SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Felice Jacka
Felice Jacka OAM is Deakin Distinguished Professor of Nutritional Psychiatry, founder and director of the Food & Mood Centre at Deakin University, and founder and immediate-past president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research. Professor Jacka has been responsible for the development of the highly innovative and impactful field of ‘Nutritional Psychiatry’, establishing diet as a risk factor and treatment target for mental disorders. The results of the studies she has led have been highly influential, being cited in more than 100 policy documents globally (e.g., WHO, UNICEF) and influencing clinical guidelines in psychiatry in Australia and elsewhere. She is widely recognized as international leader in the field of Nutritional Psychiatry research. She is an ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2023 inclusive), putting her in the top 0.1% of publishing scientists worldwide for impact. In 2021 she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to Nutritional Psychiatry. She has written two books for commercial publication, including the very popular children’s book “There’s a Zoo in my Poo”.
Carmine M. Pariante
Carmine M. Pariante is a Professor of Biological Psychiatry at King’s College London and a Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist. His research explores how stress and inflammation contribute to mental disorders, focusing on depression, fatigue, and the perinatal period. He is also interested in how arts, social prescribing, and nutrition affect mental health. Since 2018, he has been recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher and has over 520 publications with nearly 40,000 citations. He has won numerous awards, including the prestigious NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Award and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Brain Behaviour and Immunity, and President of the International Society for Psychoneuroendocrinology. Professor Pariante has extensive experience in reaching out to the press on topics related to mental health, with >70 media appearances in newspapers, magazines, radio and TV. He can be followed on Twitter and Instagram on @Pariantelab and on the digital publication that he edits, www.inspirethemind.org.
Prof Chin-Kun Wang
Dr. Chin-Kun Wang is a distinguished professor in Chung Shan Medical University (CSMU), UN Goodwill Ambassador, Executive Councillor of International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST)., Former President of International Society for Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (ISNFF), Fellows of IAFoS, ISNFF and IFT, Honorary President of Nutrition Society of Taiwan. He got his Ph.D. degree from National Taiwan University and worked at Chung Shan Medical University in 1993.
In 1996, he promoted as a full professor, and then took the positions of the Chair, Dean, Vice President and President at CSMU. His research work is focused on human clinical trials and human metabolism of medicine, nutritional supplement, nutraceuticals, herbs, and functional foods. Recently he also pays great attention on precision nutrition by using big data. He got the National Award of Biomedicine for his great contribution to the medical education in 2008. He also got the awards of outstanding research of many societies from 2009 to 2024.
For food safety and nutrition, he promoted the legislation for school sanitary law and national nutrition law. And now is working on the nutrient fortification for all life spans and set up the two way AI platform. In 2024, Dr. served as an UN Goodwill Ambassador, he tries his best to treat zero hunger and work together with the scientists around the world and would like to promote the advanced development of health.