January Virtual Education Program - Anti-trafficking

Speaker:  Cindy Wallace,CMP, CMM, PMP
Oregon Convention Center
Co-Chair MPI Global Anti-trafficking Committee

According to the U.S. State Department, human trafficking is one of the greatest human rights challenges of this century, both in the United States and around the world. Human Trafficking is the second largest and fastest growing criminal industry in the world. Second to drug trafficking.  It is worth $150 billion annually, has been reported in every state and affects more than 40 million people worldwide.

In this session you will learn the following:

• Statistics of human trafficking
• How to identify a victim and what to do next
• Risks to the Meeting & Events Industry
• Training Opportunities
• What you and your business can do to combat Human Trafficking