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Countdown to The Next Mission Summit

October 14-15

VIRTUAL & IN PERSON

FREE & OPEN

TO THE PUBLIC

COVEL COMMONS

UCLA CAMPUS

330 De Neve Dr

Los Angeles, CA

Join leading experts and combat veterans for The Next Mission Summit, a groundbreaking event dedicated to service-related trauma, emerging treatments, clinical trials, and post-traumatic growth. Hear from pioneers in PTSD, moral injury, and alternative medicine research as they explore the latest mental health innovations and share actionable strategies for resilience. This summit offers practical tools and expert insights to make a difference in your life today.

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Past Summits

📍 2025 Inaugural Next Mission Summit - Harvard

Location: Sanders Theatre, Harvard University

Speakers & Topics:

  • Jon Santiago, MD, MPH
    Secretary, Department of Veterans' Services of Massachusetts
  • Ret. Lt. Gen. George W. Smith Jr.
  • Ret. Brig. Gen. Jack Hammond
    Home Base
  • Jennifer Wortham, Dr.PH
    ACEs and Stress Vulnerability
  • CAPT (Ret.) Joseph Bonvie, PsyD
    Mind, Body, Mission: A Holistic Approach to SOF Resilience and Readiness – Home Base
  • Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD
    Caring for Operators Across Their HealthSpan – Home Base
  • Harold Koenig, MD
    Spiritual Resilience and Moral Injury – Duke University
  • Sofia Matta, MD
    Warriors’ Healing: Spirituality and Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – Home Base
  • Col. (Ret.) Fred Dummar
    Invisible Wounds, Visible Compassion: Redefining Leadership, Love and Healing
  • Jon Sherin, MD, PhD
    Battle Buddies – UCLA
  • Franklin King IV, MD
    Psychedelics and PTSD – MGH Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics
  • Brendan O'Connor & Nicole San Juan
    Veteran Identity and Wellbeing – William Joiner Institute
  • Kaloyan Tanev, MD
    Hypnosis Applications for PTSD & Moral Injury – Home Base
  • Poonacha Machaiah
    Mindfulness, Meditation, and Technology – Deepak Chopra Foundation
  • Craig J. Bryan, PsyD, ABPP
    Rethinking Suicide – Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • René Lento, PhD
    Suicide Prevention: Comprehensive Clinical Care – Home Base
  • Rajeev Ramchand, PhD
    The Role of Caregivers and Families in Preventing Veteran Suicide – RAND
  • Michael “Sully” Sullivan
    Warriors Once, Warriors Still: Leading America's Battle for Health & Wellness – Team Red, White & Blue
  • Panel: Spectrum of Lived Experience
    Col. (Ret.) Fred Dummar; Timothy Torres; Brendan O'Connor; Michael “Sully” Sullivan
  • Panel: Film Discussion & Q&A
    Steven Grayhm; Dominic Fumusa; Amy K. Mitchell; Tara Consolino, DSW, LCSW, LMSW, MSW, PAI

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Next Mission Summit Locations

Next Mission Summit

Expanding Veteran Wellbeing & Resiliency Across America

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Summit Locations

1. Harvard University

March 17, 2025

Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA

Completed

2. UCLA

October 14-15, 2025

Covel Commons, Los Angeles, CA

Scheduled

3. Tampa, Florida

Spring 2026

Venue TBD

Tentative

4. San Antonio, Texas

Fall 2026

Venue TBD

Tentative
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