2024 

CONFERENCE

September 11-13th

What is the conference about?

This conference is a two-day event that focuses on spreading awareness and networking within the safe workspace & whistleblowing community. We have a variety of high-profile attorneys, social workers, and congressional guest speakers who are spearheading the movement, as well as whistleblowers. 

Where: 1608 K Street, NW, Washington, DC



The purpose of the conference is to spread awareness of whistleblower mental health and related issues. The conference is for whistleblowers who want to learn more about their rights and protections and be part of a peer support network. Those who attend the conference will share with other whistleblowers and survivors about their lessons learned and strategies for coping and resilience. They will hear from attorneys, government officials and advocates about the current status of laws, programs and policies that affect them and have an opportunity to influence those practices. 

WoA welcomes family members to participate and is in the process of developing opportunities for the children of whistleblowers to engage in a mentor program.  The WPI will also include discussion on Whistleblower Protection advocate certification, announce Giraffe Award winners and will walk to the White House in solidarity for the President to recognize whistleblowers with a Rose Garden Ceremony.

Host & Moderator

Jackie Garrick

Founder of Whistleblowers of America

Keynote Speaker

Karlene Petitt

Retired Delta Pilot and Author

Special Guest

Ashley N. Tease

U.S. Office of Special Counsel  

 Chief, Diversity, Outreach & Training Unit 

Whistleblower Laws and Legal Processes - Who Gets What?

Benjamin Calitri

Associate at Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto

Tom Devine

Government Accountability Project’s Legal Director

Brian Knowles

International Human Rights Attorney

Richard E. Condit

Partner at Mehri & Skalet, PLLC

Cleveland Lawrence III

Partner; Co-Chair, Whistleblower Rights Practice Group at Mehri & Skalet, PLLC

Gina Poserina

Whistleblower Attorney for Kreindler & Associates

Overcoming Adversity - Restoration and Resilience

Christian Greene

Clinical Social Worker and Chair at Workplace Promise Institute

Mildred D. Muhammad

Global keynote speaker on domestic abuse

Francesca Graham

COO & Chief Adviser, Walk the Talk Foundation

Edward Schrank

U.S. Marine | Cancer Survivor | Anthem Performer

Global Imperative - Whistleblower Rights & Protections 

Carlos Jaico

Founder and CEO at Centrum Iustitia Attorneys-at-Law, Peru

Dr. Shweta Mehrotra

Assistant Professor & Core Member of ONGC Centre for Corporate Governance at Institute of Public Enterprise

Dr. Jyoti Kukreja

Assistant Professor, Jagannath International Management School, Delhi, India

Louise Portas

Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer with the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch of the UNODC

Vladimir Radomirović

Editor-in-chief of Pištaljka (The Whistle) & Chair of Whistleblowing International Network (WIN)

Oksana Bronevytska

Associate professor, PhD in criminal law, defense lawyer, CEO of the NGO in Ukraine

Pamela Forward

President, Whistleblowing Canada Research Society

Chido Onumah

Coordinator of the African Centre for Media & Information Literacy (AFRICMIL)

Jorge R. Martínez Rivera

Lawyer | Founder of Whistleblower Chile | PhD(c) uoEdinburgh, Professor of Law uchile

Narayan Adhikari

Accountability Lab

Aris Danikas

CEO & CO-FOUNDER at Liberty of Speech Greece & Human rights Advocate

US Government  Resources, Referrals and Rightdoing 

Jared Smith

GAO’s Chief Statistician and Director of the Center for Statistics and Data Analysis

Howard Arp

Director of Investigations for GAO’s Forensic Audits and Investigative Service

John Whitty

Deputy Director of Operations for the House Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds

Ted Radway

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection (OAWP)

Staying Calm and Grounded While Doing the Right Thing

Ted Blickwedel

Author | Whistleblower | Former VA VET Center Counselor | LICSW, MSW, M.Ed. | LtCol, USMC, Retired

Dr. Robert Bray

LCSW, PhD - Psy, Thought Field Therapy Expert

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Call for Presentations

We are currently looking for presenters for our upcoming 2024 conference on September 12-13th. Please click the link below if you want to present. 

Experts in their field will cover the four core elements to be a Whistleblower Protection Advocate.

If you have questions please email us at: Events@workplacepromiseinstitute.org

Estimated time to complete the Sign Up form is 30min, you stop and start until the form is completed, your work will be automatically saved.

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COURSE OVERVIEW

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Past Conferences

Click the link below to view highlights and speakers from our first annual virtual conference