Wharton Neuroscience Summit

November 3, 2023

Brain Capital:
The Future of Human Creativity, Well-Being, and Performance

On Friday, November 3, 2023, more than 100 attendees joined us at Huntsman Hall on Wharton’s campus for our sold-out Wharton Neuroscience Summit. The day-long event, titled “Brain Capital: The Future of Human Creativity, Well-Being, and Performance,” focused on our population’s collective resource of cognitive, emotional, and social skills, which will be the indispensable driver of the modern knowledge economy.

If you missed the chance to attend or want to revisit one of the great presentations you saw from our industry and academic experts, we’ve got you covered, below.

Missy Cummings, PhD; Director, Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC), George Mason University

Nicholas Port, PhD; Professor, Indiana University School of Optometry, Psychology & Brain Sciences

Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN, FAHA; Chief Clinical Science Officer, American Heart Association; Professor of Neurology & Epidemiology, Columbia University
Rajiv Ahuja, Associate Director, Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging
Kelly O’Brien, Vice President of Prevention, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI; Mary Alice Bennett University Professor, Associate Dean for Research & Innovation, PIK (Penn Integrates Knowledge) University Professor, School of Nursing & Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania
Jason Karlawish, MD; Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics), Director of Research Education Component (Core F), Alzheimer’s Center, Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania

Jayme Banks, PsyD, MBA; Deputy Chief of Prevention & Trauma, The School District of Philadelphia
Laura Jana, MD; Pediatrician, Author, Chief Innovation Officer, Penn State’s Evidence-to-Impact Collaborative
Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD; Professor of Neuroscience & Education, Columbia University, Teachers College
Chemba Raghavan, PhD; Senior Advisor, Early Childhood Development, Nutrition & Child Development Programme Group, UNICEF
Tim Foxx, MPA; Director, Center for School Study Councils, Graduate School of Education, The University of Pennsylvania

Lindsay Shaw, EdM, EdD; Director of Sport Psychology, Cleveland Guardians
Jay Yelon, DO, FACS, FCCM; Commander, Medical Corp, US Navy
Nicholas Port, PhD; Professor, Indiana University School of Optometry, Psychology & Brain Sciences
Leila Entezam, LMFT, MBA; Leadership Advisor to High Performers, EQ Thought Leader, Coach, Speaker, LEZAM.IT

Aaron Kaufer, State Representative, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
David Edelman, Executive Advisor, Independent Board Member, Lecturer, Harvard Business School
Danish Munir, Founding Partner, GreyMatter Capital
Harris A. Eyre, MD, PhD; Lead, Brain Capital Alliance, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Bob McCullough, Vice President, Clinical Strategy, Kooth Digital Health

Gale Lucas, PhD; Assistant Professor, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies
Stefano Puntoni, PhD; Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing, The Wharton School
Michael Jabbour, DACM, MBA; Chief Innovation Officer, US Education, Microsoft
Missy Cummings, PhD; Director, Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC), George Mason University
Scott Sandland, CEO, Cyrano
Cornelia Walthers, PhD; Senior Research Fellow, Center for Social Norms & Behaviors, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

A Visual Recap

by Lisa Rothstein

Lisa Rothstein, cartoonist for the New Yorker and illustrator extraordinaire, lent her services to the Wharton Neuroscience Summit, providing free-form, on-the-fly visual representations for each session. Check out the images below for a fascinating look inside the brain of a visual thinker.

Questions? Email whartonbrain@wharton.upenn.edu