Meet the Faculty
Meet some of the world’s leading experts in psychiatric leadership—professionals who will not only share their deep expertise in leadership within psychiatry, but also offer insights into cross-European approaches to training, collaboration, and innovation in the field.
Join them during the Leadership Academy for an engaging exchange of ideas and experiences:
Dr Julian Beezhold, EPA Secretary General, Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich (UK). Dr Beezhold has led EPA Secretariat operations worldwide while maintaining clinical and administrative roles at Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. He collaborates on international policy and education initiatives in psychiatry and supports professional development across Europe.
Dr. Olivier Andlauer, Centre for Psychiatry and Mental Health, Queen Mary University of London, and East London NHS Foundation Trust, London (UK). Dr Andlauer chaired the EPA Early‑Career Psychiatrists Committee (ECPC) and has previously co-chaired its Task Force on Research. Based in London, he leads educational programs for young psychiatrists and supports cross‑institution networks and training opportunities.
Assoc. Prof. Defne Eraslan, SRH Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach GmbH, Karlsbad (Germany). Assoc. Prof. Eraslan is teaching and supervising psychiatric trainees at the hospital’s training program (an academic teaching hospital of Heidelberg University). She contributes to regional clinical services and emerging research in mental health in Baden‑Württemberg .
Dr. Cecile Hanon, EPA Committee on Education, Regional Resource Centre of Old Age Psychiatry, APHP, University of Paris Cité, Paris (France). Dr Hanon leads old-age psychiatry education within AP‑HP and serves on the EPA Committee on Education. She oversees training modules and resource development for geriatric psychiatry across the Paris region and nationally.
Prof. Anita Riecher‑Rössler Professora emerita for Psychiatry at the University of Basel, Basel (Switzerland). Prof Riecher‑Rössler was the first female full professor of psychiatry in the German‑speaking world (1998–2019). She pioneered early psychosis detection programs, led the Centre for Gender Research, and is former editor of Archives of Women’s Mental Health. Her research focuses on gender differences in mental illnesses, reproductive psychiatry, and psychosis prevention. Recipient of the 2017 Constance Pascal–Helen Boyle Prize for contributions to European psychiatry
Prof. Norman Sartorius, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, Geneva (Switzerland). Prof Sartorius is one of the most influential psychiatrists of his generation. He led WHO’s Division of Mental Health (1977–1993), served as President of both the World Psychiatric Association and EPA, and holds professorships across Europe, North America, and Asia. Now based in Geneva, he directs a mental health NGO and leads anti-stigma campaigns. He has published 400+ papers, authored/edited 100+ books, and was instrumental in the development of global mental health policy and education.
Dr. Asilay Seker, EPA Early Career Psychiatrists’ Committee, ECPC Taskforce on Professional Development, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London (UK). Dr Seker is a child and adolescent psychiatry trainee at IoPPN/SLaM, focusing on neurodevelopmental disorders and digital psychiatry methods. She actively contributes to early career psychiatric education via EPA’s ECPC, co-founded its Research Task Force, and serves on international trainee organizations
Guest speaker – Simone De Ioanna, EPA Executive Director, Strasbourg (France). As EPA’s Executive Director based in Strasbourg, Ms De Ioanna oversees organizational strategy and operations, liaising with international partners and coordinating EPA events. He plays a central role in advancing the association’s mission to enhance psychiatric standards and education across Europe.