18 September 2024
TIME
MAIN CONFERENCE HALL
09:30 – 10:45
Registration of participants
11:00 – 11:30
Opening of the Conference and welcoming words
- Margareta Mađerić, State Secretary of Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Croatia
Luisa Brumana, Representative, UNICEF Office in Croatia
Vesna Vučemilović, President of the Committee on the Family, Youth and Sports of the Croatian Parliament
Dubravka Šuica, European Commission Vice-President for Democracy and Demography (via video message)
Moderator: Martina Tomić Latinac, UNICEF Office in Croatia
11:30 – 11:45
Voices of children: Vision of childcare in Europe
11:45 – 12:00
The state of childcare: Where we stand and where we are headed
Aaron Greenberg, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
12:00 – 12:15
Reflections from children and young people living in alternative care
Moderator: Ivana Borić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences and Ivan Pušćenik, Head of the Centre for Provision of Community Services Lipik
12:15 – 13:30
LUNCH
13:30 – 14:00
European Commission Recommendation on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interest of the child
Marie Cecile Rouillon, DG Justice, European Commission
14:00 – 14:45
Panel/plenary discussion
- Margareta Mađerić, State Secretary of Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Croatia
- Sofia Zacharaki, Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs, Greece (online)
- Rareș-Petru Achiriloaie, State Secretary of Ministry of Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities and the president of the National Authority for the Protection of Children’s Rights and Adoption in Romania
- Petra Kačírková, Director of the Family Policy, Child protection and Social Inclusion Department, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic
Moderator: Stela Grigoras, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
14:45 – 15:15
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
15:15 – 15:35
How DG Reform supports Member States in transforming their childcare systems
Raluca Painter, Head of Unit of the Labour Market, Education, Health and Social Services, DG Reform, European Commission
15:35 – 15:55
Early and continuous assessment, measures and services for families at risk of separation, gatekeeping and prevention of institutionalization
- Joanna Rogers, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
- Stela Grigoras, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
15:55 – 16:40
Panel/plenary discussion
- Marina Ajduković, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Law, Social Work Study Centre and President of Society for Psychological Assistance
- Štefica Karačić, President of the Croatian Association of Social Workers
- Sanja Helfrih, Expert at the Service for Professional Development and Training, Croatian Institute for Social Work
- Jasna Ćurković Kelava, Head of the Centre for Children Zagreb
- Dubravka Marušić, Executive President of Adopta – Association for Support of Adoption
Moderator: Tatjana Katkić Stanić, Directorate for Social Work, and National EU Child Guarantee Coordinator, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
16:40 – 16:45
END OF DAY 1