Speakers
This text has 81 words (and I think it’s the max for this section): Depression is one of the most prevalent disorders in the world. Yet it’s also one of the most misunderstood.
Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the European Alliance Against Depression (EAAD) is a membership organisation with more than 30 members in Europe, Canada, Chile, Australia, and Africa and further project partners.
EAAD was founded in 2008 by experts in the field of mental health. We now run or contribute to several research projects in Europe around depressive disorders and suicide prevention.
This is option 1 for the speakers bios
It's very simple and flexible in terms of text length (you can see how different text lengths look below in the three examples). The image is set as the cover so it should adjust in most cases (or make the adjustment easier at least). We'll need to ask for the "decent" pics, best above 600x600px. The bio also should have its limitations so it's still a bio not the blog article 🙂 The ideal text should have around 70-79 words but it doesn't matter so much here. Both option 1 and 2 of bios are also easy to edit.
Ainslie O’Connor
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, COLLABORATE CONSULTING
Australian born and based in Germany, Ainslie has over 20 years’ experience in government, not-for-profit and international settings. She is a skilled leader and consultant that collaborates with organisations to improve the lives of others. Ainslie is a strong advocate for mental health.
Dr Theodoros Koutsomitros
CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST-PSYCHOTHERAPIST
Dr Theodoros Koutsomitros is a Consultant Psychiatrist-Psychotherapist with specialist qualifications from the UK (UCL), Greece (ΑΠΘ), the Netherlands (Maastricht) and the USA (Harvard). He is the Secretary of the Psychotherapy section of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and the Founder and Director of the Greek rTMS clinic at the Medical Psychotherapeutic Centre, the largest mental health center in Greece. Dr Theodoros Koutsomitros is a Consultant Psychiatrist-Psychotherapist with specialist qualifications from the UK (UCL), Greece (ΑΠΘ), the Netherlands (Maastricht) and the USA (Harvard). He is the Secretary of the Psychotherapy section of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) and the Founder and Director of the Greek rTMS clinic at the Medical Psychotherapeutic Centre, the largest mental health center in Greece.
Prof. Dr. Corrado Barbui
PROFESSOR OF PSYCHIATRY
Corrado Barbui is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Verona, Italy, where he coordinates the activities of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation. He conducts clinical trials and implementation research on pharmacological and psychosocial interventions. Corrado Barbui is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Verona, Italy, where he coordinates the activities of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Mental Health and Service Evaluation.
This is option 2 for the speakers bios
It also has some flexibility when it comes to the text length but in this case I would suggest more strict limitations so the boxes are not stretched too much (the Tiago Valente bio is doubled to show how it could look like, still it's not the worst). The Prof. Urlich Hegerl text has 79 words and I suggest it as the max here. The image is set in the same way as in option 1.
Ainslie O’Connor
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, COLLABORATE CONSULTING
Australian born and based in Germany, Ainslie has over 20 years’ experience in government, not-for-profit and international settings. She is a skilled leader and consultant that collaborates with organisations to improve the lives of others. Ainslie is a strong advocate for mental health.
Tiago Valente
TRIATHLETE, MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE, AND ENTREPRENEUR
Tiago Valente is an endurance triathlete, mental health advocate, and entrepreneur. Founder of the NOSHAME Movement, he combines his professional background in product management with his passion for sports and men’s mental health advocacy, promoting open dialogue and fighting the stigma around depression among men and men’s mental health globally. Tiago Valente is an endurance triathlete, mental health advocate, and entrepreneur. Founder of the NOSHAME Movement, he combines his professional background in product management with his passion for sports and men’s mental health advocacy, promoting open dialogue and fighting the stigma around depression among men and men’s mental health globally.
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hegerl
PRESIDENT EAAD
Prof. Ulrich Hegerl is a leading expert on depression and suicide prevention. He was the Director of the Psychiatry Clinic in Leipzig until 2019 and held the Senckenberg Distinguished Professorship at Goethe University Frankfurt from 2019 to 2024. He has over 30 years’ experience in mental health research and has published over 700 scientific papers. Prof. Ulrich Hegerl is a leading expert on depression and suicide prevention. He was the Director of the Psychiatry Clinic in Leipzig until 2019.
