Arriving early in Barcelona? Come and collect your badge at the venue and avoid queuing when it gets busier! Our team will be present to answer any question you may have about the conference.

📍 Location: Ground Floor

If you have not yet collected your badge, please collect it at the registration desk. Our team will be present to answer any question you may have.
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📍 Location: Lobby (Ground Floor)

Please choose among the three available parallel sessions below. For the thematic discussions, you can read about what each Speaker will present on the Speakers page. If you cannot find a speaker on the Speakers page yet, it means that their information will be uploaded shortly.
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1️⃣ THEMATIC DISCUSSION] Teaching Practitioners: Skills Building for School Staff
📍 Location: Vallespir (2nd Floor)

This session will include the following presentations:

✔️ Applying Intersectionality in Higher Education | by PhD Student Marina Garcia Castillo (She/her) and Professor Gerard Coll-Planas (He/him) from the Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya

✔️ Building Bridges: LGBTI+ Inclusive Education in Northern Part of Cyprus | by Yasemin Taneri (She/her), Teacher/Activist at Queer Cyprus Association, Cyprus

✔️ Global Findings on the Experiences of LGBTIQ People in Primary and Secondary School Settings with Recommendations for Inclusive Education | by Paul Jansen, Senior Director for Global programs and Grantmaking at Outright International, Spain
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2️⃣ [THEMATIC DISCUSSION] Addressing Bullying: Tackling Violence and Ensuring Safer Education Systems for All
📍 Location: La Sala (Ground Floor)
💬 English/Spanish interpretation available

This session will include the following presentations:

✔️ Escalating Risks: The Worsening State of School Harassment for LGBTQI Youth in Eastern Europe | by Neli Tsvetkova (She/her), Single Step, Bulgaria

✔️ Beyond Awareness: Unpacking the Hidden Curriculum of LGBTQ+ Bullying | by Elaine Murphy (She/her), Education Manager at ShoutOut, Ireland

✔️ Bullying based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression: a governmental dispositif | by Cristian Carrer Russell (He/Him), Social Psychologist and Activist at Observatori Contra l'LGTBI-fòbia / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Catalonia

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3️⃣ [THEMATIC DISCUSSION] Resourcing Health & Well-being: Practices to Promote Physical and Mental Health through Education
📍 Location: La Cuina (Ground Floor)

This session will include the following presentations:

✔️ Thriving or Surviving? Quality of Life Among Queer High School Students | by Lan Aidan Remec (He/him), President at Društvo DIH, Slovenia

✔️ Empowering LGBTQI+ Professionals: Inclusive Digital & Vocational Education in Ukraine | by Yuliia Shypitko (She/her), Programme Manager at KyivPride NGO, Ukraine
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Read about the different speakers:

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  Cristian Carrer Russell (He)

  Social Psychologist and Activist at Observatori Contra l'LGTBI-fòbia / Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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  Paul Jansen

  Senior Director for Global Programs and Grantmaking of Outright International
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  Elaine Murphy (She)

  Education Manager at ShoutOut
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  Lan Aidan Remec (He)

  President at Društvo DIH
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  Gerard Coll-Planas (He)

  Professor at Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya
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  Marina Garcia Castillo (She)

  PhD student at Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya
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  Yuliia Shypitko (She)

  Programme Manager at KyivPride NGO
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  Yasemin Taneri (She)

  Teacher/Activist at Queer Cyprus Assosiation
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  Neli Tsvetkova (She/her)

  Psychologist & Researcher at Single Step

Please choose among the available parallel sessions below.
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1️⃣ [PARALLEL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION A] Addressing Bullying, Tackling Violence and Ensuring Safer Education Systems for All through Inclusive Curricula
📍 Location: La Sala (Ground Floor)
💬 English/Spanish interpretation available

This session will explore the transformative role of inclusive education in addressing bullying, preventing violence, and fostering safe learning environments for all students. With a focus on inclusive curricula—including comprehensive sexuality education and approaches to counter hate speech—panellists will discuss how education systems can actively contribute to a culture of equality and respect. Speakers will examine effective national and regional policies, teacher training strategies, and multi-stakeholder approaches to embedding non-discrimination and diversity in educational content and pedagogy.

