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
Pre-Registrations
Skip the lines and get your conference badge early at the registration desk!
Monday, 20 October 2025
Registrations
Room: TBC
Registrations and welcome coffee
Welcoming Remarks
Room: TBC
- Kirsi Konola, EASPD President
- Fabrizio Serra, Fondazione Paideia
Keynote: The role of informal carers
Room: TBC
Sue Swenson, President Inclusion International
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
Coffee Break
Group Discussions
Room: TBC
Families, autonomy, and the right to choose: navigating support and struggle
Lunch Break
Room: TBC
Workshops
Room: TBC
Empowering families through Early Childhood Intervention
Room: TBC
Speakers:
- Miguel Buitrago, EASPD
Supporting parental needs after a child’s diagnosis
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
A family affair: Engaging extended family members through peer support
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
GUIDE the way: Shaping guardianship for young migrants with disabilities
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Addressing the gender dimension and wellbeing in informal care
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
End of Day 1
Conference Dinner
Palazzina di Caccia di Stupinigi
Tuesday, 21 October 2025
Breakout Sessions Round 2
More information about the topics and the speakers will be added shortly.
Making room for youth: Support systems for siblings and young carers
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Your body, your voice: Sexuality, autonomy and disability
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Supporting life’s transitions: From education to vocational training and work
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Building community connections through inclusive spaces
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Enabling autonomy through supported decision making and life planning
Room: TBC
Speaker: TBC
Coffee Break
Breakout Session Round 3
Approaches to fostering meaningful relationships for persons with disabilities
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Community living through co-housing and personal assistance
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Leveraging technology for collaboration with informal carers
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
After us: Ensuring ongoing support beyond primary caregivers
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Triple Expertise: Coproducing support with families, services and people with disabilities
Room: TBC
Speakers: TBC
Lunch Break
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UN Report on care and support for children with disabilities within the family environment and its gendered dimensions
Room: TBC
Speaker: TBC
Panel 3: Families and self-determination: Building the next chapter
Room: TBC
Speaker: TBC
Concluding Remarks
Room: TBC