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Sunday, July 27, 2025

Track 1
OPENING CEREMONY
Venue: West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Registration
Collect your congress badge on arrival
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Welcome from the Chair

The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM Performance of “Lullabye” by Shaynna Blaze
Shaynna Blaze, Director, Voice of Change

Introduction: Sally Nicholes, Deputy Chair of the World Congress
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM Time for Change – Innovative Approaches to Deal With Family Violence
Introduction: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress

The Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren AO

This session will include a short film
4:55 PM - 5:35 PM Panel Discussion: Tackling the rise of Anti-Feminism Among Young Men
Introduction: Sally Nicholes, Deputy Chair of the World Congress

Panel:
- Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
- Daniel Cash, Student and Writer, Australian National University
- Julieta Martinez Oyarzun
- James Elder, UNICEF
5:35 PM - 6:00 PM Closing & Piano Recital

- Closing remarks: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
- 'Rhapsody for Grandma Jeanie' by Albert Frantz, world renowned concert pianist
END OF OPENING CEREMONY
If you are attending the welcome reception, please make your own way to King's College.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Welcome Reception

The world-famous King’s College will host the Welcome Reception. Delegates will be treated to an exceptional experience against the backdrop of the iconic King’s College Chapel, which took around 100 years to build.
Track 1
OPENING CEREMONY
Venue: West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Registration
Collect your congress badge on arrival
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Welcome from the Chair

The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM Performance of “Lullabye” by Shaynna Blaze
Shaynna Blaze, Director, Voice of Change

Introduction: Sally Nicholes, Deputy Chair of the World Congress
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM Time for Change – Innovative Approaches to Deal With Family Violence
Introduction: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress

The Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren AO

This session will include a short film
4:55 PM - 5:35 PM Panel Discussion: Tackling the rise of Anti-Feminism Among Young Men
Introduction: Sally Nicholes, Deputy Chair of the World Congress

Panel:
- Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
- Daniel Cash, Student and Writer, Australian National University
- Julieta Martinez Oyarzun
- James Elder, UNICEF
5:35 PM - 6:00 PM Closing & Piano Recital

- Closing remarks: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
- 'Rhapsody for Grandma Jeanie' by Albert Frantz, world renowned concert pianist
END OF OPENING CEREMONY
If you are attending the welcome reception, please make your own way to King's College.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Welcome Reception

The world-famous King’s College will host the Welcome Reception. Delegates will be treated to an exceptional experience against the backdrop of the iconic King’s College Chapel, which took around 100 years to build.

Track 1
OPENING CEREMONY
Venue: West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Registration
Collect your congress badge on arrival
3:30 PM - 3:40 PM Welcome from the Chair

The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
3:40 PM - 3:55 PM Performance of “Lullabye” by Shaynna Blaze
Shaynna Blaze, Director, Voice of Change

Introduction: Sally Nicholes, Deputy Chair of the World Congress
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM Time for Change – Innovative Approaches to Deal With Family Violence
Introduction: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress

The Honourable Chief Justice William Alstergren AO

This session will include a short film
4:55 PM - 5:35 PM Panel Discussion: Tackling the rise of Anti-Feminism Among Young Men
Introduction: Sally Nicholes, Deputy Chair of the World Congress

Panel:
- Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
- Daniel Cash, Student and Writer, Australian National University
- Julieta Martinez Oyarzun
- James Elder, UNICEF
5:35 PM - 6:00 PM Closing & Piano Recital

- Closing remarks: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
- 'Rhapsody for Grandma Jeanie' by Albert Frantz, world renowned concert pianist
END OF OPENING CEREMONY
If you are attending the welcome reception, please make your own way to King's College.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Welcome Reception

The world-famous King’s College will host the Welcome Reception. Delegates will be treated to an exceptional experience against the backdrop of the iconic King’s College Chapel, which took around 100 years to build.


Monday, July 28, 2025

Track 1: Room LG19
Track 2: Room LG18
Track 3: Room LG17
DAY ONE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session: The Power of Prevention in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Commander Helen Schneider, Australian Federal Police
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 01
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 01.1 Child Marriage – An International Perspective

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- The Hon. Suzanne Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Division 1
- Ms Leisha Lister, International Legal Development Consultant, Australia
- Fraidy Reiss, Unchained At Last, USA
Session 01.2 Children of High Conflict Divorce: A Child's Inner World

45 minutes screening of “Millie” followed by a 30 minute Panel Workshop
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Darren Mort, Barrister At Law, Australia
- Philip Stahl, Independent Practice Psychologist, USA
Session 01.3 Beyond Myths: The Realities of Japan's International Family Law Landscape - Joint custody, international Relocation, and Hague Abduction Convention

Panel Session
Moderator: Masami Kittaka


Panellists:
- Ayako Koga, Tokyo Keizai University, Japan
- Ryoko Minagawa, Otani & Partners, Japan
- Toshiteru Shibaike, Ko, Japan
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 02
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 02.1 Humanitarian Law - Public Meets the Personal

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


The Donor-Conceived Child’s Right to Respect for their Personal Identity Formation
Dr. Rani Pillay, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Rhapsody for Grandma Jeanie
Albert Frantz, Concert Pianist, Austria
Session 02.2 Balancing Risk and Resolution - How a Court's Approach to Family Violence Informs Systemic Change

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Judge Kylie Beckhouse, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Ms Anne-Marie Rice, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Ms Janet Carmichael, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Session 02.3 Residence and Contact

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


It T.I.I.C.'s all the boxes……the innovative family therapy program for complex high conflict family law matters
Ms Lisa Bottomley, Timothy Entwisle, Consultant Psychiatrist; Vincent Papaleo, Clinical Pshychologist; Lisa Bottomley Consultancy, Australia

Children, Technology, and Separation: Navigating Rights, Risks, and Resilience
Ms Stephanie Doyle, Doyle's Family Law & Mediation Pty Ltd, Australia
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 1
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 03
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 03.1 Financial Repsonsibility for Children

Individual papers:
Chair: TBC


More Money, More Money, More Money – Current Issues in Changes to Assessments/Court Orders, and Enforcement of Child Support/Maintenance between Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada
Ms Catherine Devine, Foley's List - Victorian Bar, Australia

Ever-Present Absentees: Critical Analysis of Welfare Law Through Children's Rights and Child-Welfare Theoretical Lens
Dr Shiran Reichenberg, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Israel

Child Support and Multiple Families
Dr Maia Roots, Tohoku University Graduate School of Law, Japan

Session 03.2 Child Protection

Individual papers
Chair: TBC



Children’s relationships with caregiving and birth families Pathways of Care: A longitudinal study of children in care in Australia
Professor Judy Cashmore, University of Sydney, Australia

