Join the World Without Exploitation Youth Coalition, Rights4Girls, and the George Washington University Office of Advocacy and Support for the 8th Annual World Without Exploitation Youth Summit, Virtual Realities: Sexual Exploitation Online. This year’s Summit will explore how the online-facilitated sex trade—including pornography, OnlyFans, and sugaring—is shaping our culture, our media, and our understanding of exploitation. While the internet has enabled powerful forms of connection and change, it has also opened new channels for commercial sexual exploitation—on social media, subscription platforms, and in the narratives we consume daily.
By recognizing how the sex trade is marketed, normalized, and monetized online, we can better equip the next generation of advocates, tech leaders, and changemakers to challenge exploitation in all its forms.
Lunch and a light breakfast will be provided for all registrants on site.
RSVP to secure your ticket! Questions? Email dahlia@worldwe.org
July 24th, 2025, from 9am-4pm
The 8th Annual World Without Exploitation Youth Summit
The George Washington University Student Center, 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052
Note: A light breakfast and lunch will be provided on site.
Questions? Email: sarina@worldwe.org
Check- In & Light Breakfast
Youth Summit Kick-Off
Sex Trade 101 Introduction
Facilitators: Sarina Cooper, Dahlia Locke
Behind the Screen: Exploitation in Porn, OnlyFans, and Sugaring
Moderator: Alexandria Smith
Panelists: Gail Dines, Brook Urik, Bella LaFreniere
Masculinity on Demand: Unpacking the Pipeline to Sex Buying
Moderator: Ali Bien-Aimé
Panelists: Cristian Eduardo, Neil Irvin, Peter Quailliontine
Lunch & Tabling
Sen. Blumenthal Video Message
Platforms, Pimping, and Policy Gaps
Moderator: Bella Peracchi
Panelists: Megan Griffin, Rick Lane
Workshop (3 options, choose 1)
Run 1: 2:05 pm - 2:50 pm (45 minutes x 2)
Run 2: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
So You Think You’re Sex Positive? The Bop House, AI Girlfriends & Sex Robots
Facilitator: Bella LaFreniere
Presenter: Melanie Thompson
Glamour and Grooming: Entertainment’s Obsession with the Sex Trade
Presenters: Reese Rosebeck, Dahlia Locke
Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Tech as Exploitative and Preventative
Facilitator: Jenna Clark
Presenters: Alejandra Monroy, Lindsay Lieberman
Closing Reflection & Thank You