This session will be moderated by Gabriella Calleja, Senior Policy Advisor, SOGIESC Unit of the Council of Europe, and will include the following speakers:

- Cristina Galache, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission

- Catherine O'Sullivan, Committee on the Rights of the Child, Council of Europe

- Sylvain Séguy, Associate Programme Specialist, Education for Health & Well-Being, UNESCO

- Dorottya Kutassy, Háttér Society (Háttér Társaság), CSO Hungary

- Paul Jansen, Senior Director for Global Programs and Grant-making, OutRight International

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PARALLEL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION B: IGLYO’s Inclusive Education Mentorship Programme
📍 Location: Vallespir (2nd Floor)

Through the LGBTQI Inclusive Education Mentorship Programme, we aim to support our selected member organisations in implementing advocacy projects that target their national, regional or local context. Member organisations are in charge of designing and implementing their action plan and request the support they need from IGLYO. The objective is to drive real, positive change in education systems and schools, through strategic policy and research actions. This meeting will allow us to take stock of the current implementation of this programme, and share best practices.

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Read about the speakers:

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  Sylvain Séguy (He)

  Associate Programme Specialist, Education for Health & Well-Being at UNESCO
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  Gabriella Calleja (She)

  Senior Policy Advisor at CoE SOGIESC Unit
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  Rú Ávila Rodríguez (They)

  IGLYO — The International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation
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  Catherine O'Sullivan (She)

  Expert CSE Report at CoE Committee on the Rights of the Child
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  Paul Jansen

  Senior Director for Global Programs and Grantmaking of Outright International
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  Dorottya Kutassy

  Education Project Officer at Háttér Society

As the day concludes, this plenary will bring together key insights and takeaways from the day.

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📍 Location: La Sala (Ground Floor)
💬 English/Spanish interpretation available

🗣️ Speakers:

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  Bella FitzPatrick (She)

  Executive Director of IGLYO — The International LGBTQI Youth * Student Organisation

If you have not yet collected your badge, please collect it at the registration desk. Our team will be present to answer any question you may have.
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📍 Location: Lobby (Ground Floor)

Please choose among the available parallel sessions below. For the thematic discussions, you can read about what each Speaker will present on the Speakers page. If you cannot find a speaker on the Speakers page yet, it means that their information will be uploaded shortly.
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1️⃣ [WORKSHOP] Empowering Educators in Open Conversation about Sensitive & Taboo Topics in the Classroom
📍 Location: Vallespir (2nd Floor)

The workshop will explore conversation techniques for discussing sensitive topics like sexuality in educational settings. It aims to provide a theoretical framework emphasising diversity and intersectionality, inspiring inclusive teaching practices and reducing hesitation in addressing these topics.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Daan van Engelen, Programme Officer CSE at Rutgers, The Netherlands, and Bente van Gameren (She/her), Consultant/Trainer on Sexual Integrity & Social Safety at Burobente / Stichting School & Veiligheid, The Netherlands

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2️⃣ [WORKSHOP] Building Bridges: Strengthening Collaboration Between LGBTQI+ Education Organizations
📍 Location: Sala Gran (3rd Floor)

This roundtable workshop will reconnect LGBTQI+ education organisations across Europe to strengthen inclusive education. With fewer networking spaces, it will offer a platform to share experiences, build lasting partnerships, and explore joint funding. Together, participants will create a concrete action plan for ongoing collaboration, resource exchange, and sustainable impact in schools.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Kaj Poelman (He/him), Policy Officer Education at çavaria, Belgium
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3️⃣ [WORKSHOP] I Experience, I Tell, I Empower: Storytelling and Filmmaking as Soft Power in Queering Educational Spaces
📍 Location: Bonnevisual (2nd Floor)

The workshop explores storytelling and filmmaking as transformative community tools for queering educational spaces. Through experiential activities grounded in non-formal education, participants will explore and share personal stories, fostering empathy, visibility, and empowerment to challenge mainstream hateful narratives.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Kerem Egilmez (He/him), Psychologist and Youth Worker, France & Turkey

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4️⃣ [THEMATIC DISCUSSIONS] Trans Inclusion: Addressing gender identity and gender expression in schools &
Resisting Opposition: Tackling anti-rights and anti-gender discourse through education
📍 Location: La Cuina (Ground Floor)

Part 1:

✔️ Citizenship Education for Trans Inclusion: Lessons Learnt From Student Teachers’ Professional Praxis | by Jac Bastian (He/him), Chief Education Officer at Diversity Role Models, Spain & UK

✔️ Decentering the Cisheterosexual Classroom: Attempts, Hopes and Reflections from Higher Education | by Ana Carretero (She/her), Lecturer, Spain & UK

