Committees
The IASP 34th World Congress is guided by the dedication and expertise of the committees whose members help shape every aspect of the event. Through their commitment and collaboration, they ensure the congress provides a meaningful opportunity to share knowledge and advance suicide prevention.
Conference Co-Chairs
Professor Thilini Rajapakse
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka
Professor Ann John
Swansea University Medical School
UK
Associate Professor Duleeka Knipe
University of Bristol
UK/Sri Lanka
Steering Committee
Wendy Orchard
France
Ranil Thilakaratne
Sri Lanka
Bronwen Edwards
Australia
Associate Professor Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie
Ghana
Dr Piumee Bandara
Spain
Wendy Cliff
Australia
Katherine Thomson
United Kingdom
Dr Champika Wickremasinge
Sri Lanka
Dr Lakmini Magodaratne
Sri Lanka
Dr Dasanthi Akmeemana
Sri Lanka
Dr Chathurie Suraweera
Sri Lanka
Suranjani Wickremeratne
Sri Lanka
Tanya Procyshyn
UK
Mirabel Pelton
UK
Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav
Sri Lanka
Nadeeka Leeniyagoda
Sri Lanka
Achini Dandunnage
Sri Lanka
Kezia Taufik
Indonesia/France
Scientific Committee
Associate Professor Angela Rintoul
Australia
Professor Rory O’Connor
UK
Professor Dewasmika Ariyasinghe
Sri Lanka
Dr Lakshmi Vijayakumar
India
Professor Murad Khan
Pakistan
Professor Rakhi Dandona
India
Dr Yasir Arafat
Bangladesh
Professor Jane Pirkis
Australia
Dr Chathurie Suraweera
Sri Lanka
Dr Vikas Arya
Australia
Professor Sally McManus
UK
Dr Lakmini De Silva
Sri Lanka
Professor Gregory Armstrong
Australia
Professor Amy Chandler
UK
Dr Nikhil Jain
India
Dr Sandersan Onie
Indonesia
Professor Chan Lai Fong
Malaysia
Professor Shu-Sen Chang
Taiwan
Professor Vikas Menon
India
Dr Giselle Dass
Sri Lanka
Dr Chandra Ramamurthy
India
Dr Anish V Cherian
India
Dr Piumee Bandara
Spain
Dr Tharindi Udalagama
Sri Lanka
Dr Hayley Gorton
UK
Dr Tanya Procyshyn
UK
Dr Ella Sarel
Israel
Dr Eva Dumon
Belgium
Dr Pheh Kai Shuen
Malaysia
Dr Christa Gerritts
The Netherlands
Dr Darren Hedley
Australia
Dr Dulshika Waas
Sri Lanka
Dr Mirabel Pelton
UK
Associate Professor Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie
Ghana
Professor Jason Bantjes
South Africa
Associate Professor Mark Sinyor
Canada
Belén Vargas Gallegos
Chile
Josh Nguyen
Australia
Temitayo Eniola Omigbule
Nigeria
Dr Innocent H. Peter
Tanzania
Nikki van Eijk
The Netherlands
Nikolaj Kjær Høier
Denmark
Dr Ruchika Kaushik
India
Arya Thirumeni
India
Aisha Noorullah
Pakistan
Dr Ranil Abeyasinghe
Sri Lanka
Lindsay Savard
USA
Dr Nelson Moses
India
Dr Ananda Galapatti
Sri Lanka
