2026 Keynote Speaker: Carolina Aguilar
Carolina Aguilar is the CEO and Co-Founder of INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer leading the development of graphene-based brain–computer interfaces to decode the nervous system as the body's OS. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, including 13 years at Medtronic heading global neuromodulation and diabetes businesses, she has a proven track record in scaling innovation. Under her leadership, INBRAIN has raised over $100M, achieved FDA Breakthrough Device Designation, and delivered the world’s first graphene neural implant to humans in collaboration with world players such as Merck KGaA, Mayo Clinic and Microsoft. Passionate about transforming neurotechnology into life-changing therapies, Carolina is shaping the future of real time precision therapeutics worldwide.
Featured Speakers & Panelists
Co-Founder and CEO, INBRAIN Neuroelectronics
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Bioengineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Houston Methodist, Core member, Rice Neuroengineering Initiative
Partner, SV Health Investors, Dementia Discovery Fund
Associate Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
SVP of Brain Computer Interfaces at Blackrock NeuroTech
Program Director, Translational Neural Devices Program, BRAIN-Initiative Therapeutic Human Neuroscience Program, Blueprint Medtech Program; Team Lead, BRAIN-Initiative Neural Recording and Modulation Program; Team Lead, BRAIN-Initiative Accelerating Human Neuroscience Innovation Domain
Vice President of Science Initiatives, Allen Institute
Chief Technology Officer, Allen Institute
Head of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships at Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering
Professor and Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at MD Anderson
Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University
William and Stephanie Sick Dean, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, Professor of Computer Science and of BioSciences, Rice University
Chief Technology Officer, Paradromics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering, Rice University
Program Director, Translational Neural Devices Program, BRAIN-Initiative Therapeutic Human Neuroscience Program, Blueprint Medtech Program
Associate Professor of Bioemedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
Robert R. Barker Distinguished University Professor, University of Texas San Antonio, and the Founding Director of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases
Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston
Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University
Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, UT Southwest
Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Neural Prosthetics Translational Laboratory, Stanford University
Smithgall-Watts Associate Professor of Psychology, Director of the Center for Excellence in Computational Cognition, Georgia Tech
Assistant Professor, School of Computational Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
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