WorldWE Conference: The Cutting Edge of Action: World Without Exploitation Conference 2026 in Washington, DC June 7-9, 2026 — Sold Out
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2026 World Without Exploitation Conference: The Cutting Edge of Action in Washington, DC June 7-9, 2026 — Sold Out

This conference will focus on action that moves the needle — turning courage into policy, strategy into law, and collective power into lasting impact.

This conference will focus on action that moves the needle — turning courage into policy, strategy into law, and collective power into lasting impact.

This year’s conference comes at a defining moment. World Without Exploitation (WorldWE) has been on the front lines leading a growing national movement to demand accountability, transparency, and survivor-centered justice. Our advocacy has elevated public awareness and accelerated momentum for critical systems and policy change across the country. This upcoming WorldWE conference is where the next chapter will be written.

Hundreds of movement leaders, advocates, policymakers, and opinion shapers will come together around a robust agenda designed to build on hard-won progress, elevate survivor leadership, and equip participants with practical tools, resources, and strategy to drive impact.

As exploitation evolves with technology, so must our collective response — centering accountability, prevention, and survivor-informed solutions. Our 2026 conference will examine cutting-edge legal, policy, and advocacy strategies to end commercial sexual exploitation across the physical and digital spaces. 

This conference will focus on action that moves the needle — turning courage into policy, strategy into law, and collective power into lasting impact.

What to Expect:

  • Dynamic keynotes and breakout sessions that tackle cutting-edge issues.
  • Opportunities to connect, collaborate, and learn through interactive workshops and networking receptions.
  • Special celebrations, including our annual Awards Ceremony honoring visionary leaders in the movement.

Our Goals Are

Registration — Sold Out

Your registration fee includes:

  • A Welcome Networking reception on Sunday evening, June 7th
  • Continental breakfasts June 8th and 9th
  • Lunch on June 8th
  • Awards and cocktail reception on the evening of June 8th

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Registration — Sold Out

Your registration fee includes:

  • A Welcome Networking reception on Sunday evening, June 7th
  • Continental breakfasts June 8th and 9th
  • Lunch on June 8th
  • Awards and cocktail reception on the evening of June 8th

Location

Yours Truly DC

1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20037

Phone: (202) 775-0800

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Accommodations

Yours Truly DC, the hotel hosting The WorldWE Conference, has sold out of rooms. An overflow room block is available at a nearby hotel, Hyatt Place Washington DC Georgetown/West End, at a discounted rate of $259/night.

To book, visit this link, click “Edit Stay Details,” and enter your arrival and departure dates. Available room options will then appear, and you can follow the prompts to complete your reservation.

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Schedule

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Agenda

Sunday
7
3:30 pm
-
5:30 pm
Registration & Check-In
Sunday
7
5:30 pm
-
5:40 pm
Sunday
7
5:40 pm
-
6:25 pm
KEYNOTE
Pornography and Trafficking: Fighting the Ecosystem of Sexual Exploitation
Sunday
7
6:30 pm
-
7:15 pm
PANEL
State of the Movement: Progress and the Path Forward in Combating Sex Trafficking
Sunday
7
7:15 pm
-
8:35 pm
Networking Reception
Monday
8
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Breakfast & Registration
Monday
8
8:45 am
-
8:55 am
Monday
8
9:00 am
-
9:50 am
PANEL
Courage is Contagious: How Epstein Survivors Are Reclaiming the Narrative
Monday
8
9:55 am
-
10:25 am
KEYNOTE
Aaron Parnas on Independent Media: Speaking Truth, Amplifying Survivors, and Advancing Justice

Remarks by Aaron Parnas

Monday
8
10:25 am
-
10:35 am
Coffee Break
Monday
8
10:35 am
-
11:05 am
PRESENTATION
Presentation by Social Media Victims Law Center
Monday
8
11:05 am
-
11:35 am
KEYNOTE
Brooke Istook: The Fight Against Big Tech
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Sexual Exploitation in the Digital Age: Image-Based Sexual Abuse, Deepfakes, & AI
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
The Evolving Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Challenges and Solutions
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
The Digital Pipeline: How Social Media and the Internet Facilitate Grooming and Fuel Sex Trafficking
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Victim-Centered Lawyering: Trauma Informed-Approaches to Working with Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 5
How Perpetrators Use Technology to Exploit

Presenters: AJ Smith, Lindsey Song, and Jacob Ostler

Moderator: Ella Bordwell

Monday
8
12:20 pm
-
1:10 pm
Lunch
Monday
8
1:10 pm
-
1:30 pm
KEYNOTE
Turning Pain into Purpose: From Silence to Advocacy

Remarks by Hilary Simon

Monday
8
1:35 pm
-
2:25 pm
PANEL
Punished for Being Exploited: Incarceration, Adultification, and the Criminalization of Teen Girls
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Beyond Rescue: What Survivors of Trafficking Actually Need
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Understanding the Data: Insights on Sex Buyers and Implications for Prevention
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
Innovations in Prosecution: Targeting Traffickers and Tackling Demand
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Breaking Silos: Aligning Policy, Law Enforcement, and Services to Fight Trafficking
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 5
Renew Clinic Breakout