Right to Play: A Forgotten Right in a Forgotten World
Professor Lilla Garayova, Pan-European University, Slovakia

Regulating Elective Home Education: The Limits of Rights
Professor Daniel Monk, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
Session 03.3 Reinterpreting the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention in Light of ‘New Social Realities’: How the Hague Conference Should Respond to Domestic Violence and Abuse

Panel Session
Chair: Philippe Lortie, Hague Conference On Private International Law, The Netherlands


Panellists:
- Dr Adrienne Barnett, Brunel University, UK
- Dr Michelle Fernando, University of South Australia
- Professor Merle Weiner, University of Oregon, USA
- Associate Professor Miranda Kaye, UTS, Australia
- Ms Jessica Raffal, ISS, Australia

Commentary:
The Hon Justice Suzanne Christie, FCFCOA – Div 1, Australia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 04
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 04.1 Children in a Digital Environment

Individual papers
Chair: Prof Iyabode Ogunniran, University of Lagos, Nigeria


A child’s ‘right’ to protection in a digital age: in conflict with their best interests?
Dr Ruth Brittle, University of Leicester, UK

Tick Tock, am I old enough? A comparative analysis of different laws regulating children’s access to social media
Ms Eve Dougherty, Nicholes Family Lawyers, Australia

Pornwars: Threat to the rising generation
Professor Phil Watts, Mindstate Psychology, Australia
Session 04.2 Science and Health

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Science and the Law
Dame Julie Maxton, The Royal Society, UK

Contraception and Abortion: Is It the Right of a Child?
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois, USA

The State, The Family, and The Individual: Reproductive Rights and the Individual's Rights
Molshree Sharma, Arnoux Sharma Standeford, Llc, USA

Session 04.3 Children in Conflict

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Cross-border Recognition of Family Status for Children Escaping Conflict
Ms Jana Araji, Max Planck Institute For Social Anthropology, Germany

Is cross-border placement a measure of protection for children affected by war?
Professor Laura Carpaneto, University of Genoa, Italy

The true worth: Australian legal and child protection responses to children orphaned by war, internecine conflict, or by circumstance
Dr Trish McCluskey, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Australia

END OF CONGRESS DAY ONE
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Restaurant Evening
A tradition for the World Congress, Monday’s ‘restaurant night’ is an informal social evening in town! Visit the 'Restaurant Night' page for a list of recommended restaurants and to pre-book tables.
Track 1: Room LG19
Track 2: Room LG18
DAY ONE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session: The Power of Prevention in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Commander Helen Schneider, Australian Federal Police
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 01
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 01.1 Child Marriage – An International Perspective

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- The Hon. Suzanne Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Division 1
- Ms Leisha Lister, International Legal Development Consultant, Australia
- Fraidy Reiss, Unchained At Last, USA
Session 01.2 Children of High Conflict Divorce: A Child's Inner World

45 minutes screening of “Millie” followed by a 30 minute Panel Workshop
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Darren Mort, Barrister At Law, Australia
- Philip Stahl, Independent Practice Psychologist, USA
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 02
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 02.1 Humanitarian Law - Public Meets the Personal

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


The Donor-Conceived Child’s Right to Respect for their Personal Identity Formation
Dr. Rani Pillay, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Rhapsody for Grandma Jeanie
Albert Frantz, Concert Pianist, Austria
Session 02.2 Balancing Risk and Resolution - How a Court's Approach to Family Violence Informs Systemic Change

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Judge Kylie Beckhouse, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Ms Anne-Marie Rice, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Ms Janet Carmichael, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 1
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 03
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 03.1 Financial Repsonsibility for Children

Individual papers:
Chair: TBC


More Money, More Money, More Money – Current Issues in Changes to Assessments/Court Orders, and Enforcement of Child Support/Maintenance between Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada
Ms Catherine Devine, Foley's List - Victorian Bar, Australia

Ever-Present Absentees: Critical Analysis of Welfare Law Through Children's Rights and Child-Welfare Theoretical Lens
Dr Shiran Reichenberg, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Israel

Child Support and Multiple Families
Dr Maia Roots, Tohoku University Graduate School of Law, Japan

Session 03.2 Child Protection

Individual papers
Chair: TBC



Children’s relationships with caregiving and birth families Pathways of Care: A longitudinal study of children in care in Australia
Professor Judy Cashmore, University of Sydney, Australia

Right to Play: A Forgotten Right in a Forgotten World
Professor Lilla Garayova, Pan-European University, Slovakia

Regulating Elective Home Education: The Limits of Rights
Professor Daniel Monk, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 04
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 04.1 Children in a Digital Environment

Individual papers
Chair: Prof Iyabode Ogunniran, University of Lagos, Nigeria


A child’s ‘right’ to protection in a digital age: in conflict with their best interests?
Dr Ruth Brittle, University of Leicester, UK

Tick Tock, am I old enough? A comparative analysis of different laws regulating children’s access to social media
Ms Eve Dougherty, Nicholes Family Lawyers, Australia

Pornwars: Threat to the rising generation
Professor Phil Watts, Mindstate Psychology, Australia
Session 04.2 Science and Health

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Science and the Law
Dame Julie Maxton, The Royal Society, UK

Contraception and Abortion: Is It the Right of a Child?
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois, USA

The State, The Family, and The Individual: Reproductive Rights and the Individual's Rights
Molshree Sharma, Arnoux Sharma Standeford, Llc, USA

END OF CONGRESS DAY ONE
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Restaurant Evening
A tradition for the World Congress, Monday’s ‘restaurant night’ is an informal social evening in town! Visit the 'Restaurant Night' page for a list of recommended restaurants and to pre-book tables.

Track 3: Room LG17
DAY ONE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session: The Power of Prevention in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Commander Helen Schneider, Australian Federal Police
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 01
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 01.3 Beyond Myths: The Realities of Japan's International Family Law Landscape - Joint custody, international Relocation, and Hague Abduction Convention

Panel Session
Moderator: Masami Kittaka


Panellists:
- Ayako Koga, Tokyo Keizai University, Japan
- Ryoko Minagawa, Otani & Partners, Japan
- Toshiteru Shibaike, Ko, Japan
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 02
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 02.3 Residence and Contact

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


It T.I.I.C.'s all the boxes……the innovative family therapy program for complex high conflict family law matters
Ms Lisa Bottomley, Timothy Entwisle, Consultant Psychiatrist; Vincent Papaleo, Clinical Pshychologist; Lisa Bottomley Consultancy, Australia

Children, Technology, and Separation: Navigating Rights, Risks, and Resilience
Ms Stephanie Doyle, Doyle's Family Law & Mediation Pty Ltd, Australia
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 1
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 03
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 03.3 Reinterpreting the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention in Light of ‘New Social Realities’: How the Hague Conference Should Respond to Domestic Violence and Abuse

