MindCube Fireside Chat
The journey begins in stillness. The work begins with dialogue.
A National Conversation
on Mental Health
July 14, 2026
Crisis, Innovation, and the Road Forward
Virtual
Live
Q&A
About the Event
Mental Health Touches Every Life.
Despite growing awareness, millions continue to face barriers to care, fragmented systems, and persistent stigma. MindCube convenes clinicians, researchers, technologists, policymakers, investors, and advocates for an open, interdisciplinary conversation on the challenges and innovations shaping the future of mental health in America.
Program Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Introduction to MindCube, the purpose of today’s conversation, and framing the national moment in mental health.
Fireside Panel Discussion
Moderator + seven subject matter experts share perspectives across healthcare, technology, research, policy, advocacy, investment, and lived experience.
- Crisis & scale
- Access & equity
- AI & digital health
- Policy
- Investment
- Lived experience
- Future vision
Audience Q&A & Open Discussion
Discussion Interactive session — submit questions live and engage directly with all eight panelists.
Closing Remarks
Key insights, next steps, and pathways for continued engagement with MindCube.
Discussion themes
What we'll explore
Featured panelists
Many voices. One conversation.
Speakers will be announced. Representing healthcare, research, technology, policy, investment, and lived experience.
Moderator: Iliad Terra
Founder & CEO, MindCube Lab
Strategic designer, architect, and systems thinker operating at the convergence of AI, cognition, and sovereign infrastructure. Iliad leads MindCube Lab, advancing next-generation AI frameworks focused on mental health, cognitive resilience, and national-scale intelligence systems.
Lin Wells
Former CIO, U.S. DoD.
Senior national security and technology leader with decades of experience at the intersection of defense, cyber strategy, and emerging technologies. Lin brings a deep understanding of how AI, digital infrastructure, and policy shape national security and global stability.
Jascha Stein
Founder & CEO, Omnibot
Entrepreneur and AI strategist focused on applied intelligence systems and automation at scale. Through Omnibot, Jascha is building next-generation AI agents and platforms that integrate across industries, emphasizing autonomy, efficiency, and real-world deployment of intelligent systems.
Vinay Gupta
Founder, Mattereum
Technologist, systems theorist, and pioneer in infrastructure thinking across blockchain, materials science, and resilience systems. At Materium, Vinay is focused on rebuilding the foundations of global infrastructure—spanning supply chains, materials, and decentralized systems critical to sovereign technological capability.
Kevin Clark
Content Evolution
Kevin Clark is an award-winning business innovator, author, and alpine skier, advising leaders at the intersection of people and technology. He is coauthor of Collective Intelligence in the Age of AI and coauthor of Humanity in Motion.
Michael Minelli
Adi Soozin
Luis Garcia
Dr. Daniel Bober
Kurt Hill
Ayelet Root
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Who should attend
This conversation is for everyone.
- Clinicians & therapists
- Researchers
- Policymakers
- Tech innovators
- Investors
- Veterans
- Educators & students
- Caregivers & families
- Advocates
- Entrepreneurs
- Patients
- General public
About MindCube
Cognitive wellness, reimagined
MindCube is an emerging mental health and cognitive wellness platform focused on improving access to support, resources, research, and innovative technologies that empower individuals, families, institutions, and communities. Through collaboration across healthcare, technology, academia, government, and industry, MindCube is building a more resilient and compassionate future — one conversation at a time.
1 in 5
Americans affected by mental illness annually
$280B+
Annual economic cost of mental illness in the US
11 years
Average delay between onset and receiving treatment