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WFSBP 2015
Opening Ceremony
Sunday, 14 June 2015
Beginning: 18:00
Master of Ceremony
Professor Dimitris Dikeos, Greece
OPENING ADDRESS
Professor Constantin R. Soldatos, WFSBP President
WELCOME ADDRESSes
Georgios Kaminis, Mayor of Athens
Professor Dimitris Nanopoulos, President of the Academy of Athens
Professor Georgios Zografos, Vice Rector of the University of Athens
Presentation of Distinctions and Awards
Distinctions presented by Professor Constantin R. Soldatos
Professor Florence Thibaut, France, being pronounced WFSBP Honorary President
Professor Lakshmi Yatham, Canada, being presented with Presidential Commendation
Awards presented by Professor Florence Thibaut
Professor Janusz Rybakowski, Poland / WFSBP Lifetime Achievement Award in Biological Psychiatry
Professor Rupert Lanzenberger, Austria / WFSBP Research Award
Professor E. Mohandas, India / WFSBP Award for Excellence in Mentorship
Professor Bilgen Taneli, Turkey / WFSBP Award for Excellence in Mentorship
Professor Philippe Courtet, France / WFSBP Award for Excellence in Education
Professor Konstantinos Fountoulakis, Greece / WFSBP Award for Excellence in Education
Prize presented by Professor Siegfried Kasper
Professor Heinz Grunze, United Kingdom
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry Excellence in Publication Prize
Music by the Athens Municipality Choir
OPENING LECTURE
“Risk and resilience for psychosis and autism: Do developmental brain changes matter?”
Speaker: Professor Christos Pantelis, Australia/Greece
Chair: Professor Constantin R. Soldatos, Greece
Co-chair: Professor Tudor Udristoiu, Romania
The Opening Ceremony is followed by a
Networking Reception in the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre.