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Programme

Please note that this is a preliminary conference programme and changes may still be made.

Conference Language

The language of the conference will be English with interpretation into Italian.

Accessibility

Real-time captioning will be available.

The venue is fully accessible.

Conference Venue

Starhotels Majestic, C.so Vittorio Emanuele II, 54, 10123 Torino TO, Italy

Sunday, 19 October 2025

14:00 - 19:00

Pre-Registrations

Skip the lines and get your conference badge early at the registration desk! 

Monday, 20 October 2025

08:00 - 08:45

Registrations

Room: TBC

Registrations and welcome coffee

08:45 - 09:30

Welcoming Remarks

Room: TBC

  • Kirsi Konola, EASPD President
  • Fabrizio Serra, Fondazione Paideia
09:30 - 10:00

Keynote: The role of informal carers

Room: TBC

Sue Swenson, President Inclusion International 

10:00 - 11:00

Panel 1: Strengths-based alliances between services and families

Room: TBC

  • Jan Šiška, Professor, researcher  
  • Sebastian Gonzales, COFACE Families Europe  
  • Cecilia Sorpilli, Educator and counselor, Board Member of Fondazione Imoletta ETS  
  • Fabrizio Serra, Fondazione Paidei
11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30

Group Discussions

Room: TBC

Families, autonomy, and the right to choose: navigating support and struggle 

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

Room: TBC

14:15 - 15:30

Workshops

Room: TBC

1

Empowering families through Early Childhood Intervention

Room: TBC

Speakers: 

  • Miguel Buitrago, EASPD
2

Supporting parental needs after a child’s diagnosis

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

3

A family affair: Engaging extended family members through peer support

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

4

GUIDE the way: Shaping guardianship for young migrants with disabilities

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

5

Addressing the gender dimension and wellbeing in informal care

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

15:30

End of Day 1

19:30

Conference Dinner

Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi

Tuesday, 21 October 2025

09:30 - 11:00

Breakout Sessions Round 2

More information about the topics and the speakers will be added shortly.

6

Making room for youth: Support systems for siblings and young carers

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

7

Your body, your voice: Sexuality, autonomy and disability

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

8

Supporting life’s transitions: From education to vocational training and work

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

9

Building community connections through inclusive spaces

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

10

Enabling autonomy through supported decision making and life planning

Room: TBC

Speaker: TBC

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:00

Breakout Session Round 3

11

Approaches to fostering meaningful relationships for persons with disabilities

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

12

Community living through co-housing and personal assistance

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

13

Leveraging technology for collaboration with informal carers

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

14

After us: Ensuring ongoing support beyond primary caregivers

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

15

Triple Expertise: Coproducing support with families, services and people with disabilities

Room: TBC

Speakers: TBC

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Room: TBC

14:30 - 15:00

UN Report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered dimensions

Room: TBC

Speaker: TBC

15:00 - 15:40

Panel 3: Families and self-determination: Building the next chapter

Room: TBC

Speaker: TBC

15:40 -16:00

Concluding Remarks

Room: TBC

16:00

End of Day 2