About the Conference
Child protection has traditionally been viewed as a policy issue. "Bridging the Sciences: New Approaches to Child Protection" seeks to reframe the conversation as a public health matter, highlighting that child protection concerns are much more profound than a singular corrective action. The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) in collaboration with Childlight has commissioned a new and timely conference to discuss solutions to address this public health emergency. For more information on ICMEC and Childlight please see https://www.icmec.org/ and https://childlight.org/
Plenary Lectures:
The Prevalence of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Globally
Hidden in Plain Sight”: Insight, Explanation, and Influence- Lancet Report on Violence Against Women and Children
The importance of multidisciplinary teams and approaches to addressing CSEA in a U.S. context
Discussion Catalyzing Data 4 Change: case study and why public health interventions work
CARE.org talk
Efforts to prevent and remove Child sexual abuse material from the internet
The conference will include 5 panel discussions.
-Topics includes:
-Why CSEA should be viewed as a pandemic
-Enduring effects of CSEA
-Role of government in prevention
-Solutions at Scale: How to implement good practice
-Turning the tech tables, how to prevent online CSEA
Speakers & Panelists Include:
Raymond Schinazi, Emory University
Gregory Fenves, Emory University
Bernadette Madrid, University of the Philippines
Debi Fry, University of Edinburgh
Katelyn Gray, Washington University St. Louis, Missouri, Social Service Office of Violence Prevention
Emilio Puccio, Secretary General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights
Michael Salter, University of New South Wales
Emmanuela Gakidou is the co-founder of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Elena Martellozzo, Co-Chair Violence Against Children
Xiangming Fang, Georgia State University
Afrooz Kaviani Johnson- UNICEF, Child Exploitation Expert
Sabine Rakotomalala, World Health Organization
Shara Barken, Chair of Pediatrics Emory University
Carl Sharpe, Accenture, AI Expert
Kelvin Lay, Tech Facilitated CSEA Data Specialist, Childlight
Paul Stanfield, CEO, Childlight
Steven Kavanagh, Secretary General, ICMEC
Joyce Sepenoo, CARE.org