Rachel Lloyd, who formerly worked in Germany’s legal sex industry,  is the founder of  GEMS (Girls Educations & Mentoring Services), America’s  largest organization offering direct services to American victims of child sex trafficking.  She is a recognized expert on the issue of child sex trafficking in the United States, whose advocacy is the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary Very Young Girls and her memoir Girls Like Us.  Her achievements have been highlighted on CNN Anderson Cooper 360, ABC News, NBC News, NPR, as well as in the New York Times, Washington Post, Glamour Magazine, and other media outlets.

Juliana is a victim who was trafficked from Brazil to Switzerland.

Georgette Mulheir is the Chief Executive of Lumos, an organization founded by J.K. Rowling to support the rights of children. Georgette has worked in 17 countries across Europe and Africa, leading large scale programs to transform the lives of thousands of children and their families. She pioneered a model of de-institutionalization now followed in many countries across Central and Eastern Europe, and has advised governments on the reform of their services for children and families. She is the author of four books related to children’s rights, and currently advises the European Commission on the reform of children’s services across the EU.

Michael Shively is a senior associate at the Cambridge, Massachusetts based research firm Abt Associates, and has spent the past several years gathering information about strategies that reduce demand for prostitution. His work involves a database of at least 825 cities that employ various demand reduction tactics. Michael Shively’s research has produced comprehensive reports for the Department of Justice as well as a website called DEMANDForum.net, that tracks the “anti-demand initiatives” occurring across the United States.

Harmony Dust is the founder and executive director of Treasures, a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization (outreach and support group) for women in the sex industry.   She is also the author of Scars & Stilettos, a memoir that describes her own experiences in the sex industry.  Harmony has been featured in various media sources, including Glamour Magazine, The Dr. Drew Show & The Tyra Banks Show.

Christopher Baughman is a Nevada human trafficking detective and author of Off the Street, a book outlining his real life experiences of finding and arresting pimps who force women into a life of prostitution in Nevada.

Andrea Swanson is the mother of a sex trafficking victim in Las Vegas.

Nate Larkin is a former john and the founder of the Samson Society.

Bill Margolis is a retired LAPD Detective and the founder of the Los Angeles John School.

Craig Gross is the founder of XXXchurch.com and is the author of several books, including Open: What Happens When You Get Real, Get Honest, and get Accountable.

Patrik Cederlöf is the National Coordinator of the Swedish National Task Force Against Prostitution/Trafficking in Stockholm.

Jonas Trolle is the Superintendent of the Stockholm County Police Crime Intelligence Unit. In addition to his involvement in specific human trafficking cases, he has also taken part in anti-trafficking training at the Swedish National Police Academy in Stockholm.