Meet the speakers

Moughenda is recognized as a leading authority for introducing global explorers to the world of Iboga, with over 30 years of experience and thousands of initiations. For those seeking Bwiti initiation, healing, or training, he serves as an authentic gateway to truth.

Papa Boussengue, one of Gabon’s foremost traditional harp (Ngombi) players, will present live music and share the history of the instruments and the musical tradition.

Executive Director of The Vilomah Foundation which a non-profit that advocates ibogaine & plant medicine for the treatment of substance abuse and provides support for their families. Susan is a visionary advocate dedicated to transforming the landscape of mental health and substance use treatment. Her mission is deeply personal: after spending six years navigating a […]

Simeon Schnapper is the founding Partner of JLS, a plant medicine fund. His introduction to psychedelics came 30+ years ago in Chicago where he studied with Dr. Robert E.L. Masters and Jean Huston Ph.D. who authored the seminal book The Varieties of Psychedelic Experience: The Classic Guide to the Effects of LSD on the Human […]

Tobias Erny began his career in the chemical-pharmaceutical industry in Basel, Switzerland, where he first experienced the healing potential of Ibogaine in 2006. Intrigued by its vast possibilities, he committed to extensive research and work with this remarkable molecule.In 2008, he started working with the traditional plant medicine Iboga.He is initiated into the Dissoumba-Fang tradition […]

His background includes significant leadership roles in the mental health and wellness space, notably serving as CEO of Universal Ibogaine (TSX-V) in Canada and as a Director for the Tabula Rasa Ibogaine Clinic in Portugal. He maintains a strong commitment to the sector as a board member for the Vilomah Foundation and the Global Iboga […]

Sidsel is a PhD fellow in social anthropology at the University of Bergen in Norway. Her PhDproject titled (Up)rooted healing: relational trajectories of iboga/ine efficacy from Gabon to the opioid crisis follows iboga and its many derivates in selected localised encounters whereit has been or is currently used for therapeutic purpose. Apart from tracing the […]

Quentin di Costanzo is a recognized Master Grower and cannabis genetics expert with over 15 years of experience spanning the pharmaceutical and recreational sectors. As the founder and CEO of Aficionado French Connection and a partner at Aficionado Humboldt, he has led operations across the United States, Canada, Colombia, Turkey, and Portugal. Holding a degree […]

Ryan is the Founder of Root Healing and a dedicated student of the Missoko Bwiti tradition under Moughenda. He has successfully launched legal, traditional Iboga centers in Europe, Asia, and the United Stated, bringing “above-ground” accessibility to this sacred medicine. Ryan believes the Bwiti tradition is essential in Iboga and Ibogaine treatments, offering a necessary […]

Jonathan has degrees from Princeton and London School of Economics, but for the last twenty years has charted a course through audio and sound reproduction which has truly never been traveled. Founding two companies (Oswalds Mill Audio/OMA and Fleetwood Sound) which many regard as producing the finest sounding audio systems in the world today, Jonathan […]

Spencer “Missambo” Burton is the founder of Iboga Rebirth Missoko Bwiti Church and co-founder of the Missoko Bwiti Alliance (MBA), a frontrunner in leading the charge to bring the Missoko Bwiti tradition to the USA in a safe, useful, and cohesive way. Spencer specializes in his skilled translation of the indigenous tradition into a Western […]