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Chair
Naomi Eisenstadt

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Senior Research Associate
University of Oxford
Speakers
Anne Longfield OBE

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Chief Executive
4Children

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Huw Lewis AM

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Deputy Minister for Children
Welsh Assembly Government

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Andrew Selous MP

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Shadow Minister for Family Welfare and Child Support
House of Commons

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Marie Hanson

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Manager
S.T.O.R.M

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Cath Hindmarch

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Head
Parklands Primary School

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Helen Barnard

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Policy and Research Programme Manager
Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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Catherine Fitt

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Chair for Child Poverty
C4EO

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Charles Waddicor

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Chief Executive
NHS Berkshire West

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Joe Connor

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Board Member & HR Manager for the North - Royal Mail
Greater Manchester Employer Coalition

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Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP

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Minister of State for Children Young People and Families
Department for Education

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How Can We Most Effectively Tackle Child Poverty, Health and Wellbeing?
This Seminar will be held at The Royal Commonwealth Society in London
On Monday 22nd March 2010

Seminar reference CP/292
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9:00 AM Reception and refreshments
9:30 AM Chair's welcome and opening remarks
Speaker: Naomi Eisenstadt   University of Oxford
9:50 AM Ending Child Poverty: Define an Effective Route Map to Achieving the 2020 target - What practical steps are required to end child poverty?
Speaker: Anne Longfield OBE   4Children
10:05 AM Learning across Jurisdictions: How best can we emancipate children from the tyranny of poverty? - The Welsh Anti- Poverty Programme, Communities First Partnerships and Action Plans to Eliminate Poverty
Speaker: Huw Lewis AM   Welsh Assembly Government
10:20 AM An Alternative View: What possible difference could a change of administration make to eradicating child poverty?
Speaker: Andrew Selous MP   House of Commons
10:35 AM Panel discussion
11:20 AM Mid morning coffee, tea and refreshments
11:35 AM How best can we improve parents' self-esteem, give them the skills and confidence they need to move into work and improve the lives of their families?
Speaker: Marie Hanson   S.T.O.R.M
11:50 AM How best can we raise educational achievement of disadvantaged children? The Children's University and Find Your Talent programme
Speaker: Cath Hindmarch   Parklands Primary School
12:05 PM What effect will current and proposed future policies have on child poverty by 2010 and 2020?
Speaker: Helen Barnard   Joseph Rowntree Foundation
12:20 PM Panel discussion
1:05 PM Lunch
2:05 PM What are the barriers in the fight against child poverty and methods to overcome them?
Speaker: Catherine Fitt   C4EO
2:20 PM Child Poverty and Health: How best can the NHS address child poverty and child health? - Identifying child poverty and child health as a priority LAA target
Speaker: Charles Waddicor   NHS Berkshire West
2:35 PM Child Poverty and Businesses : How can and should employers be addressing issues of underachieving and alienated young people from impoverished backgrounds?
Speaker: Joe Connor   Greater Manchester Employer Coalition
2:50 PM Panel discussion
3:35 PM How will the forthcoming Child Poverty Bill establish an accountability framework to drive progress towards the 2020 goal at national and local level?
- Government's agenda and expectations
Speaker: Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP   Department for Education
3:50 PM Final discussion
4:00 PM Close of seminar
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