Hon Matt Doocey, Minister for Mental Health, speaking at the 2025 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 Forum takes place on Thursday 25 June 2026 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.
Speakers
A diverse range from healthcare, research, policy and technology.
More speakers will be announced in the lead-up to the Forum.
Speakers
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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. The public exhibition runs on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 June at Silo 6, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland.
Forum attendees will have exclusive access to a curated preview of ten 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
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@emoexai.com.