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Thanks to the generous sponsorship of our Headline Sponsor Manulife Hong Kong, you can now mark your calendars for Mind HK’s third conference. Join us in learning, sharing, and inspiring one another at this special event!
Mind HK’s 3rd Mental Health Conference will take place from November 6-8, 2025, at Hotel ICON, Hong Kong. Titled Hong Kong International Mental Health Conference – “Navigating Life’s Defining Moments,” the three-day event features:
Conference Days (November 6-7, English) focused on the evidence, psychology, and culture of mental health across the lifespan
*Cantonese/English simultaneous interpretation will be available for sessions in the ballroom.
A Mental Wellbeing Festival (November 8, Cantonese and English) for the general public, exploring mental health during key transitions from birth to end-of-life.
Speakers
Our Speakers
Keynote Speaker | Professor Emeritus Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, King’s College London
Keynote Speaker | Professor of Psychiatry, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Keynote Speaker | Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto
Keynote Speaker | Research Professor at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University (BU)
Joining Remotely | Keynote Speaker | Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Imperial College London at St Mary's Hospital Campus
Joining Remotely | Keynote Speaker | Psychotherapist and Best-selling Author of Grief Works
Speaker | Senior counselor
Speaker | Consultant Psychiatrist at Central Health London
Speaker | Clinical Psychologist | Founder & CEO, The Mind Atelier
Speaker | Managing Director
Speaker | Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, HKU
Speaker | Professor, Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Speaker | Mind HK Board Member
Speaker | Singer-songwriter
Speaker | Acting Senior Manager - Training and Partnerships, Mind HK
Speaker | Responsible Business Lead, Johnson Stokes & Master
Speaker | Professor
Speaker | Specialist in O&G | Clinic Director, OT&P
Speaker | Chairperson & Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker | Chief Marketing Officer, Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, Global Chief Sustainability Officer, Global Head of Digital and Customer Centricity, Manulife
Speaker | Associate Professor of Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University
Speaker | Psychiatrist, Central Health Medical Practice
Speaker | Clinical Psychologist, President-Elect (HKPS)
Speaker | Assistant Manager (Research and Data), Mind HK
Speaker| Associate Professor, The Nethersole School of Nursing, CUHK; CEO and Founder, ACTuWISE Limited
Speaker | Head of Healthcare and Social Innovation, Our Hong Kong Foundation
Speaker | Group General Counsel & Group Chief Sustainability Officer, HKEX
Speaker | Senior Counsellor, Oasis Centre
Speaker | Senior Lecturer, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Speaker| Professor of Global Public Health and Founding Director, Center for Global Health Equity, NYU Shanghai
Speaker | Provost’s Chair Professor in Psychology, Professor of Psychology and Medicine, Head of Psychology, Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Speaker | Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Speaker | Associate Professor
Speaker｜Lead Clinical Advisor (iACT), Mind HK
Speaker | COO, Preface
Speaker | Assistant Professor
Speaker | Psychiatrist, Member of Advisory Committee on Mental Health
Speaker | General Practitioner; special interest in women's health, lifestyle & longevity medicine
Speaker | Advanced Practice Midwife (RN APM MSc FHKAN)
Speaker | Postdoc Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Speaker | Teacher
Speaker | Chief People Officer, Manulife (International) Limited
Speaker | Consultant | Coach | Nei Gong Teacher
Speaker | Associate Dean (Programmes) & Professor, TWC
Speaker | Chair Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, HKBU
Speaker | Senior Clinical Psychologist
Speaker | Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Mental Health
Speaker | Agency-based Clinical Psychologist, TWGHs
Speaker | Co-Chair, Mind HK
Speaker | Lecturer, CUHK
Speaker | Specialist in Psychiatry, FHKAM(Psychiatry)
Speaker | Acting Senior Manager - Training and Operations, Mind HK
Speaker | Doctor
Speaker ｜ Assistant Clinical Professor at Hong Kong University, Obstetric & Gynaecology Specialist
Speaker | Hong Kong Market Lead at Intellect
Speaker | Executive Committee member, HK Retirement Scheme Association
Speaker | Research Professor & Director, Graduate Studies in Clinical Psychology, CUHK
Speaker | Assistant Professor, CUHK
