Speakers

Meet the 2026 Speakers

Meet the visionaries, healers, and thought leaders presenting at the 2026 Psychedelic Freedom Conference. From frontline practitioners to leading clinicians and researchers, each brings a unique lens on consciousness, healing, and transformation.

Lt. Sarko Gergerian

KEYNOTE Awakening the Warrior to the Guardian: Psychedelics, Trauma, and the Future of Public Safety Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Grand Ballroom About The Speaker

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Rukmani Kaur

KEYNOTE Reciprocity with Earth Mother & Medicines Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Grand Ballroom About The Speaker Rukmani was born and raised in Lima, Perú.

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Tarin S. Hale, Esq.

PRESENTING In Defense of Religious Use of Psychedelics Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Colorado Room About The Speaker Tarin has been practicing law for over

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Dr. Ken Sharlin

Board-certified neurologist, #1 bestselling author of The Healthy Brain Toolbox, and founder of Brain Tune Up!® — on preventing and reversing cognitive decline.

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Dr. Lisa Roark

Physician, hypnotherapist, and sound journey facilitator — bridging science, consciousness, and embodied healing through immersive sound.

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Dr. Todd Rowe

Veteran, PhD psychologist, and Natural Medicine Clinical Facilitator — on psychedelics for chronic pain, dementia, and treatment-resistant disorders.

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Dr. Shawn Lillig

Panelist Ketamine Treatments: Current Therapies Panel Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Marisa Frazier PRESENTING Ketamine Pharmacopeia Saturday, October 3, 2026

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Brandon Finley, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Panelist Ketamine Treatments: Current Therapies Panel Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Marisa Frazier PRESENTING The Plasticity Window: Psychedelics, Memory, and

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Kemmi Sadler

Retired U.S. diplomat and federal agent, #1 Amazon bestselling author of From the Badge to the Vine, and founder of Nona’s Way — on trauma, grief, and healing after the badge.

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Michaela Vogt, LPC, LAC

Co-founder and Clinical Director of NeuroAlchemy — a leader in psychedelic-assisted therapy and facilitator training, and co-creator of Colorado’s first licensed healing center.

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Vincent Bruno, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor and one of Colorado’s earliest Natural Medicine facilitators — on psilocybin therapy for PTSD in veterans, first responders, and neurodivergent populations.

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Jerod Napier

PRESENTING HPA Axis Dysfunction and Veterans Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Colorado Room About The Speaker Jerod Napier is a 20-year, six-time combat veteran who

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Evan Holt

PRESENTING Transformation of Trauma with Psychedelic Medicine Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room About The Speaker Evan Holt is a student of trauma recovery,

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Cole Carter

Cole Carter

Behavioral neuroscientist and former substance-use counselor — nearly ten years clean from heroin through ibogaine, and a student of Amazonian yagé and Cofán traditions.

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Conference Panelists

Chiwoo Choi, MA, LPC

Panelist Ketamine Treatments: Current Therapies Panel Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Marisa Frazier About The Speaker Chiwoo Choi, MA, LPC

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Sakara Sunee

Panelist Wisdom of the Vine: Ayahuasca, Transformation, and the Journey Beyond the Ceremony Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Shane Mauss

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Amanda DiMartini, MA, LPC

Panelist Ketamine Treatments: Current Therapies Panel Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Marisa Frazier About The Speaker Amanda DiMartini, MA, LPC

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Dr. Christine Ziemer

Panelist Integration & Ethics Panel Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Shane Mauss About The Speaker Dr. Christine “Mooncat” Ziemer is

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Matt Brake

Founder of Medicine Dreamer, Matt Brake has worked with ayahuasca and other Amazonian plant medicines since 2009, guiding hundreds of ceremonies across Europe and the Americas. A Master Level Kambo practitioner and founder of EMC2 Wellness & Music Festival, he now facilitates ayahuasca dietas at Centro Munay in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Marisa Frazier

Panelist Integration & Ethics Panel Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Kansas Room · Moderated by Shane Mauss About The Speaker Marisa Frazier is a Trauma-Informed

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