They are men and women, boys and girls, foreign nationals and U.S. citizens exploited for sex or labor. Many are trapped at the bottom rungs of global supply chains, impacting agriculture, IT, extractives, hospitality & tourism, apparel, manufacturing, retail and other industries and sectors. Others are exploited in hotels, restaurants or nail salons, hidden in communities across the United States.
They are men and women, boys and girls, foreign nationals and U.S. citizens exploited for sex or labor. Many are trapped at the bottom rungs of global supply chains, impacting agriculture, IT, extractives, hospitality & tourism, apparel, manufacturing, retail and other industries and sectors. Others are exploited in hotels, restaurants or nail salons, hidden in communities across the United States.
Day 1: September 5
12pm: Registration & Lunch
12:30pm: Introduction & Welcome
Mara Vanderslice Kelly, Executive Director, Center on Human Trafficking & Slavery, United Way Worldwide
Brian A. Gallagher, President & CEO, United Way Worldwide
1:00pm Keynote: The Imperative to Act
Julia Ormond, Founder and President, Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET)
1:30pm: Business & NGO Collaboration
· Christa Hayden Sharp, Vice President for Regional Operations, International Justice Mission
· Sarah Thorn, Senior Director for Global Government Affairs, Walmart
2:15pm: Table Introductions & Coffee Break
2:45pm: U. S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), introduced by Josh Eastright, President, Bloomberg Government
3pm Keynote: Commissioner Kevin McAleenan, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
3:30pm: Supply Chain Strategies that Work
MODERATOR: Tolga Yaprak, Senior Consultant, Compliance & Social Responsibility, iPoint Inc.
· Laura Okkonen, Head of Human Rights, Nokia
· Mark Anderson, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Total S.A.
· Kenneth Kennedy, Forced Labor Program, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
4:30pm: The U.S. Tariff Act: What Businesses Need to Know
MODERATOR: Annick Febrey, Senior Associate, Human Trafficking, Human Rights First
· Sarah Altschuller, Counsel, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Foley Hoag LLP
· Honorable Gil Kerlikowske, Former Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency
· Jennifer Woofter, President, Strategic Sustainability Consulting (Director of Sustainability, Thai Union North America 2016 – 2017)
5:30pm: Reception- United Way Worldwide atrium
Day 2: September 6
8:30am: Light Breakfast
9:00am: Welcome
Mara Vanderslice Kelly, Executive Director, Center for Human Trafficking & Slavery, United Way Worldwide
Samir Goswami, Consultant, Samir Goswami LLC
Minal Patel Davis (via Skype), Special Advisor to the Mayor on Human Trafficking, Office of Mayor Sylvester Turner, City of Houston
9:15am Keynote: Learning from Survivors
Shamere McKenzie, CEO, Sun Gate Foundation
9:45am: Human Trafficking & Rule of Law
John Cotton Richmond, Founding Director, Human Trafficking Institute
10:30am: Employee Training & Engagement
MODERATOR: Mara Vanderslice Kelly, Executive Director, Center on Human Trafficking & Slavery, United Way Worldwide
· Laura Cyrus, MA, Operations Director, Truckers Against Trafficking
· Anesa “Nes” Parker, Manager, Monitor Deloitte
· Laura Johns, Director of Corporate Relations, The UPS Foundation
11:30am: Ethical Recruitment: Principles & Practice
MODERATOR: Alexandra Cech, Human Rights and Supply Chain Social Responsibility Program Manager, HPE
· Carlos Busquets, Director of Public Policy, Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC)
· Anindit Roy Chowdhury, Programme Manager, Gender Justice and Human Rights, C&A Foundation
· Karrie Peterson, International Relations Officer, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
12:15pm: U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced by Alicia Lara, Senior Vice President for Impact, United Way Worldwide
12:30pm: Closing