Congress President
Tsuyoshi Akiyama
WFMH
Mário Constantino Lopes
Barcelos
International Scientific Committee
Chair
Alberto Trimboli
Argentina - WFMH Former President
Vice-Chair
António Ribeiro
Portugal - Barcelos City Councillor
Miguel Xavier
Portugal - National Coordinator for Mental Health Policies. Full Professor of Psychiatry. Deputy Director – President of the Scientific Council of the Faculty of Medical Sciences | NOVA Medical School.
Pedro Morgado
Portugal - Regional Coordinator for Mental Health in the North Region of Portugal
Ingrid Daniels
South Africa - WFMH Former President, World Capital of Mental Health project initiator
Johannes John-Langba
South Africa - WFMH Vice President Programme Development
Secretary
Elizabeth King
Australia – former WFMH Director at Large
Members
Confirmed so far:
Margarida Gaspar Do Matos
Indira Sharma
Chris Abojei
Juan Carlos Fantin
Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri
Babalwa Dano
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil
Silvia Raggi
Julie Millard
Augustine Nwoye
Abdulmalik Jubril
Ritasha Sookdew
Joseph Knobel Freud
Toluse Francis
José Luis Pedreira Massa
Paulo Amarante
Kwanele Shishane
Fernando Lolas Stepke
L. Patt Franciosi
Eugene K.M. Darteh
Liliana Moneta
Gbonubola Abiri
International Organizing Committee
Chair
Sabine Bährer
Germany - WFMH President-Elect
Vice-Chair
Filipe Pinheiro
Portugal – Barcelos Municipality
Mafalda Figueiredo
Portugal – Barcelos Municipality
Manuel Alves
Portugal – Barcelos Municipality
Miguel Durães
Portugal – Coordinator of the Action Plan: Barcelos – 1st World Capital of Mental Health
Paula Domingos
Portugal – National Coordination of Mental Health Policies. Senior Technician at the Directorate-General of Health.
Anabela Pimenta
Portugal – Barcelos Municipality
Johannes John-Langba
South Africa - WFMH Vice President Programme Development
Allan Tasman
USA - WFMH Regional Vice North America/Caribbean & Treasurer
Michael Kariuki Kamau
Kenya - WFMH Director at Large
Roberto Mezzina
Italy - WFMH Regional Vice President Europe
Andrew Mohanraj
Malaysia - WFMH former Board Member
Chad Lawson
USA - Pianist and composer
Unaiza Niaz
Pakistan - MD, DPM, MRCPSYCH, FRCPSYCH
Honorary Committee of Portugal
Confirmed so far:
Nuno Sousa
Miguel Xavier
Pedro Morgado
Fernanda Rodrigues
Joaquim Fidalgo Freitas
Sónia Azenha
