Thank you for your interest in joining us for our Global Child Protector Conference. The objective of the Both Ends Believing is to expand child welfare programs to include and prioritize family-based outcomes for vulnerable children.

This one-day Global Child Protector Conference will be hosted following our high-impact two-day global symposium, and will welcome members of the United States government, leaders of non-governmental organizations, child development experts and our global working group of international child welfare officials. The conference will offer insight and perspective from entrepreneurial visionaries using new strategies and methods to solve old problems.

Our gatherings are a forum for best practices in innovation and collaboration, intending to inspire people to think about child welfare differently.

Participants will have the opportunity to interact and form new relationships with colleagues in other countries. These relationships are vital for future collaborations as we work together to produce change. 

We are encouraged by the extraordinary progress we have made since our last symposium. Together we are making our shared vision of family-based solutions for vulnerable children a reality.

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​We hope you can join us in Washington, D.C., for this landmark conference.

7:45a Palm Court Ballroom

Breakfast

8:30a Grand Ballroom
Welcome – Craig Juntunen

8:45a
Making Kids a Priority – Congressman Trent Franks

9:05a
Introduction – Emron Pratt

9:15a
A New Way of Placing Children with Families – Mark Schwartz

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9:45a

Session 1

• Trafficking Institute – Victor Boutros

• Spoon Foundation – Mishelle Rudzinski

• UNICEF – Sumaira Chowdhury

• OmniPeace – Mary Fanaro

• The Marshall Goldsmith Group – Frank Wagner

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10:30a

Break

10:45a
A Provocative Interview – Rights of a Child
with Craig Juntunen, Paulo Barrozo and Betsy Bartholet

11:05a Grand Ballroom

Welcome – Mark Schwartz

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11:15a 
Session 2

• SAFE - Kate Cleary – Maureen Flatley

• Tyler Technologies – Bruce Graham

• Children First Software Pilot Country

• Global Alliance for Children – Kathleen Strottman

• Catholic Relief Services – Shannon Senefeld​

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12:00p East Room
Lunch

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1:00p State Room

Introduce “Walk-Around” – Emron Pratt

1:15p 
Informational Walk-Around (10 stations)

3:15p State Room
Break

3:30p Grand Ballroom
Summation – Emron Pratt, Dick Lochridge, and Mark Schwartz

4:00p State Room
Collaboration and Connecting with Partners

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5:00p Promenade Foyer

Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres

Each speaker will deliver a fast-paced, high-impact overview of their innovative solutions.

Gala

Dinner and Program

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6:00p

Master of Ceremonies – Senator Mary Landrieu

Presentation

Ideas That Changed the World – Jari Tuomala
Greatest Leader Ever – Dr. Frank Wagner
Lessons Learned in Serving Kids – Ambassador Susan Jacobs (Ret.)
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7:15p

Global Child Protector Award

Introduction of the Global Child Protector Video – Quinn Juntunen
Presentation of the Award – Dan O’Brien​

8:00p
Closing – Bruce Graham

Group rates are available. Email Cheryl for details.

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