Organizing Committee | Congress on Mental Health: Meeting the needs of the 21st Century

Director of the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MSD) at WHO’s Headquarters Office, Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Mental Health

Dr. Matt Muijen

MD PhD., Programme Manager for Mental Health, WHO Regional Office for Europe

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Gaebel

M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, President of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), Director of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Heinrich-Heine University, Medical Director of the LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Director of the LVR-Institute for Mental Healthcare Research (LVR-IVF) and the WHO Collaborating Center on Quality Management and Empowerment in Mental Health

Prof Roy Abraham Kallivayalil

Secretary General of the World Psychiatric Association (2014-2020), President Elect of the World Association of Social Psychiatry

Mr. Hans-Horst Konkolewsky

The Secretary General of the International Social Security Association (ISSA)

Prof. Norman Sartorius

M.D., M.A., D.P.M., Ph.D., FRC. Psych, President of the Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes (AMH), Former Director of the Mental Health Program of the World Health organization , Former President of the World Psychiatric Association, Former President of the Association of European Psychiatrists (EAP)

Prof. Alfred Pritz

President of the World Council for Psychotherapy (WCP), Ph.D in Psychopathology and Pedagogics, General secretary of the European Association for Psychotherapy, rector and full professor of the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna

Dr. Gordana Milavic

MD., F.R.C.Psych., Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Maudsley Hospital, Co-Chair of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Section of the World Psychiatric Association, Former Clinical Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Dr. Afzal Javed

MBBS, MCPS, D.PSYCH (LONDON), BOARD CERT.PSYCH (UK), F.R.C.Psych. (UK), M.PHIL (EDINBURGH), FRCP (Ireland), Immediate Past President World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR), Secretary for Sections World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

Prof. Stavroula Leka

Director of the Center for Organizational Health and Development, Chair of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) Scientific Committee “Work Organization & Psychosocial Factors”

Dr. Edward Chan

President of the Asian Federation of Psychotherapy, President of the Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy

Darlyne G. Nemeth

Co-Secretary General of the World Council for Psychotherapy, Member of the American Psychological Association’s Council of Representatives, Ph.D., M.P., M.P.A.P.

Emilia Afrange

President of Brazilian Association of Psychotherapy – ABRAP President of Latin-American Federation of Psychotherapy - FLAPSI

Aknin Nicole

Professor psychoanalyst, Rector of the Sigmund Freud University Paris, Executive member of the World Council for Psychotherapy and the European Association for Psychotherapy, Vice President of European Confederation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Dr. Mohammad Khodayarifard

Vice-president of the World Council for Psychotherapy, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Education The University of Tehran

Dr. Chinmay Pandya

The Chairperson of the International Festival of Yoga, Culture and Spirituality, Pro Vice Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya University (DSVV)

Prof. Dr. Ganesh Shankar

President of the World Council for psychotherapy (Asian Chapter), Founder President of the Asian Federation for Psychotherapy (AFP), Hon. Gen. Secretary of Yoga&Psychotherapy Association of India, Ph.D , D.Litt. (Yoga Psychotherapy)

Prof. Sagat A. Altynbekov

President of the Association of Mental Health Specialists of Kazakhstan, Director of the Republican Scientific Practical Center of Psychiatrics, Psychotherapy and Narcology of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Medical Science, Professor

Prof. Eka Chkonia

President of the Society of Georgian Psychiatrists, an ECNP ambassador for Georgia, Professor of psychiatry at Tbilisi State Medical University

Prof. Nadir V. Ismayilov

President of the Azerbaijan Psychiatric Association, Professor at the Department of Psychiatry Azerbaijan Medical University, Honored Doctor of the Azerbaijan Republic

Prof. Oleg А. Skugarevsky

Chairman of the Belorussian Psychiatric Association, M.D., Professor

Prof. Tatiana I. Galako

President of the Kyrgyz Psychiatric Association, Head of the Chair on Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Narcology of the Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Associate Professor of the Chair on Medical Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Kyrgyz-Russian (Slavonic) University, Head of the Expert Council of the Kyrgyzstan Republican Center for Mental Health (Kyrgyzstan)

Dr. Judy Kuriansky

Clinical Psychologist, Professor at Columbia University Teachers College, United Nations Representative of the World Council of Psychologists (WCP)