2025 conference agenda
8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Introduction
The Honorable Roslyn Silver (U.S. District Court Arizona)
Betsy Grey (Jack E. Brown Chair of Law, Arizona State)
8:45 – 10:15 a.m.
Panel 1: Current research on addiction and its application today
Moderator: Dr. Cynthia Stonnington (Mayo Clinic)
- Dr. Holly Geyer (Mayo Clinic) – general overview
- Dr. Jonathan Gewirtz (ASU) – risk factors of addiction
- Dr. Osama Abulseoud (Mayo Clinic) – biomarkers of addiction
10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Panel 2: Treatment
Moderator: Dr. Betsy Leonard (Neurocognitive Associates)
- Dr. Michel Sucher (Honor Health)
- Dr. Chung Jung Mun (ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation)
- Dr. Richard Sharp (Mayo Rochester)
12:00– 12:45 p.m.
Keynote: Dr. Keith Humphreys (Stanford)
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Panel 3: The Court System
Moderator: Judge Douglas Rayes (U.S. District Court Arizona)
- Judge Lauren Guyton (Maricopa County Superior Court)
- Judge Amy Kalman (Maricopa County Superior Court)
- Judge Joshua Heath (Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community)
- Jason Walker (Maricopa County Adult Parole Office)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
Break
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.
Panel 4 Roundtable: Law
Moderator: Judge Kent Cattani (Chief Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals Division 1)
- Jeffrey Sparks (Office of the Attorney General)
- Amy Melcher (Maricopa County Public Defender Office)
- Alexandria Hunt Garcia (Community Activist, Dream.Org)
Agenda is subject to change.
