Arrival, registration, networking and hot drinks.

The Baroness Bertin - House of Lords & UKAFNP Patron

Gabby was appointed to the House of Lords in 2016.  She was Press Secretary for Prime Minister David Cameron and Director of External Relations in Downing Street between 2010-2016.  

She recently led the Government's independent review on online pornography regulation 'Creating A Safer World: The Challenge of Regulating Online Pornography', and is now spearheading the campaign to bring about far greater scrutiny of the online pornography industry.

Gabby is a passionate campaigner to end violence against women and girls; she is the Vice Chair of the APPG on Domestic Violence and sits on the Justice and Home Affairs Committee.

Ms Jennie Smith - President

Jennie will, in addition to welcoming everyone to the conference, outline the work of the UKAFNP steering group, the ongoing work streams and developments and aspirations for the future.

Matthew Barker - Education Officer

Matthew will provide an overview of the education elements over the past year, successes, next steps, and aspirations for ongoing success.

Paul Hannaford

It's been over 18 years since Paul left behind a life of drugs, gangs, alcoholism, and knife crime. Thanks to the hospital staff and doctors & police who saved his life many times, He is now able to share those experiences. Over the past 14 years, he has educated over 1 million school children into the life of addiction, drugs and alcohol, as well as involvement in gangs, knife crime and county lines!

An opportunity to network with delegates, the steering group, speakers and exhibitors.

Professor Sir Robin Murray - Professor of Psychiatric Research at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London

Robin Murray is Professor of Psychiatric Research has spent most of his working life at the institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience apart from one year at NIMH in the USA. His particular interest is in psychosis. He was one of the first to suggest that schizophrenia was in part a neurodevelopmental disorder, and he and his colleagues have contributed to the understanding that environmental factors such as obstetric events, drug abuse and social adversity dysregulate striatal dopamine and thus increase the risk of psychosis. He also cares for people with psychosis at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust. He has written over 800 articles, not all of them boring! He is the most frequently cited psychosis researcher outside the USA, has supervised 83 PhDs and 13 MD Theses, and 45 of his students have become full professors. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2010 and received a knighthood in 2011.

Mike Linnell - Public Health & Drug Information Specialist

Mike did his first degree in Fine Art and his Master's degree in Health Education. He has spent most of his career in the drugs and alcohol sector, doing everything from working in needle exchanges when they were still illegal in the UK, to managing research projects in Siberia. He has worked extensively with a range of groups and individuals from the most marginalised and stigmatised sections of society.

Thomas Delaney - Founder YouthWISE

Thomas is a speaker, researcher, and social entrepreneur dedicated to challenging stigma and transforming society’s understanding of addiction, trauma, and recovery.  In 2018, after 14 years of substance use and a 12-year dependency on ketamine, Thomas entered rehabilitation.  The stigma he encountered, both from society and within services, fuelled my dedication to public education, policy reform, and systemic change.

• Presentation of The Julie Tekin Award
• Raffle Prize Drawers
• Finall reflections from Ms Jennie Smith - President