The campaign aims to dispel the myth across children's professions that fathers are an invisible parent. The summit will help shape the campaign and look at areas such as spreading good practice, online support and how organisations can better engage with fathers.
The Fatherhood Institute will be invited as well as agony aunts who attended a similar summit late last year on how to support children facing family breakdown.
A DCSF spokeswoman said: "The aim is to have this summit before the end of February so that we can get input from the experts and start work as soon as possible on this campaign."
She added that children's minister Beverley Hughes will also visit father's groups within the coming weeks to gain their views and see good practice first hand.
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