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Day 1: Monday, 17 Feb 2025

SingHealth Academia


8:00amRegistration Opens
9:00am

Opening Session
Opening Feature
Tapestry Project

Welcome Remarks
Chow Wan Cheng
Vice-Dean, Office of Academic Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School
Sameer Hasija
Dean, INSEAD Asia Campus

10:00am

Keynote Address
Scaling up Psychosocial
Vikram Patel
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School

10:45amBreak
Innovation Fair
11:10am

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 StrategySaima Wazed
WHO SEARO

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

Talk 1.3: From Vision to Funding: Sustaining Mental Health Initiatives in Asia

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 SEARO

1:00pm

Lunch Break
Innovation Fair

2:00pm

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
Amornthep Sachamuneewongse
Sati, Thailand

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

4:35pm

Break
Innovation Fair

5:05pm

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

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

Day 2: Tuesday, 18 Feb 2025

INSEAD Asia Campus


8:00amRegistration Opens
8:30am

INSEAD Welcome Address
Sameer Hasija
Dean, INSEAD Asia Campus

9:00am

Workshops
Bridging the Mental Wellness Ecosystem
Xinyu Liang
INSEAD

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

Diversity and Inclusion and Mental Wellbeing
Vinika D. Rao
INSEAD

Perinatal Mental Health
Geetha Desai
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Nur Yanayirah
MotherHope Indonesia
Yang Liying
SingHealth

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

Workplace Wellbeing: Exploring Impact Versus Programmes
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
Climate Change and Mental Health
Renzo Guinto
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
John Aruta
De La Salle University

Harnessing Social Media Marketing
Fadjar Wibowo
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Leadership and Business Considerations for Workplace Mental Health
Enoch Li
Bearapy, INSEAD

Managing Mental Health of Working Parents
Winnie Jiang
INSEAD

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

1:00pm

Lunch Break

2:15pmDepart for Site Visits
(Exact departure time may vary depending on site)
2:30pm

Site Visits & Workshops
Site 1
The Greenhouse

Site 2
Institute of Mental Health

Site 3
KKH Youth Mental Health Services

Site 4
MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation

Site 5
National Gallery Singapore

Site 6
NUS Health and Wellbeing

Site 7
Resilience Collective

Site 8
Silver Ribbon Singapore

Workshop: Hush TeaBar Experience

 

Workshop: Making Mental Health Support and Care Possible at Scale Through Public Sector Action
Rachana Parikh
PATH
Bushan Girase 
PATH

Workshop: You Are Not Alone — A Dialogue with Leaders who are Tackling Mental Health and Driving Meaningful Change
[Session Chair] Leng Leroy Lim
MindKind Institute
Mollie Rogers Jean De Dieu
Longchamp
Richard Poulton
Instantia
Suhina Singh
Jonda Health

5:00pmEnd of Day 2

Day 3: Wednesday, 19 Feb 2025

National Cancer Centre Singapore


8:00amRegistration Opens
8:30am

Welcome Ceremony
Renzo R. Guinto
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
Emma Lawrance
Imperial College London
John Aruta
De La Salle University
Christina Cruz
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
[Moderator] Niaya Igarashi
University of Tokyo and Health and Global Policy Institute

10:45am

Coffee Break

11:00am

Panel Discussion
Centering Communities and People with Lived Experience
Prabu Naidu
SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network
Derek Cabe
Nuclear and Coal-Free Bataan
Priscilla Giri
Darjeeling Ladenla Road Prerna, India
Sena Salcedo
Betterteem, Philippines
[Moderator] Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham
UNICEF Malaysia

12:15pmLunch Break
1:15pm

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

1:40pm

Deep Dives
Deep Dive 1
Foresight Tools for Climate and Mental Health Futures
Aayaan Singh Jamwal
Unearth Freedom Coaching
[Moderator] Nikki Aluquin
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Deep Dive 2
Digital Technology Interventions for Climate and Mental Health
Zul Merali
Aga Khan University
Fauziah Rabbani
Aga Khan University
[Moderator] Daniel Mahadzir
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Deep Dive 3
Innovative Research on Climate and Mental Health
Hashaam Akhtar
Health Services Academy
Lam Jerlyn
Nanyang Technological University
Mathea Melissa Lim
University of Auckland
[Moderator] Tanisha Naqvi
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

2:45pmCoffee Break
3:00pmNetworking
3:45pmPanel Discussion
Advocacy for Policy and Practice Change
Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan
Asian Development Bank
Rachana Parikh
PATH
Alanna Sethi
Helping Our Planet Earth
Priti Sridhar
Mariwala Health Initiative
[Moderator] Muskaan Khepla 
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
5:00pmClosing Ceremony
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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