PROTECT 2022 : Raising Parental Awareness Against Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking (Virtual Conference), 14-15 May 2022

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Conference Programme

PROTECT 2022: Raising Parental Awareness Against Child Abuse and Child Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking

Day 1:  14 May 2022 (from 14:00, CET)

14:00 – 14:21          Welcome Statement and Opening 

14:21 – 14:26          Programme Review by the Main Moderator

14:26 – 14:46            Keynote Presentation 1

14:46 – 15:06          Keynote Presentation 2         

15:06 – 15:11          Video Break/Streaming

15:11 – 16:36          Session 1: Child abuse, sexual exploitation and trafficking

This session will focus on the nature of Child abuse, its occurrence, its impact, and orientation to sexual exploitation. The second component here will look at aspects of sexual exploitation, some forms including prostitution, pornography, and the escort phenomenon. The last component here will involve a testimony from a victim. Presentation: xx minutes, plus Q&A: xx minutes, for each presenter

16:36 – 16:44          Coffee/Tea Break + Video Streaming

16:44 – 18:04           Session 2: Who is engaging my child on matters relating to sex? How? Where?

This session will focus on highlighting the channels through which sexually related content, contexts, or actions gain access to a child. It will also look into the various child sexual exploitation perpetrators (at a definition level) – Molesters, Predators, Pedophiles, Groomers, and Pimps, their mode of operation. Presentation: xx minutes, plus Q&A: xx minutes, for each presenter

18:04 – 18:09           Closing Remarks and End of Day 1

Day 2:  15 May 2022 (From 14:00, CET)

14:00 – 14:08          Welcome and Opening Statement

14:08 – 14:13          Programme overview by the Main Moderator

14:13 – 14:33          Keynote Presentation 3

What Must I do to Protect My Child? From the viewpoint of a prosecutor who have seen victims of different origins, color and ages, but also as an educator, and a Christian minister

14:38 – 14:58          Keynote Presentation 4

The Trauma and Stress is Real also for You as a Parent’.  A focus on helping parents manage the fright associated with the possibility of occurrence as they consider protecting their child. Also, on how to manage themselves while keeping the family life healthy

15:03 – 16:03          Panel Discussion 1: What must I know to protect my Child? What must I do?

A focus on highlighting the various forms through which preventive actions could be engaged by the participants. It will also focus on providing parenting advice on how to handle the abuser, the channel, the child, and oneself as a parent.

                                         Panelists:

• • • • • • Caregiver
          • Trauma Specialist
          • Law Enforcement
          • Sector Specialist/Activist

16:18 – 16:51          Keynote Presentation 5

A caregiver’s insight: A focus on caring for survivors, their challenges and needs.

16:51 – 17:36              Panel Discussion 2: Caregivers’ Insight from Switzerland: A reflection on caring for survivors, their challenges and needs, survivors’ family engagement in the healing process.

A reflection on the local context. A focus on highlighting the various challenges involved with providing support    to survivors and their families.

                                      Panelists:

• • • • • • Caregiver
          • Survivor
          • Psychotherapist
          • Psychologist
          • Sector Specialist/Educator

17:36 – 18:06         SOS: I need help

18:06 – 18:15         Closing Remarks and End of Conference

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  Anne-Laure Guenat-Badie

  Psychotherapist

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  Anne-Laure Guenat-Badie

  

  Description:

  Anne-Laure Guenat-Badie has been a psychotherapist in private practice in Val-de-Travers for 15 years. She is married and has three teenage children. Originally from the southwest of France, Anne-Laure studied neuropsychology at the University of Bordeaux, then child and adolescent psychology in Paris. She then specialized in cognitive and behavioral psychotherapy in Geneva. At the same time, she followed a three-year theological training in a Bible school in Switzerland. Today, she welcomes people with anxiety or depressive disorders. Part of her activity also concerns marital counseling.

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  Catherine WÜTHRICH

  Executive Director, FERACPA

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  Catherine WÜTHRICH

  

  Description:

  Catherine Wüthrich is a Christian Counselor with more than 33 years of practical service. She pays particular attention to bring support to abused persons and other survivors.

  Catherine is the Executive Director of FERACPA (Formation Européenne de Relation d’Aide Chrétienne pour les Personnes (sexuellement) Abusées). She is a Nurse by training. She is a 1997 graduate of ISARPAC (International School of (sexual) Abuse Related Pastoral Counseling), in Danemark. She is an international teacher on this topic.

  Married (1984), they have two children and two grandchildren. Her greatest joy, beside her family, is to see God at work particularly in the lives of the survivors of different categories of trauma (physical, emotional, spiritual). For more information visit https://www.feracpa.org/

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  Charity PARENZINI

  Founder & CEO, "The America Unchained Project"

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  Charity PARENZINI

  

  Description:

  Charity Parenzini is a film producer, scriptwriter, and the creator of "The America Unchained Project." Her involvement in human trafficking came nine years ago - initially by way of a consultant on a media fundraising project, but quickly turned into a deeply personal passion.

  Using her 25 years of television and film experience, Charity has been able to create online classes, live presentations, and a multitude of online media resources for professionals and parents alike. Her goal is to engage people with useful media which touches the reality of their own lives with information that will both educate and give actionable steps.

  When not knee deep in media creation, she is also the mother to three terrific boys and wife to her terrific husband, Patrick.  She is honored to be a part of the Candlelighters International conference and looks forward to seeing its impact.

  For more information and free resources on identifying human trafficking or preventing grooming and potential trafficking in your home, visit www.americaunchained.org.

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  Daniel OBI

  Founder and CEF, Candlelighters International

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  Daniel OBI

  

  Description:

  Daniel OBI is the Founder and Chief Executive Facilitator (CEF) of Candlelighters International (CI).  CI is a non-denominational Christian ministry, based in Switzerland, and operates as a Christian Resource Centre, with its main function being to equip people with a true understanding of the Christian faith and practice.

  Before founding Candlelighters International, Daniel served as a Senior Adviser (Director) of Strategic Partnership and Special Initiative, to the office of the President, at Global Hope Network International. Prior to this, Daniel served in various capacities within the United Nations System in Geneva; as an Officer in trade promotion programmes development and management, as well as an Adviser in programming for the Peacekeeping Training Programme. He is an excellent strategic planner with extensive non-profit experience in social transformation and poverty alleviation in the developing world.

  Daniel is a vibrant and dynamic servant of God whose profound drive is to participate in radiating heaven’s glory upon the earth. It could be said that his central call from God is in building bridges between generations and helping believers identify and enter into the Call of God upon their lives. He lives with this singular question: How can the whole person be edified and strengthened for full service in the entire society?

  Daniel is an ordained minister of the gospel since 2004, and has worked in several ministerial initiatives and performed diverse pastoral roles.

  He has an academic background that includes degrees in International Business Development, Philosophical Theology and Intercultural Studies, as well as in Environmental Sciences.

  Daniel is of Cameroonian origin. He is married and father of 3 lovely children. He lives in Switzerland. Daniel enjoys researching, creative writing, music, and cooking.

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  Elisabeth RUPP

  Executive Director, Perla

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  Elisabeth RUPP

  

  Description:

  Elisabeth Rupp is the Founding Executive Director of NGO Perla. At Perla, she leads a team that fights against human trafficking in Switzerland and internationally. She is a trained lawyer with many years of practicing experience.

  Elisabeth is a dynamic and passionate leader, investing herself in the fight against abuse, sexual exploitation and trafficking. She desires to not only work towards the eradication of such evil practices, but to see as many people as possible regain their dignity and justice.

  For more information: https://perlaorganisation.com/

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  Eric COLTON

  Chairman and Founder, Untrafficked

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  Eric COLTON

  

  Description:

  Eric has proven skills in building strong management teams and guiding business vision and strategy to execution. He has a successful record of organizational architecture, branding, marketing, key team building, strategy, project launches and long-term execution in multiple industries, domestically and internationally.

  In 2019, Eric discovered that the United States had become #1 in child sex trafficking and that most Americans were not aware of this issue. He also learned that many existing anti-trafficking organizations are small, local organizations, mostly operated by survivors of abuse and sex trafficking that lack the means or tools necessary to provide adequate care and make a lasting impact. In response, he recruited a highly capable team to take on this issue and formed Untrafficked™, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with goals to inform, equip, and mobilize Americans to protect their children, stop child sex trafficking, provide direct critical response services, and support existing organizations that rescue, restore, and equip child survivors of this horrific crime.

  Eric has served as an executive for companies that operated in mergers and acquisitions, aerospace & defense, security, cyber security, threat intelligence, tactical gear, energy, water remediation, consulting, government contracting, footwear and apparel, and retail.

  Eric was an All-American swimmer, Far Western League champion in Alpine Skiing, and serves in his local church. He earned his education from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and De Anza College in Cupertino, California.