Panel Session
Chair: Philippe Lortie, Hague Conference On Private International Law, The Netherlands


Panellists:
- Dr Adrienne Barnett, Brunel University, UK
- Dr Michelle Fernando, University of South Australia
- Professor Merle Weiner, University of Oregon, USA
- Associate Professor Miranda Kaye, UTS, Australia
- Ms Jessica Raffal, ISS, Australia

Commentary:
The Hon Justice Suzanne Christie, FCFCOA – Div 1, Australia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 04
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 04.3 Children in Conflict

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Cross-border Recognition of Family Status for Children Escaping Conflict
Ms Jana Araji, Max Planck Institute For Social Anthropology, Germany

Is cross-border placement a measure of protection for children affected by war?
Professor Laura Carpaneto, University of Genoa, Italy

The true worth: Australian legal and child protection responses to children orphaned by war, internecine conflict, or by circumstance
Dr Trish McCluskey, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Australia

END OF CONGRESS DAY ONE
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Restaurant Evening
A tradition for the World Congress, Monday’s ‘restaurant night’ is an informal social evening in town! Visit the 'Restaurant Night' page for a list of recommended restaurants and to pre-book tables.

Track 1: Room LG19
DAY ONE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session: The Power of Prevention in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Commander Helen Schneider, Australian Federal Police
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 01
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 01.1 Child Marriage – An International Perspective

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- The Hon. Suzanne Christie, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Division 1
- Ms Leisha Lister, International Legal Development Consultant, Australia
- Fraidy Reiss, Unchained At Last, USA
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 02
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 02.1 Humanitarian Law - Public Meets the Personal

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


The Donor-Conceived Child’s Right to Respect for their Personal Identity Formation
Dr. Rani Pillay, University of Pretoria, South Africa

Rhapsody for Grandma Jeanie
Albert Frantz, Concert Pianist, Austria
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 1
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 03
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 03.1 Financial Repsonsibility for Children

Individual papers:
Chair: TBC


More Money, More Money, More Money – Current Issues in Changes to Assessments/Court Orders, and Enforcement of Child Support/Maintenance between Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Canada
Ms Catherine Devine, Foley's List - Victorian Bar, Australia

Ever-Present Absentees: Critical Analysis of Welfare Law Through Children's Rights and Child-Welfare Theoretical Lens
Dr Shiran Reichenberg, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University, Israel

Child Support and Multiple Families
Dr Maia Roots, Tohoku University Graduate School of Law, Japan

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 04
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 04.1 Children in a Digital Environment

Individual papers
Chair: Prof Iyabode Ogunniran, University of Lagos, Nigeria


A child’s ‘right’ to protection in a digital age: in conflict with their best interests?
Dr Ruth Brittle, University of Leicester, UK

Tick Tock, am I old enough? A comparative analysis of different laws regulating children’s access to social media
Ms Eve Dougherty, Nicholes Family Lawyers, Australia

Pornwars: Threat to the rising generation
Professor Phil Watts, Mindstate Psychology, Australia
END OF CONGRESS DAY ONE
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Restaurant Evening
A tradition for the World Congress, Monday’s ‘restaurant night’ is an informal social evening in town! Visit the 'Restaurant Night' page for a list of recommended restaurants and to pre-book tables.

Track 2: Room LG18
DAY ONE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session: The Power of Prevention in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Commander Helen Schneider, Australian Federal Police
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 01
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 01.2 Children of High Conflict Divorce: A Child's Inner World

45 minutes screening of “Millie” followed by a 30 minute Panel Workshop
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Darren Mort, Barrister At Law, Australia
- Philip Stahl, Independent Practice Psychologist, USA
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 02
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 02.2 Balancing Risk and Resolution - How a Court's Approach to Family Violence Informs Systemic Change

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Judge Kylie Beckhouse, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Ms Anne-Marie Rice, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
- Ms Janet Carmichael, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 1
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 03
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 03.2 Child Protection

Individual papers
Chair: TBC



Children’s relationships with caregiving and birth families Pathways of Care: A longitudinal study of children in care in Australia
Professor Judy Cashmore, University of Sydney, Australia

Right to Play: A Forgotten Right in a Forgotten World
Professor Lilla Garayova, Pan-European University, Slovakia

Regulating Elective Home Education: The Limits of Rights
Professor Daniel Monk, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 04
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 04.2 Science and Health

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Science and the Law
Dame Julie Maxton, The Royal Society, UK

Contraception and Abortion: Is It the Right of a Child?
Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, University of Illinois, USA

The State, The Family, and The Individual: Reproductive Rights and the Individual's Rights
Molshree Sharma, Arnoux Sharma Standeford, Llc, USA

END OF CONGRESS DAY ONE
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Restaurant Evening
A tradition for the World Congress, Monday’s ‘restaurant night’ is an informal social evening in town! Visit the 'Restaurant Night' page for a list of recommended restaurants and to pre-book tables.

Track 3: Room LG17
DAY ONE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 1
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary Session: The Power of Prevention in Combatting Online Child Sexual Exploitation

Commander Helen Schneider, Australian Federal Police
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 1
Parallel Session 01
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 01.3 Beyond Myths: The Realities of Japan's International Family Law Landscape - Joint custody, international Relocation, and Hague Abduction Convention

Panel Session
Moderator: Masami Kittaka


Panellists:
- Ayako Koga, Tokyo Keizai University, Japan
- Ryoko Minagawa, Otani & Partners, Japan
- Toshiteru Shibaike, Ko, Japan
Parallel Session 2
Parallel Session 02
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 02.3 Residence and Contact

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


It T.I.I.C.'s all the boxes……the innovative family therapy program for complex high conflict family law matters
Ms Lisa Bottomley, Timothy Entwisle, Consultant Psychiatrist; Vincent Papaleo, Clinical Pshychologist; Lisa Bottomley Consultancy, Australia

Children, Technology, and Separation: Navigating Rights, Risks, and Resilience
Ms Stephanie Doyle, Doyle's Family Law & Mediation Pty Ltd, Australia
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 1
Parallel Session 3
Parallel Session 03
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 03.3 Reinterpreting the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention in Light of ‘New Social Realities’: How the Hague Conference Should Respond to Domestic Violence and Abuse

Panel Session
Chair: Philippe Lortie, Hague Conference On Private International Law, The Netherlands


Panellists:
- Dr Adrienne Barnett, Brunel University, UK
- Dr Michelle Fernando, University of South Australia
- Professor Merle Weiner, University of Oregon, USA
- Associate Professor Miranda Kaye, UTS, Australia
- Ms Jessica Raffal, ISS, Australia

Commentary:
The Hon Justice Suzanne Christie, FCFCOA – Div 1, Australia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 1
Parallel Session 4
Parallel Session 04
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 04.3 Children in Conflict

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Cross-border Recognition of Family Status for Children Escaping Conflict
Ms Jana Araji, Max Planck Institute For Social Anthropology, Germany

Is cross-border placement a measure of protection for children affected by war?
Professor Laura Carpaneto, University of Genoa, Italy

The true worth: Australian legal and child protection responses to children orphaned by war, internecine conflict, or by circumstance
Dr Trish McCluskey, Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, Australia

END OF CONGRESS DAY ONE
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Restaurant Evening
A tradition for the World Congress, Monday’s ‘restaurant night’ is an informal social evening in town! Visit the 'Restaurant Night' page for a list of recommended restaurants and to pre-book tables.


Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Track 1: Room LG19
Track 2: Room LG18
Track 3: Room LG17
DAY TWO at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 2
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session: Building a Safe Digital Environment for Children

Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
The Hon Caterina Chinnici MEP, Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
The Hon Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová MEP, Vice-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
Ms Sira Rego, Spanish Minister for Children and Youth
Baroness Beeban Kidron, UK House of Lords, Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 2
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 05
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 05.1 Participation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Voice is still not enough: embedding children’s meaningful participation in decision-making when parents separate
Assistant Professor Jan Ewing, University of Cambridge, UK

Children’s Voices in Hague International Abduction: Australian Developments
Associate Professor Michelle Fernando, Associate Professor, University of South Australia

Children in the justice system: Voiceless even in processes considered ‘family friendly’
Dr Connie Healy, University of Galway, Ireland

Session 05.2 Assisting Child Participation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Representing Children: Voice, Choice and Change in Family Court
Professor Kara Finck, University of Pennsylvania, USA

The role of court-appointed experts in facilitating child participation in Australian child protection proceedings
Ms Peiling Kong, University of Sydney, Australia

Rhetoric, Risk, and the Role of the Independent Children's Lawyer
Ms Eliza Tiernan, Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Australia

Session 05.3 Child refugees 2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Children in conflict and crisis - The operation of the jurisdiction rules under the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention and compatibility with the 1951 Refugee Convention
Ms Nietta Keane, HCCH, The Hague, Netherlands

International legal standards relating to family reunification for refugee children and other beneficiaries of international protection
Ms Denise Baruch-Kotulla, UNHCR, Geneva, Switzerland

Application and interpretation of the HC1980 and HC1996 in Russia
Ms Liuda Yablokova, Sky Lawyers Law Office, Russian Federation
Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 06
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 06.1 Dispute Resolution

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Are adversarial systems perpetuating family conflict and undermining children’s best interests: An exploration of Australia’s family law court system
Ms Laura Dodds, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Rethinking the Family Support Legal System to better Protect Children - Results of a Multi-perspective Analysis and a Study Among Professionals in Germany
Dr Jorge Guerra González, Lüneburg, Germany

Session 06.2 Identity, Selfhood and Family Law

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Children and Young People: Identity, Selfhood and Family Law
Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand & Professor Marilyn Freeman, Westminster Law School, UK

Session 06.3 TBC

Session under review
Chair: TBC


1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 2
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 07
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 07.1 “The Fort”, Disrupting Family and Domestic Violence with the Arts

70 minutes screening of ‘The Fort’ follow by a 20 minute panel
Chair: Ms Sally Nicholes, Nicholes Family Lawyers, Australia


Panellists:
- Ms Shaynna Blaze, Co-Founder, Director, Chairperson, Voice of Change, Australia
- Dr Robert A. Simon, Forensic Psychology Consulting, USA
- Ms Jade Blakkarly, CEO, WIRE (Women’s Information and ReferralExchange), Australia
Session 07.2 Sexual Exploitation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Intrafamilial child sexual exploitation material reduction and prevention: a family law response for child protection
Associate Professor Dominique Moritz, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Session 07.3 Children Access to Justice

Panel Session
Moderator: Carolina Marin Pedreño


Panellists:
- Ms Daniela Horvitz, Aijudefa, Santiago, Chile
- Ana Maria Kudisch, Kudisch Abogados Sc, México
- Ms Maria Giráldez, Aijudefa, Spain
- Ms Dilia Leticia Jorge Mera, DLJM Firma de Abogados, Dominican Republic
- Mr Cassio Namur, Tortoro Madureira e Ragazzi Advogados, Brazil
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 2
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 08
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 08.1 Shadows of the Web

45 minute screening of “Shadows of the Web” followed by a 45 minute panel session
Chair: Commander Helen Schneider


- Professor Michael Salter, Childlight (Asia and Pacific), Australia
- Raphaela Thynne MBE, Head of Strategy & International - Tackling Child Sexual Abuse, Government Home Office, UK
Session 08.2 To School or Not to School- That is The Question

Panel Session:
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Ms Kim Southey, Counsel, Victorian Bar, Australia
- Mr David De Alwis, Principal, Hope Earle Lawyers, Australia
- Ms Elyse Byrne, Director, Hope Earle Lawyers, Australia

Session 08.3 Family Violence

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Unseen and unending - Long term impacts of financial abuse and coercive control
Ms Jade Blakkarly, WIRE, Australia

Visibility, victimhood and voice: Recognising children and young people as victim-survivors of family violence ‘in their own right'
Dr Georgina Dimopoulos, Southern Cross University, Australia

Integrating the nexus humanitarian-development in the elimination of female genital mutilation: an evidence-based synthesis
Mrs Aïcha Awa Ba, UNICEF, Dakar, Senegal

END OF GONGRESS DAY TWO
If you are attending the gala dinner, please make your own way to St John's College.
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner
Hosted at St John's College. Stepping into the dining hall of a Cambridge College is like stepping into a living piece of history. The traditions, architecture, and ambiance provide a unique and memorable dining experience where you can tread in the steps of Cambridge’s famous Alumni.
Track 1: Room LG19
Track 2: Room LG18
DAY TWO at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 2
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session: Building a Safe Digital Environment for Children

Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
The Hon Caterina Chinnici MEP, Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
The Hon Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová MEP, Vice-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
Ms Sira Rego, Spanish Minister for Children and Youth
Baroness Beeban Kidron, UK House of Lords, Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 2
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 05
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 05.1 Participation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Voice is still not enough: embedding children’s meaningful participation in decision-making when parents separate
Assistant Professor Jan Ewing, University of Cambridge, UK

Children’s Voices in Hague International Abduction: Australian Developments
Associate Professor Michelle Fernando, Associate Professor, University of South Australia

Children in the justice system: Voiceless even in processes considered ‘family friendly’
Dr Connie Healy, University of Galway, Ireland

