On Thursday, February 26, 2026, the Jacksonville Women’s Network (JWN) will host our Annual Speaker’s Forum at the beautiful Florida Blue Conference Center. We are dedicating this event to shining a light on a critical issue impacting our community: human trafficking hidden in plain sight here in Northeast Florida.

We are honored to welcome Demi-Leigh Tebow - best-selling author, entrepreneur, and former Miss Universe (2017) - to the stage for a candid conversation about human trafficking. As a passionate advocate for women and children globally, her message is deeply personal, rooted in her own experience surviving a carjacking in South Africa. Today, her family’s foundation actively supports local anti-trafficking efforts, working with the Northeast Florida INTERCEPT Task Force and Her Song, a national nonprofit headquartered in Jacksonville.

The JWN Annual Speaker’s Forum is our most anticipated event of the year - and the only one we open to the public. We invite you to join the members of the Jacksonville Women’s Network, honored guests, and community changemakers from across the region for an evening of inspiration, purpose, and a new, heightened awareness of human trafficking that is hidden in plain sight here in Northeast Florida. Make sure you have a seat at the table as we shine the light on this difficult topic!

Please note that the evening will begin with a Reception beginning at 5:30 PM, followed by dinner with Community Changemakers at 6:30 PM, and culminating with the keynote conversation with Demi-Leigh Tebow and Melissa Fulmore-Hardwick (JWN 2023).