speakers 2024

After his studies in political science, Nicolas Viennot began his career in senior local government. He worked with several local authorities in the Paris region

Simon Larose is a professor in Educational Psychology at Laval University (Québec City, Canada). He earned his Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the same university (1994) and undertook postdoctoral studies at the Relationship Center from the University of Denver, Colorado

Tim Cavell, Ph.D., is a clinical child/family psychologist and professor of Psychological Science at the University of Arkansas (USA). His research focuses on mentoring children who are highly aggressive or chronically bullied and thus at risk for later delinquency, substance abuse, and psychopathology.

Thomas E. Keller, PhD, is the Duncan and Cindy Campbell Professor for Children, Youth, and Families in the School of Social Work at Portland State University. He directs the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring and the Center for Internship, Mentoring & Research.

Szilvia Simon is director of Mentoring Europe, shaping the network of mentoring practitioners, researchers, policy makers, advocates, mentors

Eberhard Raithelhuber is Professor for Social Intervention and Transformation at Bertha von Suttner Private University, Austria, where he teaches in the Social Work Study Program.

Òscar Prieto-Flores is Associate Professor of Sociology at the School of Education and Psychology, University of Girona. He is the Academic director of the Master’s degree

Renée Spencer, EdD, LICSW, is a professor at the Boston University School of Social Work. Her research is rooted in relational perspectives of human development and specifically focuses

Levi van Dam is a professor at the University of Amsterdam. He combines his knowledge in child development, pedagogy and research with