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United in Prevention: Current Trends and Prevention Strategies


Alliance to End Human Trafficking Conference 2026
April 15–17, 2026, at Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor (Boston, MA)

Join advocates, practitioners, faith leaders, and partners for three days of learning, collaboration, and planning to advance survivor-centered, prevention-focused responses to human trafficking.


At a glance

  • Dates & Times: Begins Wednesday, April 15 at 1:00 PM ET; concludes Friday, April 17 at 12:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor, 101 Harborside Dr, Boston, MA 02128

Agenda, Sessions, and Speakers*

  • Keynote Speakers: Fr. Greg Boyle, SJ

Sessions

  • Survivor Panel
  • Global Perspectives in Human Trafficking

Breakouts

  • Stages of Grooming
  • Survivor Centered Housing Models
  • Choose Your Own Prevention Plan
  • Human Trafficking, Technology, and AI
  • Human Trafficking Indicators and Key Prevention Pathways
  • Economic Empowerment of Social Enterprise as a Tool for Healing
  • Human Trafficking Prevention for Individuals with Special Needs
  • Strategies for Serving Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in the Criminal Legal System
  • Working with Healthcare Professionals to Recognize, Respond to, and Prevent Human Trafficking
  • Behind the Screens: Psychological Vulnerabilities and Systemic Exploitation in the Digital Age of Trafficking

Speakers

  • Holly Gibbs
  • Dawn’s Place
  • Mercury Risk
  • Patty Bennett
  • Gwen Jackson
  • Savannah Parvu
  • Lifeway Network
  • Meghan O’Halloran
  • Haley Krueger-Alyass
  • Dr. Stacy Reed-Barnes
  • Dr. Paola Michelle Contreras
  • 3 Strands Global Foundation

More to Come!

*Agenda, sessions, and speakers subject to change

Registration and Hotel

Reserve your conference registration and hotel room in one streamlined process—no separate hotel booking needed for confirmed attendees. $179 + tax per night (single/double). Check-in 4:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM. Complimentary airport shuttle and Wi-Fi in guest rooms included. (Credit card required to hold; charged at check-in.)

To register, please visit: https://reg.nixmeetings.com/aeht2026

Alliance to End Human Trafficking members have already been sent their exclusive discount code via email.

Download conference flyer here.

Speaker’s Bureau Training
Conference attendees are invited to attend the Alliance’s Speaker’s Bureau Training on April 15, 2026 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Alliance To End Human Trafficking 2026 Conference, April 15-17 at the Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor Hotel.
The Alliance’s Speaker’s Bureau is a powerful initiative designed to educate, inspire, and mobilize communities in the fight against human trafficking. Our bureau features a diverse network of knowledgeable speakers—including survivor leaders, advocates, legal experts, service providers, and educators—who are committed to raising awareness and driving change.
If you have a passion to spread the message of human trafficking prevention in your community, please join us for a free in-person training to learn more about the Alliance and best practices to hone your speaking skills. For more information and to register for the training, contact Christine Commerce, Program Director at Christine@AllianceToEndHumanTrafficking.org.