Conference Schedule

Tuesday, June 9, 2026


  • Check-in / Coffee / Networking

    8:00 AM — 8:30 AM

  • Welcome Session

    8:30 AM — 9:15 AM

    Dr. Beth Wheaton-Páramo - Team Lead, SMU HTDR
    Dr. Page Ware - Deputy Provost for Academic Success, SMU
    Dr. Suku Nair - Vice Provost of Research and Chief Innovation Officer, SMU

    Champion Sponsor: Collaborosity

  • Speaker 1

    9:15 AM — 9:45 AM

    Center for the Study of Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, University of Central Florida

  • Speaker 2

    9:45 AM — 10:15 AM

    Safe House Project

  • Networking Coffee Break

    Provided by SMU Catering
    10:15 AM — 11:00 AM

  • Speaker 3

    11:00 AM — 11:30 AM

    Houston Christian University
    Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)

  • Speaker 4

    11:30 AM — 12:00 PM

    Counter Trafficking Alliance

  • Networking Lunch

    Provided by SMU Catering
    12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

  • Speaker 5

    1:00 PM — 1:30 PM

    Trafficking in Persons (TiP) Risk to Resilience Lab, University of South Florida

  • Speaker 6

    1:30 PM — 2:00 PM

    Magdalene House of Austin

  • Breakout Session A

    2:00 PM — 2:45 PM

    Allies Against Slavery
    up! Collective / Global Association of Human Trafficking Scholars (GAHTS)

  • Networking / Grab-and-Go Snacks

    2:45 PM — 3:00 PM

Wednesday, June 10, 2026


  • Check-in / Coffee / Networking

    8:00 AM — 8:30 AM

  • Welcome Session / Conference Information

    8:30 AM — 8:45 AM

  • Speaker 7

    8:45 AM — 9:15 AM

    Institute of Data and Analytics, University of Alabama

  • Speaker 8

    9:15 AM — 9:45 AM

    Ranch Hands Rescue

  • Speaker 9

    9:45 AM — 10:15 AM

    Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General

  • Networking Coffee Break

    Provided by SMU Catering
    10:15 AM — 11:00 AM

  • Speaker 10

    11:00 AM — 11:30 AM

    Protect Privacy AI
    Gamesafe

  • Networking Lunch

    Provided by SMU Catering
    12:00 PM — 1:00 PM

  • Speaker 11

    11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

    Shared Hope International
    Uplift Strategies LLC
    City of Chattanooga Family Justice Center
    WillowBend Farms
    Southern Methodist University

  • Speaker 12

    1:00 PM — 1:30 PM

    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Lake Saint Louis Police Department
    Homeland Security Investigations

  • Breakout Session B

    1:30 PM — 2:15 PM

    Children at Risk
    Creative Arts Movement

  • Closing Remarks

    2:15 PM — 2:30 PM