Human Trafficking Symposium Tuesday, September 9, 2008 JW Marriott - Washington, D.C. Capitol Ballroom – Salons D, E, F 7:30-8:00 8:00-8:15 Registration and continental breakfast Welcome Paul Morris, Executive Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Jayson P. Ahern, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 8:15-9:15 U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons Moderated by: John Ingham, Director, Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center Thomas S. Winkowski, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection David Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marcy Forman, Director, Office of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Jay Womack, Deputy Director, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, Health and Human Services 9:15-9:45 9:45-10:00 Secretary Michael Chertoff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Break
10:00-11:00 Congressional Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking Co-Chairs of the House Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking Representative Thelma Drake (2nd District of Virginia) Representative Carolyn Maloney (14th District of New York) Representative Christopher Smith (4th District of New Jersey - invited) 11:00-11:15 Matt Bettenhausen, Homeland Security Advisor, Office of the Governor of California
11:15-11:30 Commissioner W. Ralph Basham, U.S. Customs and Border Protection 11:30-11:45 Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 11:45-12:15 Question and Answer Session with Leadership Note: Afternoon sessions are closed to press 12:15-1:30 Lunch (List of local restaurants provided in participant packet) Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Capitol Ballroom, Salons D and E) An International Approach to Combating Trafficking (Salon E) Moderated by: Michael C. Mullen, Assistant Commissioner, International Affairs and Trade Relations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Mark Taylor, Senior Coordinator, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State Katarina Karousos, Senior Special Agent, Office of International Affairs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
1:30-2:30
U.S. Law Enforcement Cooperation in Combating Trafficking in Persons (Salon D) Moderated by: Scott Hatfield, Unit Chief, Human Smuggling and Trafficking, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Mark Gilkey, Metropolitan Police Department, Human Trafficking Task Force, Washington, DC Catherine Connelly, Assistant U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC John Ingham, Director, Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center 2:30- 2:45 Break
2:45-3:45
Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Capitol Ballroom, Salons D and E) Effective Methods for Raising Awareness about Trafficking (Salon E) Moderated by: Jeffrey Robertson, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Karrie Delaney, Director of Communications, Shared Hope Elizabeth Rhodes, National Grassroots Coordinator, and Nicole Moler, National Training and Technical Assistance Specialist, Polaris Project Antonio J. Ruiz, Acting Division Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Scott Hatfield, Unit Chief, Human Smuggling and Trafficking, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Protecting Victims (Salon D) Moderated by: Mike Dayton, Deputy Director, Office of the Governor of California Jay Womack, Deputy Director, Anti-Trafficking in Persons Division, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Anne-Marie Mulagha, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Renee Huffman, Project Coordinator, Trafficking, Social Services, Ayuda
3:45-4:00 4:00-5:00
Break Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Capitol Ballroom, Salons D and E) Forced Labor and Corporate Social Responsibility (Salon E) Patrick B. White, International Relations Officer – Africa, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Labor Mark Mittelhauser, Deputy Director, Office of International Labor Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility, U.S. Department of State Laurie Weeks, Program Analyst, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Link Between Trafficking and Child Sex Tourism (Salon D) Moderated by: Paul Morris, Executive Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Professor Donna Hughes, Women’s Studies Program, University of Rhode Island Kim Mueller, Cyber Crimes Center, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Mohammed Mattar, Executive Director, The Protection Project Amy O’Neill Richard, Office to Monitor and Combat TIP, U.S. Department of State 5:00-5:30 Symposium Wrap-Up (Capitol Ballroom, Salons D and E) Moderated by: Paul Morris, Executive Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, U.S. Customs and Border Protection David Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Marcy Forman, Director, Office of Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement