The Rotary Action Group Against Slavery will be hosting a webinar sharing some perspective on the great progress that has been made in the fight against modern-day slavery/ human trafficking and next steps.

In Addition to keynote speaker (TIP) Ambassador John Cotton Richmond and Val Richey (OSCE) we will have insightful panel discussions on: Health Care/ What needs to be done to make a difference, Financial Services: What needs to be done to make a difference, Survivor Services: What needs to be done to make a difference: Speaker on Education/Prevention.

Many Thanks to Laura Ellsworth, Jones Day, Matt Friedman, The Mekong Club and Dave McCleary, Global Chair Rotary Action Group Against Slavery for co-chairing the event. Rotary International, composed of community leaders from local chapters throughout the world, is committed to generating these critical Partnerships by fostering the exchange of best practices among its grassroots members, national and local governments, NGOs, law enforcement, business, and individual communities, allowing all of these sectors to learn from one another, thereby multiplying the effectiveness of all. This Summit brings together front-line experts from all of these domains, but its goal is not identification of the problem: it is the design of creative solutions. Participants will discuss what is working and what is not in the fight against human trafficking, with the goal of identifying specific action plans going forward.

Event organizer: Rotary Action Group Against Slavery, The Mekong Club, and Jones Day

Agenda:

09:00 Welcome – Dave McCleary (RAGAS Chair) Laura Ellsworth (Jones Day)

09:05 Hope with Solutions - Matt Friedman (The Mekong Club/RAGAS Board Member)

09:15 Keynote "The issue and hope for the future" John Cotton Richmond (Former Ambassador TIP office US State Department)

09:30 Q&A

09: 40 "Health Care: What needs to be done to make a difference" Curt Kirschner (Jones Day) Hanni Stoklosa (Heal Trafficking) Mindy Hatton (American Hospital Association)

10:40 Q/A

10:50 Keynote: Val Richey, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

11:15 Q/A

11:25 "Financial Services: What needs to be done to make a difference." Laura Ellsworth (Jones Day) Ian Mitchell (PWC and The Knoble) Theresa Forbes (USA Treasury) Barry M. Koch (Barry Koch PLLC) Angie Salazar, Interim Director Center for Countering Human Trafficking (Homeland Security Investigations)

12:25 Q/A

12:35 "Data as the newest weapons in the fight against human trafficking" Nicole Perry (Jones Day, Houston) Jennifer Everett (Jones Day DC) Mary Alexander Myers (Jones Day Atlanta) Becky Austen (Allies Against Slavery)

13:00 Q&A

13:10 "Survivor Services: What needs to be done to make a difference." Jennifer Flannery (Jones Day) Melissa Snow (NCMEC) Andrea Hipwell, Program Manager Wellspring Living (Survivor Advocate) Deb Rusckowski (Global Strategic Cooperatives)

14:10 Q&A

14:20 "Education/Prevention: What needs to be done to make a difference: Dave McCleary (RAGAS Chair), Ashlie Bryant (3Strands Global), Megan Blanchfield (Advocate for women & children in education) Valerie Ellery, Global Curriculum and Education Specialist (A21)

15:40 Closing Remarks – Dave McCleary (RAGAS Chair), Laura Ellsworth (Jones Day)