Programme
Main Conference Programme: Part I
13:30 – 17:00
13:30 – 13:35 Welcome Remarks
- João Lázaro, President of Victim Support Europe
13:35 – 13:55 Opening Speeches
- Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska, European Commission’s Coordinator for Victims’ Rights
- Wendy Knaepen, Survivor of child sexual abuse – Live Testimony
13:55 – 14:40 Session I: The founding and the progression of victim support movement
- Dame Helene Reeves, a former Chief Executive of Victim Support in the UK – The origins of victim support in Europe
- Marketa Vitousova, Bily Kruh Bezpeci (Czech Republic) – The progression of victim support in Europe
- Yong Woo Lee, President and Founder of Victim Support Asia – Challenges facing victim support in Asia
- Dr Fatima Ali Haider, Co-founder of The Grief Directory – Challenges facing victim support in other regions
14:40 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30 Session II: Developing national framework for victim support
- Levent Altan, VSE – The concept of national framework for comprehensive victim support
- Q&A session:
- Judith Thompson, Former Commissioner for victims and survivors of the conflict in Northern Ireland
- Sue O’Sullivan, Chair, International Network Supporting Victims of Terrorism and Mass Violence (INVICTM)
- Michael O’Connel, Commissioner for Victims’ Rights, Australia (2006-2018)
15:30 – 16:00 Session III: The role of victim social support network
- Joan Deane, ADVIC Ireland – The role of friends and family in supporting victims of crime
- Silvia Bisconti, On the Road Società Cooperativa Sociale – The community’s role in supporting victims
16:00 – 16:20 Networking – Break Out Rooms
SCHEDULE - Networking break out room
16:20 – 16:50 Session IV: Development of a generic support service
- Bianca Biwer, Weisser Ring – The establishment and operation of generic victim support
16:50 – 17:00 Conclusions
DAY 2
Thursday
20 May 2021
Main Conference Programme: Part II
10:00 – 13:40
10:00 – 11:00 Session V: Specialising services for all victims
- Leena-Kaisa Åberg, RIKU (Victim Support Finland) – The needs-based approach of RIKU-Victim Support Finland
Session VI – Part 1: Victim support delivered by other sectors
- Victim Support in the academic sector
- Suzan Van Der Aa Full Professor of Criminal law and Criminal Procedure (The Netherlands)
- Victims and the Media
- Faroek Özgünes, Investigative journalist (Belgium)
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 12:15 Session VI – Part 2: Victim support delivered by other sectors
- Victim Support Units in governmental institutions
- Mari Tikerpuu, Head of victim support unit (Estonia)
- Victim Support within justice system
- Aneta Genova, Attorney at law (Bulgaria)
- Victim Support in Health Sector
- Marta Chaves, National Lifecycle Violence Prevention Program, Directorate-General for Health (Ministry of Health, Portugal)
12:15 – 12:30 Networking – Break Out Rooms
SCHEDULE - Networking break out room
12:35 – 13:15 Session VII: Innovative therapies and methods that help victims to recover
- Prof. Dr. Michael Duffy – Director of the Specialist MSc (Trauma) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Queen’s University (UK)
13:15 – 13:30 Closing of the main conference part
- João Lázaro, President of Victim Support Europe