  For more information visit https://untrafficked.org/

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  Haley MCNAMARA

  Vice President & Director, International Centre on Sexual Exploitation

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  Haley MCNAMARA

  

  Description:

  Haley McNamara (formerly Halverson) is the Director of the International Centre on Sexual Exploitation in the UK, and a Vice President at the U.S. based National Center on Sexual Exploitation. She leads international efforts and joint campaigns to improve policies and education among global governing bodies, citizenry, and corporations regarding the full web of sexual exploitation issues. Her advocacy work has contributed to policy improvements in social media, online advertising, retail, and hotel industries. She has advocated at the United Nations, led international coalition campaigns, presented to Danish, Croatian, Colombian and Rwandan government officials, and more

  She is a former member of the Washington DC Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. This Committee advises DC Mayor Muriel Bowser on the multi-faceted continuum of the District of Columbia’s child welfare services, including prevention, early intervention, treatment, and sources of permanency.

  Haley regularly speaks and writes on topics including child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, prostitution, sexual objectification, the exploitation of males, and more. She has presented before officials at the United Nations, as well as at several national symposia before influencers from the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Croatian government officials. She has provided training to Arlington County Child & Family Services on the social media grooming, recruitment, and advertising for sex trafficking. She has a Master of Arts in Government from Johns Hopkins University where she received honors for her thesis regarding the online commercial sexual exploitation marketplace.

  Previously, Haley served for two years as Director of Communications for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation where she oversaw strategic messaging development, press outreach, email marketing, and social media marketing. For further details visit Haley McNamara - NCOSE (endsexualexploitation.org)

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  Jeff KEITH

  Founder & CEO, Guardian Group

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  Jeff KEITH

  

  Description:

  Jeff Keith started his anti-trafficking work in 2004 while working with global anti-human trafficking organizations and researching best practices in the fight against human trafficking in the United States. During his research, Jeff recognized an opportunity to significantly reduce human trafficking in the United States by providing focused training, directed networking, better resource coordination and innovative anti-trafficking technology, and thereby founded Guardian Group.

  Educated in Global Leadership, Jeff understands the complexities of organizational dynamics, leadership development and resource distribution while maintaining a focus on a defined mission and set of values. His professional personality is predicated on building trusting relationships, partnerships, and a solution-oriented win-win attitude. Interpersonal skills, teaching, organizing, and leadership are core responsibilities he employs daily to build and guide Guardian Group.

  Jeff is passionate and experienced in service organizations, nonprofit functions, and related activities, and is committed to keeping up to date with constantly evolving challenges facing this issue of human trafficking. He has successfully created and implemented outreach programs, relief missions, and both local and global humanitarian programs.

  For more information visit https://guardiangroup.org/

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  Jessica Volery

  Survivor of Abuse

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  Jessica Volery

  

  Description:

  Jessica Volery is married and a mother of 4 children, engaged also in foster parenting. As a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, she can now testify to her struggles to pick up her life where she thought it ended. She demonstrates that it is possible to become a free and fulfilled person again, even after such a devastating experience.

  Jessica is currently a trained educator who specializes in accompanying survivors of abuse and exploitation. She also does parenting coaching in the form of intentional communication workshops.

  Her special interest is in talking about sexuality with all ages, with the goal of providing information that could help in preventing abuse and exploitation.

  Jessica is passionate about relationships, travel and any adventure that makes life extraordinary in an ordinary day.

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  Lowell HOCHHALTER

  Founder & Executive Director, The Lifeguard Group

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  Lowell HOCHHALTER

  

  Description:

  Lowell Hochhalter is the Founder and Executive Director of The Lifeguard Group. The mission of  "The Lifeguard Group" is to respond, rescue, restore, and revive those who have been taken/kept captive and victimized. He is also the Chaplain for Missoula County Sheriff's Office, and won recognition from the National Sherriff's Association who named him Chaplain of the Year in 2020.  In the past ten years since beginning his work in anti-human trafficking, Lowell has provided to countless groups of professionals, human trafficking recognition training. Some include Law Enforcement Agencies, First Responders, and Probation and Parole Officers in the United States and abroad. He has also worked with State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies on sting operations and investigations and assisted with city, county, and state task forces to locate and recover missing children in their region.

  For more information, visit https://thelifeguardgroup.org/

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  Priscille HUNZIKER

  Psychologist and Writter

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  Priscille HUNZIKER

  

  Description:

  Priscille Hunziker is a Psychologist and Writer, trained in the systemic approach, and a spiritual guide. Creating bonds of trust allows suffering to be expressed in a climate of listening and benevolence, under the gaze of God.
  She has also been an independent image consultant for 20 years. Particularly sensitive to difficulties related to self-esteem and appearance, she advises and encourages men and women through image consulting, in order to live a reconciliation of identity that includes body, soul and spirit.

