KEYNOTE & OPENING SESSION SPEAKERS
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Prof Richard Davidson
Prof of Psychology and Psychiatry, Founder & Director, The Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prof Willem Kuyken
Prof of Mindfulness and Psychological Science & Director, University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Dr Sara Lazar
Director, Lazar Lab, Harvard University
Asst Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Prof Mark Williams
Co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, University of Oxford
Prof Zindel Segal
Co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, University of Toronto Scarborough
Prof Elissa Epel
Prof & Vice Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
A/Prof Judson Brewer
Assoc Prof of Psychiatry, Brown University & Director of Research & Innovation, Brown Mindfulness Centre
Adj. A/Prof Angie Chew
CEO & Mindfulness Principal, Brahm Centre & Singaporean of The Year 2019
Prof Philip Choo
Group Chief Executive Officer, National Healthcare Group
A/Prof Craig Hassed
Medical Doctor & Snr Lecturer, Medical Monash University
Dr Eric Loucks
Director, Brown Mindfulness Centre & Assoc Professor of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Brown University
Kevin Fong
Founding Teacher, ATINAT, Institute of Mindfulness Training, China
Tan Li San
CEO, National Council of Social Service, Singapore
Mr Tan Kwang Cheak
CEO, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore
Prof Richard Davidson
Prof of Psychology and Psychiatry, Founder & Director, The Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Prof Willem Kuyken
Prof of Mindfulness and Psychological Science & Director, University of Oxford Mindfulness Centre
Dr Sara Lazar
Director, Lazar Lab, Harvard University
Asst Professor in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Prof Mark Williams
Co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, University of Oxford
Prof Zindel Segal
Co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, University of Toronto Scarborough
Prof Elissa Epel
Prof & Vice Chair, Dept of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco
A/Prof Judson Brewer
Assoc Prof of Psychiatry, Brown University & Director of Research & Innovation, Brown Mindfulness Centre
Adj. A/Prof Angie Chew
CEO & Mindfulness Principal, Brahm Centre & Singaporean of The Year 2019
Prof Philip Choo
Group Chief Offiicer, National Healthcare Group
A/Prof Craig Hassed
Medical Doctor & Snr Lecturer, Medical Monash University
Dr Eric Loucks
Director, Brown Mindfulness Centre & Assoc Professor of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Brown University
Kevin Fong
Founding Teacher, ATINAT, Institute of Mindfulness Training, China
Tan Li San
CEO, National Council of Social Service, Singapore
Mr Tan Kwang Cheak
CEO, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore
Dr Annitha Annathurai
Head of Emergeny Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Richard Burnett
Teacher & Founder
Mindfulness in Schools Project UK
Dr Maleena Suppiah Cavert
Dep. Director, Clinical Education, National University Health System, Singapore
Dr Richard Chambers
Clinical Psychologist & Mindfulness Consultant
Ms Joanne Chan
Head of Finance, Swiss Reinsurance Asia, Singapore
Prof Christopher Cheng
CEO, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Dr Christopher Cheok
Sr. Consultant, Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Dr Faith Chia
Sr. Consultant, Dept of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Prof Chua Hong Choon
Dep. Group CEO, National Healthcare Group & CEO, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
Prof David Creswell
Prof of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr Kinjal Doshi
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Singapore General Hospital
Dr John Francis
National Geographic Planet Walker & Environmentalist
Dr Daniel Fung
CEO, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore President, International Association for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Allied Professions
Dr Christopher Germer
Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Co-Founder of Mindful Self-Compassion Program
Assoc Prof Philippe Goldin
Director, Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, University of California Davis
Dian Handayani
Senior Art Therapist, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Patricia Holland
Asst Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University
Dr. Debbie Hu
Chief of Psychiatric Department, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan
Prof Kua Ee Hock
Sr. Consultant, Dept of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital
Prof Lam Shui-Fong
Director, JC “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative, Hong Kong
Dr Naras Lapsys
Nutrition & Longevity Consultant
Pearlyn Lee
Art Therapist, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Eric Lim
Mindfulness Psychologist, Brahm Centre, Singapore
Dr Julian Lim
Asst Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
June Lim
Pain Psychologist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Lim Han Ee
Co-Founder and Principal Coach, Emerge Performance, Singapore
Bernice Lin
Graduate Research Assistant, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Dr Liu Xinghua
Assoc Dean, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences Peking University
Dr Herman Lo
Assoc Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Florence Meleo- Meyer
Global Ambassador to the Global Mindfulness Collaborative
A/Prof Jayanth Narayanan
National University of Singapore Business School
Dr Neo Han Yee
Head of Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Dr Noorhazlina Bte Ali
Sr. Consultant, Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Dr Ong Eng Koon
Consultant, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Dr Jeffery Proulx
Asst Professor Of Behavioural and Social Sciences (Research), Asst Professor Of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (Research), Brown University
Dr Phang Cheng Kar
Psychiatrist & Mindfulness-Based Therapist
Dr Phua Dong Haur
