Reach Up - Agenda September, 29th

An Early Childhood Parenting Programme Developed by the Reach-Up Team*

Presentation at the Inter-American Development Bank AndrĂŠs Bello 4/5 Conference Center 1300 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C September 29, 2015 8:45 am

Keynote Address: Peter Singer, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada

Chairperson: Joan Lombardi, Senior Advisor, Bernard van Leer Foundation.

8:45 - 9:00 Registration and Coffee 9:00 - 9:05 Welcome and Introduction

Santiago Levy, Vice President for Sectors and Knowledge, Inter-American Development Bank.

9:05 - 9:15 Opening Remarks

Norbert Schady, Principal Economic Advisor for the Social Sector, Inter-American Development Bank.

9:15 - 9:35 Keynote Speaker

Peter Singer, CEO, Grand Challenges Canada 9:35 - 9:50 The Jamaica Early Childhood Intervention

Sally Grantham-McGregor, Emeritus Professor of Child Health and Nutrition, Institute of Child Health, University College London and The University of the West Indies.

9:50 - 10:05 The REACH-UP Early Childhood Programme

REACH-UP Team, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, The University of the West Indies.

10:05 - 10:10 Early Users’ Experience

Video presentations from the University of Sao Paolo (Brazil), Cuna MĂĄs Program (Peru), Pratham and CECED (India).

10:10 - 10:40 Questions and Answers

Audience and Live Stream 10:40 - 10:45 Closing Remarks

Joan Lombardi 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee and Refreshments

*Reach-Up Team: Susan Walker, Christine Powell, Sally GranthamMcGregor, Helen Baker - Henningham, Susan Chang-Lopez, Kristy Fernandez, Jena Hamadani, Marta Rubio-Codina, Joanne Smith, Amika Wright.