Global Brain Health in Practice

Join us for a day of shared learning, storytelling, and connection to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

All events will take place in person at UCSF Mission Bay, with morning sessions held in Genentech Hall and the afternoon session in Rock Hall. The Leadership in Action: Global Brain Health Satellite Sessions is also available to join online via Zoom.

This day highlights how brain health work is being advanced in communities around the world through collaboration, creativity, and shared purpose.

Throughout the day, beginning at 7:30am Pacific, experience art displays featuring Creativity in the Community – Arts and Health with Older Adults led by the Creative Minds program directed by Gloria Aguirre and Serggio Lanata, MD, MS in the UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center and Arts Workshops for Older Latino Adults at the de Young Museum, a Pilot Awards Project led by Verónica Rojas, MFA, Artist and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health. 

The day begins with Leadership in Action: Global Brain Health Satellite Sessions, a live, international exchange connecting five regions where Atlantic Fellows are leading work. Participants will hear insights and reflections from Uganda, the Oceania region, Peru, Argentina, and France and Francophone countries, in dialogue with members of GBHI faculty and leadership.

The program continues with In Conversation: Building Teams for Change with Mamphela Ramphele, MBChB, PhD, exploring how teams can work together with courage, creativity, and compassion to advance health equity. Midday activities include lunch and opportunities for informal connection and reflection.

The day concludes with Short Films: Global Perspectives on Brain Health, a screening and panel discussion featuring short films by Atlantic Fellows from diverse settings that highlight resilience, care, and innovation in brain health.

Across sessions, the day offers a space to learn from one another, share experiences, and explore how ideas are put into practice in different contexts around the world.

Program Schedule

7:30–8:00am Pacific
Breakfast 

8:00–9:30am Pacific
Leadership in Action: Global Brain Health Satellite Sessions (in person and via Zoom)
Genentech Hall, ‌Byers Auditorium
600 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94158
Also available online. [Learn more about this event]

9:30–10:00am Pacific
Coffee Break and Art Exhibit Viewing
Genentech Atriums (Floors 1 and 2)

10:00–10:15am Pacific
Brain Boost with Laura María Calderón Cuevas, MA; Community Education Specialist, UCSF Fein Memory and Aging Center; Multidisciplinary Artist and Dancers from Canon Kip Senior Center
Genentech Hall, ‌Byers Auditorium

10:15–11:15am Pacific
In Conversation: Building Teams for Change with Mamphela Ramphele, MBChB, PhD
Physician, scholar, and global leader in social change
Genentech Hall, ‌Byers Auditorium
600 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94158

11:30–12:00pm Pacific
Open Space for Art Exhibit and Awe Walks (Public)
Team Reflection (GBHI Community Members)
Genentech Hall, ‌Byers Auditorium and Koret Quad
600 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94158

12:00–1:30pm Pacific
Lunch and Community Building
Koret Quad (outside Genetech Hall)

1:30–3:00pm Pacific
Short Films: Global Perspectives on Brain Health
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Pottruck Auditorium, Rock Hall
1550 4th Street, San Francisco, CA 94158

Co-sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association, Northern California and Nevada Chapter.

• Mental Resilience (Paul Animbom Ngong, PhD)
• Koko Suzanne (Zach Bandler with Emmanuel Epenge, MD)
• My Brain Robbie (Eléonore Bayen, MD, PhD)
• Citizen Brain (Josh Kornbluth)
• The Hospital He Calls Home (Michelle Memran with David Brodie-Mends)

Panel discussion with Atlantic Fellows Michelle Memran, Pongpat Putthinun, and Paul Animbom Ngong. Moderated by Niall Kavanagh.