2023 Conference Speakers
2023 Conference Speakers
2023 Conference Schedule
2023 Conference Schedule
2021 Speakers
2021 Speakers
2021 Agenda
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2022 Speakers
2022 Speakers
Minh Dang
Minh Dang, MSW, PhD is the Executive Director of Survivor Alliance, an international NGO that empowers survivors to be leaders in their own communities. She is also a Research Fellow and Lead in Survivor Scholarship and Wellbeing at the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab. Her doctoral thesis, Wellbeing in our own Words: Survivors of slavery defining wellbeing, emphasizes the importance of moving beyond psychopathy when discussing survivors’ mental health and focusing on wellbeing. Minh is a native of the San Francisco Bay Area region of California and a proud two-time UC Berkeley alum. Minh earned her B.A. in Sociology and Masters in Social Welfare, with an emphasis on Community Mental Health. Minh is an avid backpacker, poet, and runner. She is a fan of farmers' markets, loves to sing, and a true love warrior. You will rarely find her without a journal or post-it notes, and she hopes to one day launch a stationery line called Minhspiration.
Leena Kejriwal
Leena Kejriwal is a photographer and social artist based in Mumbai and Kolkata. A brand ambassador for Fuji India, in 2014 she founded The Missing Project, a campaign against sex trafficking and slavery with the single purpose of creating mass awareness. Her approach to creating social impact by making the public a catalyst against trafficking through art and (inter)active technology makes The Missing Project a game-changer in the anti-trafficking domain. It won the Thomson Reuters Anti trafficking campaign of the year award in 2021.
She has been honored with multiple awards and accolades for her unique artistic take on this grave social issue: World Summit Award 2020, Her Story Woman On a Mission Award (2019), the mBillionth award for the Missing Game (2018), the YFLO Women Achiever Award (2016), and the Yes Foundation Changemakers Award (2015), to name a few. She has made relevant public presentations at game conferences, including Game for Change Conference (NYC, 2017), The South Korean Game Developers Conference (Seoul, 2017), the Amaze Festival (Berlin, 2018), Indian Game Developers Conference 2020, and a six time TEDx Speaker.
Kejriwal has run successful crowdfunding campaigns to support and spread awareness on these issues. In 2016 she launched the Missing Game for the Cause, which won the NASSCOM Indie Game of the year and ranked #1 on Google Play Store (Popular Free Games Category). In 2018 Kickstarter crowdfunding allowed the launch of the organizations’ second game, Missing: The Complete Saga.
Her work has been exhibited in various locations in France, NY, India, Iran, Germany and broadcasted in several media including BBC, Al Jazeera, SBS World News, the Guardian, The Telegraph, The Sunday Tribune, The Hindu, to name a few.
Jessie Brunner
In her role at Stanford University, Jessie Brunner researches issues relevant to labor exploitation in global supply chains and data collection / ethical data use across the human trafficking field, including as co-Principal Investigator of the Re:Structure Lab and Director of Strategy and Program Development for the Human Trafficking Data Lab. She applies these learnings in policy fora at various levels, from Bay Area NGOs to United Nations bodies, and has been engaged in human rights activism and advocacy on many issues and country contexts, with a focus on Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Matthew C. Clarke
Matthew C. Clarke has a career in computing and data analysis, including academic, commercial, and not-for-profit sectors. Matthew has been a senior lecturer in computer science as well as the head of a software development company. But his passion lies in social change, which has included various roles with international development agencies and cross-cultural peacemaking in South Africa. He has spoken internationally about the relationship between faith and technology, and is about to publish his second book, which focuses on the transformative potential of mercy.
Matthew's involvement with international development led to an interest in the growing market for the online sexual exploitation of children. Matthew and his wife Annabella subsequently created the Freedom Keys Research Project to investigate the gap between what is already being done to end modern slavery and what still needs to be done. Matthew is the Principal Researcher for that project, focussing on the people who perpetrate the abuses, exploitation and coercion that constitute human trafficking.
Lynny Sor
Lynny is the Executive Director of Children In Families (CIF), a local non-governmental organization in Cambodia that was founded in 2006 with a question “Can family-based care be effectively utilized as an alternative to institutional care in Cambodia?”. To date, CIF is one of the leading pioneers in community-based care that exists to place vulnerable and orphan children in safe and loving families. In close collaboration with the government counterparts, NGO partners, churches and donors, CIF works to prevent family separation, trafficking and exploitation, while also support the placement children in foster care and prepare them for permanency through family reunification and domestic adoption. For more than 15 years of providing community-based care services in Cambodia, serving hundreds of vulnerable children to be in families, the answer to our initial question is a resounding, “YES! Cambodian families can provide loving homes for Cambodian children as an alternative to institutional care.”
Matt Friedman
Matt Friedman is an international human trafficking expert with more than 30 years’ experience. He is CEO of The Mekong Club, an organization of Hong Kong’s leading businesses which have joined forces to help end all forms of modern slavery. Mr. Friedman previously worked for USAID and the United Nations in over 30 countries. Mr. Friedman offers technical advice to numerous governments, banks and corporations working to eliminate all forms of modern slavery and is the author of thirteen books. In 2017, Mr. Friedman won Asia’s prestigious “Communicator of the Year” Gold Award.
2022 Schedule
2022 Schedule
Monday, July 18th
Conference App Launch & Introduction Video
Tuesday, July 19th
8:00am* - Worker Voice and Worker Power as Drivers of Change in Anti-Trafficking.
