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AI in Mental Health Forum 2027

Wednesday 5 May 2027, 9am - 4pm
Clinical Education Centre, Auckland City Hospital
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Anna Campbell, Whakarongarau Aotearoa, speaking at the 2026 event.

About the Forum

The AI in Mental Health Forum is a one-day professional gathering for clinicians, researchers, policymakers, digital health leaders and sector professionals working at the intersection of mental health and technology.


Designed for honest, practical conversation, the Forum's aim is to ask the questions that matter most to people working in the field right now: where does AI fit responsibly in mental health care, what does good implementation look like, and how do we design for trust, safety and human dignity?


The third annual AI in Mental Health Forum takes place on Wednesday 5 May 2027 at Auckland Hospital and brings together professionals for a focused day of seminars, panels and conversation.

What to Expect

Question. Discuss. Act.

What to Expect

Opening Plenary

A scene-setting address on the state of AI in mental health: where we are, where we're heading, and what responsible progress looks like.

Seminars and Panel Discussions

Focused sessions across key topic areas, led by clinicians, researchers and sector experts. Expect grounded, practical insight rather than polished keynotes.

OpenMind Exhibition Showcase

Exclusive access to a curated selection of artworks from the OpenMind Art Exhibition - AI-generated works based on real human emotional journal entries, exhibited with consent.

Silent Auction

A selection of OpenMind artworks available to bid on during the Forum. All proceeds go to Youth in Transition and The Runway Foundation.

Networking

Connect with peers working across healthcare, policy, research and digital health in Aotearoa New Zealand.

More speakers will be announced in the lead-up to the Forum.

Speakers at the 2026 Forum

A diverse range from healthcare, research, policy and technology.

Speakers

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Hon Matt Doocey

Minister for Mental Health and Associate Minister of Health

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Anna Campbell

Chief Support Services Officer Whakarongorau Aotearoa

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Stella Ward

CEO

Digital Health Association

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Alex Kemp

CEO

Health Informatics New Zealand (HiNZ)

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Jenny Hamilton

Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader and Consultant, University of Lincoln, UK

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Dr Brigitte Viljoen

Psychotherapist
TherapyNZ

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Dr Jen Gold

Relationship & Wellbeing Therapy Researcher and Practitioner

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Patrick Schweder

Consultant Neurosurgeon

Co-chair AI Health Innovation Hub

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Jamie Allen

Pou Hāpai

Taranaki Retreat Trust

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Abbas Al-Murrani

Managing Director & Founder Health Economics Consulting NZ

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Marc Jacquemin

Training Specialist
HappyMind

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Anel-Carline Beukes

HR Business Partner, Bridgestone NZ

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Dr Diane Divett

Founder, Refocussing Therapy

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Will Zhang

Co-founder & CEO, EmoEx

Co-chair AI Health Innovation Hub

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Andrew Hoggard (MC)

Chairperson of Youth in Transition Charitable Trust

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 Art Exhibition

The Forum is presented as part of OpenMind - a public art exhibition exploring human emotion through the lens of AI.


Free to attend, OpenMind features AI-generated artworks, each created from a real person's emotional journal entry through the EmoEx Mental Health Companion, and shown with their consent.


Forum attendees will have exclusive access to a curated preview of works from the collection during the day, alongside a silent auction of selected pieces in support of Youth in Transition and The Runway Foundation.

Charity Partners

Charity Partner

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Get in Touch

Get in Touch

Forum Enquiries

For enquiries about the Forum, including speaker applications, partnership opportunities, media requests or registration questions, please contact us at info@eahih.org.

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