United Way of Greater Atlanta will hold its 2016 Women’s Leadership Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Mira Sorvino on Friday, Feb. 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Academy Award Winning Actress, Producer, Harvard Graduate, Mother of Four and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador on Human Trafficking, Mira Sorvino will lead the breakfast in a powerful retrospective on the global issue of Human Trafficking and the impact the industry has on the well-being of the Greater Atlanta Community. The event is hosted by United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Women’s Leadership Council.

“United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Women’s Leadership Council began convening women through an annual breakfast eight years ago to discuss critical issues affecting our community,” says United Way of Greater Atlanta President and CEO Milton J. Little,Jr. “Over the years, these gatherings have steadily grown, and during last year’s breakfast the keynote speaker, former President Jimmy Carter, discussed systemic issues holding women back from reaching their full potential, and specifically asked guests to join the cause to end human sex trafficking.”

According to the FBI, Atlanta ranks as one of the top 14 cities for the commercial sexual exploitation of children. And Atlanta’s underground sex economy has been valued at $290 million. The breakfast will take both a local and international approach when talking about human trafficking by featuring Mira Sorvino as the keynote speaker and Lisa Cohen, senior supervising producer at CNN International Special Projects and the CNN Freedom Project, as moderator. During the event, guests will also hear about the Safe Harbor for Sexually Exploited Children Fund, a proposed amendment requiring commercial sexual establishments to provide dollars for a fund that will provide rehabilitative services, health care, social services and housing for the child victims of trafficking and supports for youth who are at risk for trafficking, such as runaways and children in the foster care system.