Speaker | Clinical Advisor, Mind HK | Counselling Psychologist
Speaker | Deputy CEO, Mind HK | Conference Chair, Hong Kong International Mental Health Conference 2025
Speaker | Executive Director of Sino Group
Speaker | Level Mind @JC Youth Advisory Committee
Speaker | Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong’s School of Nursing
Speaker | Founder and Executive Chair, Mind HK | Obstetrician and Healthcare Advocate
Speaker | Managing Director, Head of Human Resource, Morgan Stanley Asia
Speaker | Henry G Leong Professor in Social Work and Social Administration
Speaker| Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work, CUHK
Speaker | Associate Professor, HK PolyU
Speaker | Poet
Speaker | Founder & CEO, Body Banter
Speaker | BSN-RN, Filipino Nurses Association Hong Kong, President MDW, NGO Ambassador
Speaker| Professor (Clinical) & Co-Team Head of Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, CUHK
Speaker | CEO, Mind HK | Clinical Psychologist
Speaker | Clinical Psychologist; Mind HK Board Member
Speaker | Lecturer, University of Hong Kong
Speaker | Organizational Psychologist | CEO, Galit Rubinstein Consulting
Speaker | Founder & Clinical Psychologist, Central Minds
Speaker | Venerable Dr Hin Yan SIK, Adjunct Assistant Professor, HKU; Senior Buddhist Chaplain and Centre-in-Charge, Buddhist Spiritual Care Services, NTWC, HA
Speaker | CEO, Mother's Choice
Speaker | Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing, University College London
Speaker | Clinical Psychologist
Speaker | Specialist in Psychiatry, MBChB, FHKCPsych, FHKAM (Psychiatry)
Speaker | Chinese Medicine Practitioner
Speaker | Lead Clinical Advisor, Mind HK | Teaching Fellow, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Speaker | Research Director, Chief Executive’s Policy Unit, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Speaker | Chief Development Officer, Mind HK
Speaker | Associate Professor, Director, Division of Programmes for Disease Control (DDC) at WHO for the Western Pacific Region (WPRO)
Speaker | Professor in Mental Health, HKU
Speaker | Managing Director, CMHA HK
Speaker | Professor, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
Speaker | Director, Corporate Communications & Administration
Speaker | Specialist in Psychiatry
Speaker | Specialist in Psychiatry
Speaker | Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
Speaker | Professor and Director, School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Speaker | Deputy Director, The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong
Speaker| Head of Public Education & DEI, Alongside
Speaker | HKU, Director of Research and Impact Initiative for Communication in Healthcare (HKU RIICH)
6/11 Hong Kong Time
09 : 15
The Next Wave of Youth Mental Health Reform
Prof. Patrick McGorry, Executive Director, Orygen
10 : 15
Perinatal Mental Health: Understanding and Improving Outcomes for the Infant
Prof. Anne Buist, Professor Women’s Mental Health, Austin Health
10 : 15
Digital Media and Parent-Child Interaction: Implications for Social-emotional Development
Dr Jenny Radesky, University of Michigan Medical School, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Research
10 : 15
Parent-based Interventions for Child Behaviour Management
Dr Deborah Gross, Professor, John Hopkins University
7/11 Hong Kong Time
09 : 15
Fostering Student Mental Health: Insights from the Record-Breaking Science of Well-Being Class at Yale
Dr Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology, Yale
10 : 15
Is School Making our Youth Unwell: Redefining Success
Dr May Lam, Vice Presidents, HKCP | Dr Jacqueline Wolf, Clinical Psychologist | Ms Sky Siu, Executive Director, KELY Support Group
11 : 30
Recognising and Managing Anxiety in Young People: The Cool Kids Programs
Prof. Ron Rapee, Professor of Psychology and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Macquarie University
11 : 30
Experiences from the Frontlines
Joe Chan, Chief Social Work Officer (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services), Social Welfare Department | Ms Lam Yick Man, Senior Manager Youth Services, St. James’ Settlement
8/11 Hong Kong Time
13 : 15
Your Brain, Your Life
Dr Jared Horvath, Educational Neuroscientist
13 : 55
Diversity & Inclusion in Mental Health Advocacy: Kindness is Key
Swathi Shanmukhasundara, Founder of the Vermillion Project, The Vermilion Project
13 : 55
Breaking Boxes: A Story of Recovery and Discovery
Stephanie Ng, Founder of Body Banter, Body Banter, Duke University, Columbia University
13 : 55
Vulnerability and Performance: A Journey Growing Up In Hong Kong
Yvette Kong, Olympic Swimmer, Board Member, Mind HK
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