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Program Schedule

7:30 – 18:00

Registration & Information Desk Open

(KC 100 Galleria Central)


8:30 – 15:00

Satellite Event

From Innovation to Application: Advancing BCI Research & Development with g.tec

Speakers:
Johannes Grünwald, Micah Ching, Christoph Guger

(KC 303)


15:45 – 16:45

Master Class 1

(KC 210, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310)


16:45 – 17:45

Master Class 2

(KC 210, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310)


18:00 – 19:00

Funding & Investment Panel

(KC 101, 103, 105)


19:00 – 20:00

Dinner

(Vistas Dining Room)


20:15 – 21:15

Welcome, Town Hall & Tribute

(KC 101, 103, 105)


21:15 – 22:15

Bonfire Party

Sponsored by: 

(KC Patio)

7:30 – 18:30

Breakfast

(Vistas Dining Room)


8:00 – 17:00

Registration & Information Desk Open

(KC 100 Galleria Central)


8:30 – 9:30

Plenary #1:

Adding the End-User to the Design, Development and Evaluation of Communication BCIs

Speaker:
Melanie Fried-Oken

(KC 101, 103, 105)


9:45 – 12:45

Workshop Session 1

(KC 210, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310)


12:45 – 13:45

Lunch / Lunch with Leaders

(Vistas Dining Room)


14:00 – 15:30

Research Session 1 (Oral Presentations)

(KC 101, 103, 105)


15:30

Flash Talks

(KC 101, 103, 105)


15:45 – 17:45

Posters & Exhibitor Demonstrations – Session 1

(KC 201, 203, 205)


17:45 – 18:45

Global BCI Session

(KC 101, 103, 105)


19:00 – 23:00

Al-Fresco Dinner

Sponsored by:

(Mount View BBQ)


 

7:30 – 18:30

Breakfast

(Vistas Dining Room)


8:30 – 9:30

Neuroethics Session

(KC 101, 103, 105)

Sponsored by:


9:45 – 12:45

Workshop Session 2

(KC 210, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310)


12:45 – 13:45

Industry Insight Session:
Connexus® Brain-Computer Interface – From Design to Clinic

Join Paradromics for lunch and a deep dive into the design rationale, pre-clinical data, and clinical study plans for the Connexus Brain-Computer Interface (BCI). Building on 30 years of BCI research, this session explores the design, manufacture, and material choices behind this intracortical BCI, engineered for durability and high performance. Pre-clinical data, demonstrating longevity and record-breaking information capture rates, will be shared, as well as adverse events, challenges, and key learnings. The planned clinical trial will also be discussed, including an overview of the protocol, surgical technique, and timeline.

Speakers:

David Brandman, M.D., Ph.D

Daniel Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.

Matt Angle, Ph.D.

Stephen Ryu, M.D.

Vikash Gilja, Ph.D.

Hosted & sponsored by:


14:00 – 16:00

Nature Walks

16:00 – 18:00

Posters & Exhibitor Demonstrations – Session 2

(KC 201, 203, 205)


18:00 – 19:00

BCI Users Forum

(KC 101, 103, 105)

Sponsored by:


19:00 – 20:00

Dinner

(Vistas Dining Room)


20:15 – 21:15

Plenary #2: A neural manifold view of BCI decoding

Speaker: Juan Alvargo Gallego

(KC 101, 103, 105)

Sponsored by:


21:15 – 22:15

Bonfire Party

Sponsored by:

(KC Patio)

7:30 – 18:30

Breakfast

(Vistas Dining Room)


8:30 – 9:30

Plenary #3: Towards the Goal of BCI Control of Upper Limb Prosthetics in the Home Environment

Speaker: Karunesh Ganguly

(KC 101, 103, 105)

Sponsored by:


9:45 – 12:45

Workshop Session 3

(KC 210, 301, 302, 303, 305, 306, 308, 310)


12:45 – 13:45

Lunch / Lunch with Leaders

(Vistas Dining Room)


14:00 – 15:30

Research Session 2 (Oral Presentations)

(KC 101, 103, 105)


15:30

Flash Talks (15 Minutes)

15:45 – 17:45

Posters & Exhibitor Demonstrations – Session 3

(KC 201, 203, 205)


18:00 – 19:00

Early Career Awards

(KC 101, 103, 105)


19:00 – 20:00

Dinner

(Vistas Dining Room)


20:00 – 21:00

Closing Bonfire Party

Sponsored by:

(KC Patio)