The United Nations Protocol and the United States Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Ten Years Later Agenda
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THE UNITED NATIONS PROTOCOL AND THE UNITED STATES TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT: TEN YEARS LATER The Protection Project Fifth Annual Symposium on Trafficking in Persons TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2010 9:30am – 4:30pm Kenney Auditorium- Paul H. Nitze Building 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Washington, DC 20036 AGENDA Registration www.protectionproject.org Welcoming remarks 10:00 – 10:15 Dean Jessica Einhorn, The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies Opening remarks 10:15 – 10:45 Dr. Mohamed Mattar, Senior Research Professor of Law, Executive Director, The Protection Project at The Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies Keynote speech: Reflections on Ten Years of International Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons 10:45 – 11:15 M. Cherif Bassiouni, Distinguished Research Professor of Law Emeritus, President Emeritus International Human Rights Law Institute DePaul University, President International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, Siracusa, Italy Ambassador’s Panel: Assessment of Government Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons 11:15 – 1:00 Moderator: Ms. Linda Smith, President and Founder, Shared Hope International Speakers: His Excellency Mr. Gary Doer, Ambassador of Canada to the United States His Excellency Dr. Igor Munteanu, Ambassador of Moldova to the United States His Excellency Mr. Aziz Mekouar, Ambassador of Morocco to the United States Ms. Maria Andrelita S. Austria, Minister for Political Affairs, Embassy of the Philippines Mr. Markku Kauppinen, Counselor for Political Affairs, Embassy of Finland Mr. Frank Schmiedel, First Secretary, Political Security and Development Section, Delegation of the European Union 1:00 – 2:00 Lunch The US Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Criminal Justice, Protection of Victims, and Foreign Policy 2:00 – 3:15 Moderator: Ms. Laura Lederer, President, Global Centurion, Adjunct Professor, Georgetown Law Center Speakers: Mr. Robert Moossy, Director, Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, U.S Department of Justice Mr. Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State Ms. Angie Salazar, National Program Manager for Human Trafficking, Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ms. Maggie Wynne, Director, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, ACF Office of Refugee Resettlement Ms. Amanda Harris Souvannamethy, Assistant Public Defender, Law Offices of the Public Defender, Miami Dade Civil Society: Media and Academic Institutions 3:15 – 4:00 Commentator: Ms. Michele Clark, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs Screening: “Not my life” – A feature-length documentary film about global human trafficking. Production for Not My Life began in the fall of 2005 and filming took place in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and the United States. .