Lisa C. Williams is an author, philanthropist, and torch-bearer. A sought-after orator, trainer, and listener, Ms. Williams has been called upon to share her message on national and international platforms— from the White House and the United Nations to Guam, Italy, Africa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Lisa is the inaugural chair of the OSCE ODIHR International Survivors of Trafficking Advisory Council (ISTAC) and the recipient of multiple national and international awards and honors. She travels the world as founder and keynote speaker for The Centre for H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Excel) and hosts the podcast Front Porch Conversations.

Her keynote addresses and podcast conversations cover issues of the causal relationship between systemic social disparities and the consequential impact of trafficking and exploitation on children and communities; self-care for women; entrepreneurship education, training, and development for women veterans, non-veteran and nonprofit women leaders; building collaborative communities; and the healing power of conscious living.