Michael is the Executive Director of The Aboriginal Healing Foundation.

Nigel Fisher has served as President & CEO of UNICEF Canada since November 1, 2005.

Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist from the prestigious Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.

Phil Goodman has dedicated his career to working with children, families and communities, by spearheading change as a child welfare specialist in a variety of roles, including senior official and political advisor. With tireless commitment and determination, his pursuits in the field of social work have spanned over 30 years.

Phil is employed by Alberta Children’s Services, first as the Director of the Best Practices Branch and from April 2001, as the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Community Strategies Division. He is currently the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Program Quality and Standards Division.

Prior to working in Alberta, Phil was employed in Manitoba as the Director of Child Welfare and was a leader in child welfare transformation.

He is actively involved with the Child Welfare League of Canada and is an adjunct Associate Professor of the University of Calgary, Faculty of Social Work.

Tink Palmer is the Director of Stop it Now UK & Ireland. She has been in social work practice since 1973 and gained her professional qualifications in 1975. She has worked with children and their families for the past thirty three years. In the past twenty years she has specialised in child sexual abuse and is an experienced clinical and forensic practitioner, manager, policy maker and strategist. She has written widely on issues pertaining to the sexual abuse of children, including children abused via the new technologies, and is a member of various government committees and steering groups. She is a board member of the Internet Watch Foundation, a member of the Home Office Task Force for Internet Safety and of the Home Office Steering group for Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses, including Children.

Dr. Perry is the Senior Fellow of the Child Trauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization which promotes innovations in service, research and education in child maltreatment and childhood trauma.

Nico Trocmé is The Philip Fisher Chair in Social Work at the School of Social Work, McGill University, and the Scientific Director of the Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare.