Committees
Steering Group
Wendy Orchard (Chair)
Executive Director, IASP
Professor Murad Khan
(Scientific Committee Co-Chair)
Aga Khan University, Karachi
Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar
Founder, SNEHA; Dept of Psychiatry, Voluntary Health Services, Chennai
Bronwen Edwards
CEO, Roses in the Ocean
Dr Sandersan Onie
Founder, INASP; Blackdog Institute
Dr Prakarn Thomyangkoon
(Scientific Committee Co-Chair)
The Psychiatric Association of Thailand
Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
(Scientific Committee Co-Chair)
University of Auckland
Professor Paul Yip
Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong
Associate Professor Greg Armstrong
University of Melbourne
Scientific Committee
Co-Chairs of the Scientific Committee
Dr Prakarn Thomyangkoon
The Psychiatric Association of Thailand
Associate Professor Sarah Hetrick
University of Auckland
Professor Murad Khan
Aga Khan University, Karachi
Scientific Committee Members
Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar (India)
Founder, SNEHA; Dept of Psychiatry, Voluntary Health Services, Chennai
Associate Professor Greg Armstrong (AUS)
University of Melbourne
Professor Paul Yip (Hong Kong)
The University of Hong Kong
Dr Sandersan Onie (Indonesia/AUS)
Blackdog Institute; Founder, INASP
Dr Ugyen Dema (Nepal)
Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
Professor Chencho Dorji (Nepal)
Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
Dr Soumitra Pathare (India)
Consultant Psychiatrist; Director of the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy at the Indian Law Society.
Professor Rakhi Dandona (India)
Public Health Foundation of India; University of Washington, Seattle, USA
Dr Ashish Dutta (Nepal)
Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Kamal Gautam (Nepal)
TPO Nepal
Professor Thilini Rajapakse (Sri Lanka)
University of Peradeniya
Professor Mohsen Rezaeian (Iran)
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences
Dr Liang Zhou (China)
Central South University
Professor Tae Yeon Hwang (Rep. Korea)
President of the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention
Professor Chan Lai Fong (Malaysia)
National University of Malaysia
Dr Ginger Ramirez (Philippines)
Global Health Delivery Candidate at Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor Michelle Tye (AUS)
Black Dog Institute
Bonnie Scarth (AUS)
University of Melbourne
Dr Katie McGill (AUS)
University of Newcastle
Associate Professor Lynne Russell (NZ)
Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Sarah Fortune (NZ)
University of Auckland
Professor Ying Yeh Chen (Taipei)
National Yang Ming University
Burin Suraaroonsamrit (Thailand)
Senior Advisor Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health
Organising Committee
Wendy Cliff (Chair)
Head of Membership and Events, IASP
Katherine Thomson
Head of Marketing and Campaigns, IASP
Dr Prakarn Thomyangkoon
(Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee (Local))
The Psychiatric Association of Thailand
Patranuch Sudasna
Director, Conference & Destination Management
