Full Programme

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Day 1: Monday, 17 Feb 2025

SingHealth Academia

20 College Rd, Singapore 169856


8:00amRegistration Opens
9:00am

Opening Session
Opening Video
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute Global Mental Health Programme
Mental Health Innovation Network Asia Hub

Welcome Remarks
Chow Wan Cheng
SingHealth, Duke-NUS Medical School

Opening Address
Daniel Fung
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Opening Feature
Nicole Kay
Tapestry Project

Welcome from Co-Hosts
Alberto Rodriguez
World Bank
Sameer Hasija
INSEAD Asia Campus

10:00am

Keynote Address
Scaling up Psychosocial Interventions: From Science to Policy
Vikram Patel
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

10:45amBreak
Innovation Fair
11:15am

Theme 1: Regional Approaches to Effective Mental Health Strategies
[Session Chair] Jean Liu
Centre for Evidence and Implementation, Singapore

Talk 1.1: Southeast Asia's Mental Health Strategy
Saima Wazed
WHO South East Asia Regional Office

Talk 1.2: From Experience to Expertise: Driving Social Change Through Lived Experience Leadership
Parth Sharma
Global Mental Health Peer Network

Theme 1 Panel Discussion
Daniel Fung
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Parth Sharma
Global Mental Health Peer Network
Sylvie Gleises
AXA XL
Saima Wazed
WHO South East Asia Regional Office

12:40pm

Lunch Break
Innovation Fair

1:40pm

Theme 2: Pioneering Innovations for Mental Health in Asia
[Session Chair] Brian Hall
NYU Shanghai

Talk 2.1: Mental Health Innovation Network
Joy Muhia
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Talk 2.2: Landscape Mapping of Mental Health Innovations in Asia
Anne-Claire Stona
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Talk 2.3: Philanthropic Partnerships: Fostering Mental Health Solutions in Asia
Sahil Chopra
Being Initiative, Grand Challenges Canada

Case Sharing 1: Sati App
Amornthep Sachamuneewongse
Sati, Thailand

Case Sharing 2: Post-Disaster Mental Health in the Pacific
Etuini Ma'u
Pacific Medical Association

3:20pm

Break
Innovation Fair

3:50pm

Theme 2 Panel Discussion
Amornthep Sachamuneewongse
Sati, Thailand
Fatimah Lateef
SingHealth, Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates
Nagendra Luitel
Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal
Imran Pambudi
Ministry of Health, Indonesia

4:45pm

Have a Stretch - Seated Yoga
Alanna Sethi
Helping Our Planet Earth

5:00pm

Final Panel
Gathering Regional Perspectives to Advance Global Mental Health in the Region
[Session Chair] Harry Minas
University of Melbourne

Altanzul Narmandakh
National Center for Mental Health and Mongolian Mental Health Association, Mongolia
Chhit Sophal
Ministry of Health, Cambodia

Debbie Sorensen
Pacific Medical Association, New Zealand
Nguyen Thi Mai Hien
Viet Nam Psychotherapy Association

5:50pmClosing Remarks
6:00pmEnd of Day 1

Day 2: Tuesday, 18 Feb 2025

INSEAD Asia Campus

1 Ayer Rajah Ave, Singapore 138676

More information on workshops and site visits at this link

8:00amRegistration Opens
8:30am

INSEAD Welcome Address
Sameer Hasija
Dean, INSEAD Asia Campus

9:00am

Workshops
[A] Bridging the Mental Wellness Ecosystem
Room 359
Xinyu Liang
INSEAD

[B] Co-Creation and Cultural Adaptation for Digital Mental Health Interventions
Flatroom 2018
Brian Hall
NYU Shanghai
Hao Fong Sit (Millet)
University of Hong Kong
Yijia Shi
NYU Shanghai

[C] Diversity and Inclusion and Mental Wellbeing
Auditorium
Vinika D. Rao
INSEAD

[D] Perinatal Mental Health
Amphitheatre Room 1031
Geetha Desai
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Nur Yanayirah
MotherHope Indonesia
Yang Liying
SingHealth

[E] Programme Evaluation
Flatroom 4078
Eric Finkelstein
Duke-NUS Medical School
Mythily Subramaniam
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Taufique Joarder
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

[F] Workplace Wellbeing: Exploring Impact Versus Programmes
Room 1017
Bob Grove
WorkWell Leaders
Anthea Ong
WorkWell Leaders
Reuben Ng
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy
Enoch Li
Bearapy, INSEAD

11:00amCoffee Break
11:30am

Workshops
[G] Climate Change and Mental Health
Auditorium
Renzo Guinto
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
John Aruta
De La Salle University

