Tentative Program Overview

Location: Osgoode Hall, Hilton Toronto Downtown 145 Richmond Street W, Toronto, ON

Dates: 28^th-29^th November 2025

Start Time: 8:00 AM daily

Each presentation: 45-60 minutes

Moderator: Steve Elliot

DAY 1 – Friday, November 28, 2025,

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM

• Registration, Networking & Morning Refreshments

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

• Opening Remarks
• Doreen Kajumba, Executive Director – The Centre for Social Justice Initiatives (TCSJI)

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM

• Presentation
• Building Awareness and Service Provider Capacity for IPV-BI in Canada
• Presenters:
• Amy Moore, MSW, RSW – Project Coordinator, Public Health Agency of Canada initiative- “Building Awareness and Service Providers Capacity for IPV-BI in Canada”
• Emma Chiera – Project Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Brain Injury Canada

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

• Workshop
• Not Just Women and Girls – The impact of Gender Binary Distinction on Male Gender-Based Violence in the Balkan Context
• Presenter: Athena Hantzaridis – University of Macedonia, Department of Balkan Slavic, and the Oriental Studies, Thessaloniki, Greece

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

• Session
• Finding your Silver Charm- Confessions from a Former Victim
• Presenter: Robin Morgan- Robin’s Nest Photography Studio

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM

•  Break out Session

SPHERES: A Coordinated and Humanistic Approach to Ending the Sexual Exploitation of Youth

• Presenter:

Charline Côté – Institut universitaire Jeunes en difficulté (IUJD), Montreal & Melissandre Gagnon Lemieux Spheres Program Coordinator

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

• Lunch Break- Music by Christy King

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

• Session

Beyond Awareness: Hands-On Strategies to Prevent Sexual Violence

• Presenter: TBC

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

• Session

Institutionalizing Legal & Policy Reform to Address GBV in Enugu State, Nigeria

• Presenter:

Hon. Enih Ngozi Valentina – Ministry of Children, Gender Affairs & Social Development, Nigeria

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

• Workshop

Breaking the Silence: Reducing Barriers to Family Violence Services in Rural & Remote Communities for Men who have used Violence and Understanding Barriers to Family Violence Services in Atlantic Canada

• Presenter:

Dr. Catrina Brown

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

• Session

Strengthening Legal Frameworks & Advocacy Mechanisms to Combat Gender –Based Violence in Liberia: Bridging Gaps, Building Justice.

• Presenter:

Esther S. Davis Yango – Executive Director, WONGOSOL

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM

• Panel Discussion

International Approaches to Gender-Based Violence: Law, Advocacy & Community Intervention

• Panelists:
• Esther Yango (Liberia)
• Dr. Catrina Brown (Canada)
• Athena Hantzaridis (Greece)
• Charline Côté (Canada)

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Closing of Day 1