VIPSIG Annual Conference 2024 Speakers

Dr Stella Paddick

Clinical Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University
Dr Lade Smith CBE

President
Dr Peter Hughes
Dr Samah Jabr

Head of the Mental Health Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health
Professor Dennis Ougrin

Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Global Mental Health at Queen Mary University of London
Dr Anis Ahmed

Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Chair of VIPSIG
Professor Melanie Abas

Professor of Global Mental Health at King’s College London
Dr Walter Mangezi

Head of Department of Psychiatry at University of Zimbabwe
Professor Santosh Chaturvedi

Former Dean and Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore and currently, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Jagadguru Kripalu Chikitsalaya, Vrindavan, India
Ursula Makowski

Operations Specialist in Volunteer Talent Acquisition and Recruitment at United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Professor Mohammed Al-Uzri

Presidential Lead for Global Mental Health Strategy
Dr Yasser Khan

Vice Chair, Middle Eastern Division
Dr Manoj Kumar

International Division Chair, South Asian Division
Dr Neil Horn

Chair, African Division
Dr Margaret Gani

Association of Black Psychiatrists
Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar

British Arab Psychiatric Association
Dr Suman Ahmed

British Bangladeshi Psychiatrists Association
Dr Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa

British Indian Psychiatric Association
Dr Anu Priya

British Indian Psychiatric Association