Scientific Programme Committee, Advisory Scientific Programme Committee and Local Organising Committee
Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) for the EPA 2026 Congress
- Andrea Fiorillo, Italy– SPC Chair
- Celso Arango, Italy
- Judit Balázs, Hungary
- Julian Beezhold, UK
- Philippe Courtet, France
- Geert Dom, Belgium
- Cécile Hanon, France
- Tomáš Kašpárek, Czech Republic
- Pavel Mohr, Czech Republic
- Martina Rojnic Kuzman, Croatia
- Jerzy Samochowiec, Poland
- Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Germany
- Simavi Vahip, Türkiye
- Umberto Volpe, Italy
Role
The SPC ensures the high-quality scientific programme of the European Congress of Psychiatry and reinforces EPA positioning as the main congress in Europe. The SPC is responsible for building the core scientific programme and reviewing and selecting the submissions for the accepted scientific programme
Advisory Scientific Programme Committee (ASPC) for the EPA 2026 Congress
- Michaela Amering, Austria
- Koray Başar, Türkiye
- Claudio Bassetti, Switzerland
- Jonathan Campion, UK
- Bernardo Carpiniello, Italy
- Eka Chkonia, Georgia
- André Decraene, Belgium
- Marina Diaz Marsa, Spain
- Peter Falkai, Germany
- Joseph Firth, UK
- Sophia Frangou, USA
- Silvana Galderisi, Italy
- Sinan Guloksuz, Netherlands
- Péter Kéri, Belgium
- Helen Killaspy, UK
- James Kirkbride, UK
- Manuel Martín Carrasco, Spain
- Merete Nordentoft, Norway
- Gaia Sampogna, Italy
- Danuta Wasserman, Sweden
Role
The role of the Advisory Scientific Programme Committee, made up of esteemed European psychiatrists, is to provide advice to the SPC.
Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the EPA 2026 Congress
- Tomáš Kašpárek – LOC Chair
- Martin Anders
- Lucie Bankovska-Mottlova
- Eliška Bartečková
- Pavel Doubek
- Iva Dudová
- Michal Goetz
- Lucie Kališová
- Monika Klírová
- Milan Kopeček
- Klára Látalová
- Jiří Masopust
- Petr Šilhan
- Libor Ustohal
- Jan Vevera
- Kristina Vrbová
Role
The LOC is an official body that plays an active role in the local promotion of the event to potential delegates. Its responsibilities include sponsor outreach, engagement with local authorities when relevant, review of Oral and e-Poster submissions (including late breaker proposals), scheduling of Oral and e-Poster sessions, appointing session Chairs, and any other tasks that may contribute to the success of the European Congress of Psychiatry.