3rd Annual Trafficking-in-Persons Conclave begins from Dec 6

9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

• Inaugural
• Gifts and Light of lamp 
• Welcome Address  
• Introductory Note 

• Overview of Human Trafficking Scenario in the South and South East Asian regions

Address from Special Guest 

• Address  Guest of Honor  
• Address from Chief Guest 

Vote of thank

Chairperson

Speakers:

• Rachel Sunden, Deputy Director, American Center, Kolkata
• Hasina Kharbhih, Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network/MD, Impulse Social Enterprises 
• P.M. Nair IPS, Director General (Rtd.) National Disaster Response Force & Civil Defense, Govt. of India
• Helen LaFave, CG, U.S. Consulate

• Cristina Albertin, Representative, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia
• S. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
• Ratna Prabha, Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India
• Shri Tarun Gogoi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of  Assam 

Chairperson

11:00 a.m. –  11:30 a.m.

Session II

Status of Adopting and Implementing the UN Trafficking Protocol

• Introduction to the Protocol and regional overview in adopting the Protocol

• The importance of adopting the Protocol

Interactive Panel

• About adopting and implementing the Protocol; sharing activities and experiences
• Moderator:
  • Mr. Bijo Francis, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong

Speakers:

• Mr. Bijo Francis, Executive Director, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong
• Cristina Albertin, Representative, UNODC Regional Office for South Asia

• Panelists:
  • S. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
  • Ratna Prabha, Addl. Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India
  • Government representation from Myanmar (names to be confirmed)

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session III

Need for SOPs regarding Repatriation of Cross-Border Human Trafficking Victims

• Repatriation of human trafficking victims 
• Experience of repatriation (India)
• Experience of repatriation (Bangladesh)
• Victim-friendly approach in repatriation

Interactive Panel

• The status of the finalized SOP between India and Bangladesh
• Should there be multilateral or bilateral SOPs in the region?
• The connectivity issue – repatriation between India and Myanmar overland?
• What are the existing SOPs already between the countries? – avoiding overlapping and ensuring consistency
• The possibilities to initiate the SOP development process – what needs to be taken into consideration

Moderator:

• P.M. Nair IPS, Director General (Rtd.)

Speakers:

• P.M. Nair IPS, Director General (Rtd.)

• Indrani Sinha, Director, SANLAAP
• Salma Ali, Director, BNWLA
• Florrie Burke, Chair Emeritus of the Freedom Network

Panelists:

• S. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
• Ministry of External Affairs, India
• Roksana Hasin, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Bangladesh
• Ministry of External Affairs, Bangladesh
• Ministries of Home and External Affairs, Nepal, Myanmar and Bhutan (names to be confirmed)
• Consul General, Nepal
• Mr. K. Varma, Special Secretary (Retd), Government of India

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Session IV

Collaboration across the borders between the Law Enforcement through Anti-Human Trafficking Software

• Anti-Human Trafficking Units of India

• Anti-Human Trafficking Unit – North East Indian experience
• Case study of human trafficking case intervention and management
• Anti-Human Trafficking Software
• Launch of the Anti-Human Trafficking software 

Interactive Panel

• Networking between AHTUs
• Networking across the international borders
• Networking among the stakeholders
• Further strengthening networking by incorporating Anti-Human Trafficking Software, exploring future solutions for the future
• Knowledge sharing dialogue with a special emphasis on cross-border human trafficking

Moderator:

• Hasina Kharbhih, Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network/MD, Impulse Social Enterprises

Speakers:

• S. Suresh Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
• Mukesh Sahay, IPS, ADGP, CID,

Guwahati, Assam

• Miranda Ingtipi, APS, ASP

CID, Assam

• Mehernosh Shapoorjee, Digital5
• Jayanta N. Choudhury, IPS, DGP, Assam

Peter James Pyngrope  Hanneman IPS, DGP, Meghalaya

Panelists:

• P.M. Nair, IPS, Director General (Rtd.)
• Govind P. Thapa, Additional Inspector General of Police (Retd), Nepal
• B.R. Rana, IGP (CID), Meghalaya
• Md. Shah Alam, Additional DIG (CID), Bangladesh Police
• Law Enforcement, Bhutan
• Kyaw Win Thein, Police Col., Anti-Trafficking Unit, Myanmar Police Force

Additional Panelists:

• Elias Lotha, IPS, DIG, Human Rights, Nagaland
• Sonam Yankeela Bhutia, Sub Inspector, AHTU, CID, Crime Branch, Sikkim
• Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur to be confirmed

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

• Session V
• Mature Media – Responsible Response towards Human Trafficking
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• Interactive Panel Discussion
• Selected media coverage

Moderator:

• Arijit Sen, Senior Editor, CNN-IBN 

Panellist:

• Mrinal Talukdar, Joint Editor, DY365
• Kunal Majumder, Assistant Editor
• Sein Win, Journalist, Myanmar
• Akhilesh Upadhyay, Kathmandu Post
• Kuenzang Choden, Reporter, Bhutan Times 

Additional Panelists:

• Taba Ajum, Sub Editor, Arunachal Times
• Vanlalrema Vantawl, Zalen, Mizoram
• Sukham Nanda Singh, People’s Chronical
• Thomas Lim, Editor, Meghalaya Times
• Amit Patro, Editor, Sikkim Express
• Syed Sajjad Ali, Editor, Indigenous Herald
• Goeffrey Yaden, Editor and Publisher, Nagaland Post

4:30 p.m. – 5:20 p.m.

