Oxford, August 2026
Global Conference on Children and Youth
Highlight Speakers
Prof. Dr. Munyaradzi Mushonga
Title:
Coloniality, Bordering and Childhood on the Lesotho-South Africa Border: Representations and Narratives of School Children and Students from Lesotho
Affiliation :
University of the Free State, South Africa
Dr. Bridget Machaka
Title:
Combatting child marriage and the intergenerational sexual abuse of girls in South Africa
Affiliation :
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Dr. Kit Ting Leung
Title:
Nurturing Family Communion: Experience from Adolescents with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) in Brace Treatment through a Family-Based Group Intervention
Affiliation :
The Chinese University Of Hong Kong
Dr. Lungelwa Kaywood
Title:
Silenced by Design: The Children’s Right to participate in Stellenbosch’s Municipal Decision-Making
Affiliation :
Stellenbosch Municipality, South Africa
Dr. Marjan Ghasempour
Title:
Achievement Pressure and Intensive Parenting in Gifted Education Contexts: Implications for Maternal Wellbeing and Parent–Child Relationships
Affiliation :
Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Iran
Dr. Michael Marks
Title:
Adaptation of an Evidence-Based Model by Context and Culture: A Case Study of the US-Based YAPWrap® Services Model’
Affiliation :
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc, USA
Dr. Wai Hung IP
Title:
Beyond Homework Battles: AI-Assisted Learning Guidance and Parent–Child Relationships in Hong Kong SEN Families
Affiliation :
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Mr. Abdulrahman Mubarak
Title:
Parenting Skills Training Needs of Families with Young Children in Saudi Arabia: A Mixed-Methods Study
Affiliation :
Bangor Univesity, UK
Mr. Alex Sam
Title:
Orphan Care Versus Family Care: An Ideological Study on Children in Orphanages and Foster Care vs Children in Families
Affiliation :
International Leadership Development Centre-India
Mr. Biplaw Kumar Singh
Title:
Mission Vatsalya and the Changing Architecture of Child Protection in India
Affiliation :
BML Munjal University, India
Mr. Jonathan Woollgar
Title:
Narratives of harm and safeguarding in response to the virality of Everyone’s Invited
Affiliation :
University of Sussex, UK
Mr. Rayyan Dastagir Mohammed
Title:
The Youth Mandate: Examining the Rise of Climate Activism as a Catalyst for Global Policy Reform.
Affiliation :
Government Junior College, India
Mrs. Idurre Lazcano Quintana
Title:
A review of interventions on leisure, self-management, youth and wellbeing
Affiliation :
University of Deusto, Spain
Mrs. Johanna Quina Fustillos
Title:
Mental health paradox: when being mentally healthy becomes a ‘toxic’ ideal
Affiliation :
University of Leeds, UK
Ms. Aishi Dharmani
Title:
Working Memory Assessment In Preschoolers
Affiliation :
University of St Andrews, India
Ms. Anna Schönborn
Title:
Seen but not heard: The Inclusion of Children in Democratic Deliberation
Affiliation :
Heidelberg University, Germany
Ms. Diana Matteson
Title:
Panel Discussion “Youth Advocate Programs, Inc: Strengthening Communities, One Biography at a Time”
Affiliation :
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc, USA
Ms. Elżbieta Szpakiewicz
Title:
Are Parents Good Judges of Their Children’s Prospective Memory? Correspondence Between Parental Reports and Task Performance in Early School-Aged Children
Affiliation :
University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, Poland
Ms. Irene Benewaa
Title:
Beyond Screens and Likes: Exploring Friendship, Belonging, and Relational Understanding for SEND youth Across Digital and Offline Contexts
Affiliation :
University of Roehampton, UK
Ms. Jenny Hwang
Title:
Creating inclusive and Accessible Classrooms by Supporting Students with Language Based Learning Differences in the World Language Classroom
Affiliation :
Singapore American School, Singapore
Ms. Katy Carpenter
Title:
The role of conversation in children’s co-construction of gender norms
Affiliation :
Birmingham City University, UK
Ms. Laeticia Pemba
Title:
Modelling education mediated effects of child marriage bans on second generation child marriage in low and middle-income countries
Affiliation :
University of Strathclyde, UK
Ms. Madeline Vowell
Title:
Fun and Games or Something Deeper: A New Understanding of Carefreeness
Affiliation :
University of Manchester, UK
Ms. Mariami Gulordava
Title:
From Policy Objects to Political Actors: Youth Mobilization, Student Resistance, and Higher Education Reforms in Georgia (2013-2026) “
Affiliation :
Tbilisi State University, Georigia
Ms. Oluwapelumi Adedotun
Title:
The Optional Protocol on a Communications Procedure and the Limits of Universality in International Child Rights Protection
Affiliation :
The Pearl Foundation, Nigeria
Ms. Tinatin Meskhi
Title:
The Effectiveness of Twice-Used Diversion-Mediation for Juveniles in Conflict with The Law
Affiliation :
Caucasus University of Georgia
Ms. Tuba Karagöl Bezek
Title:
The Spatial Dimension of Social Inequalities Affecting Children: A Child-Centered Social Impact Assessment Framework
Affiliation :
Ankara University, Turkey
