World Congress Psychiatry 2025
Danuta Wasserman, Sweden, WPA – Chair
Pavel Mohr, Czech Republic, WPA – Co-Chair

Scientific Committee

Danuta Wasserman, Sweden – Chair, Scientific Committee
Tomáš Kašpárek, Czech Republic – Co-Chair, Scientific Committee
Michal Patarák, Slovakia – Co-Chair, Scientific Committee

The Scientific Committee, responsible for proposals to and evaluations of submissions to the scientific programme of WCP 2025, 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
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

Martin Holly, Czech Republic

Vanda Valkučáková, Slovakia

WPA Representatives

Saul Levin, USA
Paul Summergrad, USA