[H] Harnessing Social Media Marketing
Amphitheatre Room 1031
Fadjar Wibowo
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

[J] Leadership and Business Considerations for Workplace Mental Health
Room 359
Enoch Li
INSEAD

[K] Learning from Social Impact Organisations: Insights for Advancing Mental Health
Flatroom 4078
Ridhima Aggarwal
INSEAD

[L] Managing Mental Health of Working Parents
Flatroom 2018
Winnie Jiang
INSEAD

(By Invite Only) [M] Elevating Youth Voices: Transforming Mental Health Funding and Decision-Making 
Room 1017
Suad Ali
Grand Challenges Canada
Sahil Chopra
Grand Challenges Canada

1:00pm

Lunch Break

1:45pm

Site Visits & Workshops

Note: Staggered Departure Times for Site Visits

Site 3
KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Site 7
Resilience Collective

2:00pm

Site 1

The Greenhouse

Site 2*
Institute of Mental Health

Site 5
National Gallery

Site 8
Silver Ribbon Singapore

2:30pm

Site 4
MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation
Site 6*
NUS Health and Wellbeing

3:00pm

Workshop 1: Hush TeaBar Experience
Flatroom 1017

Workshop 2: Making Mental Health Support and Care Possible at Scale Through Public Sector Action
Flatroom 4078
Rachana Parikh
PATH
Bushan Girase 
PATH
Dinar Kharisma
Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia


Workshop 3: You Are Not Alone — A Dialogue with Leaders who are Tackling Mental Health and Driving Meaningful Change
Flatroom 2018
[Session Chair] Leng Leroy Lim
MindKind Institute

Mollie Rogers Jean De Dieu
Longchamp
Richard Poulton
Instantia
Suhina Singh
Jonda Health

5:00pm

End of Day 2


*Return buses from Sites 2 and 6 to INSEAD Asia Campus available

Day 3: Wednesday, 19 Feb 2025

National Cancer Centre Singapore

30 Hospital Boulevard, Singapore 168583


8:00amRegistration Opens
8:30am

Welcome Ceremony
Renzo R. Guinto
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
Anne-Claire Stona
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

9:00am

Keynote Address
Anthea Ong
Former Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore

9:30am

Panel Discussion
Research and Evidence to Advance the New Agenda
[Session Chair]  Niaya Igarashi
University of Tokyo and Health and Global Policy Institute

Emma Lawrance

Imperial College London
John Aruta
De La Salle University
Christina Cruz
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Ronald Upenyu Mutasa
World Bank

10:45am

Coffee Break

11:00am

Panel Discussion
Centering Communities and People with Lived Experience
[Session Chair] Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham
UNICEF Malaysia

Prabu Naidu

SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network
Derek Cabe
Nuclear and Coal-Free Bataan
Priscilla Giri
Darjeeling Ladenla Road Prerna, India
Sena Salcedo
Betterteem, Philippines
Iftikar Hussain Siddique
Mati Manuh Foundation, India

 Lunch Break
1:15pm

Meditation and Mindfulness
Grace Odal Devora
University of the Philippines, Manila (Retired)

1:45pm

Deep Dives
Deep Dive 1
Foresight Tools for Climate and Mental Health Futures
[Session Chair] Nikki Aluquin
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Aayaan Singh Jamwal
Unearth Freedom Coaching

Deep Dive 2
Digital Technology Interventions for Climate and Mental Health
[Session Chair] Daniel Mahadzir
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Zul Merali
Aga Khan University
Fauziah Rabbani
Aga Khan University
Lam Jerlyn
Nanyang Technological University

Deep Dive 3
Innovative Research on Climate and Mental Health
[Session Chair] Tanisha Naqvi
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Hashaam Akhtar
Health Services Academy
Tris Esteban
St. Luke's Medical Center College of Medicine
Tan Xiang Ren
National University of Singapore
Mathea Melissa Lim
University of Auckland
Christina Chen
Duke-NUS Medical School

2:45pmCoffee Break
3:00pmPanel Discussion
Advocacy for Policy and Practice Change
[Session Chair] Muskaan Khepla
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan

Asian Development Bank
Rachana Parikh
PATH
Alanna Sethi
Helping Our Planet Earth
Priti Sridhar
Mariwala Health Initiative
Laetania Belai Djandam
Healthcare Without Harm

4:15pm

Collective Reflection

Nikki Aluquin
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
Shreya Agoramurthy
Center for Evidence and Implementation

5:00pm

Closing Ceremony

Saima Wazed
WHO South East Asia Regional Office
Renzo R. Guinto

SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

5:30pmEnd of Day 3

Please note the above programme is subject to change.

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