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Join us for The WorldWE Conference: Building the WorldWE Want in Washington, DC June 4-6, 2025

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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Registration

Seize this opportunity with discounted Early Bird registration of $340 until April 7th, 2025.

Regular price admission will begin April 8th, 2025 at $390 per person.

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

Seize this opportunity with discounted Early Bird registration of $340 until April 7th, 2025.

Regular price admission will begin April 8th, 2025 at $390 per person.

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

We have reserved a block of rooms at the conference hotel, Yours Truly DC, for a special rate of $289/night plus tax (a total of $315/night) to accommodate your stay. Reservations can be made online, or by calling (202) 775-0800 and asking for the World Without Exploitation room block. This special hotel rate is only available through May 9, 2025.

The hotel is sold out of rooms! Please watch this space. We will have a booking link to our overflow hotel very shortly. It is right around the corner from Yours Truly.

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Schedule

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Agenda

Wednesday
4
4:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Registration & Check-In
Wednesday
4
5:00 pm
-
5:10 pm
Wednesday
4
5:10 pm
-
5:40 pm
Breaking Down Systemic Barriers – Changing the Court System’s Response to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Wednesday
4
5:40 pm
-
6:30 pm
PANEL
Moment in the Media: Holding the Powerful Accountable

Panelists: Ali Bauman, Tony Buzbee, Liz Stein

Moderator: Lauren Hersh

Wednesday
4
6:30 pm
-
8:00 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
-
9:15 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
10:00 am
-
10:30 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
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, Sugaring, and Strip Clubs
Thursday
5
12:30 pm
-
1:30 pm
Lunch
Thursday
5
1:30 pm
-
2:15 pm
KEYNOTE
Ashley Judd in conversation with Melanie Thompson
Thursday
5
2:15 pm
-
3:05 pm
PANEL
Using Artificial Intelligence for Good: Sex Buyer Accountability

Panelists: Doug Gilmer, Bob Rodgers

Moderator: Tom Perez

Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Sex and Labor Trafficking in Strip Clubs
Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Fueling the Movement: Self-Care and Surviving

Presenter: Lauren Trantham

Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
CSAM and How We Fight Back

Presenter: Katie Lloyd, Katelyn Semales

Thursday
5
4:15 pm
-
6:00 pm
PANEL
Unmasking Anora: Hollywood’s Deliberate Deception of the Sex Trade
Thursday
5
6:00 pm
-
8:00 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

Panelists: Cristian Eduardo, Tasha Kennard, Mike Vlacich

Moderator: Joshua Henne

Friday
6
9:45 am
-
10:00 am
PRESENTATION
2025 Legislative Trends

Presenter: Anne Basham

Friday
6
10:00 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
10:40 am
-
10:50 am
Coffee Break
Friday
6
11:00 am
-
11:30 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
11:40 am
-
12:25 pm
PRESENTATION
Answering the Tough Questions
Friday
6
12:25 pm
-
12:35 pm
Wednesday
4
4:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Registration & Check-In
Wednesday
4
5:00 pm
-
5:10 pm
Wednesday
4
5:10 pm
-
5:40 pm
Breaking Down Systemic Barriers – Changing the Court System’s Response to Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Wednesday
4
5:40 pm
-
6:30 pm
PANEL
Moment in the Media: Holding the Powerful Accountable

Panelists: Ali Bauman, Tony Buzbee, Liz Stein

Moderator: Lauren Hersh

Wednesday
4
6:30 pm
-
8:00 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
-
9:15 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
10:00 am
-
10:30 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
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, Sugaring, and Strip Clubs
Thursday
5
12:30 pm
-
1:30 pm
Lunch
Thursday
5
1:30 pm
-
2:15 pm
KEYNOTE
Ashley Judd in conversation with Melanie Thompson
Thursday
5
2:15 pm
-
3:05 pm
PANEL
Using Artificial Intelligence for Good: Sex Buyer Accountability

Panelists: Doug Gilmer, Bob Rodgers

Moderator: Tom Perez

Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 1
Sex and Labor Trafficking in Strip Clubs
Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 2
Fueling the Movement: Self-Care and Surviving

Presenter: Lauren Trantham

Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
Thursday
5
3:15 pm
-
4:05 pm
BREAKOUT OPTION 4
CSAM and How We Fight Back

Presenter: Katie Lloyd, Katelyn Semales

Thursday
5
4:15 pm
-
6:00 pm
PANEL
Unmasking Anora: Hollywood’s Deliberate Deception of the Sex Trade
Thursday
5
6:00 pm
-
8:00 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

Panelists: Cristian Eduardo, Tasha Kennard, Mike Vlacich

Moderator: Joshua Henne

Friday
6
9:45 am
-
10:00 am
PRESENTATION
2025 Legislative Trends

Presenter: Anne Basham

Friday
6
10:00 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
10:40 am
-
10:50 am
Coffee Break
Friday
6
11:00 am
-
11:30 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
11:40 am
-
12:25 pm
PRESENTATION
Answering the Tough Questions
Friday
6
12:25 pm
-
12:35 pm

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Questions?

Have questions? Contact sarina@worldwithoutexploitation.org