End Human Trafficking Summit 2019 (March 8, 2019)


For Immediate Release

March 8, 2019

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Elise Durham
Director of Policy and Communications
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Andrew Gobeil
Deputy Director of Communications
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hosts the End Human Trafficking ATL Summit 2019  

Shining a light on the blight of Human Trafficking

 

ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is hosting its annual End Human Trafficking Summit on March 11 at the Georgia International Convention Center. This one-day conference has reached maximum capacity. Over 600 guests comprised of activists and key stakeholders from a plethora of human trafficking spectrums are confirmed. ATL will marshal the power of community to address this ominous issue by educating the public about sexual exploitation and forced labor.

 

The Summit begins at 8 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. The entire schedule is suffused with 20 to 30-minute sessions designed to illuminate different aspects of the crime; from identifying traffickers and victims to providing anti-trafficking resources.

 

WHO:       John Selden, Airport General Manager, Ouleye Warnock, Mayor’s Office, Senior Fellow for Human Trafficking, Special guests include the following award-winning journalists: Chris Hansen, host of “To Catch a Predator;” Channel 2 Action News Anchor Jovita Moore (WSB-TV); Channel 2 Action News Reporter Mark Winne (WSBTV); CBS46 Reporter Meghan Packer (WGCL-TV); and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Columnist, Gracie Bonds Staples.   

 

WHAT:     END HUMAN TRAFFICKING ATL SUMMIT 2019

 

WHEN:    March 11, 2019

                  Luncheon  

                  11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
                  Media Panel

                  1p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

         

WHERE:  Georgia International Convention Center

                  2000 Convention Center Concourse

                  Atlanta, GA 30337

 

The End Human Trafficking Summit ATL 2019 is a collective action designed to abolish this blight on society.

                       

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com. NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For HD broadcast quality b-roll of Airport operations, events and generic interior/exterior shots, visit our ATL Video Newsroom at https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channels