Influence of Houston Brain Economy Roundtable Recommendations on the G7 Canada Declaration

Policy Framing and Economic Integration

Houston Recommendation: Reframe brain health as economic infrastructure; link to jobs, productivity, and global competitiveness.

G7 Declaration: Strong uptake. Declaration repeatedly frames brain capital as “essential infrastructure,” central to “resilience, productivity, and fiscal stability.”

Governance and Global Agenda

Houston Recommendation: Elevate brain health to global economic forums (G7, G20, WEF).

G7 Declaration: Direct influence. G7 action items include establishing a G7+ working group, a G7 conference, integrating into France's 2026 agenda, and updating the G7 communiqué.

Access, Equity, and Innovation

Houston Recommendations: Expand access to care (telehealth, workforce pipeline), scale equitable neurotech and digital tools, invest in early biomarkers, prevention, and virtual diagnostics.

G7 Declaration: Reflected in tone and urgency. Declaration supports “scalable prevention, early detection, intervention,” and promotes AI/digital tech use. However, it doesn’t go into specifics like workforce licensing, non-dilutive funding, or neurotech platforms.

Public-Private and Cross-Sector Collaboration

Houston Recommendations: Promote commercialization expertise, support public-private partnerships and co-financing models, foster business leadership and investment.

G7 Declaration: Largely aligned. Declaration encourages scaling proven innovations through joint investment, sharing best practices, and mentions private-sector momentum—but doesn’t detail commercialization or specific tools like “brain bonds.”

Measurement and Metrics

Houston Recommendations: Deploy brain health ROI metrics, build trust through ethical data use and standardized tools.

G7 Declaration: Partially aligned. Declaration calls for a “formal policy forum to align metrics” and anchor brain capital in ROI but lacks detail on frameworks like the Brain Health Matrix or privacy protocols.

Workforce and Environment Design

Houston Recommendations: Design brain-healthy workplaces and hybrid models, tailor programs to frontline and dispersed workers.

G7 Declaration: Reflected broadly. The declaration acknowledges employer-driven innovations (e.g., reducing burnout, redesigning roles) but stops short of referencing physical space design, neuroarchitecture, or hybrid equity.

Health System Reform

Houston Recommendations: Integrate public health and clinical systems, realign payment models toward prevention, streamline regulations for innovation.

G7 Declaration: These are not directly addressed in the declaration—gaps remain around payment reform, regulatory acceleration, and healthcare system redesign.

Narrative Framing

Houston Recommendations: Shift from disorder-deficit model to empowerment, creativity, and resilience.

G7 Declaration: Strong alignment. Declaration frames brain capital as the “master resource” of the century, vital for innovation and inclusive growth.

The G7 Declaration closely reflects the strategic framing and global positioning called for in the Houston Roundtables—especially in making brain health an economic issue and integrating it into G7 governance.