Next steps for protecting children online
Friday, 14th June 2013
Johnnie Walker Room, The Caledonian Club, 9 Halkin Street, London SW1X 7DR
This event is CPD certified
Claire Perry MP
Guest of Honour: Claire Perry MP, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on preventing the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood
This seminar will bring together key perspectives on the next steps in addressing commercialisation and sexualisation of children online, including efforts being made in the UK and Europe by policymakers, business groups and the third sector to enable young people to have safe access to online communities and to participate in culturally rich content. It follows the commitment earlier this year from the Minister, Ed Vaizey MP, that "Britain will have the most robust internet child protection measures of any country in the world, bar none".
Delegates will assess the current position and emerging challenges to achieving secure online access for young people, including initiatives and practical options for empowering parents and protecting young people involving businesses, schools, government and law enforcement. Following the recent commitment from Government to ensure a web filtering measure which requires every parent to be prompted to protect their child online, the agenda includes sessions on the tools and skills available to empower young people to safely access and utilise online content, such as through age verification tools, website monitoring, age-appropriate privacy settings and single click buttons for reporting harmful content - as well as the possible unintended consequences brought about by these tools.
We are delighted that Andy Baker, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and Claire Perry MP, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on preventing the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood have agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this seminar.
Further confirmed speakers include: Julian Ashworth, Global Director, Industry Policy, BT Group; Alexandra Birtles, Head of Public Affairs, TalkTalk; John Carr, Secretary, UK Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety; Will Gardner, Chief Executive Officer, Childnet International; Susie Hargreaves, Chief Executive, Internet Watch Foundation; Lisa Harker, Head of the Strategy Unit, NSPCC; Peter Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, ATVOD; Adam Kinsley, Director of Policy, BSkyB; David Miles, Director, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Family Online Safety Institute; Catherine McAllister, Executive Producer, BBC Children's Interactive; Simon Milner, Policy Director, UK and Ireland, Facebook; Professor Andy Phippen, Professor of Social Responsibility in Information Technology, Plymouth Business School, Plymouth University; Libby Pritchard, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Vodafone; Vicki Shotbolt, Chief Executive Officer, The Parent Zone and Raj Sivalingam, Associate Director of Telecoms and Spectrum, Intellect.
Diane Abbott MP, Shadow Minister for Public Health and Earl of Listowel, Treasurer, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children have kindly agreed to chair at this seminar.
