THE PROTOCOL AND THE 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,

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, 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 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.