15th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Conference

8600 Valencia College Lane,Orlando FL 32825

27 January, 2023

Description

8:30 a.m. – Registration 9:15 a.m.- 9:55 a.m. – Opening General Session Welcome to the 15th Annual HTAD Tomas J. Lares, United AbolitionistsInvocation - Pastor Derrick L. McRae, The Experience Christian Center in Orlando Welcome - Dr. Jeff Goltz , Executive Dean, School of Public Safety at Valencia CollegeOrange County H.T. Proclamation - Mayor Jerry Demings, Orange County, FL (Invd) Lived Experience - Dr. Marianne Thomas, My Name My Voice Overview of the day - Tomas J. Lares, United AbolitionistsSession 1 Panels: 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Main Auditorium Panel 1: Human Trafficking Laws and Policies: Where do we go from here? Moderator -Jan Edwards, Paving The Way Foundation Panelists - Brent Woody, Dr. Marianne Thomas, Eleanor Gaetan, Lisa Haba, RET. Cpl. Alan Wilkett Classroom 136 Panel 2: The Importance of Counter-Trafficking Operations & Collaboration (CLOSED SESSION for ONLY Law enforcement, Vice Units and Investigators. Credentials will be verified). Moderator: Sgt. Brad Bakeman, Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation Panelists - SA Andrew Mroczkowski , Deputy Monika Sirianni, Maurice Edwards (Zoom), SA Danny Warren Lunch – 11:30-12:45 p.m. (Food Truck) Session 2 Panels: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Main Auditorium Panel 1: Human Trafficking & the Impact On the Hospitality, Tourism & Sports Industry Moderator: Jessica Wickey, UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Panelists - Gustavo Costa, Michael Bartel (Zoom) & Tomas J. Lares Classroom 136 Panel 2: Tech & Vice Applications to Combat Human Trafficking (CLOSED SESSION for ONLY Technology workers, Law enforcement, Vice Units, Investigators, Cyber Security. Credentials will be verified). Moderator: Maurice Edwards, National Center For Missing & Exploited Children Panelists - Brad Dennis, Noel Thomas, TBA Break: 2:30 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Session 3 Panel: 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Main Auditorium Panel 1: Leadership Panel : Survivors & Allies Moderator: Dr. Marianne Thomas, My Name My Voice Panelists - Connie Rose, Dee Colman, Kim Figueroa, Mikala Klein & Sue Abol-Hosn Session 4 General: Closing 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Main Auditorium ALL: Call To Action 2023 Participating Organizations & Tri-County Alliance Members: Air Marshal National CouncilAspire Health Partners HT CenterCalled2RescueCentral Florida Human Trafficking Task ForceFederal Bureau Investigation (FBI)Florida Department of Children & FamiliesFlorida Department of Law EnforcementFlorida Highway PatrolF.R.E.E. InternationalHaba Law FirmHomeland Security Investigations (HSI)Human Trafficking FoundationInternational Association of Human Trafficking InvestigatorsJustice Restoration CenterLYNXLake-Sumter County Human Trafficking Task ForceMetropolitan Bureau of InvestigationMore Too LifeMy Name My VoiceNational Center For Missing & Exploited ChildrenNational Center On Sexual ExploitationOne More ChildOne PurseOrange County GovernmentOrange County Sheriff's OfficeOsceola County CorrectionsPaving The Way FoundationSamaritan VillageSeminole County Sheriff's OfficeState Attorney's Office Ninth Judicial CircuitSunrailTransporation Security Administration (TSA)UCF Rosen College of Hospitality United AbolitionistsUniversity of Central FloridaValencia College, School of Public SafetyVoices For FloridaZero TraffickingSPONSORS: