Abdullah Madany, PhD

Pediatric neurologist, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital (UAE)
Abdulla Alawadhi, PhD, CBDT

Professor of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and the M.I.N.D. Institute, University of California Davis (USA)
Speakers 2024
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)

Professor, Chairman of Physiology department, Clinical Exercise Physiology, Collage of medicine, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
Abdulrahman Alhowikan

BSc, MSc, PhD, GTA, AHEA

Clinical psychologist, behavior analyst (Russia)

Afaf El-Ansary, PhD, Professor

Aleksandra Malykhina, IBA

Special Teacher at Al-Ain Center for Autism (Emirates)
Abdullah Al-Balushi
MA ABA
Founder of ABASCHOOL (Russia)

Project Director of Integrative Medicine RIDM, European Medical Association (Germany)

PhD student

Altaf Alabdali

Nutritionist and research assistant, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)

Amina Ather

Alhanouf Al-Dossari

King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)
MD, PhD

Special Education

Certified Trainer Zayed Higher Org.

Certified Trainer at CERT Higher Technical Colleges
Ahmed Alzughbi, BA
Associate Professor and the Lead of the Bio Materials Research Cluster in Bernal Institute of University of Limerick (Ireland)

Anastasiya Semyannikova

BCBA, IBA, MS

PhD
Andreas Grabrucker

(Clinical biochemistry)
Clinical Director of Positive Behavioral Services of the Four Corners (USA)

Antonina Shangraw

BCBA-D, PhD, LBA, IBA

Adjunct Professor of Boston University, Founder and CEO of ImagiRation LLC and Alzheimer’s Light LLC (USA)

Andrey Vyshedskiy
PhD
Prof. Diploma Special Education
General Diploma Special Education
Ahmed Adly
Ahmed Nofal, BSc SLP, Talktools, PROMPT, LSVT
Occupational Therapist at Yateem Specialized Center.
Abdullah Obeidat, BSc OT
Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neurosciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)

Antonio Persico

Professor
King Saud University, Laila Naif AL-Harbi, Professor and Consultant of Clinical Neurophysiology, Medicine (Saudi Arabia)
Alhanouf Mohammed Al Dossari, PhD
Autism Intervention Specialists
- AIS Founder (UAE)
Bahij Khouzami

IBAO, BCBA, IBA
Speech & Language,
Abdelhamid Mehir University, (Algeria)
Bilal Al-Shehhi
M.Sc.
Special Education,
MA Entrepreneurship,
QBA Behavior Analyst,
Certified Professional Trainer (CPT 13)
Benan Farhat
IBAO, BCBA, IBA
University Niccolò Cusano in Rome, scientific director of International Academy of Clinical Nutrition (A.I.Nu.C.), scientific coordinator of international protocol for autism research and diagnostics of Association for Research on Psychosis and Autism (ARPA) (Italy)

Carmelo Rizzo

MD, PhD, Professor, Nutritionist, Allergologist

Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health and Research Director of the Centre for Autism at the University of Reading (UK)

Bhismadev Chakrabarti

PhD
Founder of Autism Learning Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis “ALI for ABA”
Dr. Chafica Gharbieh
PhD Psychology
Behavior Analyst. Co-founder of EBISA Center in Lebanon and the International Autism Expert at Autism MENA (AMENA) Training ABD Professional Development Institute.
Christine DerSarkissian, BCBA, QBA & IBA,
Researcher in Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS (Russia)

Ekaterina Trifonova

PhD
Professor and Consultant of Pediatric Dentistry at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)

Ebtissam Murshid

BDS, MS, MPH, DrPH

Chairman of the RusABA Board, Director of the ABA-training Center “StepUp ABA” (Russia)

Ekaterina Zhestkova

MA, MS, BCBA, IBA

Post-doc researcher of immunology at the Curie Institute (Paris, France)
Dr. Elisabetta Volpe
Professor
President of Autism Challenge Center (Russia)
Ekaterina Men
Co-Founder and Chief Trainer of SMART INSPIRATION UAE TRAINING (UAE)

Elizabeth Percy

Researcher and advisor in Behavioral Science (China)

Fan Yu Lin

PhD, BCBA-D, IBA

Psychologist , writer for Al Khaleej newspaper and author of stories about autism disorder Honorary doctorate in creativity in the field of autism disorder
Fatima Al-Sarayrah
Advocate, international disability consultant, and researcher with a Ph.D. in Disability Studies from the University of Leeds
Ms. Heba Hagrass, PhD

Master's researcher in the Department of Special Education at Cairo University; Music therapy practitioner at the Sharjah Autism Center.
Mrs. Hadeer Ibrahim

