20 September 2024
TIME
MAIN CONFERENCE HALL
09:00 – 10:30
Child participation in alternative care
Cath Larkins, School of Health, Social Work and Sport, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom (online)
Presentation of participatory model of work with children and youth in program A STEP FORWARD
Ivana Borić, Andrea Ćosić and Andreja Šprem, University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Moderators: Children and youth from alternative care and Ivana Borić, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
10:30 – 11:00
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
11:00 – 12:00
EU funds in enhancement of childcare and budgeting
- Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director Social Rights and Inclusion, DG Employment, European Commission
- Natalia Efremova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy and National EU Child Guarantee Coordinator, Bulgaria (online)
Panel/Plenary discussion
- Rareș-Petru Achiriloaie, State Secretary of Ministry of Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities, Romania
- Árpád József Mészáros JD, Strategic Vice-President of Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families, Hungary
- Tatjana Katkić Stanić, Head of Directorate for Social Work and National EU Child Guarantee Coordinator, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Croatia
Moderator: Aaron Greenberg, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
12:00 – 12:30
Wrap-up and Closure of the Conference: Concluding Observations & Recommendations
Luisa Brumana, Representative, UNICEF Office in Croatia
12:30 – 13:30
LUNCH