Major Events and Human Trafficking

This panel is organized jointly by Dr. Michael Duignan, Professeur des universités, University of Paris 1: Panthéon-Sorbonne and Founder and Chair of the Centre for Events & Festivals (CEF), Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Executive Director of the University of Central Florida, Center for the study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, and Mr. Tomas J. Lares, President and Founder of United Abolitionists, Inc. The panel is a robust conversation to include data, education, funding, service providers, AI and technology, and other perspectives from content experts in the field.

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Panelists:

1. Dr. Alan Fyall - Moderator
2. Alan Wilkett - law enforcement perspective
3. Dr. Jessica Wickey - education perspective
4. Olivia Littleton - lived experience perspective
5. Jodi Domangue - advocacy and support perspective
6. Sarah Mahoney - funding perspective
7. Noel Thomas - AI and technology perspective
8. Claudia Villa-Hughes - sports and human rights perspective

Host or Publisher UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management