All times listed in Bangkok GMT+7

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Morning Session

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08.45-09.00 | Welcome remarks

Steven G. Olive, USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA)

 

09.00-10.30 | Opening plenary "Evidence2Action: Our Collective Stories, Research, and Impact"

Chris Moore, USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia  

Mony Lim, ADHOC

Genevieve Taft-Vazquez, The Coca-Cola Company

 

10.30-10.45 | Networking break

 

10.45-12.00 | Panel session "Perspectives on Seafood Slavery"

 

Chair and opening: 

Bec Strating, La Trobe University 

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Panelists:  

Jong Chul Kim, Advocates for Public Interest Law 

Patricia Kailola, Pacific Dialogues 

Bobi Anwar Ma-arif, Serikat Buruh Migran Indonesia 

 

Facilitators and closing 

Sallie Yea, La Trobe University 

Wayne Palmer, Monash University 

Christina Stringer, University of Auckland 

Sunil Rao, La Trobe University 

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Afternoon Session

 

14.00-15.00 | Panel Session Panel A: "Sensitive Research and Data Collection: Learning Across Different Sectors (HIV/AIDS, LGBTQi, sex work)"​

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Moderator:
Galen Englund, Love Frankie   
Diastika Rahwidiati, Love Frankie 

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Panelists:
Mike Wilson, Love Frankie 
Parinda (Ploy) Khongkhachan, Love Frankie 
 

14.00-15.00 | Panel Session Panel B: "Gender-based Violence in Migrant Communities"

 

Moderator: 
Nodira Saidkarimova, Winrock International 

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Panelists:

Shirin Rashidova,  NGO Nihol 

Nina Kosyuk, Damytu Public Fund 

Nazifa Kamalova, NGO Istiqlol Avlodi

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15.30-16.30 | Fireside Chat “The Gender Dynamics of Human Trafficking: a study in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand” 

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Hosts:

Gaelle Demolis, UN Women

Sara Piazzano, USAID Asia CTIP

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Evening Session

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20.00-21.00 | Panel Session “Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Strategy” 

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Moderator:
Dina Scippa, Winrock International​ 

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Panelists:
Kusalin (Yui) Kongnamkob, USAID Thailand CTIP 
Froniga Greig, GESI Specialist Independent Consultant 
 

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21.00-22.00 | Panel Session “Big Data”

 

Moderator:

Tricia Ryan, Winrock International
 

Panelists:
Davina Durgana, Minderoo Foundation
Xinyi Duan, Liberty Shared

Gregory E. van der Vink, Novametrics

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22:00 - 23:00 | Panel Session Panel A “Assessing vulnerability to forced labor and human trafficking: recent advances in improving measurement validity”

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Moderator:

Lauren Damme, Chief Evaluation Office, U.S. Department of Labor

 

Panelists:

Dr Sheldon Zhang, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Dr Michaelle de Cock, International Labour Organisation

Dr Davina Durgana, Global Slavery Index of Walk Free

Dr Matthew Kammer-Kerwick, Bureau of Business Research, IC² Institute

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22:15-23:15 | Panel Session "Effectiveness of Counter-trafficking Interventions"

 

Moderator:

Gergana Danailova-Trainor, U.S. Government Accountability Office 

 

Panelists: 

Ms Leslie Holen, U.S. Government Accountability Office 

Maria Psara, U.S. Government Accountability Office 

Dr Fabrizio Sarrica, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime 

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Morning Session

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09.00-10.00 | Panel Session “Identifying and Addressing Forced Labor in Supply Chains”

 

Moderator:

Steve Brunn, Winrock International  

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Panelists: 

Declan Croucher, Verité

Savitri Restrepo, ELEVATE

Maximilian Pottler, International Organization for Migration  

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10.00-11.00 | Panel Session "Leveraging technology in private sector initiatives: Innovative solutions, practices, and research methodologies"

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Moderator:

Xin Yi Cheow, USAID Asia CTIP

 

Panelists: 

Hannah Thinyane, United Nations University

Sung In Marshall, ELEVATE

Vera Belazelkoska, Ulula

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11.00-12.00 | Panel Session “Trafficking in Persons Prosecution, Data Questions &. Research”
 

Moderator:

Archana Kotecha, The Remedy Project

 

Panelists: 

Mark Taylor, Anti-Human Trafficking Expert

Darlene Pajarito, ASEAN-ACT

Andrew Wasuwongse, International Justice Mission

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Afternoon Session
 

14.30-16.00 | Working Session “Building a More Engaged Workforce with Technology”

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Moderator:
Araya Poomsaringkarn, USAID Asia CTIP 

Pradeep Paul, Labor Solutions

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Host:
Bijie Li, Head of Client Advisory Services, Labor Solutions
        
Evening Session

 

20.00-21.30 | Working Session "Cultural and Logistical Barriers to Research and Dissemination"

Host:
Juliana Semione, University of Nottingham

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Morning Session 
 

09.00-09.30 | Virtual Coffee & Networking

 

09.00-10.00 | Panel Session "Systemic Causes and Disincentivizing Risk: Thinking Beyond Traditional Approaches”

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Moderator: 
Michaelle Tauson, USAID Asia CTIP

Panelists:
Kelly Gleason, International Labour Organization

Benjanim Harkins, UNOPS-Myanmar
Jessie Brunner, Stanford Human Trafficking Data Lab 

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09.30-10:30 | Panel Session "Social Behavior Change Communication (SBCC): Experiences in Asia"

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Moderator:
Worapon Rattanawarawong, USAID Thailand CTIP
 

Panelists:
Sarah Zendel, University of California, Berkeley
Tara McDermott, International Organization for Migration

Daniel Lindgren, Rapid Asia

 

Afternoon Session

14.00-15.00 | Working Session “Barriers to Evidence Uptake - Civil Society Organization perspectives”
 

Host:
Sara Piazzano, USAID Asia CTIP

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Panelists:

Sokchar Mom, Legal Support for Women and Children (Cambodia)

Xoukiet Panyanouvong, USAID Laos CTIP

Maia Mounsher, Urban Light

Zinat Rahman, USAID B-CTIP, Bangladesh

Balmukund Humagain, USAID Hamro Saman Project - Nepal

Meerim Bolotbaeva, USAID Safe Migration in Central Asia Project

April Marie Antenor, Advocates for the Prevention and Protection Against Abuse and Exploitation of Children (APPROACH) Consortium, Philippines

        
15.00-16.00 | Panel Session “Referral Mechanisms & Victim Identification: Overcoming Barriers” 

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Moderator: 
Nathalie Hanley, International Organization for Migration
 

Panelists: 
Archemides Siguan, ASEAN-ACT 
H.E. Chou Bun Eng, Secretary of State of Ministry of Interior of Cambodia and Permanent Vice Chair of National Committee for Countering Trafficking in Person
Nurzhan Tolegabylova, El Agartuu 

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Evening Session

20.00-21.00 | Panel Session "Rethinking Reintegration"
 

Moderator: 
Zain Mahmood, USAID Asia CTIP
 

Panelists: 
Dipta Rakshit, Ashshash Project, Winrock International
Eric Kasper, Institute for Development Studies, University of Sussex
Aakash Gautam, Virginia Tech

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21.00-22.00 | Main key takeaways and Next steps: Winrock International and USAID