VIRTUAL & HYBRID INNOVATIONS IN ONE GLOBAL CLASSROOM

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Central Time (United States)
05:00 PM – 06:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
00:00 AM – 01:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 1a (THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): Grand Opening

GRAND OPENING CEREMONY – OPEN TO EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD! CO-MASTERS OF THE CEREMONY: Pembegül İlter (Türkiye); Kirsty Weedon (UK); Ichiro Okkady Okajima (Japan); Teo D. Amari (AI),

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Central Time (United States)
06:00 PM – 07:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
01:00 AM – 02:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 1b (THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): Keynote

KEYNOTE: FROM MORENO’S VISION OF TECHNOLOGY TO TELE’DRAMA’S METHODOLOGY FOR VIRTUAL, HYBRID, AND AI-ENHANCED EXPERIENTIAL METHODOLOGY; Honoring the Past, Embracing the Possible — Responsible and Ethical Applications,

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Central Time (United States)
08:00 PM – 09:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
03:00 AM – 04:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 2a (THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

BUILDING THE CASE: ENLARGING OUR WORLD VIEW; Leigh E. Johnson (USA),

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Central Time (United States)
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
04:00 AM – 05:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 2b (THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

THE EMPTY CHAIR: HOW TO BROADEN THE FIELD OF POSSIBILITIES IN GROUP WORK; Chantal Nève Hanquet (Belgium) & Agathe Crespel (Belgium),

03:30 PM – 05:30 PM Central Time (United States)
10:30 PM – 00:30 AM Central European Time (CET)
05:30 AM – 07:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 3 (THURSDAY, THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

BREAKING BARRIERS OF SHAME: TOOLS FOR PERSONAL INSIGHT, FAMILY THERAPY, AND CORPORATE COACHING; Carlos A Raimundo, MD (Australia) , CHILDWORK/CHILDPLAY: THE SOCIODRAMATIC EMPTY CHAIR; Rebecca Walters, TEP (USA), CROSSING BORDERS WITHIN: IDENTITY, INCLUSION, AND BELONGING IN A SHARED WORLD: Sheila Dallas-Katzman (USA), FROM SELF TO SOURCE: A SOCIATRIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE EIGHT COSMIC STAGES IN TERMS OF CAPACITY AND NEED TO DOUBLE AND ROLE REVERSE; Edward Schreiber (USA); Bojana Glusac Draslar (Serbia), THE PSYCHODRAMATIC EFFECT OF PETS, PARTS AND RECOVERY; David Moran, TEP (USA), Karen Moser, TEP (USA),

06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Central Time (United States)
01:00 AM – 02:00 AM Central European Time (CET)
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 4a (THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

FAMILY THERAPY WITH PSYCHODRAMA INFLUENCE; Violeta Kadieva, PhD., LMFT-S (USA); Dione Simmons, PhD, LPC-S (USA); Candice Jones, PhD, LPC (USA) ,

07:00 PM – 08:00 PM Central Time (United States)
02:00 AM – 03:00 AM Central European Time (CET)
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 4b (THURSDAY, October 16, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

EXTERNALIZING THE INTERNAL – SOCIAL IDENTITIES AND COGNITIVE PROCESSING THROUGH ACTION; Nancy Scherlong (USA) ,

05:30 AM – 06:30 AM Central Time (United States)
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
07:30 PM – 08:30 PM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 5a (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

SOCIODRAMA'S RELEVANCE IN TODAY'S CHAOTIC WORLD; Ron Wiener, PhD (UK); Diane Adderley (UK) ,

06:30 AM – 07:30 AM Central Time (United States)
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
08:30 PM – 09:30 PM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 5b (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

ROOTS AND WINGS: GROWING THROUGH CONNECTION IN A TELE’DRAMA ENCOUNTER; Daniela Tahirova (BULGARIA); Adler Club Trakia University (Bulgaria) ,

08:00 AM – 09:00 AM Central Time (United States)
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 6a (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

PALLIATIVE PSYCHODRAMA: EXPLORING LIFE, DEATH, AND MEANING THROUGH CREATIVE ACTION METHODS IN HIGHER EDUCATION; Michael Wieser (Austria) ,

09:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time (United States)
04:00 PM – 05:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
11:00 PM – 00:00 AM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 6b (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

