CCICJ invites international symposium on trafficking in human beings in Bremen, Germany; Caribbean perspective highlighted
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Criminal Investigations and Criminal Justice (CCICJ) Doventorscontrescarpe 172c, 28195 Bremen Phone: +49 170 9648753 https://ipos-research.eu/ccicj/
Invitation
Bremen, 28th August 2026
Invitation to an international Symposium about
“Trafficking in human beeings – the from a European and Caribbean perspective: New challenges in detection, prevention and prosecution”
on Wednesday, 25th November 2026 from 14.00 – 18.00 CET at University of Public Administration in Bremen, Germany (Hochschule für Öffentliche Verwaltung – HfÖV), Doventorscontrescarpe 172c, 28195 Bremen in presence or online via this Zoom-link.
Agenda
14.00 – 14.10 Welcome and introduction of CCICJ Speaker: Prof. Dr. Arthur Hartmann, Chairman of CCICJ 14.10 – 14.15 Welcome remarks from the president of HfÖV, Prof. Dr. Niclas-Frederic Weisser 14.15 – 15.00 Keynote speech: What is happening online? Recruitement of minors for criminal and sexual exploitation. Speaker: Prof. Dr. Jorn van Rij, Senior onderzoeker mensenhandel | 15.00 – 15.15 Discussion 15.15 – 15.45 Coffee break 15.45 – 16.15 Education Strategies für THB Mitigation Speaker: Mariana Catruc, Coordinator, SPADIUM Research Center, Tech- nical University of Moldova (TUM) 16.15 – 16.45 Leveraging educational platforms and AI-driven tools to mitigate the risks of human trafficking through awareness, prevention, and intervention’ Speaker: Gabriel Zacharia, CTO, SPATIUM Research Center, Technical University of Moldova (TUM) 16.45 – 17.00 Discussion 17.00 – 17.30 The Caribbean perspective: Lessons from in-situ observations in Curacao and further research Speaker: Gabriela Piontkowski 17.30 – 17.45 Discussion 17.45 – 18.00 Closing remarks: Prof. Dr. Arthur Hartmann, Chairman of CCICJ