Plenary Speakers
Santo Carbone
Aerec
Italy
Santo Carbone
AerecItaly
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Dr. Josephine Korchmaros
Director, Research Professor, University of Arizona’s SouthwestUSA
Dr. Josephine Korchmaros
Director, Research Professor, University of Arizona’s SouthwestUSABiography
Academic leader with distinctive qualities, expertise, experience, and focus. The overarching
goal of my career is to utilize science to make positive social change creating a society in
which all people are supported in reaching their full potential. I have worked to achieve this
goal by advancing research, scholarship, and practice related to addressing the most pressing
challenges impacting our diverse local and global communities. Drawing on my expertise in
health-related behavior change intervention, culturally-informed programming, program
evaluation, applied research methodology, statistical analysis, and findings dissemination, I
have advanced scholarship and practice in three main areas: 1) health-related behavior change
intervention, 2) culturally-informed intervention and research, and 3) translation of research to
practice.
My approach and values exemplify collaboration, integrity, engagement, excellence, and
innovation. My work is guided by values of respect, strength-based approaches, appreciation
of diversity, investment in community, and passion for a more equitable world. I work in true
collaboration with coworkers, colleagues, community, and community supportive entities;
such as healthcare providers, national governmental funding agencies, private foundations,
local government, law enforcement, and institutes of higher education. I concentrate on
fostering collaboration, building trust, achieving results, and leveraging resources. The
exploration of innovative approaches to addressing community and institutional needs and
challenges is integral to my work. These approaches include ongoing adaptation within and
between projects and initiatives in response to emerging
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Dr. Ghanshyam Heda
Mississippi UniversityUSA
Dr. Ghanshyam Heda
Mississippi UniversityUSABiography
Dr. Heda teaches a variety of courses (face-to-face and online) at Mississippi University for Women at Columbus, MS. These courses include, Human Anatomy & Physiology, General Biology, Comparative Anatomy, Senior Seminar, and a special topic course 'Protein Misfolding & Human Diseases'. Dr. Heda also conduct undergraduate research in the area of protein biochemistry, specifically on cystic fibrosis.
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Dr. Susana Lorenzo Martinez
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, MadridSpain
Dr. Susana Lorenzo Martinez
Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, MadridSpainBiography
Doctor of Medicine (PhD), Master in Public Health Policy Administration, Diploma in Healthcare Quality Assessment. EOQ Quality Systems Manager in Healthcare. Senior Management Program and Health Institutions IESE Business School. Master of Continuing Education in Patient Management.
She is the head of the Quality and Patient Management Area (Admission, Clinical Documentation, Patients affairs', Social Work, and Information) at the Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón.
Teaching accreditation from the Health Sciences Committee of the Teacher Evaluation Program of the Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). She has been president of the Spanish Society of Healthcare Quality and of the Madrid Association of Healthcare Quality.
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Dr. Christer Malm
Umea UniversitySweden
Dr. Christer Malm
Umea UniversitySwedenBiography
The research is about physical activity, anti-doping and children's sports. I am also the university's representative for the subject of Sports Medicine and Precision Medicine related to physical activity
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Dr Kadhim Alabady
Dubai Health AuthorityUnited Arab Emirates
Dr Kadhim Alabady
Dubai Health AuthorityUnited Arab EmiratesBiography
Dr. Kadhim Alabady, MBBS; MPH; MSc; DrPH; FFPH (UK); FRCP (Glasgow)
Dr. Kadhim AlAbady is a distinguished public health and epidemiology expert with over two decades of experience in academic, international, and national health systems. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health in the UK (FFPH) and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCP).
Dr. Alabady holds a Doctorate in Public Health and Epidemiology, a Master’s in Clinical Epidemiology (MSc), and a Master’s in Public Health (MPH), all awarded by universities in the Netherlands. He is also a registered Grade A Epidemiologist with the Netherlands Epidemiological Society.
Since 1999, Dr. Alabady has held prominent roles across diverse sectors, including:
• Academia: Erasmus University (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Queen Mary University (London, UK), and the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK)
• International Organizations: United Nations
• National Health Institutions: Qatar’s National Health Authority, UK National Health Service (NHS), and the Dubai Health Authority
His work has been instrumental in shaping research and development (R&D) strategies, particularly in the field of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and broader population health issues. Dr. Alabady has authored numerous publications in the UK, contributing significantly to public health knowledge and policy.
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Mental Health in Public Health Policy: A Qualitative Study on Strategic Prevention and Integration
Dr. Dr. Shane Farrelly MFOM
CEO/Medical Director Portugal
Dr. Dr. Shane Farrelly MFOM
CEO/Medical Director PortugalBiography
Dr Farrelly has 35 years’ of experience as an expert in International Occupational Medicine & Health &
Wellbeing Promotion
o CEOand Medical Director of SomarMed www.somarmed.com
o Senior Medical Advisor Cognate Health www.cognatehealth.ie
o Member of Estee Lauder’s Medical Advisory Board supporting UK,EMEA & LATAM
o Physician Executive to LinkedIn supporting UK,EMEA & LATAM
o Chief Medical Officer eir
o Chief Medical Officer An Post (Irish Postal Service)
o Physician Executive for HealthNext (www.healthnext.com) UK &EMEA
o Consultant to a number of International Companies providing guidance to the
Companies Corporate Health Departments in the design and implementation ofGlobal
Occupational Health & Wellness Programmes.
His leadership skills have enabled the implementation of these programmesthrough transformational
leadership in Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, Europe, North, and Central & South America.
He is an expert in Strategic Case Management and has experience in leading global international multidisciplinary teams.
