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The Forum will bring together participants including national and EU-level decision-makers (from Ministries of Justice, Interior, Labour, and Foreign Affairs), law enforcement authorities (police, border guards, prosecutors, judges), labour inspectorates, tax authorities, as well as international and regional organisations such as Frontex, Eurojust, and EPPO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From insightful panels to expert seminars, the Forum promises to cover critical topics integral to the ongoing discourse on strengthen cross-sector and transnational cooperation against trafficking in human beings as organised crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcoming remarks (Day 1)<\/mark><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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NINA LARSSON<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
Minister for Gender Equality, Sweden<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CATHERINE DE BOLLE<\/strong><\/strong>
Executive Director, E<\/strong>uropol<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Director General, C<\/strong>ouncil of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Prosecutor General of Sweden<\/h5>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Moderator: <\/strong>Edi Mujaj, Head of the Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings Unit, Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The panel will look at the bigger picture: where is Europe\u2019s fight against human trafficking headed, and what must change to make real progress?<\/p>\n

The discussion will highlight why international cooperation is not a \u201cnice to have\u201d but a necessity when traffickers operate across borders, constantly adapting their methods. The panel will also touch on the new frontiers of trafficking: how organised crime groups are diversifying into financial fraud, online exploitation, and other crime areas that require new approaches from law enforcement.<\/p>\n

How can international cooperation be strengthened to meet these challenges? In what ways can intergovernmental organisations provide concrete support to law enforcement? Which resources and tools are available for national authorities to utilise in practice? And how can pooling information and coordinating operations across countries make the difference between isolated efforts and the successful disruption of organised crime groups?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDiane Schmitt, EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator, EU Commission <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Diane Schmitt <\/span>was appointed <\/span>European Union Anti-Trafficking Coordinator in July 2021<\/span>. She <\/span>is<\/span> responsible for<\/span> improving coherence<\/span> and coordination among different stakeholders<\/span> and for <\/span>contributing to the development and implementation of<\/span> EU policies to <\/span>prevent and combat trafficking in human beings. During her<\/span> career in the European Commission, she <\/span>was working in different areas, including on<\/span> migration, <\/span>security<\/span> and justice.<\/span><\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Kari Johnstone serves as OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (SR\/CTHB) since 30 October 2023. She represents the OSCE at the political level on human trafficking issues, supportsOSCE participating States to strengthen their anti-trafficking policy and operational frameworks, and coordinates the wider OSCE\u2019s efforts to combat human trafficking.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Johnstone served as Principal Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons from 2014-2023. In these roles, she advised senior officials on policy and programming strategies to fight human trafficking around the world and oversaw the production of the State Department\u2019s annual Trafficking in Persons Report.\u00a0 <\/span>Previously, Dr. Johnstone served as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia and International Religious Freedom in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) in 2013-2014 and as Director for Russia and Central Asia at the National Security Staff of the White House in 2012.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Mr. Chatzis joined the United Nations in 2006 as a senior expert on counter-terrorism and organized crime. Since 2012, he has headed UNODC’s Section against human trafficking and migrant smuggling. With more than 100 experts in Vienna and around the world, the Section is the United Nations\u2019 main team against these crimes.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining the UN, Mr. Chatzis served in senior positions in regional security organizations in Southeast Europe dealing with organized crime, peace implementation and war crimes. Among other positions, he headed the Regional Secretariat of the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe in Bucharest, Romania, the Department for Rule of Law and Human Rights of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro and the Legal Section of the Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina implementing the Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in this country.<\/p>\n

