RAGAS - Rotary Human Trafficking Summit

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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.

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.

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 World and the difference Rotary can make" – Ambassador John Cotton Richmond

09:30 Q&A (10 mins )

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 mins)

10:50 Keynote: Val Richey (OSCE)

11:15 Q/A (10 mins)

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

12:25 Q/A (10 mins)

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 (10 mins)

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 (10 mins)

14:20 "Education/Prevention: What needs to be done to make a difference: Dave McCleary (RAGAS Chair), Ashlie Bryant (3Strands Global), Student (TBD), Valerie Ellery, Global Curriculum and Education Specialist (A21)

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