The Programme

Keynote speakers

Presidential Addresses

Telmo Mourinho Baptista
Say “Present” in every field: the future of psychology and psychology organizations.
Maras Pamela
International Psychology: the importance of national and regional partnerships
Roland-Lévy Christine
Applied Psychology during the Past Hundred Years
Yury Zinchenko
Neuropsychological approach to rehabilitation in Russia: Traditions and Perspectives

EFPA Award Winners

Naomi Ellemers
Netherlands
Aristotle Proze, 2019
The importance of identities for families, organizations, and communities.
Peter M. Gollwitzer
Germany
Wilhelm Wundt-William James Award 2019
The Role of the Goal Concept in Motivation Science
Tony Wainwright
United Kingdom
Robert Roe Award 2019
Reflections on the Needs of Society and what Psychology can Offer
Francisco Pons
Norway
Lev Vygotsky Award 2019
Impact of Attachment on Information Seeking across Cultures

Keynote Lecturers

John W. Berry
Canada
How Shall We all Live Together?
Helen Christensen
Australia
Using digital and e-health technologies to improve suicide prevention
Korkut Yeşim
Turkey
Teaching and learning psychology ethics as a meaningful and enjoyable experience
Matthias Kliegel
Switzerland
Prospective memory in old age: A paradoxical story
Josef Perner
Austria
Mental Files in Perspective
Tsuneyuki Abe
Japan
Psychology of cosmetic behavior
Margarida Gaspar de Matos
Portugal
Prevention and Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy: challenges for professionals and for public policies
Dmitry Leontiev
Russia
Toward a differential psychology of life
Raffaella Calati
USA
Psychological approaches to the treatment of emotional crisis patients
Aldert Vrij
United Kingdom
Cognitive Credibility Assessment: A theoretical and empirical overview of an approach to catch liars by outsmarting them.
Atle Dyregrov
Norway
Emergency preparedness and crisis intervention
Alfons O. Hamm
Germany
What Can Be Done If Fear and Anxiety Get Out of Control
José Muñiz
Spain
Tests and Testing in the 21st century: Quo vadis?
Georgia Panayiotou
Cyprus
To feel or not to feel? Εmotions and how we cope with them in psychopathology and health
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Italy
The mirror brain: Past, present, and future
Jürgen Margraf
Germany
Freedom, justice and health? Positive mental health across cultures
Dainius Puras
Lithuania
Investing in mental health in 21st century – challenges and opportunities
Fabrice Jollant
France
Toward a comprehensive model of suicidal behavior: can cognitive neuroscience make the link between psychology and biology?
Cynthia M. Bulik
USA
Revolutionizing our understanding of anorexia nervosa through genetics. Could it be a metabo-psychiatric disorder? Essential knowledge for clinicians
Tor Levin Hofgaard
Norway
And then everything changes: The future of the psychologist profession in a post 4th industrial revolution world
Luca Surian
Italy
On the roots of social cognition: Infants' understanding and socio-moral evaluation of intentional agents
Miguel Ricou
Portugal
Psychology: a profession without identity?
Victoria Noguerol
Spain
Evidence-based intervention techniques in child sexual assault: 30 years pursuing clinical cases. What have we learned?
Márta Fülöp
Hungary
Patterns of Competitiveness-What kind of competitors are we and what are the potential implications in our life?
Aljoscha C. Neubauer
Austria
What I think I know about my abilities and competencies – but do others know them better?