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08:30-10:30h: Official opening, welcome and introductory remarks

Rwanda: alternative care reforms and building on the momentum: Dr. Claudine Uwera, The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Children, Rwanda

Cambodia National Action Plan for improving Child Care: Mr. Ros Sokha, Director of Child Welfare Department, Cambodia

11:00-12:30h: The ‘necessity principle’: preventing the need for alternative care

Keynote speaker: Peter Gross, Child Protection Specialist (alternative care), UNICEF (by video)

Family strengthening and prevention (Algeria): Rolf Widmer, President, ISS Switzerland

Family Group Conferencing: Rob van Pagée, Founder, Eigen-kracht Centrale

Regional research on social support schemes in the African context (Africa region): Theophane Nikyema ACPF (by video)

15:30-17:00h: Regulatory systems, data and private funding

Bulgaria's journey through child care reform in 2000 - 2015: from dreams to reality of implementing strategies to protect children's rights (Bulgaria): Dani Koleva - Programme Director at National Network for Children

Regulatory system with limited Government resources (Uganda): Lucy Buck, Child’s i Foundation, CEO

Tracking Progress Initiative (international): Florence Martin, Director, Better Care Network

08:30-10:30h: Children with disabilities

Keynote speaker: Ana Maria Pelaez Narvaez, CRPD Committee

Keynote speaker: Priscila Rodriguez Associate Director, Disability Rights International

Inclusion Matters: ensuring the voices of children with disabilities are at the heart of the deinstitutionalisation process (CEE/CIS): Georgette Mulheir, CEO - Lumos and Representatives from Lumos Self-Advocacy Groups from Central and Eastern Europe

A better future is possible for children with disabilities living in institutions (Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Mauritius, Mexico, Romania, Viet Nam): Marie Jenny, Special Project Unit Coordinator, International Social Service

 11:00-12:30h: Gatekeeping

Keynote speaker: Maria Herczog, Better Care Network, EuroChild President and CRC Committee member (former)

Gatekeeping and transition (Rwanda): Innocent Habimfura, Hope and Homes for Children

Setting up standards including evaluating and accrediting institutions through a mixed group of Government and NGOs (Liberia): Geoffrey Oyat, Save the Children

15:30-17:00h: Foster care and small group homes

Keynote speaker - Foster care and small group homes: Chrissie Gale, CELCIS

Unaccompanied and separated children: non-discrimination and equity of care for children deprived of parental care (EU): Georgia Dimitropoulou, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), Seconded National Expert

Establishing a foster care system (Cambodia): Rebecca Nhep, ACCIR

Foster Care system (Chile): Carolina Bascunan, Socia fundadora y directora Crecer con Justica and RELAF Latin American Consultative Council

08:45-10:30h: De-Institutionalisation including 0-3 group

De-institutionalisation campaign for under three (Latin America): Matilde Luna, RELAF

De-institutionalisation process (Indonesia): Tata Sudrajat, Save the Children

 11:00-12:30h: Workforce development

Keynote speaker: Laura Haas, Tulane University, USA

Job competency based training of Child Protection staff/workforce (India): Sunil Banra, Save the Children

The role of the child care workforce in delivering the 'Suitability principle & what children need from caregivers (Presentation Hermann Radler; Presentation Jennifer Davidson): Herman Radler, FICE and Jennifer Davidson, CELCIS

13:30-15:00h: Leaving Care Moderator

Keynote speaker: Mike Stein, York University

Network of Careleavers (Kenya): Peter K. Muthui

Leaving care (Jordan): Rawan W. Ibrahim, consultant UNICEF Jordan

15:30-17:00h: Concluding remarks

Young person's concluding remarks: Mihaela Ivanova, Lumos Self-advocate

Final summary remarks: Jean Zermatten, former CRC Chairperson, University of Geneva lecturer, former IDE Director, ISS Switzerland board member