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ABOUT THE CONGRESS
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One congress – many players
The WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY
involves many players who make their expertise avail-
able and participate in the work of various committees.
Their support ensures that the congress has a broad
range of topics and adequately reflects all the trends
within the field.
The following delegates are members of the congress
committees (in alphabetical order):
Supervisory Committee
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Dinesh Bhugra, United Kingdom
(Chair and WPA President)
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Helen Herrman, Australia
(Co-Chair and WPA President Elect)
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Arno Deister, Germany
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Peter Falkai, Germany
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Iris Hauth, Germany
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Andreas Heinz, Germany
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Isabella Heuser, Germany
Organising Committee
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Masatoshi Takeda, Japan (Chair)
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Wolfgang Gaebel, Germany (Co-Chair)
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Eric Yu Hai Chen, People's Republic of China
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Peter Falkai, Germany
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Wagner F. Gattaz, Brazil
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Roy Abraham Kallivayalil, India
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Michael Krausz, Canada
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Solomon Tshimong Rataemane, South Africa
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John H. Krystal, USA
Local Organising Committee
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Andreas Heinz, Germany (Chair and Local Host)
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Isabella Heuser, Germany (Co-Chair and Local Host)
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Arno Deister, Germany
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Peter Falkai, Germany
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Wolfgang Gaebel, Germany
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Iris Hauth, Germany
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Fritz Hohagen, Germany
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Norman Sartorius, Switzerland
Early Career Psychiatrists Programme Committee
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Fritz Hohagen, Germany (Chair)
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Norman Sartorius, Switzerland (Co-Chair)
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Jibril O. Abdulmalik, Nigeria
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Pavel Alfimov, Russia
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Livia De Picker, Belgium
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Jakob Kaminski, Germany
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Olga Kazakova, Belarus
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Berend Malchow, Germany
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Christian Muñoz Farías, Colombia
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Mariana Pinto da Costa, Portugal
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Oliver Schubert, Australia
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Ekin Sönmez, Turkey
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Xudong Zhao, People's Republic of China
Committees and council