The Bay Area Psychedelics Conference
Discovery Sessions
April 18th & 19th 2024 at The Midway in San Francisco
April 18th & 19th 2024 at The Midway in San Francisco
Discover the SF Bay Area’s most sought-after underground gathering of the psychedelics community. On April 18th and 19th, Discovery Sessions returns for it’s third year at The Midway in San Francisco.
Join us and immerse yourself in breakthrough sessions on ground-breaking science, therapeutics, culture, and business, a captivating psychedelic art gallery, and unique live performances.
This year’s speaker lineup includes industry leaders Maya Jaguar, Hamilton Morris, Mikaela de la Myco, Robin Carhart-Harris, Acacea Lewis, Joe Moore, Dennis Walker, Jim Fadiman, and many more.
Experience a real-time EEG demonstration of the brain on psychedelics, join Hamilton Morris for a special live podcast, and take part in over 40 Discovery Sessions unlike anything else.
Discover the SF Bay Area’s premier psychedelics gathering on April 18-19 at The Midway, SF.
Immerse in breakthrough sessions, captivating art, and unique performances. Featuring speakers Hamilton Morris, Robin Carhart-Harris, and more.
Experience a real-time EEG demo, live podcast with Hamilton Morris, and 40+ unique sessions.
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Conference Discussion Tracks
Hosting key minds on topics such as microdosing, psychedelic therapy, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, ketamine, MDMA, ayahuasca, DMT and much more, we explore the work of UCSF, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, MAPS, and many other incredible organizations in the space.
Culture
The Bay Area has historically been ground zero for the psychedelics movement. Our Culture track pays homage to The Bay’s vibrant psychedelic history while bravely looking forward. Join in the conversation as the artists, icons, dreamers, and legends share their stories on the stage.
Join in the conversation as the artists, icons, dreamers, and legends share their stories on the stage.
Policy
Meet the hustlers, policy-changers, outlaws, and investors who broke the rules before there were any rules, and are carving out a new landscape today. Learn about equity models, frameworks for safe and legal dispensation, and discuss how the future of legalization can be more inclusive.
Meet the hustlers, policy-changers, outlaws, and investors who broke the rules before there were any rules, and are carving out a new landscape today.
Entrepreneurship
Our newest track breaks free with in-depth sessions covering investment, analysis, and new opportunities in the psychedelic landscape. Explore the innovative minds and forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of this industry and learn about the the potential for sustainable growth in the realm of psychedelics.
Explore the innovative minds and forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of this industry.
Science and Therapy
We bring the latest science and research to the stage with this illuminating track. Sit in on the conversations as we host the brightest researchers, organizations and scientists from the Bay Area and beyond and share their latest discoveries in medical, therapeutic and even virtual technology.
Sit in on the conversations as researchers, organizations and scientists share their latest discoveries.
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Discovery Sessions is a labor of love.
We are an enthusiast-driven project, and producing a conference at this level in the Bay Area is a big undertaking. Our mission – to share your stories – will simply not be achievable on ticket sales alone.
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Speakers and Panelists
Meet today’s leaders changing the face of psychedelics in science, culture and policy.
Eliza Maroney
Somatic Healer & Self-Optimization Coach
Manesh Girn
Neuroscientist, UCSF & Chief Research Officer, EntheoTech Bioscience
Mikaela de la Myco
Mother, Educator, Ceremony Facilitator
Robin Carhart-Harris PhD
Professor of Neurology & Director of Psychedelics Division, Neuroscape UCSF
