Day 1 – Thursday, April 17, 2014 | LECTURE ROOM |
8:00 am | BREAKFAST |
8:30 am | Welcome, iYCG Mission, Goals, Objectives, Forum Members, Sponsors, Webcast |
Zulfiqar Bhutta (Co-Chair, iYCG) | |
9:30 am | Panel 1 The Science of “Developmental Potential” |
Moderator: Kofi Marfo, University of South Florida Speakers:
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10:15 am | Questions and Discussion |
10:45 am | BREAK (15 minutes) |
11:00 am | Panel 2 What Is the State of the World’s Young Children and Their Caregivers? |
Moderator: Andy Shih, Autism Speaks Speakers:
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12:00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
12:30 pm | LUNCH |
1:00 pm | Panel 3 What Measures/Indicators Exist to Track Progress Toward Supporting Children’s Developmental Potential? |
Moderator: Joan Lombardi, Bernard van Leer Foundation Speakers:
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2:00 pm | Questions and Discussion |
2:30 pm | BREAK (15 minutes) |
2:45 pm | Panel 4 What Are the Essential Conditions/Supports to Promote Children Reaching Their Developmental Potential? |
Moderator: Chloe O’Gara, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Speakers:
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3:45 pm | Questions and Discussion |
4:15 pm |
Summary of Panels 1–4
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4:45 pm | Closing Remarks and Preview of Next Day |
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Co-Chair, iYCG | |
5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Day 2 – Friday, April 18, 2014 | LECTURE ROOM |
8:00 am | BREAKFAST |
8:30 am | Welcome and Reflections from Day 1 |
Zulfiqar Bhutta and Ann Masten (Co-Chairs, iYCG) | |
8:45 am | Keynote: Linking Children’s Developmental Potential to a Nation’s Developmental Potential |
Peter Singer, Grand Challenges Canada | |
9:30 am | Panel 5 Given the Current Trends Across Multiple Domains of Children’s Health and Development, Including Their Caregiving Environment, What Are the Expected Consequences for the World’s Children? How Does This Link to Global Development and Current Investments? |
Moderator: Gillian Huebner, USAID Speakers:
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10:30 am | Questions and Discussion |
11:00 am | BREAK (15 minutes) |
11:15 am | Panel 6 Employing Existing Cost–Benefit Studies, What Is Expected to Be the Cost of Inaction (or Action) Toward Investing in Young Children Globally? |
Moderator: Hirokazu Yoshikawa, New York University Speakers:
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12:15 pm | Questions and Discussion |
12:45 pm |
Summary of Panels 5 and 6
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1:00 pm | LUNCH |