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

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

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

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

13:40 – 15:00 Lunch Break

15:00 – 17:00 Side Events