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SUMMARY:Digital Safeguarding Conference
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235 – discounted rate for additional members\n🎧 All those working with children\, young people or vulnerable individuals\, including DSLs\, DSOs and DDSLs\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nIn an age where digital technology is included in every part of life; from education and work to social life\, the practice of safeguarding has fundamentally changed. Especially in the digital landscape.  Protecting young people and vulnerable individuals today means engaging with complex online environments and emerging digital risks\, not just traditional face-to-face contexts.  The Digital Safeguarding Conference is a practical\, forward-looking event for professionals dedicated to evolving safeguarding practice to keep pace with digital transformation. You’ll gain fresh insights from expert voices\, explore real-world challenges from AI to online harms\, and be equipped with strategies you can apply immediately in your organisation or as a parent.  \nBOOK NOW \n\nEVENT PROGRAMME\n09:00 – 09:05 Welcome from Director of SACPA  \n\n09:05 – 09:15 Introduction to the Current and Emerging Risks \nIn the age of hyperconnectivity\, safeguarding both children and adults can be a challenge. Our speaker will set the scene for emerging issues internationally as well at the UK.  \nSpeaker: Bharti Patel\, Human Rights Advocate and Former CEO ECPAT UK  \n\n09:15 – 09:45 Policy into Practice  \nSpeakers will focus on developing robust digital safeguarding policies and embedding digital literacy and resilience in training in schools. They will shar their experiences of some practical templates for schools\, charities\, and local authorities.  \nSpeakers: Hoong Kwan CEO\, SEQRD & Arabella Northey\, Head of Partnerships and Communications\, SEQRD \n\n09:45 – 10:00 Break  \n\n10:00 – 10:45 Understanding Digital Risk and Radicalisation \nOur expert speaker will highlight the pathways to radicalisation including trauma\, the intersection of gaming\, gender\, and online violence and challenging toxic narratives while promoting positive masculinity\, and finally early identification within schools and educational institutions.   \nSpeaker: Dr Juncal Fernandez Garayzabal \n\n10:45 – 11:00 Break  \n\n11:00 – 12:00 Practical Tools for Managing Digital Risk  \nOur speakers explore the important role of parents and of setting healthy digital habits at a young age that includes setting limits and boundaries\, while acknowledging the benefits of the virtual world virtual world provides fun\, creative learning and a space for relaxation.   \n11:00 – 11:30 Balancing Parenting and Children’s Leisure in Boarding in the age of Digital Connectivity \nThis session explores the importance of setting healthy digital habits at a young age that includes setting limits and boundaries\, while acknowledging the benefits of the virtual world virtual world provides fun\, creative learning and a space for relaxation.   \nSpeaker: Tom Hollyer\, Housemaster\, Uppingham School \n\n11:30 – 12:00 Digital Parenting  \nSpeaker: Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov\, Founder\, Digital Parenting Coach.com \n\n12:00 – 13:00 Lunch\n  \n\n13:00 – 14:00 Keynote: The Future of Digital Safeguarding  \nThis session will focus on emerging online harms especially related to AI\, deepfakes\, and what is new in Online Safety in 2026\, and what we should be planning for.   \nSpeaker: Karl Hopwood\, Independent E-Safety Consultant and SACPA Chair \n\n14:00 – 14:15 Break  \n\n14:15 – 14:45 Digital Resilience at Highfield and Brookham \nOur speaker will share their innovative initiative to ensure Digital Safeguarding partnership which is parent led and also working in partnership with the school.   \nSpeakers: Mikayla van den Berg\, Director of Boarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead \n\n14:45 – 15:00 Break  \n\n15:00 – 15:45 Balancing Privacy and Safety in AI and Facial Recognition Software in Safeguarding\n \nThe speaker will inform us about Artificial Intelligence and facial recognition software\,  helping us strengthen our understanding around balancing Privacy and Safety\, particularly for schools\, charities and organisations that work with children.  \nSpeaker: Professor Ugail\, Bradford University   \n\n15:45 – 16:00 Break  \n\n16:00 – 16:15 Safeguarding Neurodivergent Learners in a Digital World \nOur speaker will share findings from their qualitative research with children who are neurodivergent and young people with mental health challenges  \nSpeaker: Paula Bradbury\, Trust & Safety Principal SME & Criminologist\, Resolver \n\n16:15 Conference close \n\nSpeakers: \nDr Juncal Fernandez-Garayzabal\, PhD \nJuncal is Development & Program Manager at the Counter Extremism Project and a fellow at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies. A linguist by training\, her PhD examined parallels between human trafficking and extremist recruitment. She has led nine international rehabilitation and reintegration projects for individuals involved in extremism\, engaging directly with offenders and at-risk individuals worldwide. With experience across Latin America\, Africa\, and global institutions including Georgetown University and UNICEF\, she combines research and field practice to advance prevention\, deradicalization\, and peacebuilding efforts. Her work is widely published and frequently presented at multilateral forums. \n\nTom Hollyer\, Housemaster\, Uppingham School\n \nTom Hollyer is an experienced Housemaster\, Geography teacher\, and senior pastoral leader with a strong track record across leading UK boarding schools. Currently Housemaster of Fircroft at Uppingham School\, he oversees the pastoral and academic welfare of 56 boys aged 13–18 and contributes to whole-school wellbeing\, outreach\, and recruitment. A Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Institute of Boarding\, Tom is also a qualified mindfulness teacher and Youth Mental Health First Aider. His career spans roles at Caldicott and RGS High Wycombe\, where he led boarding teams\, strengthened safeguarding practice\, and shaped thriving pastoral cultures. \n\nKarl Hopwood\, Independent E-Safety Consultant and SACPA Chair \nKarl Hopwood is an independent online safety expert and member of the UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS)\, where he sits on several working groups. He serves on the advisory board of the UK Safer Internet Centre and the Roblox Trust and Safety board\, and has advised TikTok on harmful challenges. Karl works closely with Internet Matters\, Ofcom\, and schools across Europe to promote digital literacy and safer online behaviours. A former headteacher\, he has consulted for INSAFE for 19 years\, coordinating helplines and awareness centres. He currently chairs Childnet International and SACPA\, and previously chaired the Marie Collins Foundation. \n  \n\nDr. Elizabeth Milovidov\, Founder\, Digital Parenting Coach.com \nDr. Elizabeth Milovidov is a lawyer\, law professor\, a leading expert in child online protection and the founder of DigitalParentingCoach.com.  She currently serves as the Global Head of Parental Advocacy at Roblox\, where she empowers families to navigate the digital world safely. \nShe is an Assistant Professor at the American Graduate School in Paris and holds trustee or advisory roles with the NSPCC\, Common Sense Media UK\, and the Children’s Media Foundation. Her expertise is frequently featured by France 24\, the BBC\, and the WSJ. Dr. Milovidov holds degrees from UCLA\, UC Davis\, and the European University. \n\nPaula Bradbury\, Trust & Safety Principal SME & Criminologist\, Resolver \nPaula Bradbury is a lecturer in Criminology and Policing Practice at the University of Middlesex.  She is also the Senior Researcher at the Centre for Abuse & Trauma Studies engaging in multiple research projects and bid writing opportunities\, the results have led to several successful grants awarded. She is a doctoral researcher studying for a PhD in Criminology\, exploring the appropriateness of policy and policing practice in response to adolescents sharing nudes. \n  \n\n \nProfessor Ugail\, Bradford University\n \nProfessor Hassan Ugail is Director of the Centre for Visual Computing and Intelligent Systems at the University of Bradford\, UK. He is a leading computer scientist specialising in visual computing and artificial intelligence. His research focuses on applying AI to real world challenges\, including digital health\, innovative engineering\, and sustainable societies. He is particularly known for work in human biometrics\, developing advanced AI methods for face recognition and analysis. This expertise contributed to identifying the Russian