A national of Greece and a qualified lawyer, Mr Chatzis holds a master\u2019s degree in War Studies from the University of London and a law degree from the University of Athens, Greece. He is fluent in English and French.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Nenad Naca is the head of Analysis Project Phoenix, Europol\u2019s dedicated team for combating trafficking in human beings and related exploitation. He coordinates operational and analytical support to EU Member States and partners in complex cross-border investigations.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With over 25 years of investigative experience, his career spans from local to national level, covering everything from burglaries and robberies, child sexual exploitation, homicides, and sexual offences to organised crime and corruption on national level, where he served as Head of one Department within Croatia\u2019s National Police Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organised Crime (PNUSKOK). He has extensive international training and experience in combating organised crime and trafficking, and has received several national and international awards, including the Homeland Gratitude Medal of the Republic of Croatia for his contribution in combating organised crime.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Edi Mujaj is the Head of Unit for the Task Force against Trafficking in Human Beings unit, at the Council of the Baltic Sea States. He has 13 years of experience in working against human trafficking and has coordinated national and international projects and activities with the objective of increasing the capacity and competence among state agencies, embassies and frontline workers in the Baltic Sea Region to counter human trafficking.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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After examining the wider European and international perspective in the first panel, this discussion brings the focus back to the national level. Ministries and police from across Europe will reflect on the situation on the ground: what are the main challenges in addressing trafficking, and where have real improvements been made?<\/p>\n

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The panel will look at the\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0behind anti-trafficking measures. From a national and practical perspective:\u00a0Why<\/strong>\u00a0are dedicated efforts needed, beyond ordinary law enforcement?\u00a0Why<\/strong>\u00a0is specialist competence within prosecution and police essential to secure convictions and protect victims? And\u00a0why<\/strong>\u00a0must trafficking remain a priority, even when other urgent threats compete for resources?<\/p>\n

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A key part of the discussion will be the victim perspective. How does integrating a victim-centred approach into investigations strengthen trust, improve evidence, and ultimately increase the likelihood of successful prosecutions? What does law enforcement gain when victims are treated not only as sources of information but as individuals whose protection is central to the fight against organised crime?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Dr Venla Roth serves as the Government Anti-Trafficking Coordinator of Finland. Her tasks include, among others, leading the drafting process of the anti-trafficking action plans and their implementation, leading anti-trafficking projects and chairing working groups, taking initiatives in the fight against human trafficking and participating in international cooperation. Dr Roth has a long experience in the field of human rights and anti-trafficking both nationally and internationally. She has previously served as a Head of Unit at the Office for the Finnish Non-Discrimination Ombudsman and as an expert in various international research and development projects\u00a0 for example for the European Parliament research services, European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality EIGE. Dr Roth has been a member of the European Commission\u2019s Expert Group on action against human trafficking and the NRM Advisory Group established by the OSCE\/ODIHR. Dr Roth holds a Master\u2019s degree and a PhD in law. Dr Roth also serves as a Professor of Practice at the University of Turku, Faculty of Law, where she teaches law students about the law and social change.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Specialist Director Jan Austad works in the Police Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security. A main responsibility is coordinating measures against Trafficking in Human Beings. <\/span>A previous<\/span> prosecutor in the Norwegian police, he is a member of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Task Force <\/span>a<\/span>gainst Trafficking<\/span> in Human Beings<\/span>.\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Anu <\/span>Leps<\/span> has been serving as Estonia\u2019s anti-trafficking national coordinator since 2009. In this role, she holds significant responsibilities, including policy development, coordinating the national strategy and network, and representing the government in international anti-trafficking efforts. She serves as the main point of contact for national rapporteurs and similar mechanisms within the European Commission and the GRETA network for the Council of Europe. Additionally, Ms. <\/span>Leps<\/span> represents Estonia in the TF-THB of the Council of Baltic Sea States and contributes to crime prevention discussions within the European Crime Prevention Network. Moreover, Ms. <\/span>Leps<\/span> focuses on multidisciplinary coordination for the prevention of trafficking and prevention more general, coordinating the work of the national anti-trafficking roundtable and National Crime Prevention Council emphasizing its importance as a key aspect of her work.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Oliver Janser has over 35 years of experience in policing and international police development, specialising in police reform, organised crime, and <\/span>counter-terrorism<\/span>. <\/span>Mr Janser<\/span> began his career with the German Federal Police in 1986 and later earned a Master of Science in Risk, <\/span>Crisis<\/span> and Disaster Management from the University of Leicester.<\/span> His<\/span> international work includes senior roles with the UN and OSCE in Kosovo and Tajikistan, where he led large-scale police reform and was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by Tajikistan\u2019s Ministry of Internal Affairs. As Senior Police Adviser with<\/span> the <\/span>German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), <\/span>he supported police development across Africa, including the creation of AFRIPOL, and led reform efforts in Myanmar. <\/span>Mr Janser <\/span>currently manages the EU4FAST-WB project, strengthening the Western Balkans\u2019 response to organised crime and <\/span>trafficking in human beings.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Aleksandra Cho\u0142uj c<\/span>urrently works at the Ministry of Interior and Administration of Poland as the Head of the Unit for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Hate Crime and Supporting Actions in the area of EU Internal Security Policy. She acts as the deputy national rapporteur for the NACR EU at the European Commission, and she is also the contact point for GRETA at the Council of Europe.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms <\/span>Cho\u0142uj <\/span>previously worked at the National Police Headquarters, mainly dealing with large-scale European IT systems (i.e. SIS, VIS, Eurodac, ECRIS, EES, ETIAS) and the tools offered by Interpol.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Human trafficking and organised crime are constantly evolving, adapting to new markets and exploiting emerging vulnerabilities. This panel will explore the new frontiers of trafficking and related organised crime phenomena that Europe must prepare for. These include the rising number of Latin American victims trafficked and exploited in Europe, the connection between trafficking and organised scam compounds in Asia targeting European citizens, and the use of artificial intelligence in both facilitating exploitation and shaping new forms of labour abuse.<\/p>\n