• Session VI
• Prosecution, collaboration across the borders
• Panel Discussion

 Prosecution of human traffickers

 Issues to be discussed include:

• Challenges of prosecution on human trafficking cases
• Collaboration necessity with other stakeholders
• Cross-border collaboration opportunities and challenges

Moderator:

• Bhuwan Ribhu, Advocate and National Secretary of Bachpan Bachao Andolan

Speaker:

• Florrie Burke, Chair Emeritus of the Freedom Network

Panelists:

• Doma Bhutia, Director, Human Rights Law Network , Sikkim Branch
• Justice Md. Miftah Uddin Choudhury, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
• Saptarhishi Biswas, IJM, Kolkata
• Aung Thane, Supreme Court advocate, Legal Performance Aid Centre, Myanmar
• Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre, Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Assam

5:20 p.m.  – 5:30 p.m.

• Concluding Session
• Outcomes of the Panel Discussions
• Development of a Follow-Up Plan of Action

• Vote of Thanks
  • Hasina Kharbhih, Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network/MD, Impulse Social Enterprises
  • Rachel Sunden, Deputy Director, American Center, Kolkata

7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

• Presentation
• Dance performance and a brief demonstration to rehabilitation and trauma healing mechanism
• Dinner
  • Florrie Burke, Chair Emeritus of the Freedom Network
  • Kolkata Sanved

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

• Welcome address 
• Introduction to the days programme
  • Rachel Sunden, Deputy Director, American Center, Kolkata
  • Hasina Kharbhih, Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network/MD, Impulse Social Enterprises

9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

• Session VIII
• Civil Society Partnership to Address Trafficking in Persons  

• Addressing prevention and policing through capacity building and trainings 

Issues to be discussed:

• Civil Society Organizations networking among themselves also across the borders
• Necessity to collaborate also with other stakeholders including the law enforcement.
• Sharing experiences of process of networking, the successes and challenges achieved as well as identifying methods how to strengthen the collaboration.

Moderator:

• Deependra Chamlagain, Director, Samriddhi, Nepal 

Speakers:

• Florrie Burke, Chair Emeritus of the Freedom Network
• Tashi Rapten Barfungpa, Director, Hope
• Sunil Mow, Chairman / Director, Athupopu Social Foundation / HRLN 

Panelists:

• Hasina Khabrhih, Founder/Chair of Board, Impulse NGO Network
• Salma Ali, Executive Director, Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)
• Maung Mang Win, General Secreatry, YMCA
• Renew, Bhutan (name to be confirmed) 

Additional Panelists:

•  Sreelekha Ray, Executive Director, Voluntary Health Association of Tripura
• Doma Bhutia, Director, Human Rights Law Network , Sikkim Branch
• L. Pishak Singh, Secy, Sustainable Development  Centre, Manipur
• Jubita Hajarimayum, Secretary, Ereima Gender Empowerment Resource Centre, Manipur
• Chenithung Humtsoe, Executive Director, Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre, Nagaland
• Miguel Queah, Founder/Chairman, UTSAH, Assam
• Nirney John Chettri, General Secretary, MARG, Darjeeling

10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

• Session IX
• The role of Service Providers in addressing protection of human trafficking survivors 

Issues to be discussed:

• Minimum standards
• Adequate protection
• Networking with other stakeholders
• Sharing experiences

Moderator:

• Florrie Burke, Chair Emeritus of the Freedom Network 

Panelists:

• H.M.Shangpliang,M.C..S. Director of Social Welfare, Meghalaya
• Director Sri Rajib Lochan Duarah , IAS Directorate of Social Welfare
• Indrani Sinha, Director, SANLAAP
• Sabin Gurung, Maiti Nepal
• Bhutan/Bangladesh to be confirmed

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

• Session X
• Experience sharing of Civil Society Organizations

Moderator:

• Manish Subharwal, Impact

Panelists:

• Anupam Das, Apne Aap Women Worldwide
• Niloy Basu, Bangla Natak
• Christophe Plais, Terra Indica
• Prayas JAS Society (name to be confirmed)
• PLAN India (name to be confirmed)

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

• Star Power Session
• Panel Discussions
• Announcing winners of the competitions

3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

• Fashion Show
• Music Concert
• Short films/documentaries about Human Trafficking between the bands