2026 Summit

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03/11/2026 3:00 pm ET

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Schedule

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Day 1 (2026)			View Day
	Interview You’re Not Imagining It: Migraine’s Strange Symptoms Explained	Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN Director MedStar Georgetown Headache Center	Watch Interview
	Interview What Everyone With Migraine Should Know About Gut Health	Robert Bonakdar, MD Pain & Headache Specialist Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine	Watch Interview
	Interview The Six Most Common Mistakes in Migraine Management	Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS Neuro-Ophthalmologist & Headache Specialist Yellow Rose Headache & Neuro-Ophthalmology	Watch Interview
	Interview How To Be Active When Exercise Triggers Your Migraine	Emily Cordes Accredited Exercise Physiologist Movement With Migraine	Watch Interview
	Sponsored by Pfizer GLP-1s, Obesity & Migraine	Aarushi Suneja, MD Headache Medicine Fellowship Program Director Cleveland Clinic	Watch Sponsored by Pfizer
Day 2 (2026)			View Day
	Interview Mind Your Body: The Role of Emotions in Chronic Pain	Nicole Sachs, LCSW Author & Podcast Host \| Clinical Psychotherapist The Cure for Chronic Pain \| Your BreakAwake	Watch Interview
	Interview Can Long COVID Cause Migraine or Make it Worse?	Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD Head of the Neurology Department Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Research	Watch Interview
	Interview Is Migraine a Sensory Processing Disorder?	Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN Neurologist Mayo Clinic	Watch Interview
	Interview A Whole-Person Approach To Overcoming Chronic Dizziness & Vertigo	Yonit Arthur, AuD Founder, Audiologist & Coach The Steady Coach	Watch Interview
Day 3 (2026)			View Day
	Interview A Migraine Survival Guide to Weather & Climate Changes	Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh Director of Headache Medicine & Clinical Research \| Assistant Professor of Neurology Community Neuroscience Services \| UMass School of Medicine	Watch Interview
	Interview How Early Life Stress Affects Migraine Risk	Serena Laura Orr, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Pediatrics \| Pediatric Neurologist University of Calgary \| Alberta Children's Hospital	Watch Interview
	Interview Why Neck Pain Matters in Migraine — And What To Do About It	Zhiqi Liang, PhD, MPhty, BAppSci, FACP Lecturer, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Queensland	Watch Interview
	Interview The Migraine Reset: How Pharmacology Helps Rebalance the Brain	Risa Ravitz, MD CEO Modern Migraine MD	Watch Interview
	Sponsored by Lundbeck From Settling to Small Wins: 3 Perspectives on Redefining Progress in Migraine Care	Andrew Blumenfeld, MD Neurologist \| Founder Cedars-Sinai \| Haven Headache & Migraine Center	Watch Sponsored by Lundbeck
Day 4 (2026)			View Day
	Interview Stopping Migraine Preventives: When, Why & How To Transition Off Safely	Matthew Robbins, MD Associate Professor of Neurology & Residency Program Director Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital	Watch Interview
	Interview How To Harness the Power of Sleep When You Live With Migraine	Fred Cohen, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine and Neurology \| Medical Director Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai \| Headache Intervention	Watch Interview
	Interview Navigating the Migraine Chaos That Begins During Perimenopause	Jan Lewis Brandes, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology \| Founder Vanderbilt University \| Nashville Neuroscience Group	Watch Interview
	Interview What the Science Says About Food & Migraine	Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN Associate Professor of Nutrition & Food Science University of Maryland, College Park	Watch Interview
	Sponsored by AbbVie Migraine Prevention Compared: What Recent Research Shows	Jaclyn Duvall, MD Founder and Director Headache Specialists of Oklahoma	Watch Sponsored by AbbVie
Day 5 (2026)			View Day
	Interview Living With Migraine Through Times of Grief & Loss	Dawn C. Buse, PhD Psychologist & Clinical Professor of Neurology Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Watch Interview
	Interview Our Evolving Understanding of What Causes Migraine	Vince Martin, MD, AQH Director Headache & Facial Pain Center	Watch Interview
	Interview Mast Cells: A Link Between Migraine, POTS & EDS?	Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc Associate Professor of Neurology Barrow Neurological Institute	Watch Interview
	Understanding Migraine Drug Side Effects	Teshamae Monteith, MD, FAHS, FAAN Professor of Clinical Neurology University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine	Watch Interview
Day 6 (2026)			View Day
	Interview Migraine in Older Adulthood: What Really Changes?	Robert P. Cowan, MD, FAAN, FAHS Director of Research Headache and Facial Pain Program, Stanford University	Watch Interview
	Interview Helping Kids & Teens Manage Migraine	Christina L. Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS Director, Pediatric Headache Program Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Watch Interview
	Interview Navigating U.S. Social Security & Private Disability Options for Migraine	Stacy Monahan Tucker, JD Managing Partner Monahan Tucker Law	Watch Interview
	Interview How Location & Lifestyle Influence Migraine Triggers	Tsubasa Takizawa, MD, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology Keio University School of Medicine	Watch Interview
Day 7 (2026)			View Day
	Interview Brain Fog & Dementia: The Science on the Cognitive Impacts of Migraine	Laura (Libby) Sebrow, PhD Clinical Neuropsychologist Independent Clinical Practice	Watch Interview
	Interview Beyond Pills: Your Guide to Drug-Free Neuromodulation for Migraine	Stewart Tepper, MD, FAHS Vice President The New England Institute for Neurology and Headache	Watch Interview
	Interview How Behavioral Therapies Help Prevent & Manage Migraine	Paul R. Martin, PhD Adjunct Professor Monash University & Griffith University	Watch Interview
	Interview Scents, Chemicals & the Migraine Brain	Gudrun Gossrau, MD Professor of Neurology, Headache and Pain Specialist Technische Universität Dresden TUD	Watch Interview
Day 8 (2026)			View Day
	Interview Why Isn’t There a Cure for Headache Disorders?	Tom Zeller Jr. Author \| Editor-In-Chief The Headache \| Undark	Watch Interview
	Interview Small, Sustainable Lifestyle Changes To Help Minimize Migraine	Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH, FAHS, FAAN Professor Wake Forest University School of Medicine	Watch Interview
	Interview Told You’re “Out of Options”? There’s Hope	Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS Founder & Medical Director Integrative Headache Medicine of New York	Watch Interview
	Interview CGRP, PACAP & Beyond: The Future of Migraine Relief	Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc Professor of Neurology \| Centre Leader Danish Headache Center \| Center for Discoveries in Migraine	Watch Interview
Recap Webinar 2026			View Day
	Webinar What Mattered Most: The 2026 Summit Debrief	Carl Cincinnato & Elizabeth DeStefano Co-hosts Migraine World Summit	Watch Webinar