Issara Institute: Lisa Rende Taylor - Executive Director, Ohnmar Ei Ei Chaw, Regional Director, Ana Maria Soto, Director for Research, Technology & Worker Voice, Sandar Linn, Regional Technical Specialist – Inclusive Labour Monitoring
9:15am - Prevention Panel: Veerawit Tianchainan from The Freedom Story, Leena Kejriwal from Missing Girls, and Christina Bui from Pacific Links.
10:45am - Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1 - Leena Kejriwal from Missing Girls, India
Breakout 2 - Prevention Session with The Freedom Story
Breakout 3 - Using Technology in Human Trafficking Prevention with Diane Truong from Pacific Links Foundation
Breakout 4 - Understanding Your Clients Brain - Easy Neuroscience That Will Change You and Your Clients Life! With Ruth Larwill from Bloom Asia.
1:00pm - Child Justice in ASEAN - Protection of Child Rights in the ASEAN Justice System in Response to Trafficking in Persons with Jennie Williams from Embode.
2:15pm - Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1 - Research on Impacts of COVID-19 with Tribeni Gurung, International Projects Advisor, from The Salvation Army UK
Breakout 2 - Child Friendly Protection with Glenn Miles
Breakout 3 - Forced Marriage To China with Chan Saron from Chab Dai Coalition, Thi Hoang from Global Initiative, and Mr Vireak Chhun, Independent Consultant & Researcher, Freelancer.
Wednesday, July 20th
8:00am - Opening Keynote - Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC) Panel with Hug Project and Ecpatt Thailand
9:15am - Panel Session - Community Based Client Care facilitated by Tania Docarmo
Lynny Sor, Executive Director, Children In Families Organization (CIF)
Winda Winowatan from Compassion First
Hang Tothi from Hagar International
10:30am - Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1 - Modern Slavery, Environmental, Social & Governance and the Private Sector with Matt Friedman from The Mekong Club
Breakout 2 - Reflecting on a decade of human trafficking research and charting the future with Jessie Brunner, Director of Human Trafficking Research, Center for Human Rights and International Justice, Stanford University (USA)
Breakout 3 - Locally Led Social Enterprise with Pui from Urban Cotton
1:00pm - Afternoon Keynote - Changing the Behaviour of Human Traffickers
Matthew C. Clarke, Principal Researcher, The Freedom Keys Research Project
2:15pm - Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1 - Working with Government in Ports lead by Anita Du Plessis, Freedom Ports Alliance, Executive Director
Breakout 2 - Organ Trafficking – What we know so far, and what we don’t with StopTheTraffik
Breakout 3 - Developing a Self Care Plan with CLAUDETTE OGILVIE from Victorious Minds.
Breakout 4 - Trauma Informed Care in a Covid World, Sarah Scott Webb, co-founder/leader, SIM For Freedom
3:30pm - Closing Keynote - “Courage and conviction: Preparing for the next phase of anti-trafficking work” with Minh Dang, Executive Director at The Survivor Alliance
*All TImes based in Bangkok Timezone UTC+7
ARAT 2020
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2020 Agenda
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Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference
February 25-28 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
Asia Region Anti-Trafficking Conference
February 25-28 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
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Keynote Speakers
Shantanu Dutta - International Justice Mission, INDIA
Kaori Kawarabayashi - UN-ACT
Katherine Welch M.D. - Relentless
Dornnapha Sukkree, Esq.- "MAST" Multi-Stakeholder Initiative for Accountable Supply Chain of Thai Fisheries
Sompong Srakaew - Labor Rights Promotion Network
Archana Kotecha - Liberty Asia
Monday 13th November
Registration will be available from 1:00pm at the Ambassador Hotel, Ambassador Hotel, 171 Sukhumvit Soi 11, Bangkok 10110 Thailand. The Ambassador Hotel is accessible by both the MRT and BTS trains.
The session will begin at 7pm where we will set the scene in Asia with input from Dr. Shantanu Dutta (International Justice Mission India), Ms. Kaori Kawararbayashi (the Regional Project Manager from UN-ACT), and Ms. Octavia Borthwick (Minister and Deputy Head of Mission, Australian Embassy in Bangkok).
Tuesday 14th November
The purpose of Tuesday is to focus on the bigger picture and to model and showcase ways in which people from different sectors can work together in particular areas. These are:
· Legal, medical and labour rights activists working together in the fishing industry
· NGOs and business working together
· Engaging the finance sector
· Trade unions, workers and business working together
· Legal frameworks and avenues for justice
Wednesday 15th November
We will be focussing on key sectors that people have told us they are working in. These breakout groups will have a Lead Learner who will offer technical expertise, a group Facilitator and a Notetaker. Sessions will be from 10:45am to 12:15pm and 1:30pm to 4:00pm.
Sessions to choose from include:
1. Labour trafficking and work place exploitation in various industries
2. Domestic workers
3. Migrant workers and refugees
4. Sex trafficking
5. Forced marriage
6. Research frameworks
7. Legal responses
8. Policy frameworks
Thursday 16th November
We will be focussing on response areas that people have indicated they are interested in exploring. Again, each breakout session will have a Lead Learner, Facilitator and Notetaker.
Areas include:
1. Legal responses and case work
2. Advocacy
3. Law Enforcement and Investigate
4. Prevention in building resilient communities
5. Social enterprises and impact investment
6. Engaging the business sector
7. Aftercare for victims and survivors
8. Research