Leading the conversation on Brain Health in Davos

"Davos is an elitist club"

This is a common sentiment about the annual World Economic Forum and the side events that flurry around the main congress program. However, this week- long event is actually one of the greatest nexus points for meeting deeply passionate and motivated stakeholders coming from all industries. In our experience, its not an elitist event but an event where passionate minds coalesce to discuss some of the world's most complex questions. In this edition, we'll be covering our highlights from this year's Davos week.

Top 3 Highlights

Our event - The Evolution of Mental Health - was a success!

With over 200 attendees, the room was filled with enthusiasm and hope at our event hosted at the House of Trust. We held a 4-panel discussion on Mental Health that covered innovations, investments, modalities, and wellness in the workplace. Mental Health was a major theme this year, and while we could go on and on about the importance of this topic, we thought it would be better to show you what the people had to say!

Check out some of the posts we were tagged in:

• Alyson Meister, PhD (moderator, Professor at 瑞士洛桑国际管理发展学院 (IMD) - 商学院 )
• Eva Richterich (audience member, CEO at goMENTAL )
• Karin Stephan (audience member, Co-founder of Earkick )

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Hot Topic: Mental Health Tools for the Workplace

A particularly hot topic in 2023 was how to optimize wellness in the workplace and in leadership. This trend is expected to continue in 2024 as companies continue to research the range of Mental Health tools to integrate into their workplaces. On our panel on stress resilience for business leaders and employees featured pioneering entrepreneurs in this space including Kyan Health , MGME Neurotech , True Nature Retreat Center , THE REAL Mental Health Foundation , and 瑞士洛桑国际管理发展学院 (IMD) - 商学院 . After Davos, this conversation continued in London at The House of KOKO where Pascal Joncour , a Partner in our Brain Health fund, joined the conversation on the intersection of corporate leadership, wellness, music, and research.

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A New Initiative: The AguilaCondor Foundation

The launch of the AguilaCondor Foundation received a warm welcome from the audience. The panel was moderated by award winning filmmaker Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri with the discussion including two of the foundation's co-founders, Anastasiya Kulygin and Dr. Carrie Chojnowski , veterans in indigenous community advocacy, Rudy Randa and Ben Meeus , and Puwe, a spiritual leader from the Puyanawa tribe of the Brazilian Amazon. The AguilaCondor foundation is committed to the collaborative guardianship of sacred lands and cultures, integrating indigenous knowledge with cutting-edge research in human consciousness and mental health. Learn more and donate with the link below!

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