Presentation by Jones Day Law Firm

Monday
8
3:20 pm
-
3:35 pm
Coffee Break
Monday
8
3:35 pm
-
4:20 pm
PANEL
Big Tech, Legal Immunity, and Child Safety: Confronting Exploitation Online
Monday
8
5:00 pm
-
6:00 pm
Break
Monday
8
6:00 pm
-
7:00 pm
Awards & Cocktails Reception
Tuesday
9
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Breakfast
Tuesday
9
8:45 am
-
9:15 am
Coercive Control and Cult-Based Trafficking
Tuesday
9
9:10 am
-
10:00 am
Immigration at the Intersections: Addressing a Critical Vulnerability to Sex Trafficking and Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs)
Tuesday
9
10:00 am
-
10:10 am
Coffee Break
Tuesday
9
10:10 am
-
10:40 am
The Survivor Mobilization Project: Tools for Effective Legislative Advocacy
Tuesday
9
10:50 am
-
12:00 pm
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE OPTION 1
Anti-Demand
Tuesday
9
10:50 am
-
12:00 pm
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE OPTION 2
Survivor Justice
Tuesday
9
10:50 am
-
12:00 pm
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE OPTION 3
Tech Facilitated Abuse
Tuesday
9
12:00 pm
-
1:15 pm
Lunch & Screening of 'The RightTrack'
Tuesday
9
1:20 pm
-
2:10 pm
Importance of Survivor-Led Advocacy: Featuring WorldWE STAND Program Fellows
Tuesday
9
2:10 pm
-
2:20 pm
Sunday
7
3:30 pm
-
5:30 pm
Registration & Check-In
Sunday
7
5:30 pm
-
5:40 pm
Sunday
7
5:40 pm
-
6:25 pm
KEYNOTE
Pornography and Trafficking: Fighting the Ecosystem of Sexual Exploitation
Sunday
7
6:30 pm
-
7:15 pm
PANEL
State of the Movement: Progress and the Path Forward in Combating Sex Trafficking
Sunday
7
7:15 pm
-
8:35 pm
Networking Reception
Monday
8
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Breakfast & Registration
Monday
8
8:45 am
-
8:55 am
Monday
8
9:00 am
-
9:50 am
PANEL
Courage is Contagious: How Epstein Survivors Are Reclaiming the Narrative
Monday
8
9:55 am
-
10:25 am
KEYNOTE
Aaron Parnas on Independent Media: Speaking Truth, Amplifying Survivors, and Advancing Justice

Remarks by Aaron Parnas

Monday
8
10:25 am
-
10:35 am
Coffee Break
Monday
8
10:35 am
-
11:05 am
PRESENTATION
Presentation by Social Media Victims Law Center
Monday
8
11:05 am
-
11:35 am
KEYNOTE
Brooke Istook: The Fight Against Big Tech
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Sexual Exploitation in the Digital Age: Image-Based Sexual Abuse, Deepfakes, & AI
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
The Evolving Fight Against Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Challenges and Solutions
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
The Digital Pipeline: How Social Media and the Internet Facilitate Grooming and Fuel Sex Trafficking
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Victim-Centered Lawyering: Trauma Informed-Approaches to Working with Survivors of Sex Trafficking
Monday
8
11:35 am
-
12:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 5
How Perpetrators Use Technology to Exploit

Presenters: AJ Smith, Lindsey Song, and Jacob Ostler

Moderator: Ella Bordwell

Monday
8
12:20 pm
-
1:10 pm
Lunch
Monday
8
1:10 pm
-
1:30 pm
KEYNOTE
Turning Pain into Purpose: From Silence to Advocacy

Remarks by Hilary Simon

Monday
8
1:35 pm
-
2:25 pm
PANEL
Punished for Being Exploited: Incarceration, Adultification, and the Criminalization of Teen Girls
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Beyond Rescue: What Survivors of Trafficking Actually Need
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Understanding the Data: Insights on Sex Buyers and Implications for Prevention
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
Innovations in Prosecution: Targeting Traffickers and Tackling Demand
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Breaking Silos: Aligning Policy, Law Enforcement, and Services to Fight Trafficking
Monday
8
2:35 pm
-
3:20 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 5
Renew Clinic Breakout

Presentation by Jones Day Law Firm

Monday
8
3:20 pm
-
3:35 pm
Coffee Break
Monday
8
3:35 pm
-
4:20 pm
PANEL
Big Tech, Legal Immunity, and Child Safety: Confronting Exploitation Online
Monday
8
5:00 pm
-
6:00 pm
Break
Monday
8
6:00 pm
-
7:00 pm
Awards & Cocktails Reception
Tuesday
9
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Breakfast
Tuesday
9
8:45 am
-
9:15 am
PRESENTATION
Coercive Control and Cult-Based Trafficking
Tuesday
9
9:10 am
-
10:00 am
PANEL
Immigration at the Intersections: Addressing a Critical Vulnerability to Sex Trafficking and Illicit Massage Businesses (IMBs)
Tuesday
9
10:00 am
-
10:10 am
Coffee Break
Tuesday
9
10:10 am
-
10:40 am
PRESENTATION
The Survivor Mobilization Project: Tools for Effective Legislative Advocacy
Tuesday
9
10:50 am
-
12:00 pm
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE OPTION 1
Anti-Demand
Tuesday
9
10:50 am
-
12:00 pm
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE OPTION 2
Survivor Justice
Tuesday
9
10:50 am
-
12:00 pm
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDTABLE OPTION 3
Tech Facilitated Abuse
Tuesday
9
12:00 pm
-
1:15 pm
Lunch & Screening of 'The RightTrack'
Tuesday
9
1:20 pm
-
2:10 pm
PANEL
Importance of Survivor-Led Advocacy: Featuring WorldWE STAND Program Fellows
Tuesday
9
2:10 pm
-
2:20 pm

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