'To End Violence Against Children: International Initiatives':

• Marta Santos Pais, Esq. U.N. Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children, "Protecting Children from Violence: A Human Rights Imperative"

'Research on Violence Against Children: Recent Findings from  Neuroscience, the Social Sciences and Public Health' panel:

• Rae Silver, Helene L. and Mark N. Kaplan Professor of Natural and Physical Sciences, Department of Psychology, Columbia University, Chair on the Council of Scientists for the Human Frontiers Science Program, Panel Moderator (Transcription)
• Bruce S. McEwen, Alfred E. Mirsky Professor and Head, Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch, Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, the Rockefeller University "How Adversity and Trauma Affect the Brain and Get Under the Skin"
• Frances A. Champagne, Professor, Department of Psychology, Columbia University "Epigenetic Impact of Adversity: Risk, Resilience and Nature-Nurture Interplay"
• David Finkelhor, Professor of Sociology, Director, Crimes Against Children Research Center, Co-Director, Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire "Crime, Violence and Abuse in the Lives of Children: A Comprehensive Approach"
• Murray A. Straus, Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire "Spanking by Parents - The Primordial Violence: What Research Shows About Its Life-Long Damage to Children, Families, and Society" 
• James A. Mercy, Acting Director, Division of Violence Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Having New Eyes: Viewing Violence Against Children as a Public Health Problem"  

 'The Courts and the Judiciary: Child Abuse and Violence Against Children' panel:

• Honorable Judith S. Kaye, Retired Chief Judge on the New York State Court of Appeals; Chair, New York State Permanent Judicial Committee on Justice for Children "Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future"
• Honorable Patricia M. Martin, President, Board of Trustees of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and Presiding Judge of the Child Protection Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, "Picking up the Pieces: The Courts and Child Abuse"

'To End Violence Against Children: A National Initiative Luncheon Address':

• Dr. Phelan Wyrick, Co-Chair, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's Defending Childhood Initiative, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, "U.S. Department of Justice's Defending Childhood Initiative"

'Child Advocacy and Child Protection in the United States' panel:

• Honorable Michael A. Corriero, Executive Director, New York Center for Juvenile Justice (Panel Moderator) "Judging Children as Children"
• Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney "Initiatives in the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office to Combat Violence Against Children"
• Marcia Robinson Lowry, Esq., Executive Director, Children's Rights, Inc. (Represented by Ira Lustbader, Associate Director) "The Great Hidden Abuse in the U.S."
• Richard Buery, President and CEO, Children's Aid Society (Represented by Jane F. Golden, Vice President) "Poverty and its Role in the Cycle of Child Abuse"
• Carol Smolenski, Executive Director, ECPAT-USA "Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation of Children in the United States"
  

'New York State Legislators and New York City Government: New Policies and Legislative Initiatives to Prevent Violence Against Children' panel:

• Honorable William A. Scarborough, New York State Assembly, Moderator (Transcription)
• Honorable Diane J. Savino, New York State Senate, Chair, Office of Children and Family Services (Transcription)
• Honorable Amy R. Paulin, New York State Assembly, Chair, Committee on Children and Families (Transcription)
• Honorable Barbara M. Clark, New York State Assembly (Transcription)
• Honorable Margaret M. Markey, New York State Assembly (Transcription)
• Honorable Jeanne B. Mullgrav, Commissioner, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (Transcription)

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