Session 05.2 Assisting Child Participation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Representing Children: Voice, Choice and Change in Family Court
Professor Kara Finck, University of Pennsylvania, USA

The role of court-appointed experts in facilitating child participation in Australian child protection proceedings
Ms Peiling Kong, University of Sydney, Australia

Rhetoric, Risk, and the Role of the Independent Children's Lawyer
Ms Eliza Tiernan, Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Australia

Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 06
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 06.1 Dispute Resolution

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Are adversarial systems perpetuating family conflict and undermining children’s best interests: An exploration of Australia’s family law court system
Ms Laura Dodds, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Rethinking the Family Support Legal System to better Protect Children - Results of a Multi-perspective Analysis and a Study Among Professionals in Germany
Dr Jorge Guerra González, Lüneburg, Germany

Session 06.2 Identity, Selfhood and Family Law

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Children and Young People: Identity, Selfhood and Family Law
Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand & Professor Marilyn Freeman, Westminster Law School, UK

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 2
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 07
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 07.1 “The Fort”, Disrupting Family and Domestic Violence with the Arts

70 minutes screening of ‘The Fort’ follow by a 20 minute panel
Chair: Ms Sally Nicholes, Nicholes Family Lawyers, Australia


Panellists:
- Ms Shaynna Blaze, Co-Founder, Director, Chairperson, Voice of Change, Australia
- Dr Robert A. Simon, Forensic Psychology Consulting, USA
- Ms Jade Blakkarly, CEO, WIRE (Women’s Information and ReferralExchange), Australia
Session 07.2 Sexual Exploitation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Intrafamilial child sexual exploitation material reduction and prevention: a family law response for child protection
Associate Professor Dominique Moritz, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 2
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 08
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 08.1 Shadows of the Web

45 minute screening of “Shadows of the Web” followed by a 45 minute panel session
Chair: Commander Helen Schneider


- Professor Michael Salter, Childlight (Asia and Pacific), Australia
- Raphaela Thynne MBE, Head of Strategy & International - Tackling Child Sexual Abuse, Government Home Office, UK
Session 08.2 To School or Not to School- That is The Question

Panel Session:
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Ms Kim Southey, Counsel, Victorian Bar, Australia
- Mr David De Alwis, Principal, Hope Earle Lawyers, Australia
- Ms Elyse Byrne, Director, Hope Earle Lawyers, Australia

END OF GONGRESS DAY TWO
If you are attending the gala dinner, please make your own way to St John's College.
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner
Hosted at St John's College. Stepping into the dining hall of a Cambridge College is like stepping into a living piece of history. The traditions, architecture, and ambiance provide a unique and memorable dining experience where you can tread in the steps of Cambridge’s famous Alumni.

Track 3: Room LG17
DAY TWO at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 2
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session: Building a Safe Digital Environment for Children

Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
The Hon Caterina Chinnici MEP, Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
The Hon Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová MEP, Vice-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
Ms Sira Rego, Spanish Minister for Children and Youth
Baroness Beeban Kidron, UK House of Lords, Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 2
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 05
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 05.3 Child refugees 2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Children in conflict and crisis - The operation of the jurisdiction rules under the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention and compatibility with the 1951 Refugee Convention
Ms Nietta Keane, HCCH, The Hague, Netherlands

International legal standards relating to family reunification for refugee children and other beneficiaries of international protection
Ms Denise Baruch-Kotulla, UNHCR, Geneva, Switzerland

Application and interpretation of the HC1980 and HC1996 in Russia
Ms Liuda Yablokova, Sky Lawyers Law Office, Russian Federation
Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 06
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 06.3 TBC

Session under review
Chair: TBC


1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 2
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 07
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 07.3 Children Access to Justice

Panel Session
Moderator: Carolina Marin Pedreño


Panellists:
- Ms Daniela Horvitz, Aijudefa, Santiago, Chile
- Ana Maria Kudisch, Kudisch Abogados Sc, México
- Ms Maria Giráldez, Aijudefa, Spain
- Ms Dilia Leticia Jorge Mera, DLJM Firma de Abogados, Dominican Republic
- Mr Cassio Namur, Tortoro Madureira e Ragazzi Advogados, Brazil
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 2
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 08
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 08.3 Family Violence

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Unseen and unending - Long term impacts of financial abuse and coercive control
Ms Jade Blakkarly, WIRE, Australia

Visibility, victimhood and voice: Recognising children and young people as victim-survivors of family violence ‘in their own right'
Dr Georgina Dimopoulos, Southern Cross University, Australia

Integrating the nexus humanitarian-development in the elimination of female genital mutilation: an evidence-based synthesis
Mrs Aïcha Awa Ba, UNICEF, Dakar, Senegal

END OF GONGRESS DAY TWO
If you are attending the gala dinner, please make your own way to St John's College.
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner
Hosted at St John's College. Stepping into the dining hall of a Cambridge College is like stepping into a living piece of history. The traditions, architecture, and ambiance provide a unique and memorable dining experience where you can tread in the steps of Cambridge’s famous Alumni.

Track 1: Room LG19
DAY TWO at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 2
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session: Building a Safe Digital Environment for Children

Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
The Hon Caterina Chinnici MEP, Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
The Hon Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová MEP, Vice-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
Ms Sira Rego, Spanish Minister for Children and Youth
Baroness Beeban Kidron, UK House of Lords, Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 2
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 05
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 05.1 Participation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Voice is still not enough: embedding children’s meaningful participation in decision-making when parents separate
Assistant Professor Jan Ewing, University of Cambridge, UK

Children’s Voices in Hague International Abduction: Australian Developments
Associate Professor Michelle Fernando, Associate Professor, University of South Australia

Children in the justice system: Voiceless even in processes considered ‘family friendly’
Dr Connie Healy, University of Galway, Ireland

Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 06
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 06.1 Dispute Resolution

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Are adversarial systems perpetuating family conflict and undermining children’s best interests: An exploration of Australia’s family law court system
Ms Laura Dodds, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

Rethinking the Family Support Legal System to better Protect Children - Results of a Multi-perspective Analysis and a Study Among Professionals in Germany
Dr Jorge Guerra González, Lüneburg, Germany

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 2
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 07
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 07.1 “The Fort”, Disrupting Family and Domestic Violence with the Arts

70 minutes screening of ‘The Fort’ follow by a 20 minute panel
Chair: Ms Sally Nicholes, Nicholes Family Lawyers, Australia


Panellists:
- Ms Shaynna Blaze, Co-Founder, Director, Chairperson, Voice of Change, Australia
- Dr Robert A. Simon, Forensic Psychology Consulting, USA
- Ms Jade Blakkarly, CEO, WIRE (Women’s Information and ReferralExchange), Australia
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 2
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 08
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 08.1 Shadows of the Web

45 minute screening of “Shadows of the Web” followed by a 45 minute panel session
Chair: Commander Helen Schneider


- Professor Michael Salter, Childlight (Asia and Pacific), Australia
- Raphaela Thynne MBE, Head of Strategy & International - Tackling Child Sexual Abuse, Government Home Office, UK
END OF GONGRESS DAY TWO
If you are attending the gala dinner, please make your own way to St John's College.
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner
Hosted at St John's College. Stepping into the dining hall of a Cambridge College is like stepping into a living piece of history. The traditions, architecture, and ambiance provide a unique and memorable dining experience where you can tread in the steps of Cambridge’s famous Alumni.

