Preliminary Program

Thursday 28 May 2026

TimeSession
07:45 – 08:45Registration – Welcome Desk
08:45 – 09:00Amphithéâtre FarabeufOpening Ceremony / Cérémonie d’Ouverture
09:00 – 09:45Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 1 — Adolescent Turbulence as a Developmental Window for Enhancing MentalizationChairman: Mario SPERANZA — Versailles, FranceCarla SHARP — Houston, USA
09:45 – 10:30Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 2 — TBCChairman: Mario SPERANZA — Versailles, FranceKarin ENSINK — Québec, Canada
10:30 – 11:00CloisterCoffee Break
11:00 – 11:45Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 3 — Briser le cycle : Mentaliser le trauma pour intercepter la transmission intergénérationnelle de la maltraitanceChairman: Martin DEBBANÉ — Geneva, SwitzerlandNicolas BERTHELOT — Québec, Canada
11:45 – 12:30Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 4 — From Turbulence to Trajectory: Mentalizing Pathways in MBT‑C for AutismChairman: Martin DEBBANÉ — Geneva, SwitzerlandNorka MALBERG — Barcelona, Spain
12:30 – 13:45CloisterLunch
13:45 – 15:15Amphithéâtre FarabeufWorkshop 1 — In a Dark Time the Eye Begins to See: Building Trust and Social Communication for Our New Dark AgesDickon BEVINGTON — London, UK · Peter FUGGLE — London, UK
13:45 – 15:15Amphithéâtre Bilski‑Pasquier · FrenchWorkshop 2 — Turbulences dans la construction des liens précoces : soutien à la mentalisation avec vidéo feed‑back (TGI, CAVEAT)Sandra RUSCONI SERPA — Geneva, Switzerland · Lauriane VULLIEZ — Besançon, France · Daniel SCHECHTER — Lausanne, Switzerland
13:45 – 15:15Salle Marie CurieWorkshop 3 — MBT for Psychosis: Engaging with Emotional TurbulenceGeorge SALAMINIOS — London, UK · Mark DANGERFIELD — Barcelona, Spain · Jonas WEIJERS — Leiden, Netherlands · Pablo CASCONE — Lausanne, Switzerland · Marco ARMANDO — Lausanne, Switzerland
15:15 – 15:45Coffee Break
15:45 – 17:15Amphithéâtre FarabeufClinical Workshop 4 — The Neuroscience of Mentalizing: Contemporary Methods and ModelsMartin DEBBANÉ — Geneva, Switzerland · Pascal VRTICKA — Colchester, UK · David RUDRAUF — Paris, France
15:45 – 17:15Amphithéâtre Bilski‑PasquierClinical Workshop 5 — Adapting MBT for Brief, Family‑Focused Support for School‑Age Children in the UK: Challenges and OpportunitiesNick MIDGLEY — London, UK · Holly DWYER HALL — London, UK · Emma MORRIS — London, UK
15:45 – 17:15Salle Marie CurieClinical Workshop 6 — Mentalisation et cultureMario SPERANZA — Versailles, France · Eriko GAVINIO — Geneva, Switzerland · Marie‑Rose MORO — Paris, France
17:15 – 18:30CloisterPosters Tour

Friday 29 May 2026

TimeSession
07:45 – 08:45Registration – Welcome Desk
08:45 – 09:30Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 5Chair: Dawn BALESAnthony BATEMAN — London, UK
09:30 – 11:00Amphithéâtre FarabeufWorkshop 7 — Mentalizing TraumaEva RÜFENACHT — Geneva, Switzerland
09:30 – 11:00Amphithéâtre Bilski‑PasquierWorkshop 8 — A steady light on children in rough seas: The Lighthouse MBT-Parenting ProgrammeGerry BYRNE — Oxford, UK · Rory BOLTON — London, UK · Stefanella COSTA‑CORDELLA — Santiago, Chile
09:30 – 11:00Amphithéâtre RoussyWorkshop 9 — Mentaliser en familleKaryn DOBA — Lille, France · Jean‑Louis NANDRINO — Lille, France
11:00 – 11:30CloisterCoffee Break
11:30 – 13:00Amphithéâtre FarabeufWorkshop 10 — The Capacity to Foster Epistemic Trust: Lessons from Parents, Therapists, and PatientsAlessandro TALIA — Lausanne, Switzerland · Chloe CAMPBELL — London, UK · Sebastian SIMONSEN — Copenhagen, Denmark · Jordan BATE — New York, USA
11:30 – 13:00Amphithéâtre Bilski‑PasquierWorkshop 11 — Mentalisation et expérience vécueMario SPERANZA — Versailles, France · Abigail BARRAND — Paris, France (personne concernée) · Vincent FRITSCH — Versailles, France (parent concerné) · Daniela BRUSTOLIN — Lausanne, Switzerland
11:30 – 13:00Amphithéâtre RoussyWorkshop 12 — Applications des TBM en langue françaiseMartin DEBBANÉ — Geneva, Switzerland · Paco PRADA — Geneva, Switzerland · Christian GREINER — Geneva, Switzerland
13:00 – 14:15CloisterLunch
14:15 – 15:00Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 6 — Mentalizing in Times of Social Media, Text‑Based and AI‑Supported Therapy: First Empirical FindingsChairman: Mario SPERANZA — VersaillesPatrick LUYTEN — Leuven, Belgium
15:00 – 15:45Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 7 — Social Trauma: Intervention and Prevention from the Mentalizing PerspectiveChairman: Mario SPERANZA — VersaillesSvenja TAUBNER — Heidelberg, Germany
15:45 – 16:15CloisterCoffee Break
16:15 – 17:00Amphithéâtre FarabeufPlenary 8 — Mentalizing and Society: The Nature and Nurture of ‘Truth’Chairman: Martin DEBBANÉ — Geneva, SwitzerlandPeter FONAGY — London, UK
17:00 – 17:30Amphithéâtre FarabeufClosing ceremony with Anthony BATEMAN and Peter FONAGY — The past, present, and future of mentalizing in a turbulent worldChairman: Martin DEBBANÉ — Geneva, Switzerland
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