The discussion will consider how these seemingly different trends are connected by a common thread: organised crime groups diversifying their business models, blending trafficking with other forms of exploitation and fraud, and seeking to maximise profits wherever vulnerabilities exist. In some cases, the abuse may not meet the strict legal definition of trafficking, yet individuals are still subjected to severe exploitation or trafficking-related crimes. This raises an important question: how should states and law enforcement respond when exploitation falls outside narrow legal categories – should such cases be treated with less urgency, or addressed with the same determination to protect those affected?<\/p>\n

Building on the previous panel\u2019s call not to abandon a specific human trafficking perspective, this session will also ask: what other tools and measures, other than the human trafficking legislation, can be used to disrupt and disturb criminal operations? How can financial flows, business structures, and cross-border cooperation be leveraged to make Europe an undesirable environment for organised crime?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Daniel Daher <\/span>is<\/span> a <\/span>Commissioner<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Brazilian<\/span> Federal Police, <\/span>holds<\/span> a <\/span>degree<\/span> in Law <\/span>with<\/span> a <\/span>specialization<\/span> in <\/span>Public<\/span> Security, <\/span>and<\/span> a <\/span>master’s<\/span> degree<\/span> in <\/span>Information<\/span> Science. He <\/span>has<\/span> worked<\/span> in <\/span>the<\/span> areas<\/span> of<\/span> intelligence<\/span> and<\/span> international<\/span> cooperation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Brazilian<\/span> Federal Police, <\/span>and<\/span> in <\/span>recent<\/span> years<\/span> served<\/span> as General <\/span>Coordinator<\/span> for <\/span>the<\/span> Repression<\/span> of<\/span> Crimes <\/span>against<\/span> Human<\/span> Rights<\/span>. <\/span>Currently<\/span>, <\/span>he<\/span> works<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Specialized<\/span> Center <\/span>against<\/span> Migrant<\/span> Smuggling<\/span> and<\/span> Human<\/span> Trafficking<\/span> of<\/span> AMERIPOL.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Dr Julia Muraszkiewicz is an independent consultant specialising in human trafficking, human security, and the nexus of transnational crimes and technology. She has expertise on human trafficking in conflict, having developed a risk assessment for the UK Ministry of Defence and she delivers training on the subject to the British military twice a year. Julia holds a PhD in law, focused on the non-punishment principle and has extensive experience advising governments, international organisations, and NGOs. She has also worked at safe houses for survivors of human trafficking.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Thomas has been serving as a police officer since 2007. Over the years, he has held several key positions within the Swedish police force, including roles at the National Operations Department and the Swedish Economic Crime Authority, where he worked for a total of nine years.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He has also served as Head of the Investigation Section within the Border Police Unit in the South Region, where he was responsible for coordinating the police\u2019s efforts against labour market crime in the region. This remains one of his key areas of responsibility today.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since November 2021, <\/span>Colm <\/span>ha<\/span>s<\/span> been the head of the Garda National Protective Services Bureau (GNPSB) where <\/span>he<\/span> has<\/span> strategic responsibility in <\/span>An<\/span> Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na, Ireland\u2019s National Police Service, for the response<\/span> to<\/span> and the investigation of crimes involving Domestic, Sexual and Gender Based Violence. GNPSB conduct<\/span>s<\/span> investigations in certain complex cases<\/span>, and<\/span> are also the National Bureau responsible for <\/span>An<\/span> Garda <\/span>S\u00edoch\u00e1na\u2019s<\/span> response in respect of Sexual Crime, Online Child Exploitation, Child Protection, Sex Offender Management, Human Trafficking, Missing <\/span>Persons<\/span> and Victims.