About the Speakers 

Key note speakers included:

Otto Wahl, an expert on stigma in the Media and Popular Culture

Andre Picard, an award winning Globe and Mail journalist

Amanda Tetrault, a photo journalist who has used her pictures to tell the story of the life of her father who has schizophrenia

Dora Herceg and Dan Leadley,two consumers who have learnt how to cope with stigma during their mental illness

The session was moderated by Patrick Baillie, a senior psychologist and member of the Mental Health and Law Committee