Follow Money Fight Slavery
2025 Summit
In this 2-day virtual summit, we bring together BSA Officers, Financial Crime Investigators, Compliance & AML, Regulators, Law Enforcement, Cyber Security Professionals, Hospitality Security Professionals, Cryptocurrency Industry Leaders, Teachers, Students, Parents & more to promote corporate social responsibility through following the money to fight slavery.
One of the world's largest events focused on detecting organized crime and human trafficking.
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As traffickers become more sophisticated, companies and parents must employ new data-driven measures to prevent, detect, and respond to human trafficking and child exploitation.
A free and virtual event that unites financial professionals, technology innovators, law enforcement, policymakers, and anti-human trafficking advocates in the shared mission of combating modern-day slavery by following the money.
Delve into actionable strategies for dismantling the financial networks enabling human trafficking. Attendees will explore cutting-edge tools, expert-led workshops, and collaborative solutions designed to identify and disrupt illicit financial activities. Together, they will drive the conversation forward, transforming insights into impactful actions that help protect vulnerable individuals and dismantle criminal enterprises worldwide.
AGENDA Day 1 - October 7th
Times are EST
AGENDA Day 2 - October 8th
Times are EST
9:00 AM - Opening Ceremony
9:20 AM - Keynote: Elizabeth Smart
Detours: Hope & Growth after Life’s Hardest Turns
10:10 AM - Room for Change: Ending Exploitation in the Hotel Industry
11:05 AM - Human Trafficking: Safety, Security, and Awareness
11:50 AM - Where Crowds Gather, Traffickers Follow: The Dark Side of Big Events
LUNCH BREAK
1:15 PM - Dark Watch Products Demo
1:35 PM - Intel in Action: Using OSINT and the Darknet to Disrupt Human Trafficking
2:35 PM - Traffickers Use Tech—So Should We:
The AI Advantage in Disruption
3:30 PM - Closing Ceremony
9:00 AM - Opening Ceremony
9:20 AM - National Bestseller of Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub
9:45 AM - Blood Money: How Traffickers and Terrorists Share Financial Pipelines
10:35 AM - Financial Institution-Led Efforts Around Anti-Human Trafficking & CSAM
11:30 AM - An Overview of Human Trafficking in 2025
LUNCH BREAK
1:00 PM - State & Survivor Synergy: Co‑Creating the Frontline Response to Human Trafficking
2:00 PM - Transaction Red Flags: Financial Clues Behind Illicit Massage Parlors
3:00 PM - Pig Butchering & Romance Scams: Love, Lies, and Laundering
4:00 PM - Closing Ceremony
We are proud to announce
Elizabeth Smart
as our featured keynote speaker!
The abduction of Elizabeth Smart was one of the most followed child abduction cases in history. Elizabeth was kidnapped on June 5, 2002, and endured daily sexual assault and abuse for nine months. Elizabeth returned home on March 12, 2003, and went on to testify before her captors, which led to their convictions. Elizabeth is now a leading voice in the fight against sexual violence. She founded the Elizabeth Smart Foundation in 2011.
Summit Speakers
Elizabeth Smart | Elizabeth Smart Foundation
Noel Thomas | Dark Watch
Scott Donnell | Fig & Eagle
Georgine Muntz | Visual Matrix
Gina Parisi | Traffick Free
Kyle Baker | Pittsburg Police Department
Heidi Chance | A Chance for Awareness
Doug Gilmer | Resolved Strategies
Robert Reed | Dark Watch
Amy Barbieri | Vital4
Keven Hendricks | Ubivis Project
Bob Griffin | Siren
Matt Friedman | Mekong Club
Freddy Massimi | Darkwatch/Truist Bank
Silvija Krupena | RedCompass Labs
Alek Dvoskin | Cash App/Block
Susan Shaffer | CBI Bank & Trust
Melissa Maranville | Deville & Associates
Erin O’Loughlin | ACFCS
Peter Gandy | International Bank of Chicago
Chris Bagnall | Quantexa
Conner Reznicek | HackNotice
Jill DeWitt | Moody’s Analytics
Laila Mickelwait | Justice Defense Fund
Matteo Tomasini | District 4
Michael Susong | Former CIA
Steven Zinger | PNC Bank
Tanya Gould | Office of Attorney General Virginia
Jesse Stanley | Strongside Principles, LLC
Steph Perez Aguilar | International Bank of Chicago
Kellan Williams | Vital4
Madhu Nadig | Flagright
Tylyn Reeves | Amazon Global Security
Youngbee Dale | Dale Consulting, LLC
Clint Emerson | Escape the Wolf
Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd | UCF – Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Darcy Friesen | Lincoln Savings Bank
Lisa Walbert | State of Virginia
Jaco Booyens | Jaco Booynes Ministries
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Stand Out in Front of 1000+ Attendees
Our Summits attract a high number of attendees because the event is free to attend and we are fortunate to have industry leaders from well-known large companies speak on various panels (AML, Security, ESG, Crypto, Tech/Data) all relating to anti-human trafficking efforts. The number of registrants that watch live or the recording afterward is projected to be in the 3-4k range and is composed of BSA Officers, Financial Crime Investigators, Compliance & AML, Regulators, Hospitality Security Professionals, Law Enforcement, Cyber Security Professionals, Cryptocurrency Industry Leaders, Professors, Students, and more.