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Vicky Tinker is a UK-based law enforcement professional with 14 years of experience working at police, national and international levels. Since 2017, she has worked in a Threat Leadership role in the National Crime Agency, leading the UK\u2019s strategic response to modern slavery and human trafficking and specialising in sexual exploitation. Vicky has spearheaded cross-sector national projects that have significantly enhanced awareness and operational response of modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK and across Europe.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Dr. Ollus is the Director of HEUNI, situated in Helsinki, Finland. HEUNI is a leading human trafficking expert organization in Finland and Europe. Dr Ollus first encountered the question of human trafficking in 1999, when she travelled around the Nordic and Baltic countries to assess the capacity of civil society to prevent and assist trafficked women. Since then, she has worked with issues of trafficking at the United Nations in Southern Africa, at the OSCE and at HEUNI, and has also served as an adviser on good governance at the Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN in New York. Dr Ollus leads HEUNI in the creation of concrete and policy relevant guidance based on empirical research. She provides advice to and trains policy makers, legislators and practitioners, and also collaborates closely with labour market parties, including business and public procurement actors on how to address and prevent exploitation and trafficking. She has also been involved in the development of national and regional anti-trafficking policies and programmes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The threat posed by\u00a0Russia\u2019s illegal, unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine\u00a0takes shape both as an organised crime threat and as a broader security threat to Europe. The war has created unprecedented vulnerabilities that traffickers and organised crime groups are quick to exploit. Displacement, loss of livelihoods, and the breakdown of protection systems have heightened risks of human trafficking both within Ukraine and across Europe.<\/p>\n

This panel will explore the nexus between trafficking and wider security threats, including how Russia\u2019s aggression has taken multifaceted forms: the instrumentalisation of migration by Belarus and Russia, the displacement and unlawful transfer of Ukrainian children, and increased human trafficking risks.<\/p>\n

The session will examine how traffickers adapt their methods in times of war, how intelligence and victim identification can be strengthened, and how cooperation with Europol and European partners may support Ukrainian authorities in addressing these challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Tetiana<\/span> Rudenko joined the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-<\/span>ordinator<\/span> for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings as Senior Co-ordination Adviser in October 2017. During the previous 15 years, <\/span>Tetiana<\/span> has <\/span>served <\/span>in international and public organizations dealing with\u00a0combating human trafficking and domestic violence, ensuring gender equality and economic empowerment of women, combating cybercrime, <\/span>assisting<\/span> conflict-affected population<\/span>s<\/span>, as well as supporting police reform. As an expert, she contributed to the development of the UN Model Law Against Human Trafficking<\/span> and<\/span> several OSCE Ministerial Council Decisions on human trafficking<\/span>. She has also<\/span> assisted<\/span> States in developing laws, <\/span>by-laws<\/span> and National Action Plans on combating trafficking in human beings<\/span> and<\/span> domestic violence<\/span>, as well as<\/span> implementing <\/span>the<\/span> \u201cWomen<\/span>,<\/span> Peace<\/span> and S<\/span>ecurity\u201d agenda. Among other<\/span> activities<\/span>, currently <\/span>Tetiana<\/span> leads the Office<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> efforts to prevent and combat human trafficking in the context of <\/span>the <\/span>war against Ukraine.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Julia Sachenko is a Ukrainian human rights and anti-trafficking expert with over 15 years of experience in combating human trafficking, supporting survivors, and advancing child protection in conflict and humanitarian settings. Serving as a National Consultant for UNODC, she was pivotal in developing evaluation frameworks for Ukraine\u2019s State Program and mapping TIP identification procedures for war-affected victims, which bolstered the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) against cross-border trafficking. She also co-authored the “Return Every Child” research on the unlawful deportation and militarisation of Ukrainian children in occupied territories.<\/span><\/p>\n