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Which interviews have the extended uncut versions available?

Free interviews are a concise 30 minutes for your convenience, but many interviews (30 this year) have full recording versions that unlock extra minutes of more in-depth discussions. Dive deeper with more than 6 hours of additional uncut expert insights from the Migraine World Summit.

When you order a copy of the 2026 Migraine World Summit, with an Access Pass, you receive access to all the full-length interview editions, which includes the additional hours of the in-depth discussions with leading experts.

How much does it cost?

The online Migraine World Summit is free to watch during the live event. Each day four interviews are released and are available for 24 hours before the next day's interviews are released.

If you wish to purchase unlimited access to all the interviews, video, audio, and transcripts from this year you can order your own copy. Click here for more details about the All Access or VIP Passes.

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2026 Summit

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03/11/2026 3:00 pm ET

Schedule

Day 1 (2026)

Jessica Ailani, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Robert Bonakdar, MD

Deborah Friedman, MD, MPH, FAAN, FAHS

Emily Cordes

Aarushi Suneja, MD

Day 2 (2026)

Nicole Sachs, LCSW

Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD

Amaal J. Starling, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Yonit Arthur, AuD

Day 3 (2026)

Shivang Joshi, MD, MPH, RPh

Serena Laura Orr, MD, MSc

Zhiqi Liang, PhD, MPhty, BAppSci, FACP

Risa Ravitz, MD

Andrew Blumenfeld, MD

Day 4 (2026)

Matthew Robbins, MD

Fred Cohen, MD

Jan Lewis Brandes, MD

Margaret Slavin, PhD, RDN

Jaclyn Duvall, MD

Day 5 (2026)

Dawn C. Buse, PhD

Vince Martin, MD, AQH

Jennifer Robblee, MD, MSc

Teshamae Monteith, MD, FAHS, FAAN

Day 6 (2026)

Robert P. Cowan, MD, FAAN, FAHS

Christina L. Szperka, MD, MSCE, FAHS

Stacy Monahan Tucker, JD

Tsubasa Takizawa, MD, PhD

Day 7 (2026)

Laura (Libby) Sebrow, PhD

Stewart Tepper, MD, FAHS

Paul R. Martin, PhD

Gudrun Gossrau, MD

Day 8 (2026)

Tom Zeller Jr.

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH, FAHS, FAAN

Lauren R. Natbony, MD, FAHS

Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc

Recap Webinar 2026

Carl Cincinnato & Elizabeth DeStefano

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