U.S. Catholic Sisters Against Human Trafficking 2023 Conference
September 28-30, 2023
Doubletree by Hilton Chicago North Shore Conference Center
9599 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL 60077
Registration and Hotel Reservation questions should be directed to:
Nix Conference & Meeting Management
or
314-645-1455
Please note: The hotel is currently sold out the evening of September 29, 2023. Submitting a hotel request will place you on a waiting list. We will be in contact with you as soon as a room becomes available.
You will request a hotel reservation at the DoubleTree Chicago North Shore Conference Center during the registration process. You do not need to make an additional hotel reservation if you are already a confirmed attendee of the conference. Please contact Nix Conference & Meeting Management with Hotel Reservation questions. Do not contact the hotel directly.
Hotel Information:
- Check In- 3:00PM
- Check Out- 12:00PM
- Complimentary On-Site Parking
- Complimentary Guest Room Wi-Fi
The rate for a double/single occupancy room is $159.00 plus tax. Taxes are subject to change. The Doubletree Chicago North Shore Conference Center requires a credit card to hold your room, but will not charge your card until check in.
Please note the hotel does not provide an airport shuttle. It is recommended to use a ride share service to/from the hotel for the airport (Uber or Lyft) or taxi/cab service.
Conference Schedule
(Subject to Change)
Thursday, September 28
10:00am Registration Opens/Exhibits Open
12:00 pm Lunch (Pick-up)
1:15 pm Welcome and Opening Prayer
1:30 pm Keynote Address- Angela Reed, RSM
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm Session One
- Public Policy with Alex Delgado of ECPAT, USA
- Child Sex Abuse Material and Human Trafficking with Judith Gomez of ECPAT, USA
3:45 pm Break
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm Session Two
- Trauma Informed Care with Kristi Mouncey of the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking
- Public Health and Human Trafficking with Laura Krausa of CommonSpirit Health
5:15 pm Exhibits Open
6:00 pm Optional Dinner Tour
Friday, September 29
7:30 am – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Activity/Morning Meditation/Exhibits Open
- Morning Meditation with Ramaa Krishnan
9:30 am Opening Prayer
11:00 am Break
11:15 am – 12:15 pm Session Three
- Legal Panel with Martina Vandenberg of the Human Trafficking Legal Center, Lisa Haba of Haba Law Firm, and Erika Asgeirsson of the National Immigrant Justice Center
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
2:15 pm – 3:15 pm Session Four
- Human Trafficking and Child Labor with Katherine Kaufka Walts, JD
- Human Trafficking Advocacy Training with Ann Scholz, SSND, formerly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and Fran Eskin-Royer of the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Session Five
- Charlie Tebow (LGBTQIA+ and Human Trafficking)
- Immigration, the Law, & Human Trafficking with Mary Meg McCarthy of the National Immigrant Justice Center and Terry Coonan of Florida State University Center for the Advancement of Human Rights
5:30 pm Happy Hour
6:30 pm Awards Dinner
8:00 pm Exhibits Close for the Conference
Saturday, September 30
7:30 am – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast
9:15 am – 10:15 am Session Six - Keynote
- Chris Thompson: Collaborating to End Human Trafficking. We are confident that together we can indeed end human trafficking. But what does it mean and what does it take to collaborate at a level that will allow us to accomplish this ambitious goal? Chris, president of Civic Collaboration Consultants, will share lessons from more than 15 years of supporting a wide variety of collaboratives that have generated enduring, positive change related to infant mortality, education, economic development, and human trafficking.
10:15 am Check-out
11:00 am Closing Ritual and Missioning
11:45 am Conference ends
