Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Core Competencies Framework hosted by ECPAT International

Topic: Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date & Location: April 2025, Webinar

Human Trafficking in the Lodging Industry for Executives

Event: Hotel Equities Group Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: January 2025

Women in Tourism, Facing Challenges Creating Solutions

Topic: Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date & Location: December 2024, Webinar

Education about Human Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry

Event: Tourism Institute Webinar
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: December 2024

International Congress on Preventing and Combating Human Trafficking, Domestic Violence, and Child Sexual Violence

Topic: Human Trafficking Education in the Hospitality Industry
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey and Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date & Location: November 2024, Orlando, Fl

We Are SAM (Student Abolitionist Movement) Conference

Topic: “Dangers of grooming, sugaring, and artificial intelligence” with the Knights of the RELM Student Organization Panel
Presenter: Sydney Weisman, Annastazia Allgire, Gabriela Bonilla, Liv Wastier, Sydney Gross, William Zambelli, and Mayara Martines Ramalho de Oliveira
Date & Location: November 2024, Orlando, Fl

2024 Human Trafficking Summit. hosted by the Florida Office of the Attorney General and the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking

Topic: Mitigating the Scale, Reach, and Impact on Human Trafficking at Major Events: a North American Perspective
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd and Dr. Alan Fyall
Date & Location: November 2024, Virtual
Watch their presentation here.

World Orlando, with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program, hosted by the U.S. Department of State

Topic: Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for Mexico
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date & Location: November 2024, Orlando, Fl

Combating Trafficking in the Hospitality Industry

Event: Human X Congress (Orlando, FL, USA)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: November 2024

Tourism Education Experts Workshop to Equip Tourism Professionals to Integrate Child Protection into the Training Curricula, hosted by ECPAT International – a Global organization dedicated to protecting children.

Topic: Anti-Trafficking Curriculum to Hospitality Students
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date & Location: October 2024, Vienna, Austria

Writing Global Curriculum and Policy to End Child Sex Tourism

Event: Tourism Education Workshop with ECPACT (Vienna, Austria)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: October 2024

Workshop hosted by the UCF Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, United Abolitionists, and G6 Hospitality to discuss human trafficking in the lodging industry.

Topic: Guest Services Anti-Trafficking Workshop
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd, Tomas J. Lares, Sean Walker, and Kim Figeroa
Date & Location: September 2024, Orlando, Fl

Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for Comoros and Madagascar

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: May, 2024

Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for United Nations Women Tajikistan Program Office

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: May, 2024

Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for Guinea-Bissau

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: November, 2023

Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Project for the Near East & North Africa

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: February, 2023

UCF Rosen College Prepares Future Leaders to Combat Trafficking Presentation to the “Combating Trafficking in Persons in Kuwait Delegates”

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: October, 2022

Human Trafficking in Central Florida, a Conversation with Educators and Advocates

Event: Events and Social Justice Series in partnership with the University of Surrey (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: January, 2022

Human Trafficking at Major Events: The Need for Effective Mitigation Strategies

Event: 5th International Conference on Events; Making Waves in Africa: Exploring New Frontiers in Festivals and Events (Cape Town, South Africa)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: November, 2021

UCF Rosen College Prepares Future Leaders to Combat Trafficking Presentation to the “Combating Trafficking in Persons in Lebanon, Myanmar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia Delegates”

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State (Orlando, Florida)
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: December, 2020

UCF Rosen College Prepares Future Leaders to Combat Trafficking Presentation to the “Combating Trafficking in Poland Delegates”

Event: World Orlando with the World Affairs Council of Central Florida and the International Visitor Leadership Program hosted by the U.S. Department of State
Presenter: Dr. Jessica Wickey Byrd
Date: December 1st, 2019