The President of the European Brain Council will open the 2025 Brain Days, setting the tone for two days of dialogue and action. The address will underline why brain health must remain a global priority and how this gathering aims to drive collective progress towards lasting impact.

The opening session of the 2025 Brain Days will take stock of global progress in prioritising brain health and explore the next steps towards coordinated international action. Speakers will highlight opportunities to embed brain health and brain capital at the core of resilience, competitiveness and sustainable development worldwide.

Genein will share the importance of the day and using creatie artistic methods to encode the day for future acton. Participants will be welcomed with a playful and powerful activity using blocks and markers. They’ll begin constructing visual representations of the speakers, insights, and themes they encounter exploring throughout the day. This sets the stage for engaged listening, creative interpretation, and embodied understanding of Brain Capital concepts.

This panel brings together leaders from global brain health initiatives to share how they are advancing research, advocacy, and policy action worldwide. Speakers will explore lessons learned, opportunities for collaboration and innovative ideas for accelerating progress.

This session will spotlight key insights and recommendations generated by over 60 leaders across regions and sectors through the Business Collaborative for Brain Health’s Roundtable series, culminating concrete, actionable next steps. Building on the momentum of DAVOS 2025, and the recent Houston Brain Economy convening , this panel will explore how the private and public sectors can work in partnership to advance brain health globally to improve global productivity and to reduce the financial burden of brain disorders. Participants will examine opportunities to align efforts across platforms such as the World Economic Forum, G7/G20, UNGA, and multilateral initiatives to embed brain health into economic development, innovation, investment, and social policy.

Led by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s.

Led by Lundbeck.

Across society, there is a growing need to strengthen public trust in science and ensure that research addresses the real needs of communities. This panel will explore the role of community-partnered neuroscience as a powerful approach for building these connections. By sharing models where researchers work directly with communities to co-design and carry out neuroscience-related projects, the discussion will highlight how this approach can make research more relevant, inclusive, and responsive. The session aims to highlight efforts to embed brain health within health and development strategies across society, while demonstrating how community-partnered research can help anticipate societal needs and promote more equitable, trusted, and effective science.

Led by the Dana Foundation.

Attendees will sculpt an image or concept—rooted in the day’s discussions or a prompt we provide—using colorful pipe cleaners. Then, they’ll transform these forms into simple movements and connect their creations with others to form a collective choreography. This symbolic symphony of shapes and gestures celebrates cultural diversity, cross-cultural collaboration, and the beauty of creative action in motion.

Brain health is quickly emerging as one of the most urgent – and investable – frontiers in healthcare. During this session, hear from panelists about the recent “Texas Brain Health Boom,” where state leadership is leading the way in brain health across the lifespan. This panel brings together trailblazers who are seizing opportunities, making bold investments, and setting the stage for scalable, generational impact in brain health. This fast-growing field presents powerful opportunities for scientists, philanthropists, and investors across states, the nation, and the world.

Led by the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute.

This panel discussion will explore how to deliver equitable, timely access to therapies for rare neurological diseases as an essential component of the global NCD agenda. Bringing together patients, policymakers and innovators, the discussion will tackle persistent bottlenecks and highlight promising policy models and multi-country collaborations. Speakers will converge on tangible solutions to accelerate innovation, improve access and ensure that no patient is left behind.

Led by EMD Serono.

The strength of tomorrow’s economies depends on the health and development of young brains today. Schools, as the most universal system in children’s lives, are uniquely positioned to be hubs for brain health, yet remain underutilized in prevention, care, and wellness. This panel will explore how prioritizing youth brain health can fuel educational attainment, workforce readiness, and societal prosperity—transforming schools into critical entry points for a future-ready brain economy. Leaders will highlight what’s working in practice, identify bold policy opportunities, and chart a course for embedding brain health into education and accountability systems at scale.

Led by Hazel Health.

By integrating insights from Perkins & Will’s neuroarchitecture practice with research findings from The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth, our proposed session will provide a robust foundation for discussions and initiatives supporting the Science Summit’s 2025 themes. Fostering and sharing intentional strategies for embedding brain health into the natural and built environment can build awareness, influence policy decisions and potentially impact society around the world.

Led by Perkins & Will.