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
- Regina de Dominicis, UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, UNICEF Representative to the UN in Geneva, and Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe
- 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, Regional Advisor for Child Protection, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
12:00 – 12:15
Reflections from children and young people living in alternative care
Moderator: Ivan Pušćenik, Head of the Centre for Provision of Community Services Lipik and Ivana Borić, University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
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
- Rareș-Petru Achiriloaie, State Secretary of Ministry of Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities, Romania
- Jana Skalková, Chief Political Advisor of Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic
- Zsófia Koncz, State Secretary for Families at Ministry of Culture and Innovation, Hungary
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, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
16:40 – 16:45
END OF DAY 1