Agenda: day two

09.30 Welcome to the conference

09.50 Panel discussion 

The art and craft of commissioning participatory research.

A conversation with Kieron Boyle, CEO, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation; Peter Babudu, Director of Evidence, Youth Endowment Fund; Chimeme Egbutah, Public Health Service Manager, Luton Council; Sarah McCready, Barking Riverside Limited; Helen Whyman, Head of iWill Fund at the National Lottery Community Fund; Holly Donagh, Director of Strategic Learning, Insight and Influence, Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Chaired by Helen Goulden, Chief Executive, The Young Foundation.

11.15 Concurrent sessions

• A new deal for young people: youth-led research in London, Partnership for Young London, Rocket Science and Young Harrow Foundation
• Experiences of mental health and structural inequality: a peer research study using a photovoice method, The McPin Foundation
• Re-thinking behaviour management in schools: what about the impact on pupil mental health and wellbeing? University of Bristol
• Connecting European youth through storytelling: peer researching the impact of Covid-19 using community reporting, People’s Voice Media

11.45 Concurrent sessions

• Towards new models for youth engagement in decision-making, Silvia Pau, University of Arts London, Daiana Contini, Foundation 5 Media, and Aliyah Irabor-York, The Pupil Power
• The impact of Covid-19 and health equity: experiences of South Asian women, Voices of Colour
• Thames Futures: community peer research and accountability in regeneration, The Young Foundation and Barking Riverside Limited
• The Listen Up! project: utilising innovative community reporting methods to tackle homeless health inequalities, Groundswell

12.15 Lunch and virtual networking

1.15 Roundtable 

Expertise and power relations in community research models

Hosted by Social Life, with Gabrielle Allen, Impact on Urban Health, Dr. Shaun Danquah, Centric, Nicola Bacon, Social Life and Dr. Olimpia Mosteanu, Social Life.

2.30 Concurrent sessions

• Alternative career routes: the rise of the young entrepreneur, ClearView Research and the Youth Futures Foundation
• A four-pronged analysis of ethics in peer research: the example of cannabis as relief in mental health and addiction project, Alberta Alliance who Educates and Advocates Responsibly (AAWEAR)
• Involving peer researchers in service evaluations: benefits, opportunities and learning, Centre for Effective Services
• Collaborative outcomes reporting as an approach to peer research, The Centre for Youth Impact

3.00 Concurrent sessions

• Kickstarting your career with peer research, The Young Foundation 
• One size fits no one: young women’s experiences of navigating inadequate employment opportunities and the benefits system, Young Women’s Trust 

3.30 Closing keynote 

Sharon Long, Director, Partnership for Young London