Date: 2nd December 2025

Venue: Villa Arrigo, Naxxar

Time: 08:00 – 14:30

National conference

Aġenzija Sapport proudly presents the national conference My Life: Development of a National Framework for Lifelong Individual Support Plans for Persons with Disabilities, bringing together local and international experts to discuss the development and implementation of Individualised Support Plans (ISPs) for persons with disabilities.

 

This conference aims to create a platform for meaningful dialogue that inspires transformation in how ISPs are developed and applied throughout the lives of persons with disabilities. It will highlight the importance of collaboration among professionals from various sectors – social, educational, and health – ensuring that support plans remain dynamic, evidence-based, and responsive to individual needs.

 

Participants will benefit from keynote presentations, panel discussions, and personal testimonies from persons with disabilities and their family members, offering both professional insights and lived experiences.

 

The conference will be conducted primarily in Maltese, with English interventions from international speakers. Translation services will be available.

Who should attend:

  • Checkmark Professionals working in the social, educational, and healthcare sectors, amongst others
  • Checkmark Persons with disabilities
  • Checkmark Family members and representatives of persons with disabilities

HOW TO REGISTER:

Participation in this conference is free of charge, but registration is required.

Fill in the online Registration Form accessible from the below link.
Registrations are open until Friday 7th November.

Click this link to register

Preliminary programme

08:00

Registration

09:00

Welcome address
Hon Julia Farrugia, Minister for Inclusion and Voluntary Sector

09:15

The way forward for lifelong individual support plans
Oliver Scicluna – Chief Executive Officer, Aġenzija Sapport

09:45

Keynote address

Theresa Shearer – Chief Executive Office, Enable Scotland

10:15

Moderated Q&A

10:35

Plenary

Profs. Alexei Dingli

11:05

Coffee break

11:30

Panel discussion
Addressing the gaps: Towards a person-centred lifelong ISP

12:30

Moderated Q&A

 

13:00

Address

Estelle Houtart – Policy Assistant, European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities

13:20

Concluding remarks

13:45

Refreshments

SPEAKERS

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