Agenda
8:45 - 9:30
Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:30 - 10:15
Opening Remarks
- Karel Řehka, Chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces
- Piers Cazalet, Director Defence and Security Cooperation, NATO Headquarters
- Danuše Nerudová, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Budgets (BUDG) and Intergroup on Mental Health
- Tomáš Zdechovský, Member of the European Parliament, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and Integroup on Mental Health
- Jindřich Vobořil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Rational Addiction Policies (IRAP) and Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
10:15 - 11:00
Keynote Speech
- Natalia Kalmykova, Minister of Veteran Affairs of Ukraine
- Tomáš Kopečný, Governmental Envoy for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Government of the Czech Republic
- Klára Šimáčková Laurenčíková, Government Commissioner for Human Rights
- Tomáš Kašpárek, Head of the Psychiatric Clinic of the Faculty of Medicine of Masaryk University and the
University Hospital Brno, Executive Vice-Chairman of the governmental National Council for Mental Health
11:00 - 12:00
Increasing the Psychological Resilience of Society in Times of Crisis
Panel discussion moderated by Petr Kolář, former Ambassador of the Czech Republic in the USA
- Edem Adamanov, Deputy of the Minister of Health of Ukraine
- Oksana Gryshchenko, Ukraine Country Director at Heal Ukraine Trauma, Partner of Forest Glade on the Group KAP for Veterans’ Program
- Jiří Horáček, Head of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology Clinic at 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University & Head
of Centre of Advanced Studies of Brain and Consciousness, Czech National Institute of Mental Health
- Ján Praškov Pavlov, Head of the Department of Psychotherapy at the Institute for Postgraduate Education in
Health Care in Prague, Chairman of the Czech Psychotherapeutic Association
- Nataliia Pidkaliuk, Head of the Institute of Psychosomatic and Traumatherapy IPSI, psychiatrist
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
13:00 - 14:20
The Potential of PAT in the Treatment of PTSD in War Veterans
Keynote Address
- Rick Doblin, Founder and President of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), activist in the field of PTSD treatment for US war veterans
Panel discussion moderated by Tomáš Petříček, Director of the Progressive Analytical Centre and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
- Rick Doblin, Founder and President of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), activist in the field of PTSD treatment for US war veterans
- Adam Marr, US army veteran, director of the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Organization (VMHLC)
- Martin R. Steele, retired Lieutenant General of the US Marine Corps, Chief Executive Officer of Reason for Hope, President of the Veteran Mental Health Leadership Coalition (VMHLC)
- Eric Vermetten, Psychiatrist and Professor at Leiden University, Chair of CINP Traumatic Stress Global Networking Community, retired Colonel and former Head of Research at Dutch Ministry of Defence
14:20 - 14:30
Legislative Path Towards Psychedelic Therapy for Veterans in the US
- Melissa Lavassani, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Psychedelic Medicine Coalition (PMC)
14:30 - 15:15
Current Challenges and Opportunities in Psychiatric Research and Practice
- Tomáš Páleníček, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Charles University & Head of the Psychedelic Research Centre, Czech National Institute of Mental Health
- Ondřej Sláma, Head of the Palliative Care Center at the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Assistant Professor at the Masaryk University in Brno
15:30 - 15:45
Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:45
Latest Global Trends in Novel Therapies: From Regulation to Pricing
- Josh Hardman, Founder of Psychedelic Alpha
- Limor BH Epstein, Co-founder of Enlight Exchange
- Martin Gisby, Healthcare Expert and Analyst
- Floris Wolswijk, Founder of Blossom
16:45 - 17:45
Cost-effectiveness of Psychiatric Pharmacology in the Context of the Czech Reimbursement System
Panel discussion moderated by Aleš Rod, Member of the Government's National Economic Council and Head of Centre for Economic and Market Analysis (CETA)
- Ivan Duškov, Deputy Director of the General Health Insurance Company for Client Services
- Stanislav Milotinský, Director and Therapist at Psyon Clinic
- Aleš Tichopád, Head of CzechHTA research at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, ČVUT, Member of the Working Group for the Cost-Effectiveness Study of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Mariana Štefková, Psychotherapist, Member of the Working Group for the Cost-Effectiveness Study of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
17:45 - 18:15
Refreshment break
18:15 - 19:15
Mental Health in the 21st Century: How Does Philanthropy Shape a Resilient Society?
Panel discussion moderated by Aleš Rod, Member of the Government's National Economic Council and Head of Centre for Economic and Market Analysis (CETA)
- Jan Blaško, Chairman of the Board of Directors at EUC Group
- Václav Dejčmar, Philanthropist & Co-owner of RSJ Group
- Ondřej Fryc, Managing Partner at Reflex Capital SE
- Lilia Khousnoutdinova, Founder of the Propolis Fund
19:15 - 19:30
Closing Remarks
- Viktor Chvátal, Secretary-General of PsychedelicsEUROPE
19:30 - 20:00
Musical Performance
- Terezie Kovalová, Cellist and mental health influencer