Track 2: Room LG18
DAY TWO at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 2
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session: Building a Safe Digital Environment for Children

Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
The Hon Caterina Chinnici MEP, Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
The Hon Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová MEP, Vice-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
Ms Sira Rego, Spanish Minister for Children and Youth
Baroness Beeban Kidron, UK House of Lords, Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 2
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 05
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 05.2 Assisting Child Participation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Representing Children: Voice, Choice and Change in Family Court
Professor Kara Finck, University of Pennsylvania, USA

The role of court-appointed experts in facilitating child participation in Australian child protection proceedings
Ms Peiling Kong, University of Sydney, Australia

Rhetoric, Risk, and the Role of the Independent Children's Lawyer
Ms Eliza Tiernan, Victorian Bar, Melbourne, Australia

Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 06
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 06.2 Identity, Selfhood and Family Law

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Children and Young People: Identity, Selfhood and Family Law
Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand & Professor Marilyn Freeman, Westminster Law School, UK

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 2
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 07
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 07.2 Sexual Exploitation

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Intrafamilial child sexual exploitation material reduction and prevention: a family law response for child protection
Associate Professor Dominique Moritz, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 2
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 08
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 08.2 To School or Not to School- That is The Question

Panel Session:
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Ms Kim Southey, Counsel, Victorian Bar, Australia
- Mr David De Alwis, Principal, Hope Earle Lawyers, Australia
- Ms Elyse Byrne, Director, Hope Earle Lawyers, Australia

END OF GONGRESS DAY TWO
If you are attending the gala dinner, please make your own way to St John's College.
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner
Hosted at St John's College. Stepping into the dining hall of a Cambridge College is like stepping into a living piece of history. The traditions, architecture, and ambiance provide a unique and memorable dining experience where you can tread in the steps of Cambridge’s famous Alumni.

Track 3: Room LG17
DAY TWO at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 2
8:45 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session: Building a Safe Digital Environment for Children

Emilio Puccio, Secretary-General, European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights
The Hon Caterina Chinnici MEP, Co-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
The Hon Veronika Cifrová Ostrihonová MEP, Vice-Chair of the Child Rights Intergroup
Ms Sira Rego, Spanish Minister for Children and Youth
Baroness Beeban Kidron, UK House of Lords, Founder and Chair of 5Rights Foundation
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 2
10:20 AM - 10:25 AM
Parallel Session 5
Parallel Session 05
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 05.3 Child refugees 2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Children in conflict and crisis - The operation of the jurisdiction rules under the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention and compatibility with the 1951 Refugee Convention
Ms Nietta Keane, HCCH, The Hague, Netherlands

International legal standards relating to family reunification for refugee children and other beneficiaries of international protection
Ms Denise Baruch-Kotulla, UNHCR, Geneva, Switzerland

Application and interpretation of the HC1980 and HC1996 in Russia
Ms Liuda Yablokova, Sky Lawyers Law Office, Russian Federation
Parallel Session 6
Parallel Session 06
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 06.3 TBC

Session under review
Chair: TBC


1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 2
Parallel Session 7
Parallel Session 07
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 07.3 Children Access to Justice

Panel Session
Moderator: Carolina Marin Pedreño


Panellists:
- Ms Daniela Horvitz, Aijudefa, Santiago, Chile
- Ana Maria Kudisch, Kudisch Abogados Sc, México
- Ms Maria Giráldez, Aijudefa, Spain
- Ms Dilia Leticia Jorge Mera, DLJM Firma de Abogados, Dominican Republic
- Mr Cassio Namur, Tortoro Madureira e Ragazzi Advogados, Brazil
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 2
3:45 PM - 3:50 PM
Parallel Session 8
Parallel Session 08
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 08.3 Family Violence

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Unseen and unending - Long term impacts of financial abuse and coercive control
Ms Jade Blakkarly, WIRE, Australia

Visibility, victimhood and voice: Recognising children and young people as victim-survivors of family violence ‘in their own right'
Dr Georgina Dimopoulos, Southern Cross University, Australia

Integrating the nexus humanitarian-development in the elimination of female genital mutilation: an evidence-based synthesis
Mrs Aïcha Awa Ba, UNICEF, Dakar, Senegal

END OF GONGRESS DAY TWO
If you are attending the gala dinner, please make your own way to St John's College.
7:00 PM - 11:30 PM Gala Dinner
Hosted at St John's College. Stepping into the dining hall of a Cambridge College is like stepping into a living piece of history. The traditions, architecture, and ambiance provide a unique and memorable dining experience where you can tread in the steps of Cambridge’s famous Alumni.


Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Track 1: Room LG19
Track 2: Room LG18
Track 3: Room LG17
DAY THREE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary 3 - details to follow soon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 3
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Parallel Session 9
Parallel Session 09
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 09.1 AI in Dispute Resolution

Individual abstracts:
Chair: Senior Judicial Registrar Anne-Marie Rice, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia


Digital Therapeutic Justice - Self-help for families on the road to recovery
Mr Darren Chan and Lim Hui Min, Ministry of Law, Singapore

AI in family law dispute resolution
Professor David Hodson, Infinity Family Law, UK

Starting on an uphill climb: the effects of family surveillance algorithms on children
Elena Falletti,Carlo Cattaneo University-LIUC, Italy

Session 09.2 Perfecting the family court and what's even better! A blueprint for parental separation and family courts.

