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We invite you to join us and hundreds of other movement leaders, activists, opinion shapers, and policy experts for The WorldWE Conference: Building the WorldWE Want, to build on our collective successes and spark change in communities across the country. 

Join us for two days of robust and actionable skill-building and education June 4th through 6th in Washington, DC, where we will feature innovative solutions and impactful strategies to navigate the movement to end exploitation. Together, we will shape a collective vision for a world free from exploitation and harm.

This year’s conference will feature thought-provoking keynote speeches from leading voices in the movement, survivor-led discussions that center lived experiences, and interactive workshops designed to equip attendees with the tools to drive meaningful change. Explore topics such as innovative advocacy strategies, legal reforms, survivor-centered care, and dismantling systemic inequities.

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Your registration fee includes:

  • A Welcome Networking reception on Wednesday evening, June 4th
  • Continental breakfasts June 5th and 6th
  • Lunch on June 5th and 6th
  • Awards and cocktail reception on the evening of June 5th
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Registration - Sold Out!

Your registration fee includes:

  • A Welcome Networking reception on Wednesday evening, June 4th
  • Continental breakfasts June 5th and 6th
  • Lunch on June 5th and 6th
  • Awards and cocktail reception on the evening of June 5th

Location

Yours Truly DC

1143 New Hampshire Ave. NW

Washington, DC 20037

Phone: (202) 775-0800

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Accommodations

If you are still in need of accomodations during the conference, please contact debbie@worldwe.org.

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Schedule

Celebrating Our Champions

Agenda

Wednesday
4
3:30 pm
-
5:30 pm
Registration & Check-In
Wednesday
4
5:30 pm
-
5:40 pm
Wednesday
4
5:40 pm
-
6:10 pm
Breaking Down Systemic Barriers – Changing the Court System’s Response to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Wednesday
4
6:15 pm
-
7:05 pm
PANEL
Moment in the Media: Holding the Powerful Accountable

Panelists: Ali Bauman, Stewart Ryan, Liz Stein

Moderator: Lauren Hersh

Wednesday
4
7:10 pm
-
8:30 pm
Networking Reception
Thursday
5
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Breakfast & Registration
Thursday
5
8:45 am
-
8:55 am
Thursday
5
9:00 am
-
9:10 am
KEYNOTE
Change is Inevitable, Growth is Optional
Thursday
5
9:15 am
-
10:00 am
PANEL
The Legal Landscape: How Laws Are Driving Change
Thursday
5
10:05 am
-
10:35 am
PRESENTATION
Class Actions against Pornhub
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Navigating New Age Trafficking - Same Tactics, Changing Realities
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Measuring Policy Impact
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
Start Anew: Job Readiness Clinics Empowering Survivors of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Abuse

Presenters: Dr. Joel Mitchell, Isma Zubair, Amy Zywicki

Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Healthcare that Helps Survivors
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 5
Anti-Demand Strategies
Thursday
5
11:40 am
-
12:30 pm
PANEL
Intersections of Exploitation: From IMBs to Sugaring
Thursday
5
12:30 pm
-
1:30 pm
Lunch
Thursday
5
1:40 pm
-
2:10 pm
KEYNOTE
Ashley Judd in conversation with Melanie Thompson
Thursday
5
2:20 pm
-
3:10 pm
PANEL
Using Artificial Intelligence for Good: Sex Buyer Accountability
Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Sex and Labor Trafficking in Strip Clubs
Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Fueling the Movement: Self-Care and Surviving

Presenter: Lauren Trantham

Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and How We Fight Back
Thursday
5
4:20 pm
-
5:20 pm
PANEL
Unmasking Anora: Hollywood’s Deliberate Deception of the Sex Trade
Thursday
5
6:00 pm
-
7:30 pm
Awards Reception
Friday
6
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Registration and Breakfast
Friday
6
8:45 am
-
9:00 am
KEYNOTE
The Importance of Collaboration
Friday
6
9:00 am
-
9:45 am
PANEL
Advocating Strategically as Nonprofits
Friday
6
9:50 am
-
10:05 am
PRESENTATION
2025 Legislative Trends

Presenter: Anne Basham

Friday
6
10:05 am
-
10:15 am
Coffee Break
Friday
6
10:15 am
-
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Legislative Roundtable

Demand Focused Legislation & The Survivor Model

Friday
6
10:15 am
-
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Legislative Roundtable

