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Exploring new technology for one-to-one delivery - opportunities and threats

What would be lost or gained by using new technology within one-to-one support settings and what considerations must be give to feasibility and costs?

• Richard Piggin, Operations Manager, BeatBullying (Chair)
• MT Rainey, Chief Executive, Horsesmouth
• Dr Tessa Stone, Chief Executive, Brightside Trust
• Harpinder Collacott, Head of Communications, Meningitis Research Foundation

Active citizenship and one-to-one activity – incentivising and sustaining volunteer engagement

What are the issues involved in encouraging people to become active citizens and volunteer in sustained one-to-one activity?

• John Ramsey, Head of Volunteering, Age Concern and Help the Aged and Chair of Association of Volunteer Managers (Chair)
• Martin Simon, Chief Executive Officer, Timebanking  
• Mike Locke, Director of Public Affairs, Volunteering England
• John Knights, Policy Manager – Volunteering, Office of the Third Sector  

Early intervention strategies - the importance of one-to-one support

What are the outcomes of one-to-one approaches for children and young people and how can commissioners and funders embed provision across local authorities and communities to meet different policy strands?

• James Cathcart, Chief Executive, British Youth Council (Chair)
• Antony Hughes, Deputy Director of Activities and Engagement Division, DCSF
• Chester Morrison, Head of Business Unit, Integrated Youth and Play, Liverpool City Council
• Lesley Heale, Director of Children’s Services, Bracknell Forest Borough Council
• Thanos Mophritis, Assistant Director of Children’s Services, London Borough of Islington Council
• Jerry Glover, Chief Executive, Bolton Lads and Girls Club

Standards for one-to-one work- quality provision and delivery

How important are quality standards for one-to-one projects, commissioners and funders and how can they be used as a benchmark for safe and effective practice?

• Steve Matthews, Chief Executive, MBF (Chair)
• Kathy Leahy, Chief Executive, ENTO – The Matrix Standard
• Tina Parker, Sector Lead, Community Justice, Skills for Justice
• Jan Carruthers, Grant and Policy Officer, BBC Children in Need