  Some of her publications include:

  • "Where do our tears go?", Editions Prétexte, 2022
    This story, in the form of a therapeutic tale, addresses the delicate subject of sexual abuse and the suffering endured with the intention of reviving hope for inner reconstruction.
  • "The Gardener's Gaze", Editions Prétexte, 2018
    A parable to tell the story of God's gaze of unconditional love for each of his children.

  For more information http://www.priscille-h.ch/priscille-hunziker.php

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  Samuel JAKOB

  Vice President, Candlelighters International

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  Samuel JAKOB

  

  Description:

  Samuel Jakob is the Vice President of Candlelighters International.

  Before Candlelighters International, Mr Jakob served in various capacities with the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) since 2009, first as the CEO for Switzerland and later until retirement in 2018, as Country Director for Madagascar. Prior to MAF, he worked with Salvation Army. From 1980, he rose up the ranks from an officer to become the Director of the newly established EMS “Résidence Amitié” in Geneva. A function which he performed from 1994-2002, with his first wife – Katharina (who later on went to the Lord as a result of Cancer).

  Mr. Jakob is a passionate servant of God who was called to public Christian service since 1980. He began his career as a Nurse with cumulative church leadership roles. With such a background, Mr. Jakob developed a strong interest and passion in nurturing and caring for people, which is reflected in his managerial style.

  Since 2009, Mr. Jakob is married to Sabina with whom they have two lovely children. He is a father of 5 children (of course, 3 with Katharina), and 8 grandchildren.

  He grew up in a family with 6 siblings in a small Swiss German farm in Emmental, Trubschachen. Mr Jakob is fluent in German, English and French. He currently lives in Thun from where he enjoys traveling, photography, reading and hiking.

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  Vibeke Møller M.D.

  Owner and School Director, IPSICC-Denmark

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  Vibeke Møller M.D.

  

  Description:

  Dr Vibeke Møller is the Owner and School Director of  the International Psychotherapy School in Christian Culture (IPSICC), based in Denmark. The IPSICC focus is on training counselors and therapists on how to provide support to all forms of survivors of abuse, especially on survivors of sexual abuse. Her Full Bio Coming Soon. 

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  Wendy L. PATRICK, J.D, Ph.D.

  Deputy District Attorney, San Diego

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  Wendy L. PATRICK, J.D, Ph.D.

  

  Description:

  Wendy L. Patrick is a career prosecutor, recognized by her peers as one of the Top Ten criminal attorneys in San Diego by the San Diego Daily Transcript, and was presented by the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court with the California Public Lawyer of the Year award from the State Bar’s Public Law Section. Ms. Patrick has completed over 165 trials ranging from hate crimes, to domestic violence, to first-degree murder.

  Dr. Patrick has over 25 years of specialized training and experience. In the Special Operations Division of the San Diego District Attorney’s Office, she handled a full case load of sensitive investigations including threats against public officials, judges, and other professionals, as well as police misconduct and officer involved shootings. In the Sex Crimes and Human Trafficking Division she prosecuted human traffickers, sex offenders, stalkers, child molesters, and was the team leader in charge of Sexually Violent Predator civil commitment cases. In the Family Protection Division, she prosecuted domestic violence, elder abuse, child abuse, and child abduction.  In the Juvenile Division she was the director of the Serious Habitual Offender unit and served as the countywide Arson Deputy. In the Appellate and Training Division she handled everything from habeas petitions to public records requests, to a variety of post-conviction motions.

  Ms. Patrick is the immediate past president of the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) San Diego Chapter, Sergeant of Arms of the ATAP national board, and an ATAP Certified Threat Manager. She also served as Co-Chair of the statewide California District Attorneys Association Sexual Violent Predators Committee and Human Trafficking Committee.

  Ms. Patrick is co-chair of the California District Attorneys Association Ethics Committee, a past Chair and Advisor of the California State Bar Ethics Committee (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct), and past Chair of the San Diego County Bar Association’s (SDCBA) Legal Ethics Committee where she served a six-year term. She is widely published in the field of legal ethics, had her own ethics column in the San Diego Daily Transcript for more than a decade, and teaches ethics nationally on a regular basis. For more information about Dr. Patrick, please visit BLACK SWAN VERDICTS (wendypatrickphd.com)

   

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