Welcome & Opening Remarks

• Peter Szatmari, Director, Offord Centre for Child Studies, Professor, McMaster University, Canada

Day 1 - Plenary Session

History of Monitoring Early Childhood Development in Canada: Celebration of Dan Offord’s Contribution

Join us during this session as the speakers provide an overview of how healthy early child development (ECD) became a crucial issue for ensuring a healthy future for all Canadians. This will provide an opportunity to also celebrate Dan Offord’s role in this achievement.

Presented by:

• Clyde Hertzman, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada
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• Magdalena Janus, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada
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• Fraser Mustard, Founding President, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, Canada
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Chair: Charles Pascal, Atkinson Foundation, Canada

Keynote Address

Fair Society, Healthy Lives

• Sir Michael Marmot, Former Chair of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, Director of the International Institute for Society and Health, and Head of the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College, London

Day 2 - Plenary Session 1

Monitoring Early Childhood Development in Developing Countries

Chaired by the renowned World Bank ECD specialist, Mary Young, this session will describe approaches, challenges and successes in monitoring and evaluation of ECD interventions in Indonesia, Chile, and Latin America

Presented by:

• Sally Brinkman, Senior Research Officer, Australian EDI National Program, and World Bank Consultant, Australia
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• Helia Molina Milman, Chief of Public Health Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Health, Chile
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• Alfredo Tinajero, ECD Specialist for Latin America, Founders' Network, Canada
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Chair: Mary Young, Lead Early Child Development Specialist in the Human Development Network,
World Bank

Day 2 – Plenary Session 2

EDI in Australia

In 2009, Australia became the first country to adopt and use the EDI as a national progress measure for outcomes of child development. This session will provide an overview of the history of use of the EDI in Australia and the impact of this research at community and government levels.

Presented by:

• Sally Brinkman, Senior Research Officer, Australian EDI National Program, and World Bank Consultant, Australia
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• Sharon Goldfeld, National Director of the Australian EDI National Program, Australia
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• Sven Silburn, Professor, Menzies University and Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Australia
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Chair: Rob Santos, Scientific Director and Senior Policy Advisor, Healthy Child Manitoba

Day 2 - Plenary Session 3

Early Childhood Development in the United States:
Policy & Research

Come gain insight during this session as the speakers address the potential for learning about the early determinants of health through high quality longitudinal research and the current policy developments in the United States leading to universal monitoring systems for children and families.

Presented by:

• Marilyn Essex, Professor, University of Wisconsin, USA
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• Joan Lombardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, USA
  
• Neal Halfon, Professor, University of California at Los Angeles, USA
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Chair: Peter Szatmari, Director, Offord Centre for Child Studies, Professor, McMaster University, Canada

Day 2 – Plenary Session 4

Canadian Research & Future Directions

A diverse spectrum of research informing policy advances in monitoring early child development in Canada is highlighted in this session, from neurobiology and detailed longitudinal developmental studies, to population health and social and economic inequalities.

Presented by:

• Petra Arck, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada
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• Michel Boivin, Professor, University of Laval, Canada
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• Jim Dunn, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada
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• Paul Kershaw, Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada
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Chair: Robin Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Niagara Region

Closing Remarks:

• Jim Grieve, Assistant Deputy Minister, Early Learning Division, Ministry of Education, Ontario
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