Sextortion & Sexploitation: Hidden Epidemics?

Join us for our 2024 all-day Annual Conference where we’ll delve into the issues of Sextortion & Sexploitation. 

We aim to shed light on these issues, uncovering the multifaceted dimensions and exploring ways forward. This conference serves as a platform for professionals and practitioners in the fields of sextortion and child and adult sexual exploitation, as well as those in roles where they may come into contact with adults and children at risk of harm, to engage in critical discussions, share insights, and collaborate on solutions.

Key Topics: 

• Understanding Sextortion & Sexploitation: Unravelling the complexities and dynamics from a legislative perspective. 
• Impact on Individuals: Learning through the voices of lived experience. 
• Effect on Communities: Exploring the social ramifications through the lens of policing. 
• Technological and Legal Challenges: Addressing the intersection of technology and legal frameworks. 
• Prevention and Intervention Strategies: Identifying effective measures to prevent and respond.
• Advocacy and Support: Supporting people directly and indirectly impacted, and advocating for systemic change. 

Highlights: 

• Expert Panel Discussions: Engage with experts from diverse fields as they dissect the nuances of sextortion and sexploitation, offering valuable perspectives and insights. 
• Interactive Workshops: Participate in interactive sessions designed to equip attendees with practical tools and strategies to combat and prevent sextortion and sexploitation
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with experts and professionals to build and maintain a network committed to addressing these critical issues. 

We look forward to welcoming professionals from various disciplines, including those working in health, mental health, justice, law, policing, safeguarding, technology, legal practitioners, policymakers, educators, and support workers passionate about tackling and preventing sextortion and sexploitation.

Running Order:

09.00-09.45: Registration & Refreshments, Sponsored by Yellow Door

09.45-09.55: Welcome & Overview, Barra Best - Compere

09.55-10.15: Introduction, Joanne Barnes - Nexus CEO

10.15-10.25: Lived Experience, Sextortion - Nathan McErlean

10.25-10.45: Sextortion, An Overview in NI - PSNI

10.45-11.00: Comfort Break

11.00-11.10: CSE Marshall Inquiry Animation - Include Youth

11.10-11.45: The Marshall Inquiry 10 Years On, Chris Quinn - NI Children’s Commissioner

11.45-12.05: Criminal Gangs & Child Sexual Exploitation, Stephen Hughes - St Peter’s Immaculata YC

12.05-12.25: Online Child Sexual Exploitation, Bill Woodside - Ineqe Safeguarding Group

12.25-13.00: Panel, Child Sexual Exploitation - Bimpe Archer (Ofcom), Chris Quinn (NICCY), Jacqui Durkin (CJINI), Sheina Rigg (SBNI), Paul McConville (Office of Social Services, DoH)

13.00-13.45: Lunch

13.45-14.15: Lived Experience, Adult Sexual Exploitation - Ilja Abbattista - Survivor

14.15-14.35: Women’s Aid Trafficking Project - Gillian Glass - Women’s Aid

14.35-15.15: Workshops - Barnardo’s, Invisible Traffick, SE HSC Trust, Flourish NI, PSNI, The Rainbow Project

15.15-15.30: Comfort Break

15.30-16.10: The Way Forward - Cross-Party Political Panel

16.10-16.20: Closing Address - Joanne Barnes - Nexus CEO

16.20-16.30: Zen Space: A Time for Reflection - Susan Ellison - Nexus Clinical Services Manager