Conference speakers 2023:
Stephen M. Edelson
Ph.D., Director of the Autism Research Institute (USA)
James Adams
Ph.D., Professor, Director of the Autism/Asperger's Research Program at Arizona State University, President of the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix (USA)
Khaled Saad
Ph.D., Professor of Pediatrics at Assiut University Children's Hospital (Egypt)
Barbara Gross
MA, MEd, BCBA, LBA, CSE
Missouri Behavior Consulting (USA)
Missouri Behavior Consulting (USA)
Ekaterina Zhestkova
BCBA, IBA, Chairman of the RusABA Board, Director of the ABA-training Center “StepUp ABA” (Russia)
Laila Al-Ayadhi
Ph.D., Professor and Consultant of Neurophysiology, Director
of KSU-Autism Research
and Treatment center, Department of physiology, Faculty of Medicine,
King Saud University
(Saudi Arabia)
of KSU-Autism Research
and Treatment center, Department of physiology, Faculty of Medicine,
King Saud University
(Saudi Arabia)
Richard E. Frye
M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Rossignol Medical Center and the Autism Discovery and Treatment Foundation (USA)
Michael M. Mueller
Ph.D., BCBA-D, IBA, Executive Director of International Behavior Analysis Organization (USA)
Naila Rabbani
Ph.D., Professor of Basic Medical Science at College of Medicine, Head of proteomics at QU Health, Qatar University, former Head of the Human Genetics, Unit at the Egypt’s National Research Center (NRC) (Qatar)
Ph.D., Professor of Human Genetics, Head of the DNA Research Laboratory in Genetic Behavioral Disorders, founder of the Autism Research Study Group, former Head of the Human Genetics Unit at the National Research Center (Egypt)
Nagwa Meguid
Undurti N. Das
MD, DSc, FAMS, FRSC, Professor,
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad, Department of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and University (India), Department of Biotechnology, ITMO University (Russia)
Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad, Department of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and University (India), Department of Biotechnology, ITMO University (Russia)
Wail Hassan
Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine (USA)
Joyce С. Tu
Ed.D., BCBA-D
Vice president of autism services for Easterseals of Southern California; president of the B. F. Skinner Foundation; founder of ABA Unlimited, Inc. (USA)
Vice president of autism services for Easterseals of Southern California; president of the B. F. Skinner Foundation; founder of ABA Unlimited, Inc. (USA)
Lanier Watkins Rossignol
FNP, Board certified family nurse practitioner, Rossignol Medical Center (USA)
Dan Rossignol
M.D., FAAFP, FMAPS, Manager of Rossignol Medical Center and a member of the physician advisory board for The Autism Community in Action (TACA) (USA)
Abdulla Madany
Ph.D., Professor of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California Davis (USA)
Smita Awasthi
M.A., Ph.D., BCBA-D
Founder and Executive Director of Behavior Momentum India (India)
Founder and Executive Director of Behavior Momentum India (India)
Paul Shattock
Executive Member and Former President of World Autism Organisation, Founder of ESPA-Research (UK)
Patrick M. Nemechek
D.O., Physician in Private clinic (USA)
Carmelo Rizzo
M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Nutritionist, Allergologist (Italy)
Afaf El-Ansary
Ph.D., Professor, Member in Autism Research and Treatment Center, KSA, Scientific Consultant of Autism Center, Lotus Holistic Medical Center in Abu Dhabi, in the recent past senior scientist at King Saud University (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE)
Sergey Suchkov
Professor, Chair of the Department for Personalized Medicine, Precision Nutriology & Biodesign of the Institute for Biotechology & Global Health of the RosBioTech National University (Russia)
Parviz Ravshan
ND, Ph.D., Naturopathic Doctor in Synergy Integrated Medical Centre (UAE)
Hanan Al-Fawaz
Professor, Nutrition and Metabolism Department of Food Science & Nutrition, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
Igor Efimov
M.D., Neurologist, psychiatrist, functional diagnostics neurophysiology expert, “Doctrine” clinic chief medical officer, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Oleg Firsenkov
M.D., Neurologist, functional diagnostics neurophysiology expert, “Doctrine” clinic chief of medical therapy branch, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Olessia Zmikhnovskaya
MA, CBT, Сlinical psychologist, behavior analyst, author of «Mindfulness Program for Parents of Children with Autism» (Russia)
Yvonne Cheung
Ed.D., BCBA, Behavioural Consultant and the Director of Research of Autism Partnership Foundation (Hong Kong)
Elisabetta Volpe
Ph.D., Director of the Molecular Neuroimmunology Laboratory of Santa Lucia Foundation (Italy)
Laila Naif Al-Harbi
Ph.D., Associate professor in nutritional science at Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University, Vice President of the Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition (Saudi Arabia)
Antonina Shangraw
BCBA-D, Ph.D., Clinical Director of Positive Behavioral Services of The Four Corners (USA)
Najat Hamed
Ph.D., Biochemistry Lecturer at the University of Almaarefa University, Pharmacy College Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Sameera Abuaish
Ph.D., M.D., Assistant Professor at the Department of Basic Science at the College of Medicine at Princess Nourah Bint Adulrahman University, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Daniele Rizzi
