· Claire Vasey— Cabinet Member for Children and Young People’s Services Durham County Council—Welcome

· Tabatha Tilley- Assistant Project Worker, Safeguarding, Investing in Children—Chair

· Jonathan Bradshaw—Co-author of UNICEF report on child well-being— keynote speaker

· Young People and Carol Payne—Strategic Commissioning Manager for Children and Young People’s Services—Linking government strategy to the work of Investing in Children

· Bill Badham—National Youth Agency with

· Liam Cairns—Director Investing in Children—NYA and IiC in partnership ‘Hear by Right’

· Mark Tallentire - Senior Journalist with Northern Echo. The role of the press in how young people are viewed by society. 

Watch this space for more information about the speakers.