The Keynote Speaker session is named in honor of Dr. Thomas Grace who served as one of the founders and chair of the conference committee for 17 years, until his retirement in 2016.

We are pleased to introduce our 2023 Conference Speaker:

Bailey Parnell

Dr. Wendy Suzuki

Dr. Wendy Suzuki


Dr. Wendy Suzuki is an award-winning Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University and Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science. She is a celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity, was recently named one of the top ten women changing the way we see the world by Good Housekeeping and regularly serves as a sought-after expert for publications including The Wall Street Journal, Shape, and Health. Her TED talk has more than 55 million views and was the 2nd most viewed TED talk of 2018. She is the author of Good Anxiety and Healthy Brain, Happy Life.