UC Berkeley Brain Capital Summit

November 19, 2026 | 9am - 3:30pm | UC Berkeley Campus

With a new governor taking office in early 2027, California has a unique opportunity to shape its future in brain science, education and the workforce.

The UC Berkeley Brain Capital Summit will convene world-class faculty, business leaders, funders, innovators and policymakers to explore how California can lead in brain science and innovation and how we should rethink education and talent development to prepare young people for the rapidly changing, AI-enabled workforce.

Together, we’ll identify concrete investment, innovations and policies that can help shape California’s future.

Hosted by UC Berkeley School of Public Health:

  • Michael Lu, Dean of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health

  • Rebecca Messing Haigler, Impact Fellow and SVP, Healthsperien

  • Claudia Williams, Chief Social Impact Officer

Speakers Include:

  • Rich Lyons, UC Berkeley Chancellor

  • Lenny Mendonca, former California Chief Economic and Business Advisor

  • Laura Tyson, Berkeley Distinguished Professor & former Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors

  • Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, Director of the USC Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning and Education

  • Harris Eyre, Executive Director of GBEI

  • Kana Enomoto, Director of Brain Health at McKinsey Health Institute

  • Dame Henrietta Moore, Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity

  • Tom Kalil, CEO at Renaissance Philanthropy

  • Ehud Isacoff, Neuroscientist at Berkeley

Request to Attend

If you’re interested in joining the UC Berkeley Brain Capital Summit on November, 19, please fill out your information below.

Note: A request to attend is not a confirmed registration. A member of the UC Berkeley team will follow up.