VSE Annual Conference 2022 - Day 1

DAY 1: The evolving drivers of victimisation in unstable times

Welcoming remarks:
Geraldine Hanna, President, Victim Support Europe

Live testimony:
Colm Smyth, Survivor of the Loughinisland Massacre, Northern Ireland

Opening speeches:
Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice, European Commission
Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality, European Commission
Katarzyna Janicka-Pawlowska, Coordinator for Victims’ Rights, European Commission
Byron Camilleri, Minister of Home Affairs, Security, Reforms and Equality, Malta
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Session 1: Conflict, intolerance & social instability and their impact on victims of crime in unstable times

With:
- Simon Green, Professor of Criminology & Victimology and Associate Dean for Research & Enterprise, University of Hull, UK
- Dora Georgiou, PhD, University of Cyprus & the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement
- Ash Pachauri, Director at the Center for Human Progress & Co-Founder and Senior Mentor at The Protect Our Planet Movement, United States
- Peta Milan, CEO, Transcendent Media Capital & JET Group
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Session 3: How victim support can build resilience in a time of crisis
Panel discussion | Moderator: Colm Smyth

With:
- Dr. Cristina Soeiro, Forensics Psychologist, Portuguese Judiciary Police & Vice-President of the Board, Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV)
- Jérôme Moreau, President, “Association Nivernaise d’Aide aux Victimes d´Infractions” & Vice-President, France Victimes and Victim Support Europe
- Rosa Jansen, President Board of Directors, Victim Support Netherlands
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Closing Remarks
Julianne Grima, Executive Chairperson, Victim Support Malta
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