We proudly present our Confirmed Speakers
Plenary Speakers
Alzheimer Treatment: Past, present and future
Brain Dimensions of Depression: From Biomarkers to Home-Based Neuromodulation
Prof. Ricardo F. Allegri
Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine, Universidad de Buenos Aires
Head of Department of Cognitive Neurology, Neuropsychology and Neuropsychiatry, Instituto de Investigaciones Neurológicas Fleni
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Prof. Cynthia Fu
Professor of Affective Neuroscience
Director, Affective Clinical Neuroscience Unit, Department of Psychology and Human Development, University of East London
London, United Kingdom
Debate Speakers
Cannabis use in adolescence negatively impacts emerging adults' neurodevelopmental and cognitive abilities’
Proponent
Prof. Robin Murray
Professor of Psychiatric Research
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience
King’s College
London, United Kingdom
Opponent
Dr. Debasish Basu
Former Professor and Head
Department of Psychiatry,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research (PGIMER)
Chandigarh, India
Are GLP-1 receptor agonists the new frontier in the treatment of psychiatric disorders?
Proponent
Prof. Dan Siskind
Professor
University of Queensland,
Faculty of Health,
Medicine and Behavioural Science
Brisbane, Australia
Opponent
Prof. Andreas Reif
Chair
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy,
University Medical Centre Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Immuno-metabolic depression: Is it prime time to adopt immuno-metabolic modulating pharmacological and lifestyle interventions?
Proponent
Prof. Jane A. Foster
Professor
Center for Depression Research and Clinical Care,
Division of General Psychiatry,
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, United States
Opponent
Prof Gin S. Malhi
School of Psychiatry,
University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
State-of-the-Art Session Speakers
Advances in Psychosis: Real Advances and Chimeras Over the Past Half-Century
Cognitive neuroscience of antidepressant action- what’s new and why does it matter?
Prof. Robin Murray
Professor of Psychiatric Research
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience,
King’s College
London, United Kingdom
Prof. Catherine Harmer
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
Associate Head of Department People & Culture,
University of Oxford
Warneford Hospital
Oxford, United Kingdom
Presidential Symposium Speakers
Beyond DSM-5: What Comes Next—and Why It Matters’ or ‘The Future of Diagnosis: Inside the Next DSM
Prof. Anissa Abi-Dargham
Chair
Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Stony Brook Medicine
New York, United States
Nitin Gogtay, MD
VP
Division of Research
Deputy Medical Director
American Psychiatric Association
Bethesda, United States
Drug Pipeline Symposium Speakers
Further confirmed speakers will be announced shortly.