Panel Session
by the Law and Justice Advisory Board of the Two Wishes Foundation
Moderator: Philip Marcus, Judge (retired), Israel


Panellists:
- Judge Marie-France Carlier, Belgium
- Judge (retired) Bruce Cohen, Arizona, USA
- Judge Daisuke Ikuta, Japan
- Judge Jose Barros, Portugal
- Judge (retired) Mauricio Luis Mizrahi, Argentina
- Judge (retired) Roshan Dalvi, India
- Magistrate Gabriela McKellar, South Africa
Session 09.3 Children in Conflict 2

Individual papers
Chair: Prof Iyabode Ogunniran, University of Lagos, Nigeria


Children's Rights and Needs during War
Professor Tali Gal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Best interest of children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine: Central-European perspective
Dr Václav Stehlík, Palacký University, Czech Republic

Parallel Session 10
Parallel Session 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 10.1 Residence and Contact 2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


"Because I wanna sleep at night:" Family Court lawyers talk about conciliation and the drive to advocate for children when working for parents in custody disputes
Dr Emily Henderson, Otago University Research Affiliate, New Zealand

Support for children during custody and contact proceedings in the Netherlands and Belgium
Professor Machteld Vonk, Radboud University, Netherlands & Professor Charlotte Declerck, Hasselt University, Belgium

Session 10.2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Philippe Lortie, The Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands
Session 10.3 Good News for Children

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Pro bono family law work for children - a happy story - replicating the model worldwide
Mr Simon Bruce, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK

Parent-Child Contact Problems: An Ecological Model
Dr Robert Simon, Forensic Psychologist, USA

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 3
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Parallel Session 11
Parallel Session 11
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 11.1 How International Kinship Care Creates Equity in Permanency

Panel Session
Moderator: Mr Justice Williams


Panellists:
- Mr Damon Martin, International Social Service Australia
- Carolyn Housman, Children And Families Across Borders, UK
- Dr Maria Wright, Hunters, UK
Session 11.2 International Adoptions - Protection of Children in the Context of Intercountry Adoption

Sponsored Symposium Panel Session
Moderator: Ms Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK


Panellists:
- Judge Fiona Mwale, Malawi Judiciary
- Ms Lavanya Regunathan Fischer, RFKN Advocates & Consultants, India
- Ms Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK
- Hariette Chiggai, Vice President of the Kenyan Law Society, Kenya

Session 11.3 Children and War: A Global Perspective

Panel Session
Moderator: Ms Rachael Kelsey, President, International Academy Family Lawyers


Panelists
- Ms Forum Shah, Dawson Cornwell Solicitors, UK
- Ms Jacqueline Renton KC, 4PB, UK
- Mr Stephen Cullen, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., USA
- Mr Edwin Freedman, Law Offices of Edwin Freedman, Israel
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 3
Parallel Session 12
Parallel Session 12
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 12.1 From One Home to Another: Supporting Children of Divorce During Parental Changeovers

Panel Session
Moderator: Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand


Panellists:
- Dr Sarah Calvert, Clinical Psychologist, New Zealand
- Professor Michael Saini, University of Toronto, Canada
Session 12.2 Changing Approaches to Paediatric Gender Dysphoria / Incongruence: Different Strategies for Regulation of Medical Treatment and Requirements for Informed Consent

Panel Session
Chair: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
Moderator: Ms Belle Lane, Victorian Bar, Australia


Panellists:
- Professor Sallie Baxendale, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK
- Professor Lodewijk Smeehuijzen, VU Amsterdam
Session 12.3 Processes Involved in an Abduction Convention Return Application in Australia, UK and New Zealand

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Justice Jill Williams, FCFCOA ( Div 1), Australia
- Justice Alistair MacDonald KC, UK
- Chief Judge Jackie Moran, New Zealand
END OF CONGRESS
Track 1: Room LG19
Track 2: Room LG18
DAY THREE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary 3 - details to follow soon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 3
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Parallel Session 9
Parallel Session 09
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 09.1 AI in Dispute Resolution

Individual abstracts:
Chair: Senior Judicial Registrar Anne-Marie Rice, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia


Digital Therapeutic Justice - Self-help for families on the road to recovery
Mr Darren Chan and Lim Hui Min, Ministry of Law, Singapore

AI in family law dispute resolution
Professor David Hodson, Infinity Family Law, UK

Starting on an uphill climb: the effects of family surveillance algorithms on children
Elena Falletti,Carlo Cattaneo University-LIUC, Italy

Session 09.2 Perfecting the family court and what's even better! A blueprint for parental separation and family courts.

Panel Session
by the Law and Justice Advisory Board of the Two Wishes Foundation
Moderator: Philip Marcus, Judge (retired), Israel


Panellists:
- Judge Marie-France Carlier, Belgium
- Judge (retired) Bruce Cohen, Arizona, USA
- Judge Daisuke Ikuta, Japan
- Judge Jose Barros, Portugal
- Judge (retired) Mauricio Luis Mizrahi, Argentina
- Judge (retired) Roshan Dalvi, India
- Magistrate Gabriela McKellar, South Africa
Parallel Session 10
Parallel Session 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 10.1 Residence and Contact 2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


"Because I wanna sleep at night:" Family Court lawyers talk about conciliation and the drive to advocate for children when working for parents in custody disputes
Dr Emily Henderson, Otago University Research Affiliate, New Zealand

Support for children during custody and contact proceedings in the Netherlands and Belgium
Professor Machteld Vonk, Radboud University, Netherlands & Professor Charlotte Declerck, Hasselt University, Belgium

Session 10.2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Philippe Lortie, The Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 3
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Parallel Session 11
Parallel Session 11
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 11.1 How International Kinship Care Creates Equity in Permanency

Panel Session
Moderator: Mr Justice Williams


Panellists:
- Mr Damon Martin, International Social Service Australia
- Carolyn Housman, Children And Families Across Borders, UK
- Dr Maria Wright, Hunters, UK
Session 11.2 International Adoptions - Protection of Children in the Context of Intercountry Adoption

Sponsored Symposium Panel Session
Moderator: Ms Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK


Panellists:
- Judge Fiona Mwale, Malawi Judiciary
- Ms Lavanya Regunathan Fischer, RFKN Advocates & Consultants, India
- Ms Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK
- Hariette Chiggai, Vice President of the Kenyan Law Society, Kenya

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 3
Parallel Session 12
Parallel Session 12
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 12.1 From One Home to Another: Supporting Children of Divorce During Parental Changeovers

Panel Session
Moderator: Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand


Panellists:
- Dr Sarah Calvert, Clinical Psychologist, New Zealand
- Professor Michael Saini, University of Toronto, Canada
Session 12.2 Changing Approaches to Paediatric Gender Dysphoria / Incongruence: Different Strategies for Regulation of Medical Treatment and Requirements for Informed Consent

Panel Session
Chair: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
Moderator: Ms Belle Lane, Victorian Bar, Australia


Panellists:
- Professor Sallie Baxendale, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK
- Professor Lodewijk Smeehuijzen, VU Amsterdam
END OF CONGRESS

Track 3: Room LG17
DAY THREE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary 3 - details to follow soon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 3
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Parallel Session 9
Parallel Session 09
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 09.3 Children in Conflict 2

Individual papers
Chair: Prof Iyabode Ogunniran, University of Lagos, Nigeria


Children's Rights and Needs during War
Professor Tali Gal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Best interest of children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine: Central-European perspective
Dr Václav Stehlík, Palacký University, Czech Republic