Professor of Nutrition & Metabolism; Food Science & Nutrition Department at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)

Hanan A Alfawaz

Professor
Director of Basic & Inclusive Education, Egypt Ministry of Education
Dr. Hala Abdel-Salam, MA
Neurologist, psychiatrist, functional diagnostics neurophysiology expert, “Doctrine” clinic chief medical officer (Russia)

Igor Efimov

MD

Associate Professor of Neurology, neurosurgery and medical genetics department at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Head of functional diagnostics in Mental Health Center MeMento (Russia)

Irina Kichuk

PhD
Linguistic and Cognitive Psychology, Professor at Tamanghasst University (Algeria)
Dr. Ibtissam Mechri, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Mental Health Center MeMento (Russia)

Irina Nikitenkova

Founder and CEO of the Autism MENA Foundation (AMENA), Internship program for therapists in the field of autism, Faculty of Special Education, Jordan University.
Jemman Ammry, BA
Professor, Director of the Autism/Asperger's Research Program at Arizona State University, President of the Autism Society of Greater Phoenix (USA)

James Adams

MS, BCBA

Special Education
and Behavioral Intervention
Jomah Mustafa Shoeib
Clinical director and supervisor in non-profit organization Social Support Center “Inclusive Molecule” (Russia)

Ksenia Khvostova, IBA

Associate Professor of Neurology, neurosurgery and medical genetics department at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Head of functional diagnostics in Mental Health Center MeMento;
Kichuk Irina
Vocational Rehabilitation
Seconded Professor Faculty of Arts, Sohag University
Director of the Limitless Center for Vocational Rehabilitation
Dr. Khaled Mat-Hana, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology, neurosurgery and medical genetics department at Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Head of functional diagnostics in Mental Health Center MeMento;
Kefah Salem Hashemi, BA
Neurodiversity Advocate and Writer, public speaker and mother of autistic child.
Karen Kehdy
Professor and Consultant of Clinical Neurophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Saud University, King Khaled University Hospital (KKUH) and King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (KAUH) (Saudi Arabia)

Laila Alayadhi

PhD
General Manager ABA-Resources President of JOR-ABA Multi-Centers Consultant (Jordan)

Mahmoud Al-Sheyab

PhD, BCBA, CAS, IBA

Mohammed Ibrahim Al Ali, PhD
Visionary Founder and CEO at SMART INSPIRATION UAE TRAINING (UAE)

Maitha Al-Naimi
Bachelor of Psychology
Master of Special Education
Certified Behavior Analyst -QBA
Associate professor of physiology at college of Medicine, King Saud University (Saudi Arabia)

Manan Alhakbany

Chairman of RusABA (Association of Applied Behavior Analysis Specialists) (Russia)

Maria Sudarikova

MA, BCBA, IBA

Chief Clinical Officer of DoBetter Collective (USA)

Megan Miller

PhD, BCBA-D, LBA

Founder and Executive Director of International Behavior Analysis Organization (USA)

Michael Mueller

PhD, BCBA-D, IBA

in Special Education, Executive Director ADVANCE Center (Egypt)
Dr. Mohamed El-Henawy, PhD
Occupational Therapist,
Clinical Advisor,
Certified TOT Trainer
Certified Montessori Trainer
Maysoon Al-Nashash
Educational Supervisor, Sharjah Autism Center
Mohammed Waleed al Shamali, MBA, CN, CCN
Clinical Psychologist, Sharjah Autism Center
Mahmoud Abdel Maksoud
in Special Education
Holds the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling and Special Education, University of Jordan.
Dr. Mohammad AL Jabery, PhD
Centers for Autism and Developmental Disorders, Founder and Director
(Jordan / UAE / Qatar / Canada)
Noraldin Al-Deri
EICADD
Founder and Managing Director, Mental Health Center MeMento (Russia)

Nadia Semiletova

PhD, BCBA-D, IBA

Professor of Human Genetics of the National Research Center, Head of the CONEM Egypt Child Brain Research Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (Egypt)

Nagwa Meguid

MD, PhD
Professor of Basic Medical Science, College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University (Qatar)

Naila Rabbani

PhD
Pediatric neurologist, Department of Pediatric Neuropathology and Neurosurgery at SZGMU I.I. Mechnikov, doctor of preventive Medicine at Institute of Preventage (Russia)

Natalia Gudkova

MD, PhD
Head of Department of Social Pediatrics of Pediatrics Research Institute in Petrovsky National Centre of Surgery, Chief Researcher of the Center for Mental Health of Children and Adolescents named after G.E.Sukhareva (Russia)

Natalia Ustinova

MD, PhD

Director and clinical supervisor in the ABA Center “ABC” (Russia)

Nataliya Shcherbakova

SLP, BCBA, IBA

Founder and director of Applied & Behavioral Training Institute (UAE)

Nipa Bhuptani

MEd(Sp), BcaBA

Clinical psychologist, behavior analyst, author of the “Mindfulness Program for Parents of Children with Autism” (Russia)

Olessia Zmikhnovskaya

MA, CBT

Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, Montréal (Canada)

Pierre Drapeau

PhD
Independent Researcher in the Translation of Autism Science into Therapy.
Peter Lloyd-Thomas
MEng, MBA
Special Educator at Lotus Autism Center (Emirates)
Rami Mosaad Abdo, BA
Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, Senior Consultant Physician at Hamad General Hospital (Qatar), Honorary Professor of Medicine at the University of Manchester and visiting Professor of Medicine at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)

Rayaz Malik

BSc. Hons, MSc., MB ChB, PhD, FRCP

Executive Director of Sandbox ABA (USA)

Rebecca Ryan

M.Ed, BCBA, LBS

Behavioral consultant at Positive Behavioral Services of the Four Corners (USA)

Rex Shangraw

BCBA, LBA

BA Mass & Communication Arts, Studies in Integrated Psychology, Life Coach
Mrs. Rasha Zaki, Parent
Advanced Nutritionist at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University (Saudi Arabia)

Dr. Rehab Zaytoun
MD
Advanced Nutritionist at Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University (Saudi Arabia)

Sana Razhan Alsubaiei

PhD
Special & Inclusive Educatio, Certified Assessor CCET/UK. Special & Inclusive Education Consultant (Riyadh)
Shahira Abdel-Rahman, MA
Senior specialist in neurophysiology and assistant professor of physiology at college of medicine, Imam Mohammed bin Saud University (Saudi Arabia)

Sarah Al-Mazidi

PhD
Co-owner of Whole Child Consulting, LLC (USA)

Steve Ward

MA, BCBA

Leading expert in Child Mental Health & Steven Foster, CPDLT, Positive Discipline Lead Trainer, licensed clinical social worker (Egypt)
Sahar Daoud
PhD, CPDT
Parent Coach, Portland, USA
Co- Author of Positive Discipline
Steven Foster
Director of the Autism Research Institute (USA)
Stephen M. Edelson
PhD
McGovern Institute for Brain Research, MIT Department of Brain and CognitiveSciences, MITStanley Center for Psychiatric Research, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Sabbagh Ubadah
PhD
President of 7th Generation Foundation (USA)

Susan D. Rich

MD, MPH, DFAPA

Vice President Special Olympics Global Center for Inclusion. Special Olympics University of Balamand.
Salyne El Samarany
Professor, Dean at Dr Batra’s Homeopathic Academy, Mumbai (India)
Samir A. Chaukkar
MD (Hom)
Special Education, Head of the Activities Department at the Abu Dhabi Autism Center, Zayed Higher Org. for People of Determination, Board-member of the Emirates Autism Society.
Sheikha Al Suwaidi
PSych: Founder of Sharifa Yateem Center for Rehabilitation
Sharifa Yateem, BCBA,IBA, MSc.
Special Education, Associate Prof. of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Fayoum
Dr. Sayed El-Garhy, PhD
Executive Assistant at Ecolab
Mother of 3 kids the eldest is 11 years old boy on the Autism Spectrum.
Sarah Touma
Consultant in Dubai Health Authority and a certified trainer in the Emirates Association of Certified Consultants and Trainers.
Suzan Ahmed
Dr. Talat Alwazna
Neurology, Secretary General Academy of Special Education Autism Charity in Saudi

Co-Owner of Whole Child Consulting, LLC (USA)

Teresa Grimes, BCBA
Founder of Support Works Consulting, ABA Unit Manager at Osraty for Physio & Rehab, and Consultant at Adaptive Choice Center.
Tasneem Abu Roza, BCBA
Professor at Department of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad, Department of Medicine, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and University (India), Department of Biotechnology, ITMO University (Russia)

Undurti Das

MD, DSc, FRSC, FAMS

Tracy D. Guiou

PhD, BCBA-D

Catalpa Health, a mental health and wellness service provider for children and adolescents in the Fox Valley, President (USA)
Behavioral analyst, leading specialist and curator of the Alvarium Center (Russia)

Valentina Minakova

Postdoctoral fellow at Center for Child Health, Seattle Children’s Research Institute (USA)

Vardan Arutiunian

PhD
Co-founder and Managing Director of Georgetown Early Intervention Center Autism.
Zahra Aljasmi