Criminal Justice Relief (Federal and State Vacatur efforts, Child Sex Crimes Protection Bills, Sara's Law)

Friday
6
10:15 am
-
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
Legislative Roundtable

Tech Facilitated Abuse (Federal and State efforts)

Friday
6
11:10 am
-
11:55 am
PANEL
A Story Changes Everything: Healing Ourselves & Transforming Our World Through the Power of Narrative

A conversation between Ivana De Maria & Anne K. Ream

Friday
6
12:00 pm
-
12:45 pm
PRESENTATION
Answering the Tough Questions
Friday
6
12:50 pm
-
1:00 pm
Friday
6
1:00 pm
-
2:00 pm
Networking Lunch
Wednesday
4
3:30 pm
-
5:30 pm
Registration & Check-In
Wednesday
4
5:30 pm
-
5:40 pm
Wednesday
4
5:40 pm
-
6:10 pm
Breaking Down Systemic Barriers – Changing the Court System’s Response to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Wednesday
4
6:15 pm
-
7:05 pm
PANEL
Moment in the Media: Holding the Powerful Accountable

Panelists: Ali Bauman, Stewart Ryan, Liz Stein

Moderator: Lauren Hersh

Wednesday
4
7:10 pm
-
8:30 pm
Networking Reception
Thursday
5
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Breakfast & Registration
Thursday
5
8:45 am
-
8:55 am
Thursday
5
9:00 am
-
9:10 am
KEYNOTE
Change is Inevitable, Growth is Optional
Thursday
5
9:15 am
-
10:00 am
PANEL
The Legal Landscape: How Laws Are Driving Change
Thursday
5
10:05 am
-
10:35 am
PRESENTATION
Class Actions against Pornhub
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Navigating New Age Trafficking - Same Tactics, Changing Realities
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Measuring Policy Impact
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
Start Anew: Job Readiness Clinics Empowering Survivors of Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Abuse

Presenters: Dr. Joel Mitchell, Isma Zubair, Amy Zywicki

Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Healthcare that Helps Survivors
Thursday
5
10:45 am
-
11:30 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 5
Anti-Demand Strategies
Thursday
5
11:40 am
-
12:30 pm
PANEL
Intersections of Exploitation: From IMBs to Sugaring
Thursday
5
12:30 pm
-
1:30 pm
Lunch
Thursday
5
1:40 pm
-
2:10 pm
KEYNOTE
Ashley Judd in conversation with Melanie Thompson
Thursday
5
2:20 pm
-
3:10 pm
PANEL
Using Artificial Intelligence for Good: Sex Buyer Accountability
Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Sex and Labor Trafficking in Strip Clubs
Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Fueling the Movement: Self-Care and Surviving

Presenter: Lauren Trantham

Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
Thursday
5
3:25 pm
-
4:10 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and How We Fight Back
Thursday
5
4:20 pm
-
5:20 pm
PANEL
Unmasking Anora: Hollywood’s Deliberate Deception of the Sex Trade
Thursday
5
6:00 pm
-
7:30 pm
Awards Reception
Friday
6
8:00 am
-
8:45 am
Registration and Breakfast
Friday
6
8:45 am
-
9:00 am
KEYNOTE
The Importance of Collaboration
Friday
6
9:00 am
-
9:45 am
PANEL
Advocating Strategically as Nonprofits
Friday
6
9:50 am
-
10:05 am
PRESENTATION
2025 Legislative Trends

Presenter: Anne Basham

Friday
6
10:05 am
-
10:15 am
Coffee Break
Friday
6
10:15 am
-
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Legislative Roundtable

Demand Focused Legislation & The Survivor Model

Friday
6
10:15 am
-
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Legislative Roundtable

Criminal Justice Relief (Federal and State Vacatur efforts, Child Sex Crimes Protection Bills, Sara's Law)

Friday
6
10:15 am
-
11:00 am
BREAKOUT OPTION 3
Legislative Roundtable

Tech Facilitated Abuse (Federal and State efforts)

Friday
6
11:10 am
-
11:55 am
PANEL
A Story Changes Everything: Healing Ourselves & Transforming Our World Through the Power of Narrative

A conversation between Ivana De Maria & Anne K. Ream

Friday
6
12:00 pm
-
12:45 pm
PRESENTATION
Answering the Tough Questions
Friday
6
12:50 pm
-
1:00 pm
Friday
6
1:00 pm
-
2:00 pm
Networking Lunch

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