A FUTURE WITHOUT POVERTY: A SOCIODRAMA EXPLORATION; Stan Ingman, PhD (USA); Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP (USA) ,

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Central Time (United States)
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
00:30 AM – 02:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 7 (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

EMBODIMENT ON THE VIRTUAL STAGE: SOMATIC EXPERIENCING THROUGH THE TELE'DRAMA METHODOLOGY; Gulsen Buyuksahin, MA, CTP-3 (USA); Assoc. Prof. Ozlem Sener (Turkiye) , MODERN LIFE AND ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: EXPLORING THE EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE OF YOUTH THROUGH SOCIODRAMA; Lyudmila Zlatova (Czech Republic); Alexandr Usov (USA); Tetiana Kopiievska (Ukraine); Nelly Klyovan (Ukraine) , RITUALS, DREAMS, AND MORENIAN TOOLS IN THE WORK OF THE FEPTO TASK FORCE ON PEACEBUILDING, CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION, AND COLLECTIVE TRAUMA; Maurizio Gasseau (Italy); Nilüfer Demirhan (Türkiye/Italy), THE WISDOM WITHIN: EXPLORING IDENTITY, STRENGTH, AND DISABILITY THROUGH ACTION; Andrea Wilches (Colombia/Argentina/USA), TRAINING THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE THROUGH PSYCHODRAMA; Colleen Baratka, MA, TEP, CTP-3 (USA); Pamela Goffman, LCSW, TEP (USA), TRANSFORMING SURVIVAL ROLES: EXPLORING VIRGINIA SATIR’S FAMILY COMMUNICATION MODELS; Inara Erdmanis (Sweden) ,

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Central Time (United States)
08:00 PM – 09:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
03:00 AM – 04:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 8a (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): Parallel Sessions: 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session / 1-hour Large Group Didactic Session

Experiential Session: WHEN STUDENTS BECAME TEACHERS: A TRIBUTE TO YOUTH-LED SOCIAL CHANGE; Bojana Glusac Draslar (Serbia); Mirjana Stankovic (Serbia); Anna Kononenko (Serbia); Svetlana Iloski (North Macedonia); Mina Zivkovic (Serbia); Dragana Nikolić (Ser, Theoretical Webinar: THE POWER OF DOUBLING: A PSYCHODRAMATIC KEY TO HEALING; Julie Wells (USA) ,

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Central Time (United States)
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
04:00 AM – 05:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 8b (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): Parallel Sessions: 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session / 1-hour Large Group Didactic Session

Experiential Session: (Coming Soon); Heloisa Fleury (Brazil), Theoretical Webinar: FACILITATING COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE WITH ACTION METHODS; Chantal Nève Hanquet (Belgium) & Agathe Crespel Brussels (Belgium),

03:30 PM – 05:30 PM Central Time (United States)
10:30 PM – 00:30 AM Central European Time (CET)
05:30 AM – 07:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 9 (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

COMPASSIONATE AND DEEP LISTENING: Jaye Moyer, LCSW, TEP, CTP-2 (USA); Cristina Hockl, CTP-2 (Germany), PSYCHODRAMA AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; Héctor A. Montalvo Escandón (Mexico) , REST ACROSS BORDERS: BUILDING GLOBAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE SEVEN (7) TYPES OF REST, POETRY, AND PSYCHODRAMA; Jeanie Low, LCSW-S (USA) , THE PIÑATA EFFECT: HOW ANXIETY HOLDS, BREAKS, AND FREES US; Betty G Garrison (USA); Cynthia Freeman-Valerio (USA), TROOPS IN CONTACT: A PILOT PSYCHODRAMATIC MODEL FOR VETERANS AND FIRST-RESPONDERS; Jeffrey Ian Bass, PsyD, ABPP (Clinical and Forensic), Active-Duty US Army Psychologist, Colonel, Medical Service Corps (USA),

06:00 PM – 08:00 PM Central Time (United States)
01:00 AM – 03:00 AM Central European Time (CET)
08:00 AM – 10:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 10 (FRIDAY, October 17, 2025): 2-hour Large Group Experiential Session

EMBRACE YOUR DYNAMIC CAREER JOURNEY: APPLYING THE CHAOS THEORY OF CAREERS THROUGH PSYCHODRAMA AND SOCIOMETRY; Amna Jaffer, PhD, TEP (USA); Jimma Cortes-Smith, MA (USA) ,

