SHIELD

Our Sessions at the 2026 conference

March 9, 2026: Asia-Pacific Day

Nothing About Us Without Us: Rethinking Youth Engagement in Digital Safety Work
If Not Here, Then Where? A Conversation on Social Media Bans and What Comes Next
Building a Privacy-First Safety Net for Children — Before Harm Happens
Why Restricting Access Is Ineffective
Assessment Design that responds to AI
From Grief to Reform: Community-Led Action to Protect Children in the Digital Age
Raising Cyber-Resilient Kids: Skills, Habits & Shared Responsibility in a Digital World
The Bystander’s Burden: What We Owe Each Other When We Witness Harm Online
After the Ban: What Australia's Social Media Restrictions Actually Changed (and What They Didn't)
Closing the loop on scam with people, policy and products
Speed networking day 1
Misinformation & Manipulation: Guiding Young Fact-Checkers
Resilience and Creativity in the Digitial Age
Who Builds the Internet Your Kids Use, And Do They Know Anything About Kids?
Hired by the Algorithm: What AI Is Really Doing to Young People's Working Lives

March 10, 2026: Europe-Africa-Middle East Day

Lobbyists, Laws, and the Rest of Us: Making an Impact on Regulation
What Gets Lost When We Stop Sitting Together: Why The Table Talk Project Matters Now
Project RISE: A Digital Platform and Community Ecosystem for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention and Healing
The Invasion of AI in education. An European perspective from a K-12 international school in Italy
Building AI Responsibly for Children: A Practical Framework
When the Platform Is the Problem: What the Data on Grok and Non-Consensual Imagery Actually Shows
The Forgotten Crisis: Refugees, Displacement, and Digital Identity
We Taught the Chatbots How to Love: Data Labelers and AI Intimacy
Analyzing behavior on social media: a blessing or a curse?
Oral Assessments in Education, Small Changes Can Unlock Huge Benefits
Speed networking day 2
Storms of Change: Yield, Shield or Wield?
GenAI as an Enabler in Mental Health Care: Not a Replacement
The Vulnerability Blueprint: What Children Teach Us About Online Risk
Kids Who Question Everything: Critical Thinking in the Age of Synthetic Truth
Responsible Deployment: Building Safe and Ethical Tech with SafetyMeter

March 11, 2026: Americas Day

The Cyber Ready Parent: Leveraging Mothers Everyday Skills to Strengthen Online Safety Resilience
Why Schools Can’t Do It Alone: A Blueprint for Thriving in Uncertainty
The Privilege of Logging Off: What Digital Wellness Misses About Economic Reality
Rebuild Your Relationship with Tech, Reconnect with What Matters
Reading the Room: The Emotional Radar for AI Safety
From Classroom to Policy: Preparing Social Work Technology Advocates Through Human Factors AI Education
Architects of Attention: Engineering Our Way Out of Digital Dependency
The Safety Net Has a Hole in It: Who Falls Through When Online Protection Can't See You
Beyond the Firewall: Cultivating Online Joy Spaces to Disrupt Youth Violence
Cultural Biases of AI: Implications for Digital Mental Health
Speed networking day 3
A Safer Internet: Mitigating Anti-Blackness and Digital Misogynoir on a Decentralized Network
Kids on All Things Safety
Creative Augmentation for Children: Preserving foundational creative skills in the age of AI
How Gamified Education Can Stop Online Harm Before It Happens
Creating Safety in Your Body Through Breathwork
The Brake Failure: Moving from “User Error” to Product Liability in AI Safety
Youth Remixing the Future of Online Safety & Wellbeing