Schedule

8:15 AM → Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM → Welcome and Purpose

9:15 AM → Keynote #1: What is Human Trafficking? Combating Myths and Misconceptions

Bridgette Carr

Founding Director of the University of Michigan Human Trafficking Law Clinic

10:15 AM → Survivor Perspective

Joyce Dixson-Haskett

Clinical Social Worker and Human Trafficking Survivor

10:45 AM → Break/Vendor Time

Vendors include:

• Ascension Health
• Better Way Imports
• Catholic Relief Services
• Dominican Center at Marywood
• International Dream Center
• Farmworker Legal Services
• Livingston County Catholic Charities
• Michigan Abolitionist Project
• Samaritas
• Sanctum House
• St. Vincent Catholic Charities
• Vista Maria
• Wharton Center — Among the Darkest Shadows
• Women At-Risk International

11:00 AM → Breakout Session #1

Breakout Session Options

Note: Some options may not be available during both breakout sessions

• Addressing Human Trafficking in the Health Care Setting (Ascension Health Care)
• Community Outreach: Human Trafficking Education and Prevention Initiatives (Michigan Abolitionist Project)
• Human Trafficking Awareness: Recognizing Signs & Vulnerabilities (Michigan State Police)
• Meeting the Needs of Victims of Human Trafficking (Samaritas)
• Foreign Born Victims: Unique Needs, Available Services, and Opportunities for Advocates (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

12:00 PM → Lunch/Vendor Time

1:00 PM → Breakout Session #2

Breakout Session Options

Note: Some options may not be available during both breakout sessions

• Addressing Human Trafficking in the Health Care Setting (Ascension Health Care)
• Community Outreach: Human Trafficking Education and Prevention Initiatives (Michigan Abolitionist Project)
• Human Trafficking Awareness: Recognizing Signs & Vulnerabilities (Michigan State Police)
• Meeting the Needs of Victims of Human Trafficking (Samaritas)
• Foreign Born Victims: Unique Needs, Available Services, and Opportunities for Advocates (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

2:00 PM → Break

2:05 PM → Keynote #2: The Impact of Trauma on Human Trafficking Victims and the Brain

Andy Soper

Founder of the Manasseh Project and Owner of Five Arrows Consulting

3:05 PM → Panel: Human Trafficking in Michigan: Where Are We and What Are Our Next Steps?

Jeremy Ashcroft

FBI Special Agent

Kelly Carter

Assistant Attorney General of Michigan

Jay Kommareddi

Chair of the Michigan Human Trafficking Health Advisory Board

Meredith Reese

Vice President of Treatment Programs at Vista Maria

4:20 PM → Closing Speaker/Wrap Up