Scientific Programme
How the two days ran: pre-conference workshops on 17 July and plenary lectures on 18 July.
17July
Day One · 2026
Pre-Conference Workshops
08:30–09:00
Registration
09:00–11:00
Session 1 · Morning Workshops
Workshop A
Women’s Mental Health: Tailoring Strategies for Mood and Other Mental Health Issues Across the Life Cycle
Workshop B
Mental Health Emergencies: What Every Clinician Should Know
11:00–11:30
Coffee Break & Lunch
11:30–13:30
Session 2 · Afternoon Workshops
Workshop C
Modern Pharmacotherapy of Bipolar Disorder: Evidence-Based Updates
Workshop D
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Across Adulthood: General and Older Adults
18July
Day Two · 2026
Main Conference · Scientific Programme
08:30–09:00
Registration
09:00–09:05
Host Welcome Speech & Holy Qur’an Recitation
09:05–09:10
Opening Presidential Address
09:10–09:15
Guest Address by the President of the Partner Society
09:15–09:20
Conference Chair’s Welcome Address
09:20–09:35
Acknowledgment of Sponsors and Invited Speakers
09:35–10:25
Plenary
Mood Symptoms or Neurocognitive Disorder? Diagnostic Pitfalls Relevant to Both Adult and Older-Age Psychiatry
10:25–11:15
Plenary
When Depression Is Not Just Depression: Recognizing Bipolar Spectrum Disorders
11:15–11:45
Coffee Break
11:45–12:05
Plenary
A New Era in Depression Treatment: Redefining What Is Possible (Johnson & Johnson)
12:05–12:55
Plenary
Psychedelics in Clinical Psychiatry: Past, Present, and Future
12:55–13:10
Panel Q&A · Discussion with Morning Speakers
13:10–13:55
Lunch Break
13:55–14:45
Plenary
Complex Depression Across the Lifespan: Lessons from Late-Life Psychiatry for Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, and Stepped-Care Planning
14:45–15:35
Plenary
Targeting Neuroplasticity and Brain Metabolism in Treatment-Resistant Depression and Bipolar Disorder
15:35–15:50
Panel Q&A · Discussion with Afternoon Speakers
15:50–15:55