International Congress Organising Committee
The International Congress Organising Committee is responsible for overseeing the organisation of the College's International Congress.
The Committee is broken down into two groups, the Executive Committee and the Advisory Board. The Committee work closely with the College's events team to engage the wider membership and partner organisations in advocating for the International Congress.
The full committee meets twice a each year and reviews all the submitted programme proposals to ensure the programme is of a high quality and representative of the specialty and those that work within it.
If you are interested in being a part of the International Congress Organising Committee, we are currently recruiting for a new Congress Co-Chair and members of the Congress Advisory Board. Find out more information on both roles.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee has overall responsibility for planning and delivering a high quality and balanced scientific programme, proposing and inviting keynote speakers and commissioning sessions if necessary.
| Name | Position | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Stephen Lawrie | Professor of Psychiatry | Congress Co-Chair |
| Role currently vacant | Congress Co-Chair | |
| Dr Abdul Raoof | Consultant Psychiatrist, Secure Mental Health Services | Associate Dean for Advanced Learning |
| Professor Allan Young | Chair of Mood Disorders and Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders | Chair of the RCPsych Academic Faculty |
| Professor Ian Jones | Professor of Psychiatry at the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences | Immediate Past Congress Co-Chair |
| Professor Fiona Gaughran | Professor of Physical Health and Clinical Therapeutics in Psychiatry | Appointed role |
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board are in place to advise and steer the Executive Committee, suggesting innovations to keep the Congress relevant, proposing sessions to be commissioned and nominating keynote speakers.
| Name | Position | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dr Lade Smith CBE | RCPsych President | Co-Opted |
| Professor Subodh Dave | RCPsych Dean | Co-Opted |
| Dr Trudi Seneviratne | RCPsych Registrar | Co-Opted |
| Professor John Crichton | RCPsych Treasurer | Co-Opted |
| Ms Elen Cook | Director of Professional Standards | Co-Opted |
| Dr Laura Thorn | Immediate Past Chair of PTC | Co-Opted |
| Dr Mike Groves | SAS Committee Vice Chair | Co-Opted |
| Role currently vacant | RCPsych Learn Patient Representative | Co-Opted |
| Role currently vacant | RCPsych Learn Carer Representative | Co-Opted |
| Dr Jane Morris | Vice-President Scotland | Co-Opted |
| Professor Alka Ahuja | Vice-President Wales (Co-Opted) | Co-Opted |
| Dr Julie Anderson | Vice-President Northern Ireland (Co-Opted) | Co-Opted |
| Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri | Chair of the International Advisory Committee | Co-Opted |
| Professor David Baldwin | BAP representative | Co-Opted |
| Professor Sam Chamberlain | Vice Chair Academic Faculty | Co-Opted |
Dr Dina Elgabry | Associate Professor of Psychiatry | Appointed |
| Dr Jonathan Gibb | NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Adult Psychiatry | Appointed |
| Dr Declan Hyland | Chair, Choose Psychiatry Committee and Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist | Appointed |
| Professor Kenneth Kaufman | Chair, Pan-American International Division and Editor in Chief, BJPsych Open Editorial Board | Appointed |
| Professor Helen Killaspy | Professor of Rehabilitation Psychiatry | Appointed |
| Professor Ania Korszun | Professor of Psychiatry and Eduction | Appointed |
| Dr Omer Moghraby | Chief Digital Information Officer and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist | Appointed |
| Dr Divya Nallur | Previous South Asian International Division Vice Chair and Consultant Addictions Psychiatrist | Appointed |
| Dr Ade Ogunwale | Chief Consultant Psychiatrist | Appointed |
| Dr Saju Padakkara | Consultant Medical Psychotherapist and Medial Psychotherapy Tutor | Appointed |
| Professor Kapil Sayal | Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and NIHR Senior Investigator | Appointed |
| Dr Toral Thomas | Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) | Appointed |
| Dr Alex Till | Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist | Appointed |
| Professor Peter Woodruff | Past Chair Academic Faculty | Appointed |