<p> The Protection Project Fourth Annual Symposium on Trafficking in persons as a Form of Violence Against Women</p><p>AGENDA</p><p>MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 2009 9:30am – 6:30pm Kenney Auditorium- Paul H. Nitze Building 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW - Washington, DC 20036</p><p>Opening Remarks</p><p>9:30 – 10:00 </p><p>Dr. Mohamed Mattar, Executive Director, The Protection Project</p><p>Panel 1- Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women Keynote Speech </p><p>10:00 – 11:00</p><p>Ms. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children</p><p>Panel 2 - Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women: A Private and a Public Health Issue</p><p>11:00 – 12:30</p><p>Moderator: Ms. Linda Smith, President, Shared Hope International</p><p>Speakers: Dr. Hassan Sallam, Director, The Suzanne Mubarak Regional Centre for Women's Health and Development, Alexandria, Egypt</p><p>Dr. Jane Sigmon, Senior Coordinator for International Programs, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, US Department of State</p><p>Dr. Victor Joseph, Research Consultant, John Templeton Foundation 12:30 – 2:00 Lunch</p><p>Panel 3 - Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women: The Global Dimension</p><p>2:00 – 3:30</p><p>Moderator: Ms. Laura Lederer, Vice President, Global Centurion</p><p>Speakers: Ms. Janette Amer, Officer-in-Charge, Women’s Rights Section, UN Division for the Advancement of Women </p><p>Ms. Jane Eggers, Attorney, Capital Post-Conviction Project, Louisiana</p><p>Dr. David Richards, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Memphis</p><p>The Third Annual Meeting of the Association of Scholars of Trafficking in Persons</p><p>3:30 – 5:00</p><p>Moderator: Ambassador Mark Lagon, Executive Director and CEO, Polaris Project</p><p>Speakers: Ms. Michele Clark, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs</p><p>Dr. Vidyamali Samarasinghe, Professor of International Development, American University</p><p>Ms. Kathleen A. McKee, Associate Professor, Director, Civil Litigation Clinic, Regent University School of Law</p><p>Dr. Frances Bernat, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Arizona State University </p><p>Ms. Bridgette Carr, Clinical Assistant Professor, Human Trafficking Clinic, University of Michigan Law School</p><p>Movie Screening and Discussion</p><p>5:00-6:30</p><p>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. </p>