spies involved in the Salisbury Novichok poisoning case. In 2023\, he presented his work on AI driven face recognition at the 199th Royal Institution Christmas Lecture series. \n  \n\nArabella Northey\, Head of Partnerships and Communications\, Seqrd Technology \nFollowing eighteen years of dedicated experience in education across diverse school environments\, Arabella has cultivated a deep understanding of pedagogy and the evolving landscape of learning and the digital world. She has taught in both the state and private school sector. As a co-founder of The Fulham Boys School\, she developed a curriculum to equip and challenge boys of all abilities and foster a love of learning. Having completed her NPQH\, she worked with schools and senior leaders to embed thinking skills\, metacognition and self-regulation strategies within their curriculum. \nHer role as Head of Partnerships and Communications at Seqrd Technology has enabled her to combine her expertise in metacognition\, technology and safeguarding. This position has given her the opportunity to help schools and parents support their pupils to thrive online and navigate digital spaces safely. \n\n \nBharti Patel\, Human Rights Advocate and Former CEO ECPAT UK \nBharti Patel is an accomplished international advocate for children’s rights and social justice\, with over 20 years’ experience influencing policy\, practice\, and public discourse to protect children and marginalised communities. Her work spans child protection\, digital safeguarding\, anti-trafficking\, labour rights\, and social and economic justice in the UK and India. \nBharti has held senior leadership roles at organisations including ECPAT UK\, SVARAJ India\, and the Low Pay Unit\, campaigning for every child’s right to be free from exploitation and abuse—online and offline—as well as for access to food\, water\, livelihood security\, and decent work. She brings a deep understanding of how structural inequality\, poverty\, and policy failure intersect with digital environments\, heightening risks of child sexual exploitation and abuse. \nShe has a strong track record of influencing national and international law and policy\, grounded in evidence\, lived experience\, and frontline insight. Bharti served as an expert witness to the UK Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA)\, contributing to recommendations to strengthen safeguarding systems and prevent child sexual exploitation\, including transnational and technology-facilitated abuse. \nShe is a sought-after speaker\, media commentator\, and safeguarding trainer for frontline practitioners\, NGOs\, and policymakers\, with a focus on digital risks and systemic prevention. She is a Trustee of the Right to Education Initiative. She divides her time between the UK and India. \n\nHoong Kwan\, CEO and CCO\, SEQRD \nHoong Kwan\, CEO and co-founder of SEQRD\, whose interest in digital safeguarding was piqued as he watched his sons and their interaction with technology. Hoong’s approach to digital safeguarding is shaped by more than 25 years’ experience as a strategist in telecoms\, IT and cybersecurity. He has led the company from concept to commercialisation as they launched their platform\, SchoolsMobile. In just 3 years from concept\, SchoolsMobile now protects thousands of children across schools in the UK. \n  \n\nMikayla van den Berg\, Director of Boarding and Designated Safeguarding Lead \nMikayla van den Berg is an experienced educational leader and Designated Safeguarding Lead with over 13 years’ experience across UK and international schools. She is a member of the Senior Management Team at Highfield and Brookham School\, with responsibility for whole-school safeguarding and boarding. Mikayla is a SACPA Safeguarding Awards 2025 finalist for Innovation\, recognised for developing a research-informed digital safeguarding programme rooted in education\, parental confidence\, and pupil voice. Her work focuses on online harms\, contextual safeguarding\, staff training\, and building effective partnerships between schools and families to support children’s wellbeing in an increasingly complex digital landscape.
URL:https://www.sacpa.org.uk/event/digital-safeguarding-conference-3/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,Online
ORGANIZER;CN="The Safeguarding and Child Protection Association":MAILTO:info@sacpa.org.uk
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