Day 1
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Welcome and Orientation
Richard Mollica; Maria Leister; Eugene Augusterfer
9:00-9:30 am
Global Mental Health Overview
Richard Mollica; Maria Leister
9:30-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:15 am
Global Mental Health Action Plan
Eugene Augusterfer
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Human Rights
Maria Leister
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm
Global Mental Health – Africa
Taiwo Lateef Sheikh
2:15-3:15 pm
War, Trauma & Children
Giuseppe Raviola
3:15-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Education, Trauma & Mental Health
Laura McDonald
4:30-5:30 pm
Q&A
Richard Mollica; Maria Leister; Eugene Augusterfer
5:30-6:00 pm
Day 2
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Neuroscience 1
Gregory Fricchione
9:00-10:00 am
Neuroscience 2
Giampaolo Nicolais
10:00-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:15 am
Neuroscience 3
Giovaani Muscettola
11:15 am-12:15 pm
Clinical Toolkit
Richard Mollica
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm
Trauma Informed Care
Sadie Elisseou
2:15-3:15 pm
Women’s Health
Sondra Crosby
3:15-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Leadership
Omar Bah
4:30-5:30 pm
Q&A
Richard Mollica; Maria Leister; Eugene Augusterfer
5:30-6:00 pm
Day 3
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Trauma and the Arts
Nisha Sajnani
9:00-10:00 am
Expressive Arts
Joseph Mageary
10:00-11:00 am
Break
11:00-11:15 am
Nature and Well-Being
Susan Rees
11:15 am-12:15 pm
HPRT 20-Year Celebration
Sanjiv Chopra
12:15-1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm
Empathy: Franco Paparo Memorial Lecture
Massimo Ammaniti
2:15-3:15 pm
HPRT 20 YEAR CELEBRATION : ABC Nightline, HPRT videos, Marjorie Agosin, GMH alumni
Richard Mollica; Maria Leister; Eugene Augusterfer
3:15-4:15 pm
Break
4:15-4:30 pm
Meditation & Reflection
Tim Kelly
4:30-5:30 pm
Q&A
Richard Mollica; Maria Leister; Eugene Augusterfer
5:30-6:00 pm