9:00 – 9:30

Check-In | Registration | Breakfast

9:30 – 9:45

Welcome: Dr. Stefania Russello

Coordinator of Progetto Maddalena, Casa dei Giovani Ets

9:45 – 10:15

African Entertainment and Afrobeats: Chris Obehi, Afrobeat Artist, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

10:15 – 11:00

Session on Survivor-Centered Approaches and Cultural Mediation

Keynote: From Trauma to Transformation: Cultural Mediation and Survivor-Centered Pathways to Justice

Presenter: Ms. Roseline Eguabor, Cultural Mediator & Socio-Cultural Facilitator, Palermo, Italy

11:00 – 11:20

Plenary Session on Judicial Accountability & Legal Harmonization

Topic: Strengthening Judicial Pathways: Legal Accountability in Combating Human Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence.

Presenter: Margistrate Calogero Ferrara, European Delegated Prosecutor, European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), Luxembourg

11:20 – 12:30

Lunch Break/ Massage/Wellness Break - Ginga & Helen C Dos Santos, Brazil Arts Twin Cities

12:30 – 12:50

Plenary Session on Child Protection, Trafficking, and Exploitation

Topic: Children at Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation: A Snapshot from Italy

Presenter: Chiara Curto Pelle, National Programme Coordinator, Anti-trafficking for sexual exploitation

Programme, Protection Department, Save the Children Italia ETS

12:50 - 1:10

Plenary Session on Diaspora Leadership, Intercultural Dialogue, and Survivor Advocacy

Topic: Diaspora Voices for Global Justice: Building Bridges Across Continents to End Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence.

Presenters: Dott.ssa. Elizabeth Rijo, President, Consiglio Nazionale Diaspore e Migrazioni (CONADIMI); Treasurer, Coordinamento Italiano delle Diaspore per la Cooperazione Internazionale (CIDCI).

1:10 – 1:40

Wellness Break/Participatory Healing Circle - Ginga and Helen C Dos Santos, Brazil Arts Twin Cities

1:40 – 2:00

Plenary Session on Survivor Protection and Assistance in Mixed Migration Flows

Topic: From Risk to Protection: IOM’s Role Against Human Trafficking.

Presenters: Dr. Rita Duca, Project Area Coordinator, Coordination Office for the Mediterranean, International

Organization for Migration (IOM).

2:00 - 2:20

Plenary Session on Reintegration, Workforce Development, and Survivor Empowerment

Topic: Building Pathways: Workforce Development and Cultural Mediation in Combating Trafficking and GBV

Presenter: Mr. Adebanji Abimbola Adeniji, Human Resources Manager | Cultural Mediator/Interpreter | Workforce Development Specialist, Case dei Giovani, & Al Reves Società Cooperativa Sociale, Palermo, Italy

2:20 – 3:30

Panel Discussion Session: Survivor-Centered Justice and Cultural Mediation: Building Integrated Pathways for Protection, Reintegration, and Global Solidarity

3:30 - 4:00 

Closing Reflections and Drafting of The Sicily Declaration

9:00 - 9:30

Check-In | Registration | Breakfast

9:30 – 9:45

Welcome:  Dr. Richard Oni (LISW; MSHA)

Executive Director, Progressive Individual Resources Inc.

9:45 – 10:15

African Entertainment and Afrobeats: Chris Obehi, Afrobeat Artist, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

10:15 – 11:00

Session on Humanitarian Diplomacy, Law, and Survivor Protection

Keynote: Humanitarian Diplomacy and Survivor Justice: Bridging Law, Policy, and Grassroots Action

Presenter: Ambassador Dr. Sean Bardoo, Human Rights Ambassador to HRH Queen Maria Amor, Bar Advocate, In House Counsel, International Court Mediator, Humanitarian, and Global peacemaker.

11:00 – 11:20

Plenary Session on Diaspora Leadership, Economic Empowerment, and Prevention of Exploitation

Topic: Harnessing Diaspora Leadership to Combat Exploitation and Build Resilient Communities.

Presenter: Mr. Basil Ajuo, President & CEO, Minnesota Africans United, Minnesota, USA

11:20 – 12:30

Lunch Break/ Massage/Wellness Break - Ginga & Helen C Dos Santos, Brazil Arts Twin Cities

12:30 – 12:50

Plenary Session on Global Faith-Based Responses to Human Trafficking

Topic: Faith in Action: Grassroots Networks Combating Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence.

Presenter: Sister Abby Avelino, MM, International Coordinator, Talitha Kum | Maryknoll Sister, Talitha Kum – End Human Trafficking

12:50 – 1:10

Plenary Session on Bridging Research, Programs, and Funding for Sustainable Anti-Trafficking Solutions.

Topic: From Data to Action: Linking Research, Programs, and Funding to End Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence.

Presenters: Ambassador Dr. Tolulope Monisola Ola, Founder & Executive Director, Restoration for All Inc. MN, USA; Co-founder/Executive Director, African Foundation for Economic Growth & Empowerment (AFEGE), Nigeria

1:10 – 1:40

Wellness Break/Participatory Healing Circle - Ginga and Helen C Dos Santos, Brazil Arts Twin Cities

1:40 – 2:00

Plenary Session on Judicial Accountability & Legal Harmonization

Topic: Survivors Behind Bars: A Global Perspective on the Criminalization of Trafficking Survivors

Presenters: Jamie Beck, J.D., Human Trafficking Expert Witness & Consultant | Keynote Speaker | Adjunct Lecturer at USC Gould and Pepperdine Caruso Law Schools.

2:00 – 3:30

Panel Discussion Session: Bridging Law, Policy, Faith, and Research: Multi-Sector Strategies for Ending Trafficking, Femicide, and Gender-Based Violence

3:30 – 4:00

Final Draft of The Sicily Declaration and Way Forward