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Gala Night
Location: Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park
161 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, AustraliaÂEmerald Sponsor
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Meet the gala Speakers
James W. Keyes
James W. Keyes is a global business leader, best selling author, philanthropist, artist, musician, commercial pilot, and modern renaissance man. He is the former CEO of two internally recognized Fortune 500 companies, 7-Eleven, Inc. and Blockbuster, Inc. His other business interests cover a broad range of industries from retail, consumer products, technology
Lorraine Finlay
Lorraine Finlay is the Human Rights Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. In this role Lorraine leads the work of the Commission in areas including modern slavery, asylum seekers and refugees, business & human rights, and technology & human rights. Prior to joining the Commission, Lorraine has worked as a lawyer and academic special
Rev. Carmel Ieraci
Australian Uniting Church Minister, currently serving at Wesley Castle Hill. Wesley is an inclusive church holding strong Christian values in human and environmental justice. Her passion also includes advocacy for women’s rights, prevention and awareness of domestic violence across all age groups.  She has lived and worked on three continents and w
Anna Ruth
I founded Freedom For Humanity to help end this terrible scourge. Freedom for Humanity Ltd. was founded 4 years ago by a group of dedicated volunteers. Our purpose is to raise funds to fight Modern Slavery both in Australia and overseas. We aim to contribute directly to organisations at the coal face that achieve results...
MC: Shani Taylor
Winner of Global Coach of The Year in the Women Changing the World Awards & has shared the stage with A-List celebrities such as Vince Vaughn and Elizabeth Hurley, Fashion Icon Tommy Hilfiger and Canadian Ice Hockey pro Wayne Gretzky. As a Speaker Shani Taylor brings grace, confidence & finesse in her delivery to keep...
An estimated 50 million people are in slavery today, marking a 25% increase over five years.
Modern Slavery includes: the crimes of human trafficking, slavery and similar practices such as servitude, forced labour, forced or servile marriage, the sale and exploitation of children, and debt bondage. In other words, Modern Slavery is a process of enslaving people, coercing them into a situation with no way out, and exploiting them.
Some numbers
Miilions in forced labour
Million in forced commercial sexual exploitation
Miilions increase in five years since the last estimate
million people are in forced marriages
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