The Protection Project Fourth Annual Symposium On

The Protection Project Fourth Annual Symposium on Trafficking in persons as a Form of Violence Against Women

AGENDA

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2009 9:30am – 6:30pm Kenney Auditorium- Paul H. Nitze Building 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Washington, DC 20036

Opening Remarks

9:30 – 10:00

Dr. Mohamed Mattar, Executive Director, The Protection Project

Panel 1- Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women Keynote Speech

10:00 – 11:00

Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children

Panel 2 - Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women: A Private and a Public Health Issue

11:00 – 12:30

Moderator: Ms. Linda Smith, President, Shared Hope International

Speakers: Dr. Hassan Sallam, Director, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women's Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt

Dr. Jane Sigmon, Senior Coordinator for International Programs, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, US Department of State

Dr. Victor Joseph, Research Consultant, John Templeton Foundation 12:30 – 2:00 Lunch

Panel 3 - Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women: The Global Dimension

2:00 – 3:30

Moderator: Ms. Laura Lederer, Vice President, Global Centurion

Speakers: Ms. Janette Amer, Officer-in-Charge, Women’s Rights Section, UN Division for the Advancement of Women

Ms. Jane Eggers, Attorney, Capital Post-Conviction Project, Louisiana

Dr. David Richards, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Memphis

The Third Annual Meeting of the Association of Scholars of Trafficking in Persons

3:30 – 5:00

Moderator: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Executive Director and CEO, Polaris Project

Speakers: Ms. Michele Clark, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs

Dr. Vidyamali Samarasinghe, Professor of International Development, American University

Ms. Kathleen A. McKee, Associate Professor, Director, Civil Litigation Clinic, Regent University School of Law

Dr. Frances Bernat, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Arizona State University

Ms. Bridgette Carr, Clinical Assistant Professor, Human Trafficking Clinic, University of Michigan Law School

Movie Screening and Discussion

5:00-6:30

Screening: “Playground” Discussion: Introduction by Dr. Mohamed Mattar, Executive Director, The Protection Project, followed by an open discussion with Ms. Libby Spears, “Playground” film director.