36^th International Conference on Public Mental Health and Neurosciences July 24-25, 2025 Paris, France

Sam Vaknin is Visiting Professor of Psychology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia and Professor of Finance and Psychology in CIAPS (Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies). Sam Vaknin is the author of Malignant Self-love: Narcissism Revisited and other books about personality disorders. His work is cited in hundreds of books and dozens of academic papers. He spent the past 6 years developing Cold Therapy: a treatment modality for Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Over the years, with dozens of volunteers, he found that it was effective with clients suffering from a major depressive episode as well.

Roopak Desai is a Certified Applied Positive Psychology Practitioner (CAPP), Mindset Coach, Holistic Health and Wellness Consultant (Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach) and author of the book S.O.A.R – Grow from Within. Unleash Your Limitless Potential. Mr. Desai’s transformational journey involved finding his way through sever crisis of depression and anxiety through running. He promotes mindful running as a dynamic mindfulness meditation practice, a gateway to inner happiness, health and sustained well-being. To date, he has run four full marathons, and he recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. He is a member of International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) and has presented in various international conferences as a plenary speaker in areas of Positive Psychology, Happiness and Mental Health. His sole purpose and drive are to make a positive difference in the lives of people suffering with mental / physical health condition with their health, happiness, and well-being.

Ms. Payal Maheshwari is M.Phil, from the Department of Human Development and Family studies, M.S. University, Vadodara, and presently doing her PhD in the field of children with Learning Disability. She is presently teaching as Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development, College of Home Science, Nirmala Niketan, Mumbai. She has been teaching for last 23 years, at the graduate and post graduate levels. Has a research experience of around 27 years, which includes funded research projects, guidance of master level research and more. She has presented several papers in International and National conferences. Several publications are on her name. She has been serving as reviewer of several international journals, and on the editorial board of Journal of International Special needs. She has been invited as a key note speaker in National conference on Inclusion in Dec 2019, and has participated as a panelist in Panel Discussion on Inclusive education in an international conference. Her interest areas/areas of expertise has been, Individuals with special needs, Inclusive education, Emotional Intelligence, Socio emotional learning, Adolescent development and more.