Main Programme
2023 Forum | 12 - 13 May 2023
Friday 12th of May - Morning
REGISTRATION – 8:30am – 9:00am
OPENING & WELCOME TO COUNTRY
9:00am
Welcome to Country
Emeritus Prof Simon Forrest
Opening by Meeting for Minds
Susie Hinks, Co-Founder and Celia Hammond, Patron
Program Overview
Geraldine Mellet, MC
PLEX IN RESEARCH
9:30am
The Meeting for Minds Approach
Hon Keith Wilson, Director and Christopher Archer, Chief Scientist (virtual)
Other Approaches
Deb Langridge, Western Australian Health Translation Network
Thomas Kabir, McPin Foundation, United Kingdom
Michelle Banfield, ALIVE National Mental Health Research Translation Centre
BREAK – 10:45am – 11:15am
BRAIN RESEARCH:
NEURAL PATHWAYS
11:15am
Music and the Brain
Emeritus Prof Alan Harvey, University of Western Australia
Holyoake Drumbeat Workshop
Lorraine Keane, Holyoake, Australia
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS); Treating Depression
Assoc Prof Jenny Rodger, University of Western Australia
LUNCH – 12:45pm – 1:30pm
Friday 12th of May - Afternoon
DIVE INTO BRAIN RESEARCH:
CHALLENGING CONVERSATIONS
1:30pm
The Impact of Sports Concussion
Dr Sarah Hellewell, Curtin University, Australia
MDMA Research Down Under: A Decade of Persistence
Dr Stephen Bright, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Investing in Psychedelics in Search of Better Treatments
Christian Angermayer, Apeiron Investment Group & atai Life Sciences, Germany
LUNCH – 12:45pm – 1:30pm
DIVE INTO BRAIN RESEARCH:
BRAIN TRAUMA
3:30pm
How Female and Male Brains React Under Mental Insults
Prof Hermona Soreq, The Hebrew University, Israel
Inherited Trauma: Epigenetics in Action
Prof Isabelle Mansuy, University Zurich, Switzerland (virtual)
Indigenous Mental Health
Prof Pat Dudgeon, University of Western Australia
WRAP UP – 5:00pm – 5:15pm
WORKSHOP:
PRESENTING YOUR SCIENCE
5:30pm – 7:00pm
Presenting Your Research, Techniques to Enhance Your Style.
Luzita Fereday, WAAPA
CLOSE – 7:00pm
Saturday 13th of May - Morning
REGISTRATION – 8:30am – 9:00am
DIVE INTO BRAIN RESEARCH
BRAIN CAPITAL
9:15am
Telling Humanity’s Brain Story: Insights from Brain Capital
Dr Harris Eyre, Deakin University, Australia (virtual)
DIVE INTO BRAIN RESEARCH
YOUTH & MENTAL HEALTH
9:15am
Perinatal Mental Health
Phillip Daplyn, University of Notre Dame Australia
Youth Mental Health
Prof Ian Hickie, University of Sydney, Australia
BREAK – 10:45am – 11:15am
BREAKING DOWN THE SILOS
11:15am
Immunotherapy
Assoc Prof Elizabeth Scott, University of Sydney, Australia
GLAD Study: (Pharmaco) Genetics Linked to Anti-Depressants
Prof Anthony Akkari, University of Western Australia
Prof Sean Hood, University of Western Australia
DIVE INTO BRAIN RESEARCH
LEARNING PATHWAYS
12:15pm
Learning Under Emotional Pressure
Prof Rony Paz, Weizmann Institute, Israel (virtual)
BREAK – 12:45pm – 1:30pm
Saturday 13th of May - Afternoon
PANEL DISCUSSION
1:30pm
How can Brain and Behavioural Science Impact the Life of the Community for Good?
Moderator: Geraldine Mellet
Panellists:
- Neil Cole, Playwright,
- Emeritus Prof Hon Dr Geoff Gallop, University of Sydney
- Kerry Hawkins, President – WA Association for Mental Health
- Prof Ian Hickie, University of Sydney
- Darren Seivwright, Commander Operations – WA Police Force
- Rebecca Shellabear, Lead School Psychologist – WA Department of Education
BREAK – 3:00pm – 3:30pm
BRAINSTORMING THE FUTURE
3:30pm
Funding our Future Research
Prof Michaela Lucas, University of Western Australia (virtual)
Learnings and Opportunities for Future Research
Maria Halphen, Founder & Director of Meeting for Minds
Close
BREAK – 5:00pm – 5:30pm
FEATURE FILM SCREENING
7:00pm
Pieces (90mins)
PIECES is an authentic, heartfelt drama about the healing power of care, compassion and love. The film aims to demystify mental illness, to start a conversation that debunks the misconceptions and stereotypes that complicate and amplify the stigma, discrimination, and isolation experienced by people afflicted with a mental health illness.