Committees

Committees

25th World Congress of Psychiatry

Danuta Wasserman

Sweden,
WCP 2025 – Chair

Pavel Mohr

Czech Republic,
WCP 2025 – Co-Chair

Scientific Committee

Danuta Wasserman

Sweden,
Chair

Tomáš Kašpárek

Czech Republic,
Co-Chair

Michal Patarák

Slovakia,
Co-Chair

The Scientific Committee, responsible for proposals to and evaluations of submissions to the WCP 2025 scientific program, comprises the WPA Executive Committee, the WPA Council, the WPA Board, and representatives from the WPA Young Psychiatrists, the WPA Medical Students Special Interest Group, and the local Czech and Slovak Member Associations:

WPA Executive Committee

Danuta Wasserman

Sweden

Thomas G. Schulze

USA & Germany

Saul Levin

USA

Norbert Skokauskas

Norway

Paul Summergrad

USA

Armen Soghoyan

Armenia

WPA Council (Former Presidents of the WPA)

Dinesh Bhugra

UK
(2014-2017)

Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva

Brazil
(1989-1993)

Helen Herrman

Australia
(2017-2020)

Afzal Javed

UK
(2020-2023)

Felice Lieh-Mak

China
(1993-1996)

Mario Maj

Italy
(2008-2011)

Juan E. Mezzich

USA
(2005-2008)

Ahmed Okasha

Egypt
(2002-2005)

Norman Sartorius

Switzerland
(1996-1999)

WPA Board of 18 Zonal Representatives (from Zone 1-18)

Gary Chaimowitz

Canada
(Zone 1 – Canada)

Bernardo Ng

USA
(Zone 2 – USA)

Thelma Sanchez

Mexico (Zone 3 – Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean)

Rodrigo Nel Cordoba Rojas

Colombia (Zone 4 – Northern South America)

Miguel Angel Cuellar Hoppe

Paraguay (Zone 5 – Southern South America)

Johannes Wancata

Austria
(Zone 6 – Western Europe)

Ramune Mazaliauskienne

Lithuania (Zone 7 – Northern Europe)

Konstantinos Fountoulakis

Greece (Zone 8 – Southern Europe)

Igor Filipic

Croatia (Zone 9 – Central Europe)

Nikolay Negay

Kazakhstan
(Zone 10 – Eastern Europe)

Armine Larnaout

Tunisia
(Zone 11 – Northern Africa)

Mahdi Abu Madini

Saudi Arabia
(Zone 12 – Middle East)

Aida Sylla

Senegal
(Zone 13 – Central & Western Africa)

Juliet Nakku

Uganda
(Zone 14 – Eastern & Southern Africa)

Vinay Kumar

India
(Zone 15 – South Asia)

Chawanun Charnsil

Thailand
(Zone 16 – South East Asia)

Yong Chon Park

Korea
(Zone 17 – Eastern Asia)

Valsamma Eapen

Australia (Zone 18 – Australasia & the South Pacific)

WPA Young Psychiatrist Representative

Mariana Pinto da Costa

UK

WPA Medical Students Special Interest Group Representative

Muhammad Waqar Azeem

Qatar

Local Czech and Slovak Scientific Committee

Tomáš Kašpárek

Czech Republic

Michal Patarák

Slovakia

Eliška Bartečková

Czech Republic

Natasa Hlavacova

Slovakia

Lucie Kališová

Czech Republic

Dagmar Breznoščáková

Slovakia

Lubomira Izakova

Slovakia

Igor Riečanský

Slovakia

Organizing Committee

The Organizing Committee is responsible for the organization of WCP 2025.

Danuta Wasserman

Sweden
WPA Co-Chair

Thomas G. Schulze

USA & Germany
WPA Co-Chair

Pavel Mohr

Czech Republic
Co-Chair

Jozef Dragašek

Slovakia
Co-Chair

Local Representatives

Martin Anders

Czech Republic

Lucie Bankovská Motlová

Czech Republic

Alexandra Bražinová

Slovakia

Martin Holly

Czech Republic

Vanda Valkučáková

Slovakia

WPA Representatives

Saul Levin

USA

Paul Summergrad

USA