research Professor of Clinical Neurosciences
Professor of Psychiatry, Medical School
Dan Adler
Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan
Developing responsible, human-centered AI to turn everyday data into better mental health care
Stephan Taylor
Daniel E Offutt III Professor of Psychiatry and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan
Building clinical evidence on AI’s risks to young people
Session 3
Moderator: Aidan Wright, Phil F Jenkins Research Professor of Depression, Professor of Psychology, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Debbie Dingell
Congresswoman representing Michigan’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives
Matthew Bierlein
Michigan State House Representative, the 97th District
Bringing legislative transparency and accountability to AI’s real-world harms
Christabel Randolph
Associate Director at the Center for AI and Digital Policy
Advancing the public interest through global strategy and national leadership in AI policy.
Kayte Spector-Bagdady
Wantz Professor of Bioethics; Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Director, Michigan Bioethics; University of Michigan Medical School