Conference on human trafficking set for March 23 at Defiance College

March 13, 2015

DEFIANCE, Ohio – “It Takes a Community,” a conference on human trafficking, will be held Monday, March 23, on the campus of Defiance College. The education and awareness event is sponsored by the DC chapter of Free the Slaves. The conference sessions begin at 8 a.m. in Dana Hall and Schomburg Auditorium.

The conference will explore how community agencies, law enforcement, and community members can work together in a collaborative effort to fight human trafficking and assist victims. College students will be able to learn how their chosen professions can intersect with the fight against human trafficking.

Keynote speaker, Cynthia Navarro, will speak at 6 p.m. in Schomburg Auditorium, and her appearance is sponsored by the HTCIA, Defiance College’s High Technology Crime Investigation Association.

Navarro has worked in investigations for more than 30 years and is currently the principle of Finnegan’s Way, an investigative consultation and training firm in California. In this role she manages both civil and criminal investigations and consults worldwide, specializing in anti-piracy, business and intelligence backgrounds.

Previously, she held management positions at several Silicon Valley firms. In these positions, she was responsible for managing business intelligence gathering, intellectual property theft investigations, interviews, cyber investigations, background investigations and training. She has taught the internet as an investigative tool to law enforcement and corporate investigators worldwide.

Navarro’s presentation at Defiance College, “Is Private Really Private?” will address social media and internet investigation. She will talk about the inner workings of search engines, networking sites, and places people may not have thought of to collect intelligence. She will also address international business sites and review advanced Google search techniques, domain tools, websites, file types, records of websites, and alternate search engines for specialized searches.

Conference sessions throughout the day will address human trafficking, law enforcement and digital forensics, legal and global studies, case management and therapy trauma, and supply chain transparency. A noon lunch panel will feature community agencies.

The conference is free and open to the public.

Defiance College, chartered in 1850, is an independent, liberal arts institution in Northwest Ohio offering more than 40 undergraduate programs of study as well as graduate programs in education and business. Defiance College has received national recognition for its educational experience of service and engagement. The college website is www.defiance.edu.