A&E Senior Consultant, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Karen Sheffield-Abdullah
Doctor of Nursing & Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr Ronald Siegel
Asst Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Frank Singam
Sr. Counsellor, Brahm Centre, Singapore
Dr Bellam Sreenivasulu
Senior Lecturer, Residential College 4, National University of Singapore
Dr Bob Stahl
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Trainer, Brown University
Dr Lynette Tan Yuen Ling
Director of Studies & Assoc Director of Student Life, Residential College 4, National University of Singapore
Dr Shufang Sun
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences,
Brown University
Dr Sun Yujing
Oncologist, GuangZhou Medical School Secondary Hospital, China
Dr Chris Willard
Psychologist & Educational Consultant, Harvard Medical School
Kayla Wong
Music Therapist, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Prof Samuel Wong
Prof & Director, JC School of Public Health & Primary Care, Director, CUHK Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research & Training, Hong Kong
Dr Mabel Yap
Director, Professional Training & Assessment Standards, Ministry of Health, Singapore
Dr Fadel Zeidan
Executive Director, University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness
Dr Annitha Annathurai
HHead of Emergeny Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Richard Burnett lljjjjjlll
Teacher & Founder
Mindfulness in Schools Project UK
Dr Maleena Suppiah Cavert
Dep. Director, Clinical Education, National University Health System
Dr Richard Chambers
Clinical Psychologist & Mindfulness Consultant
Ms Joanne Chan
Head of Finance, Swiss Reinsurance Asia, Singapore
Prof Christopher Cheng
CEO, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore
Dr Christopher Cheok
Sr. Consultant, Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Dr Faith Chia
Sr. Consultant, Dept of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Prof Chua Hong Choon
Dep. Group CEO, National Healthcare Group & CEO, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore
Prof David Creswell
Prof of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
Dr Kinjal Doshi
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Singapore General Hospital
Dr John Francis
National Geographic Planet Walker & Environmentalist
Dr Daniel Fung
CEO, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore President, International Association for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Allied Professions
Dr Christopher Germer
Lecturer in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School and Co-Founder of Mindful Self-Compassion Program
Assoc Prof Philippe Goldin
Director, Clinically Applied Affective Neuroscience Laboratory, University of California Davis
Dian Handayani
Senior Art Therapist, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Patricia Holland
Asst Professor of the Practice of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University
Dr. Debbie Hu
Chief of Psychiatric Department, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Taiwan
Prof Kua Ee Hock
SSr. Consultant, Dept of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
Prof Lam Shui-Fong
Director, JC “Peace and Awareness” Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative, Hong Kong
Dr Naras Lapsys
Nutrition & Longevity Consultant
Pearlyn Lee
Art Therapist, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Eric Lim
Mindfulness Psychologist, Brahm Centre, Singapore
Dr Julian Lim
Asst Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
June Lim
Pain Psychologist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Lim Han Ee
Co-Founder and Principal Coach, Emerge Performance, Singapore
Bernice Lin
Graduate Research Assistant, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Dr Liu Xinghua
Assoc Dean, School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences Peking University
Dr Herman Lo
Assoc Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Florence Meleo- Meyer
Global Ambassador to the Global Mindfulness Collaborative
A/Prof Jayanth Narayanan
National University of Singapore Business School
Dr Neo Han Yee
Head of Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Dr Noorhazlina Bte Ali
Sr. Consultant, Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
Dr Ong Eng Koon
Consultant, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Dr Jeffery Proulx
Asst Professor Of Behavioural and Social Sciences (Research), Asst Professor Of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (Research), Brown University
Dr Phang Cheng Kar
Psychiatrist & Mindfulness-Based Therapist
Dr Phua Dong Haur
A&E Senior Consultant, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Karen Sheffield – Abdullah
Doctor of Nursing & Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr Ronald Siegel
Asst Professor of Psychology, Harvard University
Frank Singam
Sr. Counsellor, Brahm Centre, Singapore
Dr Bellam Sreenivasulu
Senior Lecturer, Residential College 4, National University of Singapore
Dr Bob Stahl
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher Trainer, Brown University
Dr Lynette Tan Yuen Ling
Director of Studies & Assoc Director of Student Life, Residential College 4, National University of Singapore
Dr Shufang Sun
Assistant Professor, School of Public Health Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University
Dr Sun Yujing
Oncologist, GuangZhou Medical School Secondary Hospital, China
Dr Chris Willard
Psychologist & Educational Consultant, Harvard Medical School
Kayla Wong
Music Therapist, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Prof Samuel Wong
Prof & Director, JC School of Public Health & Primary Care, Director, CUHK Thomas Jing Centre for Mindfulness Research & Training, Hong Kong
Dr Mabel Yap
Director, Professional Training & Assessment Standards, Ministry of Health, Singapore
Dr Fadel Zeidan
Executive Director, University of California, San Diego Center for Mindfulness
Singapore Co-organisers & Partners
Singapore Co-organisers
International Co-organisers & Partners
International Co-organisers & Partners