05:30 AM – 06:30 AM Central Time (United States)
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
07:30 PM – 08:30 PM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 11a (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

ACTION METHODS IN COACHING TRAINING: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE; Roberto Bonanomi, PsyD (Italy) ,

06:30 AM – 07:30 AM Central Time (United States)
01:30 PM – 02:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
08:30 PM – 09:30 PM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 11b (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

ROLES, BOUNDARIES AND FUNCTIONALITY IN DISASTERS: WHO AM I, WHAT AM I DOING AND HOW MUCH AM I DOING?; Hande Karakılıç Üçer, MD; Aliye Mavili, Bahar Gökler, Feyruz Usluoğlu, Kamuran Özdemir, Müjdegül Zayıfoğlu Karaca, Nigar Etizer Karacık, Nihal Uyar Özer,,

08:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time (United States)
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
10:00 PM – 00:00 AM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 12 (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): Virtual Travel: 2-hour Large Group Experiential Session

JOURNEY THROUGH TIME: LIVE FROM UNIVERSITIES THAT SHAPED AND CARRY FORWARD THE LEGACY OF PSYCHODRAMA,

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Central Time (United States)
05:30 PM – 06:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
00:30 AM – 01:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 13a (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

TRANSLATING RELATIONAL TRAUMA REPAIR (RTR) FOR THE VIRTUAL SPACE: MAINTAINING CONNECTION AND EXPERIENTIAL DEPTH ONLINE; Tian Dayton, PhD, TEP (USA),

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Central Time (United States)
06:30 PM – 07:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
01:30 AM – 02:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 13b (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

DR. MORENO’S WORK WITH MARGINALIZED GROUPS EXPLORED THROUGH SOCIODRAMA; Antonina Garcia, EdD, TEP, RDT/BCT (USA),

01:00 PM – 02:00 PM Central Time (United States)
08:00 PM – 09:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
03:00 AM – 04:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 14a (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY IN PSYCHODRAMA; Jaye Moyer, LCSW, TEP (USA); Daniela Simmons, PhD, TEP (USA) ,

02:00 PM – 03:00 PM Central Time (United States)
09:00 PM – 10:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
04:00 AM – 05:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 14b (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

BRIDGING GAPS AND REACHING OUT; Erica Hollander, JD, PhD, TEP (USA); Amna Jaffer, PhD, TEP (USA) ,

03:30 PM – 05:30 PM Central Time (United States)
10:30 PM – 00:30 AM Central European Time (CET)
05:30 AM – 07:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 15 (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

CONSTRUCTING POETIC HOMES: SAFE HOLDING SPACES USING NARRATIVE DRAMA THERAPY IN COACHING AND COUNSELING; Dr. Myriam (Mimi) Savage (USA); Jennifer Larsh, MFT (USA); Michelle Diamond, MFT (USA); Amanda Rogers, MFT (USA), DRAWING THE LINE: EXPLORING BOUNDARIES THROUGH DRAMA THERAPY; Tanja L. Lee, PhD (USA), SP; Serita Reels (USA), EMBODYING WISDOM FIGURES IN INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK; Rebecca Walters, TEP (USA) , ETHICALLY GROUNDED EXPERIENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR TRAUMA AND ADDICTION; Adena Hope Bank, LCSW, CP (USA), INNOCENCE AGAIN: REAWAKENING THE INNER CHILD THROUGH PSYCHODRAMA; Phil Armour, LPC (USA) , THE ENNEAGRAM EDGE: ENHANCING THE THERAPEUTIC JOURNEY; Melanie Raimundo (Australia) ,

06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Central Time (United States)
01:00 AM – 02:00 AM Central European Time (CET)
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 16a (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

PSYCHODRAMA OF LOVE; David Moran, TEP (USA); Haydn Briggs, LCSW, CP (USA),

07:00 PM – 08:00 PM Central Time (United States)
02:00 AM – 03:00 AM Central European Time (CET)
09:00 AM – 10:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 16b (SATURDAY, October 18, 2025): 1-hour Large Group Experiential Session

VOICES OF OUR PREDECESSORS: QUOTES AND WISDOM FROM AROUND THE WORLD – A CASE STUDY IN ACTION; Ichiro (Okkady) Okajima (Japan); Mizuki Muronaka (Japan); Shota Shirahama (Japan); Ryo Shigetomi (Japan),

