31st European Congress on Obesity
European Association for the Study of Obesity

COMMITTEES

EASO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
TRUSTEES
United Kingdom
Jason Halford

President

Turkey
Volkan Yumuk

President-Elect

Italy
Paolo Sbraccia

Treasurer

Ireland
Grace O’Malley

Secretary

Norway
Jørn V. Sagen

Vice-President Northern Region

Slovakia
Lubomira Fabryova

Vice-President Middle Region

Italy
Luca Busetto

Vice-President Southern Region

EX-OFFICIO
United Kingdom
Barbara McGowan

Co-Chair,
Obesity Management Working Group

Spain
Andreea Ciudin

Co-Chair,
Obesity Management Working Group

Ireland
Jennifer L Baker

Co-Chair,
Childhood Obesity Working Group

Denmark
Jens-Christian Holm

Co-Chair,
Childhood Obesity Task Force

Israel
Dror Dicker

Co-Chair,
Collaborating Centres for Obesity Management (COMs) Working Group

United Kingdom
Emma Boyland

Co-Chair,
Prevention and Public Health Working Group

Janas Harrington

Co-Chair,
Prevention and Public Health Working Group

Maria Hassapidou

Co-Chair,
Nutrition Working Group

Teodora Handjieva-Darlenska

Co-Chair,
Nutrition Working Group

Gema Frühbeck

Co-Chair,
Scientific Advisory Board

Gijs Goossens

Co-Chair,
Scientific Advisory Board

Euan Woodward

Executive Director

PROGRAMME ORGANISING COMMITEE
Luca Busetto

Congress Co-Chair

Maurizio De Luca

Congress Co-Chair

Roberto Vettor

Congress Co-Chair

Rocco Barazzoni

Sio President

Gabriella Milan

Basic Science

Maria Angela Guzzardi

Basic Science

Sami Schiff

Behaviour and Public Health

Melania Manco

Childhood Obesity

Silvia Bettini

Adult Obesity

Mirto Foletto

Adult Obesity

Valeria Guglielmi

Adult Obesity