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
Representative of the European Commission (TBC)
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
Marin Piletić, Minister of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy of the Republic of Croatia
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
- Marin Piletić, Minister of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy, Croatia
- Sofia Zacharaki, Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs, Greece
- Luka Mesec, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Slovenia
Moderator: Stela Grigoras, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
14:45 – 15:15
TEA/COFFEE BREAK
15:15 – 15:45
Early and continuous assessment, measures and services for families at risk of separation, gatekeeping and prevention of institutionalization
Stela Grigoras, Martin Punaks and Jo Rogers, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
15:45 – 16:30
Panel/plenary discussion
- Tatjana Katkić Stanić, Directorate for Social Work, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
- Ružica Boškić, Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Slovenia; President of the Advisory Committee of the Council of Europe for the Promotion of Children’s Rights
- Marina Ajduković, PhD, University of Zagreb Study Centre for Social Work, Faculty of Law and President of Society for Psychological Assistance
- Štefica Karačić, President of the Croatian Association of Social Workers
- Dubravka Marušić, President of NGO Adopta
- Jasna Ćurković Kelava, Head of the Centre for Children Zagreb
Moderator: Representative of the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy
16:30 – 16:45
END OF DAY 1