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Hosted Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leadership Workshop<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Combating Human Trafficking<\/strong><\/em>
Presenter: Robin van Denderen (Stay With Me Organization)
Date and Location: October 2025, Orlando, FL

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Combating Trafficking in Persons<\/strong><\/em>
Key Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Tomas J. Lares, Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date and Location: July 2025, Orlando, FL

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for Mexico<\/strong><\/em>
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: November 2024, Orlando, FL

Open Meeting<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Discover How You Can Collaborate with the UCF Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Center<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd and Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date and Location: November 2024, Orlando, FL

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Tomas J. Lares, Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date and Location: July 2024, Orlando, FL

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic: Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for Comoros and Madagascar<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: May 2024, Orlando, FL

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic: Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for United Nations Women Tajikistan Program Office<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: May 2024, Orlando, FL

Rosen College Spring 2024 Leadership Development Workshop Series<\/em>
Topic: Student Panel Discussion: Human Trafficking in Mega-Events with It\u2019s A Penalty and Knights of the RELM.  <\/strong>
Presenters: Jan Edwards, Sydney Weisman, Danny Neddo, Ezri Damschoder, Annastazia Allgire, James Costa
Date and Location: May 2024, Orlando, FL Watch it here.<\/a>

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic: Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for Guinea-Bissau.<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: December 2023, Orlando, FL

Rosen College Fall 2023 Leadership Development Workshop Series<\/em>
Topic: Student Panel Discussion: Human Trafficking Through Grooming, Sugaring, and AI.  <\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: October 2023, Orlando, FL

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State<\/em>
Topic: Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for the Near East & North Africa<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: December 2023, Orlando, FL

Rosen College Spring 2023 Leadership Development Workshop Series<\/em>
Topic: Human Trafficking in Central Florida, a Panel Discussion with Law Enforcement, Educators, and Advocates  <\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Jordan Rodriguez as a retired Seminole County High School Principal, Jan Edwards with Paving the Way Foundation, Caroline with Homeland Security Investigations, Sergeant Bradley Bakeman with the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation
Date and Location: October 2023, Orlando, FL Watch it here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Invited Presentations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Central Florida Human Trafficking Task Force Outreach Committee<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Hospitality and Human Trafficking: What we need to know<\/strong><\/em>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, William Zambelli
Date and Location: November 2025, Webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenging Borders: Slave Labor and Human Trafficking in the Global Contex hosted by the Cl\u00ednica de Trabalho Escravo e Tr\u00e1fico de Pessoas (CTETP) of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Educa\u00e7\u00e3o, Ind\u00fastria e Tr\u00e1fico Humano<\/strong><\/em>
Keynote Presenters: Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date and Location: October 2025, Webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juvenile Sex Trafficking (JuST) Training Conference<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>Digital Natives in the Anti-Trafficking Movement: From DMs to Danger, Gen Z Exposes Trafficking Tactics<\/strong>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira, Madelyn Hutchinson, Ashley Zarwanitzer
Date and Location: October 2025, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Money Fight Slavery 2025 Virtual Summit<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Room for Change: Ending Exploitation in the Hotel Industry<\/strong><\/em>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Georgine Muntz, Gina Parisi
Date and Location: October 2025, Webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Human Trafficking Symposium: Fight for Child Online Safety hosted by Congressman Mike Haridopolos<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> <\/em>Human Trafficking and the Transportation Industry<\/strong>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Tomas J. Lares
Date and Location: October 2025, Cocoa, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Core Competencies Framework hosted by ECPAT International<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry<\/strong><\/em>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: April 2025, Webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hotel Equities Hotel General Managers and Leadership Teams Training<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Human Trafficking Awareness Webinar<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: January 2025, Virtual.

Women in Tourism, Facing Challenges Creating Solutions, hosted by the Tourism Institute<\/em>
Topic: Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry<\/strong>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: December 2024, Webinar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida Joint Task Force Meeting<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> UCF’s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Presentation<\/strong>
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: November 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2024 Human Trafficking Summit. hosted by the Florida Office of the Attorney General and the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Mitigating the Scale, Reach, and Impact on Human Trafficking at Major Events: A North American Perspective<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd and Dr. Alan Fyall
Date and Location: November 2024, Virtual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We Are SAM (Student Abolitionist Movement) Conference<\/em>
Topic: \u201cDangers of grooming, sugaring, and artificial intelligence\u201d with the Knights of the RELM Student Organization Panel<\/strong>
Presenters: Sydney Weisman, Annastazia Allgire, Gabriela Bonilla, Liv Wastier, Sydney Gross, William Zambelli, and Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date and Location: November 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Congress on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Child Sexual Violence<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality Industry<\/strong>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd and Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date and Location: November 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Florida Human Trafficking Task Force, Community Outreach Committee<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Expert Panel Discussion: Behind the Screens: Illuminating Awareness, Empowering Youth Leaders.<\/strong>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: April 2024, Orlando, FL

16th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Day and Film Festival<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Human Trafficking in Hospitality and Tourism Specific to Mega-events and the Sports Industry<\/strong>
Panel Moderator: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: January 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosen College Teaching Colloquium<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Mitigating the Scale, Reach, and Impact of Human Trafficking at Major Events: A North American Perspective<\/strong>
Keynote Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, and Tomas T. Lares
Date and Location: January 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida Annual Joint Forum on Human Trafficking<\/em>
Topic: Introduction to the Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Sydney Weisman, Danny Neddo, Annastazia Allgire, James Costa, Jamie Davis
Date and Location: November 2023, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Florida Human Trafficking Task Force, Community Outreach Committee<\/em>
Topic: Protecting Young People from Online Predators<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Dr. Jeff Goltz, Dr. Marianne Thomas, Ezekiel \u201cZeke\u201d Mckine, Mikala Klein
Date and Location: April 2023, Orlando, FL Watch it here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Trainings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hotel Equities, Hotel General Managers and Leadership Teams Training.<\/em>
Topic: Human Trafficking Awareness Webinar<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date and Location: January 2025, Virtual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orlando Kidz Zone Training<\/em>
Topic:<\/em><\/strong> Children, Youth and Families Division Youth Leaders Training<\/strong><\/em>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd and Tomas J. Lares
Date and Location: September 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop hosted by the UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, United Abolitionists<\/em>, and G6 Hospitality to discuss human trafficking in the lodging industry.<\/em>
Topic:<\/strong> Guest Services Anti-Trafficking Workshop<\/strong>
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Tomas J. Lares, Sean Walker, and Kim Figeroa
Date and Location: September 2024, Orlando, FL<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":548,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullscreen.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-271","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nPresentations - UCF\u2019s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/htms\/presentations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Presentations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/htms\/presentations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"UCF\u2019s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-03T16:52:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/htms\/presentations\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/htms\/presentations\/\",\"name\":\"Presentations - 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