Monday, 30 September

11:00-11:45 Registration of Romanian Delegates and Introduction to ESN

11:45-12:45 Registration of all Delegates and Standing Lunch

12:45-13:15 Opening Session 

• Christian Fillet, Chair of the Board, European Social Network
• Ciprian Ciucu, Mayor, Bucharest's 6th District City Council, Romania
• Rareş Achiriloaie, State Secretary for Children's Rights, Ministry for Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities, Romania
• Gabriela Schmutzer, General Director, Bucharest's 6th District City Council - General Directorate for Social Care and Child Protection, Romania
• Anna Riatti, Representative to Romania, UNICEF Romania
• Anca Stamin, Programme Director, Save the Children Romania
• Dhushyanth Raju, Lead Economist, World Bank

13:15 -13:45 Setting the Scene

In this session, we will hear about the European Social Network’s activities on children, young people, and families and the key findings of our questionnaire on integrated child protection. 

• Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive Officer, European Social Network
• Daniela Reimer, Researcher,Department of Social Work, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

13:45 -15:15 Plenary 1: European Child Guarantee – State of Play Across Europe

Moderator: Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive Officer, European Social Network

• Jiri Svarc, Head of the Unit for Social Policies, Child Guarantee and the Social Protection Committee, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission
• Rareş Achiriloaie, National Coordinator for the Implementation of the European Child Guarantee, National Authority for the Protection of Children’s Rights and Adoption, Romania
• Hanna Vseviov, National Coordinator for the Implementation of the European Child Guarantee, Ministry of Social Affairs, Estonia
• Arnaud Lopez, Director of Child Protection and Family Support, County Council of Hauts-de-Seine, France
• Joanna Ziółkiewicz, Head of the Education and Evaluation Department, Warsaw Municipal Nursery Complex, Poland

15:15 -15:45 Coffee Break 

15:45 - 17:00 Plenary 2: Towards Integrated Child Protection – International Tools, Guidelines, and Evidence

Moderator: Marie-Cécile Rouillon, Coordinator for the Rights of the Child, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission

• Sandra Aigner-Accardo,  Project Manager, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
• Magdalena Bochińska, Programme Advisor, Children’s Rights Division, Directorate General of Democracy and Human Dignity, Council of Europe
• Stela Grigoras, Child Protection Specialist, UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office

17:00 - 17:30 Coffee Break

17:30 -18:30 Parallel Thematic Discussions: Practices Promoting Integrated Child Protection

1. Integrated Working

Moderator: Eva Boyle, Head of Programme (Children’s Service), Health Information and Quality Authority, Ireland

• Vilborg Pétursdóttir, Children and Family Team Leader, City of Reykjanesbær, Iceland 
• Paul Ghisoi, Head of Civil Society Department, & Tatiana Duta, Head of Initial Assessment Service and Interventions in Risk Situations, Bucharest's 6th District City Council - General Directorate for Social Care and Child Protection, Romania
• Anca Stamin, Programme Director, & Ana-Maria Cosma, Project Manager, Save the Children Romania

Room: Galati

2. Prevention

Moderator: Tinna Sigurdardottir, Operation and Quality Director, Quality and Supervisory Agency of Welfare (GEV), Iceland

• Erika Stark, General Director, Arad County Council - General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection, Romania
• Laia Martínez Cano, Director of Child and Family Psychotherapeutic Service, & Gerard Torrell Cascalló, Psychologist, Barcelona City Council - Institute for Social Services, Spain
• Michelle Purcell, Programme Advisor, SOS Children’s Villages International

Room: Constanta Ballroom

19:00 Bus Transfer to Dinner

19:45- 23:00  Dinner  

23:00  Bus Transfer to Hotel

Tuesday, 1 October

8:30 - 9:00 Delegate Registration

9:00 - 10:15 Plenary 3: Strengthening the Workforce

Moderator: Graham Owen, European Representative, Association of Directors of Social Welfare Services, Sweden

• Gerard Brophy, Chief Social Worker, Tusla – Child and Family Agency, Ireland 
• Styliani Lachanioti, Head of Social Services Department, City of Athens, Greece
• Christian Schacht-Magnussen, Director of Social Services, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark & Kjeld Nørby, Head of Office, Social Department, Regional Government of Central Denmark, Denmark
• Harry Shier, Child Participation Expert, Ireland

10:15 -10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 -12:00 Roundtable: The Future of Integrated Child Protection

Key Outcomes from Parallel Thematic Discussions

1. Integrated Working

• Bart Denys, Programme Director Local Social Policy, Public Centre for Social Welfare - Bruges, Belgium

2. Prevention

• Bernard Busuttil, Director, Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Malta

Final Remarks

Moderator: Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive Officer, European Social Network

• Bogdan Simion, President, Federation of Non-governmental Organisations for Children, Romania
• Manuela Stănculescu, Social Protection Specialist, World Bank Romania
• Jackie Irvine, Chief Executive, Care Inspectorate, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Eilis Mulvaney, Social Worker with Lived Experience, England, United Kingdom

12:00 - 12:15 Moving Forward

Alfonso Lara Montero, Chief Executive Officer, European Social Network

12:15 -13:30 Lunch

13:30 -15:30  Workshop: Localising the European Child Guarantee