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WFSBP 2017
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Opening Ceremony
Sunday, 18 June 2017
18:00 –19:15
Master of Ceremony
Dr. Søren Dinesen Østergaard, Denmark, Local Organising Committee Deputy Chair
WELCOME ADDRESSES
Prof. Gregers Wegener, Denmark, Local Organising Committee Chair
Prof. Ralf Hemmingsen, Denmark, Immediate Past Rector of the University of Copenhagen
OPENING ADDRESS
Prof. Masatoshi Takeda, Japan, WFSBP President
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME COMMITTEE CHAIR ADDRESS
Prof. Constantin R. Soldatos, Greece, WFSBP Immediate Past President
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Awards presented by Prof. Constantin R. Soldatos
Prof. Eduard Vieta, Spain, WFSBP Research Award
Prof. Florence Thibaut, France, WFSBP Award for Excellence in Education
Prof. Per Bech, Denmark, WFSBP Award for Scientific Excellence of the WFSBP Host
Distinctions presented by Prof. Masatoshi Takeda
Prof. Peter Riederer, Germany, being presented with Presidential Commendation
Prof. Constantin R. Soldatos, Greece, being pronounced WFSBP Honorary President
OPENING LECTURE
“The microbiome-gut-brain axis: A key regulator of brain & behaviour across the lifespan”
Speaker: Prof. John F. Cryan, Ireland
Chair: Prof. Masatoshi Takeda, Japan
Culture Programme by Chris Minh Doky, Denmark, Bass Player
The Opening Ceremony is followed by a Networking Reception in the Auditorium Foyer.