Kevin Bales is Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation, University of Hull; and Lead Author of the Global Slavery Index He was Co-Founder of Free the Slaves (www.freetheslaves.net). His book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy published in ten languages, was named one of “100 World-Changing Discoveries” by the Association of British Universities. The film version won a Peabody and two Emmys. Bales has advised the US, British, Irish, Norwegian, and Nepali governments on trafficking and slavery policy. His book Ending Slavery: How We Free Today’s Slaves, won the Grawemeyer Prize (2007). He also published To Plead Our Own Cause: Personal Stories by Today’s Slaves (2008) with Zoe Trodd; Documenting Disposable People with eight Magnum photographers; and The Slave Next Door: Modern Slavery in the United States (2009) with Ron Soodalter. His newest book, Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World will be published in January 2016.

Lunch will be served.