TEDxReno Salon | September 18, 2025 | Grand Sierra Resort
By Audrey Roden
Before the lights go up at TEDxReno 2025, we’re opening space for one of the most urgent and deeply human conversations of the year.
On September 18 , just two days before the main event, TEDxReno will host a Salon at the Grand Sierra Resort focused on a powerful and timely topic: Beyond Service: How Ibogaine is Healing Veterans’ PTSD, TBI, and Addiction.
This evening gathering will bring together a remarkable panel of 5 expert voices, two combat veterans, a Stanford-based researcher, a medical doctor, and a family member, to explore how plant-based therapies are offering real healing and renewed hope for veterans and their families.
One of the veterans featured in this discussion, former U.S. Army Infantry Captain and Purple Heart recipient Clayton Smith, will also take the stage during the main TEDxReno event on September 20.
Across the country, veterans are carrying invisible wounds, long after their service ends. PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and addiction continue to impact countless lives. While traditional treatments have had mixed results, new approaches are emerging that blend science, compassion, and lived experience.
This Salon is more than a panel, it’s a platform. A chance to listen. A chance to learn. A chance to imagine new pathways forward.
How You Can Be Part of It
This TEDxReno Salon is open to the public and tickest are now available for $30 per person.
Whether you’re a veteran, first responder, someone with PTSD, family member, healthcare professional, or simply someone who believes in the importance of helping others heal, we invite you to join us.
🕔 Time: 5:30p.m. to 8:30p.m., and doors open at 5 pm.
📅 Date: September 18, 2025
📍 Location: Grand Sierra Resort
TEDxReno 2025 is about ideas worth spreading, but also about people worth supporting. Join us at the Salon: Beyond Service, for an unforgettable evening that reflects the courage, complexity, and resilience of those who’ve served, and the future they deserve.
Get your tickets here today, because healing starts with being heard.
Thank you to our partner Grand Sierra Resort
We’re grateful to the Grand Sierra Resort – GSR for more than just providing a stage, they’re helping us create an atmosphere worthy of these conversations. With their world-class venue, unmatched hospitality, and commitment to elevating community events, GSR is the perfect home for this important Salon. Their support ensures that every detail reflects the respect and care our veterans and speakers deserve. We are also grateful to the GSR for hosting our speaker dinner and providing rooms for our speakers.
👉If you are interested in sponsoring one of the veterans on the panel we are seeking donations to cover their airfare, hotel and meals. Contact us at contact@tedxreno.org.
P.S. Keep an eye on our social media and newsletter for something special on August 21 and 22.