During the SARS-CoV pandemic he has helped multinationals navigate their response globally to both
keep employees safe and protect business operations
He is also advisorto a number of International Government Agencies across Europe and LATAM advising
on International Best Practice from an Occupational Health & Health & Wellbeing Perspective He is an
expert in rehabilitating employees with long term absence back to work and has worked with the
insurance industry in designing and implementing proven and effective rehabilitation programmes
globally.
He is a senior medical adviser to pension funds globally on criteria forill health retirement.
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Prof. Dr. habil. Bernd Blobel
University of RegensburgGermany
Prof. Dr. habil. Bernd Blobel
University of RegensburgGermanyBiography
From 1964, he studied mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering at the University of Magdeburg. In 1968, he switched to biosciences. In 1976, he received his doctorate in molecular mechanisms of sensory perception. In 1980, he completed his habilitation thesis on the objectification of environmental effects on organisms and health. In 2001, he received his habilitation in the analysis and design of secure and interoperable distributed health information systems. He has led various working groups at IMIA, EFMI, GMDS, etc. He is the scientific director of the BIT4Health project. He is the leader or member of standardization projects in DIN, ISO, CEN, HL7, OMG, IEEE, etc. He is the chair of the CEN ISSS eHealth Standardization Focus Group. He is the co-chair of the UNESCO IFIP World Information Forum Healthcare Chapter. He is the chair or core group member of national EHR/eHealth projects on all continents. He has taught at universities on all continents.
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Dr Bulelwa Maphela
University of JohannesburgSouth Africa
Dr Bulelwa Maphela
University of JohannesburgSouth AfricaBiography
I am a senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, hold positions on the Research Ethics Board for the College of Business and Economics, and I am a member of the SA Defense Force, serving in the pool of specialists, the Ehlanzeni Human remains forum and I play an adjudication and training role of SME in all the nine provinces of South Africa.
My focus is on Public Policy, Local Economic Development and Governance and more specifically, my current research focuses on the challenges of service provision in the townships.
When it comes to teaching, my philosophy, is that of servant-leader “teachership”. This philosophy of servant-teacher-leader is rooted deeply in my spirituality. As a servant-leader I aspire to accomplish the mission of my institution in consonance with a sustainable vision and in the process helps those that I lead, be its students or mentees, understand their roles and responsibilities while doing their job in harmony with an explicit or implicit vision.
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Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini
University of Caen
france
Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini
University of Caenfrance
Biography
Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini is an international researcher working on the effects of pollutants on health, especially GMOs and pesticides. He has discovered major hidden toxicities for these products.
Lobbies have defamed him several times, he won seven times in Court when he attacked them from 2011 to 2017. Still, they are modifying his public profile as much as they can and coordinate several dishonest pressures. This official site gives his CV, research papers and press news.
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Dr. Ivan V Maksimovich
Most Holy John TobolskyRussia
Dr. Ivan V Maksimovich
Most Holy John TobolskyRussiaBiography
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Invited Speakers
Mohammed Yusuf Ahmed Musa
National Health Insurance FundSudan
Mohammed Yusuf Ahmed Musa
National Health Insurance FundSudanBiography
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Andrei A. Bunaciu
S.C. AAB_IR research S.R.L
Romania
Andrei A. Bunaciu
S.C. AAB_IR research S.R.LRomania
Biography
Andrei A. Bunaciu was born in 1955 in Fagaras, a small town in the heart of Transylvania, and graduated from Politehnica University of Bucharest in 1979. He received his Ph.D. from the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry in 1990. His research interests focus on the molecular recognition of compounds in pharmaceutical, biological, and food matrices, using infrared spectroscopy techniques. He is the author/co-author of about 100 publications in biomedical, pharmaceutical and food analysis, including a book, VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL AND FOOD SCIENCES, published in 2020 by Elsevier, Inc., a second one, EDIBLE OILS ANALYSIS. TRENDS IN INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND OTHER ANALYTICAL METHODS, will be published soon, November 2025 by Elsevier, Inc., and five chapters in different books.
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Nisreen Shelleh
Birzeit University
Palestine
Nisreen Shelleh
Birzeit UniversityPalestine
Biography
Shireen is CEO of the Center for Engineering and Planning (CEP), a leading Palestinian engineering firm that’s based in Ramallah, Palestine. Under Shireen’s leadership, CEP has grown to have operations in Canada, UAE, Iraq, Libya, and Jordan. Shireen leads technical teams of national and international experts in spatial, strategic planning, and infrastructure development for urban and rural communities.
Shireen is also co-founder and board chairwoman of Shelleh Medical and Pharmaceutical Supplies. And although company recently established in 2017 that’s also based in Palestine, yet has already become the sole regional supplier of world renowned health products and medical supplies.
Shireen has been appointed on 2022 by Singapore Government as their honorary head of Singapore representative office in Palestine.
Shireen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Birzeit University in Palestine, and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA. Shireen has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader of the Year 2016 (YGL). She is a board member of the Palestinian Business Women Forum (BWF), and a member of several other social and technical organizations.
Shireen is Partner and Managing Director of the Center for Engineering and Planning (CEP), a leading Palestinian engineering firm that’s based in Ramallah, Palestine. Under Shireen’s leadership, CEP has grown to have operations in Canada, UAE, Iraq, Libya, and Jordan. Shireen leads technical teams of national and international experts in spatial, strategic planning, and infrastructure development for urban and rural communities.
Shireen is also co-founder and CEO of Shelleh Medical and Pharmaceutical Supplies. And although company recently established in 2017 that’s also based in Palestine, yet has already become the sole regional supplier of world renowned health products and medical supplies.
Shireen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Birzeit University in Palestine, and an Executive MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA. Shireen has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader of the Year 2016 (YGL). She is a board member of the Palestinian Business Women Forum (BWF), and a member of several other social and technical organizations.
