How could economic, social and other policies and practices be informed by the latest insights from neuroscience?

How can we build brains better – from the start of life, and across the life course?

How can this contribute to reducing inequity, growing productivity and improving system resilience?

For this webinar, we welcomed guest presenter, Harris Eyre MD PhD, neuroscientist and Co-lead of the OECD’s Neuroscience-Inspired Policy Initiatives group, followed by a conversation with Queensland sector leaders: Professor Karen Thorpe, Professorial Research Fellow at the Queensland Brain Institute; Professor Ivan Frkovic, Queensland Mental Health Commissioner; Sheryl Batchelor, Founder and Director of Yiliyapinya Indigenous Corporation; and Dr Elisabeth Hoehn, Medical Director – Consultant Psychiatrist, Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health.

The webinar was presented by Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership and hosted by Queensland Brain Institute with support from Queensland Mental Health Commission.