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PreAct Summit 2026 • 25 Years After 9/11
From Ground Zero to Global Preparedness
The experts who responded then, joined by global leaders shaping the response to mass mental trauma today. Join us for a 2-day summit in lower Manhattan.
November 16–17, 2026Convene, 555 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
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Overview & Mission
From reactive response to proactive, systemic preparedness
Twenty-five years ago, responders improvised care in the face of unprecedented collective trauma. Today, we bring together those pioneers and the global leaders who followed them to define how the world prepares — before the next crisis, not after.
Technology, AI & Rapid Triage
How data, AI and digital tools can identify those most at risk and route care at scale.
Global Policy & Infrastructure
Building the systems, funding and governance that make preparedness the default, not the exception.
Distinguished Faculty & Keynote Speakers
Leading minds in disaster psychiatry, crisis intervention, and mass trauma systems.
Alexander Charney MD, PhD
Ichan School of Medicine Mount Sinai
Amiad Baltzan MD
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Amy Carol Dominguez
Director, PreAct
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Amy O'Neill Gregorian LPC
Co-Founder
Voices for Resilience
Anat Brunstein-Klomek PhD
Dean
Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University
Anne Van Hine
9/11 Widow
Anthony Ng MD, DFAPA
Northern Light Acadia Hospital
April Naturale PhD
Vibrant Emotional Health
Avi Gamoran PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health
Avital Weller PhD
Director of Professional Development Courses and Supervision
Central School for Welfare Workers, Ministry of Welfare Israel
Cassondra Feldman PsyD
Adjunct Faculty Professor
Nova Southeastern University
Craig Katz MD
Founder, PreAct
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Summit Schedule
- 8:30 – 9:15 AM ESTBreak
Registration & Breakfast
- 9:15 – 9:45 AM ESTPlenaryMain Stage
Opening Remarks
Craig Katz, MD — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiInbal Reuveni, MD — PreAct, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterOren Tene, MD — PreAct, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterAnn Van Hine — 9/11 widow - 9:45 – 10:45 AM ESTPlenaryMain Stage
From Policy to the Front Line
Building preparedness before disaster strikes — chaired by Inbal Reuveni, MD
Gilad Bodenheimer, MD — Head of Mental Health Services, Israeli Ministry of HealthStephen Cozza, MD — Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, Uniformed Services UniversityReggie Ferreira, PhD — Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy, Tulane University - 10:45 – 11:00 AM ESTBreak
Coffee Break
- 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM ESTParallel sessionsBreakoutTrack 1
When One Trauma Model Doesn't Fit Everyone
Adapting care to the person, community and context
Irena Spector, MD — Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterNadine Jackson, MA — Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterGabriela Spector-Mersel — Sapir CollegeBreakoutTrack 2The Community Is the Intervention
Building the capacity to respond before professional help arrives
Lisa Orloff — World Cares CenterTara E. Liberman, PsyD — Jewish Community Mental Health InitiativeAnat Brunstein Klomek, PhD — Reichman UniversityHila Oren, PhD — The Tel Aviv FoundationSharon Blum-Melamed, MSW — Tel Aviv-Yafo Social Services AdministrationBreakoutTrack 3What Does "Home" Mean After Mass Trauma?
Captivity, displacement and rebuilding a sense of home
Mutsa Majero, PhD, LPC, NCC — RMTACMoshe Farchi, MD — Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona in the GalileeYael Hochman, MD — Sapir CollegeApril Naturale, PhD — Disaster Mental Health ConsultantDavid R. Serfaty, MD — Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterLuz Chapa, MEd — RMTACEsther Rodriguez, MS — RMTACDaniel Levy, MD — Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterBreakoutTrack 4Ready When It Happens
What we do when the trauma is happening now
Yasmin Arnon Mansharov — Northern Israel RehabilitationJack Hermann, MSEd — American Red CrossW. Christian BurgessCassondra L. Feldman, PsyD — Nova Southeastern UniversityMaggie Castro, MA — Miami-Dade Fire RescueRina Goldstein, LMSW, MA — Long Island University – Brooklyn - 12:15 – 1:15 PM ESTBreak
Lunch
- 1:15 – 2:45 PM ESTPlenaryMain Stage
What Will Treat Mass Trauma Next?
Science, technology and the human spirit come together — short talks
Talma Hendler, MD, PhD — Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterEran Magen, PhD — Circles of Support, Inc.Iris Shtein — MentailyDan Valsky Schatz — Head of GenAI, INEXTDATA, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - 1:15 – 2:45 PM ESTPlenaryMain Stage
AI: Our Healer or Our Killer?
Is the technology meant to help us already a threat? — expert panel chaired by Grant Riewe, PreAct Innovation Committee Chair
Alexander Charney, MD — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiSam Dorison — ReflexAIRebecca Jones — World Mental Health Task ForceDavi Moraes — Stamford Project ManagementWarren Sadler — Therify - 2:45 – 3:00 PM ESTBreak
Coffee Break
- 3:00 – 5:00 PM ESTPlenaryMain Stage
The Morning Everything Changed
The people who responded to 9/11 reunite 25 years later — led by Craig Katz, MD, interviewed by Oren Tene, MD
Grant Brenner, MD, DFAPA — Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiLinda Chokoverty, MD — Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Health SystemSander Koyfman, MD, MBA — create/M Media GroupApril Naturale, PhD — Disaster Mental Health ConsultantAnthony Ng, MD — Northern Light Acadia Hospital - 3:00 – 5:00 PM ESTPlenaryMain Stage
They Were the Children of 9/11. Now They Meet the Children of October 7
25 years later, what can one generation shaped by disaster tell another? — chaired by Matthew Biel, MD, MSc, Georgetown University Medical Center
- 5:00 – 6:00 PM ESTSpecialHappy Hour & Art
Broadway, 2001: When the Show Must Go On
How artists rose to the challenge — and helped New York sing again. Mamma Mia! opened on Broadway in October 2001; we go back to those extraordinary weeks — and sing with the stars again.
The Open Studio — Both Days
When Words Are Not Enough
Art, expression and connection after mass trauma — a dedicated experiential space, open both days
- Yael Heksch-Ron, MA — Yehat Safe Studio for the Evacuated Community of Kibbutz Kfar Aza
- Debra Kalmanowitz, PhD — Sapir College
- Yael Willner — Sapir College
- The Holding Frames
Ready to join these sessions?
Register for Summit 2026Venue & Logistics
Convene, 555 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
- Transportation: Steps from Prince St (R/W) and Spring St (6) subway stations.
- Accessibility: Step-free access, elevators and accessible restrooms throughout the venue.