Care Experienced People Participation Summit – join us on Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Care Experienced People Participation Summit – join us on Tuesday 23rd September 2025

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum (NLCBF) are working closely together with partner organisations, local authorities, and care experienced individuals to bring together an exciting programme of sessions for this year’s Care Experienced People Participation Summit on Tuesday 23rd September 2025.

This online conference is for professionals and care experienced individuals who are interested in exploring genuine approaches to participation and coproduction, the process and delivery, barriers that can be faced, and the approaches that can work to overcome them. Most importantly, we will explore and celebrate the power of participation and coproduction to achieve lasting change.

The Summit will be open from 9:30am on our Ring Central platform with sessions kicking off from 10am. Following opportunities to network, the event will draw to a close at 2:30pm.

Aims and objectives

Through a series of workshops, networking and a panel, the Summit aims to:

  • Provide a reflective and positive space to consider inclusivity in participation work
  • Consider the impact of protected characteristics on participation activities
  • Connect organisations to strong practice and new ideas
  • Showcase and promote members and partners of the programme

Who is it for?

Participation workers and leads, care experienced individuals, leaving care professionals, charities and community groups, researchers, policy makers and anyone who is interested in putting care experienced individuals at the centre of their work.

If you’d like to join us, tickets are now available so book your place now. Just select the relevant ticket for you below:

  • Care Experienced/Care Experienced Professional

OR

  • Participation Workers or Leads

 OR

  • Other professionals

If you would like to share this event with a colleague or a care experienced individual, please use this link: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/care-experienced-people-participation-summit

We look forward to seeing you for what is sure to be an exciting and thought-provoking day!

If you have any questions or would like any further information, please feel free to get in touch with us via nlcbf@catch-22.org.uk.

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