Conference Presentations Belfast 2019

Day 1

Presentations from plenary

Mairead McMullen and Mary O’Reilly, Early Years and Paul Butler, Partners for Youth Empowerment, " WYRED, An H2020 EU wide Project empowering Children and Young People to engage as leaders, researchers and influencers of the online space "

Regina Jensdottir, Head of Council of Europe Children’s Rights Division, " Council of Europe Guidelines on Children’s Rights in the Digital Environment "

Presentations from workshops

Workshop 1 - Parents " Digital Parenting – Rhea Verheul, Ombudsperson for Children’s Office, The Netherlands" " Age of Consent – Karen McCauley, Ombudsman for Children's Office, Ireland" " Parental Use of Digital Technology – Donna Kernaghan, Barnardo’s Northern Ireland "

Workshop 2 - Education " Digital Competency – Rhian Evans, Office of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales" " Digital Skills – Daniel Toda Castán, Office of the Ombudsman for the Basque Country" " Supporting Children – Andres Aru, Office of the Chancellor of Justice, Estonia"

Workshop 3 - Regulation " Cybercrime Strategy – Nataša Jović, Office of the Protector of Citizens, Serbia "

Workshop 4 - Protection " ‘Bee Secure’ – René Schlechter, Chair of the Ombuds-Committee for the Rights of the Child, Luxembourg"

Day 2

Presentations from plenary

Dr Sarah Starkey, Neuroscientist, Independent Neuroscience and Environmental Health Research, " ‘Safeguarding the Health & Development of Children’"

Anne Longfield - Children’s Commissioner for England , " Redesigning the digital world for children – Children by design "

Valeria Setti – European Commission Coordinator for the rights of the child, " Oversight and Regulatory Mechanisms - Protecting children’s rights in the online world: an overview of European Commission’s initiatives"