05:30 AM – 07:30 AM Central Time (United States)
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
07:30 PM – 09:30 PM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 17 (SUNDAY, October 19, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

COLORS OF CHANGE: FROM DARKNESS TO RAINBOW A JOURNEY OF GROWTH; Tamar Pelleg (Israel), EMOTIONAL PROJECTIONS ON STAGE: A TELE’DRAMA JOURNEY THROUGH IMAGES; Elena Petrova (Bulgaria); Maya Maria Naydenova (Bulgaria); Desislava Klochkova (Bulgaria), IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO PLAY – A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE AGES; Ofra Faiman (Israel) , NOT MY SHAME: BREAKING FREE FROM GENERATIONAL GUILT; Cristina Schmidt (Romania) , RECONNECTING WITH OUR PLAYFULNESS; Suneetha Saggurthi, PhD (India); Mala Bali (India) , THE FUTURE OF THE DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IN THE “EVER NEW” AI ERA: WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR HAVE TO SAY? WHAT DOES THE PATIENT HAVE TO SAY?; Hande Karakılıç Üçer, MD; Yaşar Çavdar Kolbüken; Müjdegül Zayıfoğlu Karaca, MD (Türkiye),

08:00 AM – 10:00 AM Central Time (United States)
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
10:00 PM – 00:00 AM (same day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 18 (SUNDAY, October 19, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

INNER WARS AND OUTER WARS: EXPLORING THE INNER ROLE SYSTEM AND REHEARSING RESILIENCE THROUGH PSYCHODRAMA: Nathalie Soussan (Israel); Mina Zivkovic (Serbia) , PHENOMENAL WOMAN: UNMASKING HER – A TELE'DRAMA JOURNEY THROUGH SHADOW AND LIGHT; Abrar Ali J. Qariр, MD, CTP-1 (Saudi Arabia); Betty G Garrison, CTP-3 (USA) , RITUAL AS RESOURCE – RECOGNIZING THE POSITIVE TRANSMITTED RESOURCES FROM OUR ANCESTORS; Cristina Hockl (Germany); Mihaela Marin (Romania), SPOONS AND SCENES: USING PSYCHODRAMA TO RECLAIM ENERGY AND SELF-COMPASSION; Colleen Baratka, MA, TEP, CTP-3 (USA); Pembegül Liter, CTP-3 (Türkiye), THE ART OF POSSIBILITY: HELPING CLIENTS HARNESS THE POWER OF HOPE; Regina Sewell, PhD, TEP (USA); Jennifer Salimbene; TEP (USA), THE SOCIAL DREAMING MATRIX: DREAMING OUR WORLD AND SOCIETY IN A SAFE SPACE; Dott. Domenico Agresta (Italy); Istituto Conversazionale Parma (Italy) ,

10:30 AM – 12:30 PM Central Time (United States)
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM Central European Time (CET)
00:30 AM – 02:30 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 19 (SUNDAY, October 19, 2025): 2-hour Parallel Workshops

AWAKENING TOGETHER: COLLECTIVE DREAM EXPLORATION WITH INTEGRAL DEEP LISTENING & TELE’DRAMA; Joseph Dillard, PhD (Germany) , BECOMING A GOOD ANCESTOR; Mark Wentworth (UK) , MEETING OURSELVES WITH COMPASSION: AN EXPERIENTIAL ROLE JOURNEY; Catherine D Nugent, TEP (USA); Thomas Northrup (USA) , THE PERSONAL ODYSSEY: EXPLORING INNER RESILIENCE THROUGH ACTION METHODS; Angeliki Lefa (Greece) , THE PLACE WHERE THE WATERS MEET: CENTERING OUR KNOWING; Leticia Nieto, PsyD, TEP (USA); Andrea Wilches (Colombia/Argentina) ,

01:00 PM – 03:00 PM Central Time (United States)
08:00 PM – 10:00 PM Central European Time (CET)
03:00 AM – 05:00 AM (next day) (Korea/Japan)

SESSION # 20 (SUNDAY, October 19, 2025): Closing Ceremony & Gala

CLOSING CEREMONY & GALA: CO-MASTERS: Mirjana Stankovic (Serbia); Lyudmila Zlatova (Czech Republic); Osta Iwobi (Nigeria/United States) ,