The first-ever Global Online Child Trafficking Conference will take play from October 16-18th in London and the organisers are harnessing social media to put out the word.
Organised by child protection consultancy, touchpoint, and the Counter Human Trafficking Bureau, the three-day event consists of more than 40 webinars delivered by speakers from across the world.
To ensure accessibility to those who are often not able to travel and afford training it is free to register and participate in. It brings together representatives from the private sector, third sector and public sector professionals and practitioners and showcase some of the world’s most effective and innovative counter-trafficking practices from across Africa, America, Asia and Europe.
Moreover, the conference has engaged influential agency Socialable, headed by Forbes Top 25 Social Media Influencer, Lilach Bullock, to lead the campaign to to raise awareness of the global exploitation and trafficking of children and boost collaborative knowledge-sharing for the exclusively online conference.
“To be involved in such an inspirational and innovative event is an honour. Digital offers huge opportunities for collaboration online communities, but there is a darker side of society that sees it as an opportunity to exploit children through social media and other online tools. We will strive to raise awareness of this critical issue”, said Bullock.
This website fully supports the idea of this conference and encourages readers of this post to spread the message as far as they can. We will also be covering the conference and will publish the most salient parts of the campaign.
Monty Munford has more than 15 years' experience in mobile, digital media, web and journalism. He is the founder of Mob76, a company that helps tech companies raise money and exit. He speaks regularly at global media events with a focus on Africa, writes a weekly column for The Telegraph, is a regular contributor to The Economist, Wired, Mashable and speaks regularly on the BBC World Service.
