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title: "CCICJ invites international symposium on trafficking in human beings in Bremen, Germany; Caribbean perspective highlighted"
sdDatePublished: "2026-09-04T14:46:00Z"
source: "https://www.hfoev.bremen.de/sixcms/media.php/13/Invitation%20Symposium%2025.11.2026.pdf"
topics:
  - name: "human smuggling and trafficking"
    identifier: "medtop:20001283"
  - name: "crime"
    identifier: "medtop:20000082"
  - name: "education"
    identifier: "medtop:05000000"
  - name: "artificial intelligence"
    identifier: "medtop:20001298"
locations:
  - "Bremen (Stadt)"
  - "Curaçao"
  - "Germany"
---


CCICJ invites international symposium on trafficking in human beings in Bremen, Germany; Caribbean perspective highlighted

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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