About the Speaker
Julia
Ormond
Emmy-award winning British actress and activist against human trafficking
Julia Ormond is an Emmy Award-winning actress and longtime activist against human trafficking, promoting international awareness in her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and as founder of the advocacy nonprofit, the Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET), which works with NGOs, government officials, and individuals to create the systemic change needed to eradicate slavery at its source. Ormond is the executive producer of “Calling the Ghosts: A Story of Rape, War, and Women,” a documentary about the abuse of women in Bosnian detention centers. The film won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. She is the recipient of the World Economic Forum’s Crystal Award and Women for Women International’s Peace Award.