Part 2:

✔️ LGBTI+ Resistance and (De)polarisation in Education | by Els Verbeelen, Trainer and Education Professional at çavaria, Belgium

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Read about the speakers:

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  Jac Bastian (He)

  Chief Education Officer at Diversity Role Models
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  Ana Carretero (She)

  Lecturer
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  Kerem Egilmez (He)

  Human Being
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  Kaj Poelman (He)

  Policy Officer Education at çavaria
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  Els Verbeelen

  Trainer and education professional at çavaria
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  Daan van Engelen

  Program Officer CSE at Rutgers
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  Bente van Gameren (She)

  Consultant/Trainer on Sexual Integrity & Social Safety at Burobente / Stichting School & Veiligheid

Choose among the available parallel sessions below. For the thematic discussions, you can read about what each Speaker will present on the Speakers page. If you cannot find a speaker on the Speakers page, their information will be uploaded shortly.
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1️⃣ [WORKSHOP] Understanding Non-binary Identities from a Decolonial Perspective - this workshop will be delivered in Spanish
📍 Location: Sala Gran (3rd Floor)

This workshop will offer a reflective and interactive space where participants are invited to question and reimagine their understanding of gender, particularly gender-expansive (non-binary) identities, from a decolonial perspective.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Oliver, Do'Pájaro' / CuirFest, Dominican Republic (based in Spain)
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2️⃣ [WORKSHOP] Incisive CSE in EECA: Making More Queer Inclusive Curriculum
📍 Location: Bonnevisual (2nd Floor)

A workshop designed to co-create queer-inclusive sexuality education tailored to Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Participants explore gaps identified through recent research, collaboratively design curriculum elements addressing LGBTQI+ youth needs, and exchange best practices to advance inclusive educational policies across the region.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Uluk (He/Him), SRHR Coordinator at ECOM, Kyrgyzstan

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3️⃣ [WORKSHOP] From Data to Action: Roadmaps for LGBTI+ Student Wellbeing and Teacher Support in Hostile Environments
📍 Location: Vallespir (2nd Floor)

Participants will map challenges faced by LGBTQI+ students and allies using real data. Through scenario planning, you’ll develop practical action plans to foster LGBTQI+ inclusion in diverse educational settings, promoting collaborative learning and concrete strategies.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Vasilena Dimitrova (She/her), Project Manager/LGBTI Activist at Single Step Foundation, Bulgaria

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4️⃣ [THEMATIC DISCUSSION] Queering the Educational Environment: Fostering inclusion in extracurricular activities, sports and non-formal education
📍 Location: La Cuina (Ground Floor)

This session will include the following presentations:

✔️ Queering the Music Room: Exploring LGBTQIA+ Inclusion in Music Education | by Maisy Neale (She/They), Music Educator, UK

✔️ The Reykjavik Model: A Holistic Approach to Fostering LGBTQI+ Inclusive Schools | by Þórhildur Elínardóttir Magnúsdóttir (She/her), LGBTQIA+ Specialist at Reykjavik City Human Rights and Democracy Office, Iceland

✔️ The Experiences of Trans and Non-Binary Youth in Amateur Sports and Physical Activity | Linda Bardeggia (They/She), Student, Activist, Italy & Germany
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5️⃣ [WORKSHOP] Queering Consent in Education: Fostering LGBTQIA+ Inclusive, Care-Centered Learning Spaces
(📍Location: Aula PB02)

This workshop will explore queer-informed consent practices beyond the yes/no binary. Using tools like the Consent-Iceberg, you will reflect on power dynamics, embodiment, and relational care. Educators, activists, and advocates will gain practical tools to support LGBTQIA+ youth and create safer, more inclusive learning and community spaces.

✔️ This workshop will be given by Ron Eis (They/them, Elle), Consent Educator and Writer, Spain

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Read about the speakers

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  Linda Bardeggia (They/She)

  Student, Activist
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  Vasilena Dimitrova (She)

  Project Manager/LGBTI Activist at Single Step Foundation
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  Ron Eis (They;Elle)

  Consent Educator, Writer
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  Þórhildur Elínardóttir Magnúsdóttir (She)

  LGBTQIA+ specialist at Reykjavik City Human Rights and Democracy Office
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  Oliver .

  Student at Do'Pájaro' / CuirFest
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  Maisy Neale (She/They)

  Music Educator
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  Uluk (He)

  SRHR Coordinator at ECOM