MS, BCBA, Psychologist, Clinical Director of the "Casa dei Sogni" Autism Center of “Oltre le Parole” Foundation, Didactic activities coordinator and ABA Master Lecturer at the Humanitas University Consortium AdC - SIACSA - ABA (Italy)
Sarah
H. Al-Mazidi
H. Al-Mazidi
Ph.D., M.D., Senior specialist in Neurophysiology and an assistant professor of physiology at college of medicine, Imam Mohammed bin Saud University, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Christos K. Nikopoulos
DPhil, Bsc(Hons), BCBA-D, GMBPsS, CSci, FHEA, Founder and CEO of Autism Consultancy Services in London and Autism Company for Education in Riyadh (Greece, UK, Saudi Arabia)
M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of Social Pediatrics and the Organization of Multidisciplinary Care of the Pediatrics and Child Health Research Institute in Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery; Chief Researcher of the Scientific and Practical Center for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents. G.E.Sukhareva (Russia)
Natalia Ustinova
Sheryl Rosin
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist, Autism Specialist, Professional Education Instructor, Certified PLAY Project Provider
(USA)
(USA)
Violetta Shevchenko
Yoga teacher and therapist, kinesiologist (Russia)
Tatiana Gruzinova
Speech therapist, behavioral analyst, head of the Speech Center "Territory of Speech" (Russia)
Andreas M. Grabrucker
Ph.D., Associate Professor and the lead of the Bio Materials Research Cluster in Bernal Institute of University of Limerick (Ireland)
Maria Sudarikova
MA, ВСВА, IBA, Chairman of RusABA (Association of Applied Behavior Analysis Specialists) (Russia)
Mahmoud A. Mahmoud
M.Ed., BCBA., QBA., IBA, Founder of Future Behavior Analysts Academy, International Standards Committee Member of QABA Board, WBAD board Member, ABA Advisor, Training Manager and ACE Coordinator at Sanad Village, Dubai (UAE)
Alessandro Dibari
BCBA, Psychologist, Clinical Director of Home Rehabilitation Service - Oltre le Parole Onlus Foundation
Clinical Director of the "House of Dreams" Autism Center - Beyond Words Foundation - Celano (Italy)
Clinical Director of the "House of Dreams" Autism Center - Beyond Words Foundation - Celano (Italy)
Areej Abdulkareem Al-Khalaf
Professor of Entomology, Biology Department, College of Science, PNU MBA, Cambridge, Pioneering Executive Leaders, INSEAD, Principal Fellow of Higher Education Academy, PFHEA (Saudi Arabia)
Sana Razhan Alsubaiei
BSc, MSc, Ph.D. Advanced Nutritionist at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University (IMBSU), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Jason C. Vladescu
Ph.D., BCBA-D, NSCP, LBA(NY), BCBA-D, NCSP, Professor at Caldwell University and a Founding Partner at The Capstone Center (USA)
Nourah M. Alotaibi
Junior research scientist at Saudi Drugs & Food Authority (SFDA) (Saudi Arabia)
Maha K. Helali
Disability & Development Consultant, the Technical Advisor to Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity (Egypt)
Mrs. Vandana Sudhir
President of the spouses of Ambassadors in the UAE; educator and worked with international schools
Dr. Faten Abdul Rahman Fuad Khorshid
Professor of Department of Biological Science, King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia Ph.D. in Cell Engineering from Glasgow University, (UK)
Dr. Ghuwaya Al Neyadi
Vice President, Group Medical services at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company ADNOC.
Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova
Professor, academician of Russian Academy of Science. Head of the paediatric department in Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (MoH RF), head of the Research Institute of Pediatrics and Child Health in the Central Clinical Hospital (CCH) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (MoSHE RF), leading expert of preventive medicine in the MoH RF, chairman of NITAG RF, President of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia, member of the Executive and Standing Committee of the International Pediatric Association (IPA), past-president of the European Paediatric Association (EPA/UNEPSA), Vice President of the Global Pediatric Pulmonology Alliance (GPPA), (Russia)
Alka Kalra
RECBT, CBT, TA-CDT, MI
Psychologist, trainer, founder of Eduscan Institute; international certification and accreditation by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners & Educators; a licensed Parenting expert from Feeling Mind
Psychologist, trainer, founder of Eduscan Institute; international certification and accreditation by the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners & Educators; a licensed Parenting expert from Feeling Mind
Ekaterina Men
President of the Autism Challenge Center (Russia)
Salyne El Samarany
MBA, Vice President Special olympic global center for inclusion
Dr. Amina Rashed Ahmed Al Marshoodi
the Manager of Occupational Medicine services at ADNOC and Consultant Family Physician
ABA specialist, Head of Inclusive Observer Project of Autism Challenge Center, CEO of ABA-Center Alvarium (Russia)
Valentina Minakova
ABA specialist, Head of Inclusive Observer Project of Autism Challenge Center, CEO of ABA-Center Alvarium (Russia)
Dr. Amal Hamid Abdulla Belhoul
Psychic Advisor, Psychotherapist, Watani Emirates Corporation, (UAE)
Psychic Advisor, Psychotherapist, Watani Emirates Corporation, (UAE)