In 2025, Sachenko founded Libera, an NGO committed to supporting trafficking survivors. She currently serves as the Director of Anti-trafficking and Child Protection at Save Ukraine and the Executive Director of Child Rescue, leading national and international efforts to protect children from exploitation. Prior to this, she dedicated over 12 years to anti-trafficking efforts, managing strategic operations and building partnerships with key Ukrainian government agencies like the National Police.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Hannelore Valier<\/span> has over 20 years of experience working with international organi<\/span>s<\/span>ations across the Balkans, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Serbia.<\/span> Following the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she worked on refugee return, veterans\u2019 rehabilitation, and job creation programs for displaced persons. She later served with the OSCE, focusing on democratization, rule of law, and human rights, particularly in combating trafficking in human beings.<\/span> Before moving to Ukraine, Ms. Valier worked with the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX). Since 2019, she has headed the Lviv Field Office of the European Union Advisory Mission (EUAM) Ukraine, leading efforts on organi<\/span>s<\/span>ed and cross-border crime and supporting Integrated Border Management along Ukraine\u2019s EU borders.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Aleksandra Suska-Mentel is a Polish civil servant who has been working in the field of international affairs at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland since 2008. She currently serves as Head of the International Cooperation Unit in the Department of International Affairs and Migration at the Ministry of the Interior and Administration. From July 2023 to March 2024, she was also Deputy Director of this department, responsible for international affairs, EU security issues, human trafficking and the external aspect of migration.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She completed her master’s degree in international relations (specialisation: diplomacy) at the University of Wroc\u0142aw and postgraduate studies in journalism and information management (public relations) at the same university. She also graduated from the National School of Public Administration in Warsaw.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Ms. Olena Koval<\/span> is a Ukrainian career diplomat with broad experience in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, international security, political analysis, humanitarian cooperation, and diplomatic protocol.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She has served in senior positions within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, at the Mission of Ukraine to NATO, and in Ukrainian embassies in Canada, T\u00fcrkiye, and Cyprus. She currently serves as Counselor at the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Sweden.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her professional background includes extensive coordination and strategic planning work, as well as sustained engagement with European affairs and international organizations. She has completed numerous specialized diplomatic training programs in the United Kingdom, Hungary, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Estonia, Cyprus, and at NATO institutions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ms. Koval holds the diplomatic rank of First Class Counselor. Outside her professional duties, she is actively involved in community initiatives and enjoys long-distance running, gardening, and volunteering.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Since April 2025, Anna-Carin Svensson has served as Ambassador for Combatting Trafficking in Persons at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She has a long career behind her within the Ministry of Justice, where she has served in various posts for the last 25 years, most recently as Director-General for International Affairs. Her responsibilities included international cooperation and negotiations in areas such as border control, civilian crisis management, organized crime and terrorism, but also within the areas of penal and civil law.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She has also served as Director and Deputy Director at the Division for Police Issues, including Public Order and Safety within the Ministry of Justice.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anna-Carin Svensson holds a doctorate in Political Science from Uppsala University. Her dissertation explored the role of the Presidency in European Union negotiations.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Human trafficking and benefit fraud are becoming more connected across Europe. Criminals use the identities and personal data of vulnerable people to claim welfare payments or take out loans in their name. For organised groups, this has become a steady income stream, often linked to other types of financial fraud.<\/p>\n

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This seminar will present findings from the recent CBSS-led\u00a0FRAUD<\/em>\u00a0project, which looked at how traffickers use benefit fraud both as a main activity and as extra income alongside other exploitation. Common methods include:<\/p>\n

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