Parallel Session 10
Parallel Session 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 10.3 Good News for Children

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Pro bono family law work for children - a happy story - replicating the model worldwide
Mr Simon Bruce, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK

Parent-Child Contact Problems: An Ecological Model
Dr Robert Simon, Forensic Psychologist, USA

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 3
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Parallel Session 11
Parallel Session 11
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 11.3 Children and War: A Global Perspective

Panel Session
Moderator: Ms Rachael Kelsey, President, International Academy Family Lawyers


Panelists
- Ms Forum Shah, Dawson Cornwell Solicitors, UK
- Ms Jacqueline Renton KC, 4PB, UK
- Mr Stephen Cullen, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., USA
- Mr Edwin Freedman, Law Offices of Edwin Freedman, Israel
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 3
Parallel Session 12
Parallel Session 12
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 12.3 Processes Involved in an Abduction Convention Return Application in Australia, UK and New Zealand

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Justice Jill Williams, FCFCOA ( Div 1), Australia
- Justice Alistair MacDonald KC, UK
- Chief Judge Jackie Moran, New Zealand
END OF CONGRESS

Track 1: Room LG19
DAY THREE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary 3 - details to follow soon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 3
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Parallel Session 9
Parallel Session 09
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 09.1 AI in Dispute Resolution

Individual abstracts:
Chair: Senior Judicial Registrar Anne-Marie Rice, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia


Digital Therapeutic Justice - Self-help for families on the road to recovery
Mr Darren Chan and Lim Hui Min, Ministry of Law, Singapore

AI in family law dispute resolution
Professor David Hodson, Infinity Family Law, UK

Starting on an uphill climb: the effects of family surveillance algorithms on children
Elena Falletti,Carlo Cattaneo University-LIUC, Italy

Parallel Session 10
Parallel Session 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 10.1 Residence and Contact 2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


"Because I wanna sleep at night:" Family Court lawyers talk about conciliation and the drive to advocate for children when working for parents in custody disputes
Dr Emily Henderson, Otago University Research Affiliate, New Zealand

Support for children during custody and contact proceedings in the Netherlands and Belgium
Professor Machteld Vonk, Radboud University, Netherlands & Professor Charlotte Declerck, Hasselt University, Belgium

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 3
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Parallel Session 11
Parallel Session 11
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 11.1 How International Kinship Care Creates Equity in Permanency

Panel Session
Moderator: Mr Justice Williams


Panellists:
- Mr Damon Martin, International Social Service Australia
- Carolyn Housman, Children And Families Across Borders, UK
- Dr Maria Wright, Hunters, UK
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 3
Parallel Session 12
Parallel Session 12
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 12.1 From One Home to Another: Supporting Children of Divorce During Parental Changeovers

Panel Session
Moderator: Professor Nicola Taylor, University of Otago, New Zealand


Panellists:
- Dr Sarah Calvert, Clinical Psychologist, New Zealand
- Professor Michael Saini, University of Toronto, Canada
END OF CONGRESS

Track 2: Room LG18
DAY THREE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary 3 - details to follow soon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 3
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Parallel Session 9
Parallel Session 09
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 09.2 Perfecting the family court and what's even better! A blueprint for parental separation and family courts.

Panel Session
by the Law and Justice Advisory Board of the Two Wishes Foundation
Moderator: Philip Marcus, Judge (retired), Israel


Panellists:
- Judge Marie-France Carlier, Belgium
- Judge (retired) Bruce Cohen, Arizona, USA
- Judge Daisuke Ikuta, Japan
- Judge Jose Barros, Portugal
- Judge (retired) Mauricio Luis Mizrahi, Argentina
- Judge (retired) Roshan Dalvi, India
- Magistrate Gabriela McKellar, South Africa
Parallel Session 10
Parallel Session 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 10.2

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Philippe Lortie, The Hague Conference on Private International Law, The Netherlands
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 3
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Parallel Session 11
Parallel Session 11
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 11.2 International Adoptions - Protection of Children in the Context of Intercountry Adoption

Sponsored Symposium Panel Session
Moderator: Ms Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK


Panellists:
- Judge Fiona Mwale, Malawi Judiciary
- Ms Lavanya Regunathan Fischer, RFKN Advocates & Consultants, India
- Ms Hilka Hollmann, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK
- Hariette Chiggai, Vice President of the Kenyan Law Society, Kenya

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 3
Parallel Session 12
Parallel Session 12
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 12.2 Changing Approaches to Paediatric Gender Dysphoria / Incongruence: Different Strategies for Regulation of Medical Treatment and Requirements for Informed Consent

Panel Session
Chair: The Honourable Diana Bryant AO KC, Chair of the World Congress
Moderator: Ms Belle Lane, Victorian Bar, Australia


Panellists:
- Professor Sallie Baxendale, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK
- Professor Lodewijk Smeehuijzen, VU Amsterdam
END OF CONGRESS

Track 3: Room LG17
DAY THREE at the Faculty of Law
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration desk open day 3
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Plenary 3 - details to follow soon
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning refreshments day 3
10:15 AM - 10:20 AM
Parallel Session 9
Parallel Session 09
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 09.3 Children in Conflict 2

Individual papers
Chair: Prof Iyabode Ogunniran, University of Lagos, Nigeria


Children's Rights and Needs during War
Professor Tali Gal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Best interest of children fleeing the conflict in Ukraine: Central-European perspective
Dr Václav Stehlík, Palacký University, Czech Republic

Parallel Session 10
Parallel Session 10
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Session 10.3 Good News for Children

Individual papers
Chair: TBC


Pro bono family law work for children - a happy story - replicating the model worldwide
Mr Simon Bruce, Dawson Cornwell LLP, UK

Parent-Child Contact Problems: An Ecological Model
Dr Robert Simon, Forensic Psychologist, USA

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch day 3
1:45 PM - 1:50 PM
Parallel Session 11
Parallel Session 11
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Session 11.3 Children and War: A Global Perspective

Panel Session
Moderator: Ms Rachael Kelsey, President, International Academy Family Lawyers


Panelists
- Ms Forum Shah, Dawson Cornwell Solicitors, UK
- Ms Jacqueline Renton KC, 4PB, UK
- Mr Stephen Cullen, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., USA
- Mr Edwin Freedman, Law Offices of Edwin Freedman, Israel
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Afternoon refreshments day 3
Parallel Session 12
Parallel Session 12
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 12.3 Processes Involved in an Abduction Convention Return Application in Australia, UK and New Zealand

Panel Session
Chair: TBC


Panellists:
- Justice Jill Williams, FCFCOA ( Div 1), Australia
- Justice Alistair MacDonald KC, UK
- Chief Judge Jackie Moran, New Zealand
END OF CONGRESS


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