ASACP Returns to Colombia for LALExpo
ASACP Returns to Colombia for LALExpo Business Conference
The Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) is pleased to announce its return to the Latin America Adult Business Expo (LALExpo), set for April 27-29 at the Pacific Valley Event Center in Cali, Colombia.
Now in its 30th year, ASACP is an award-winning, globally recognized, member- and sponsor-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting online child safety by proactively helping parents and businesses protect children from online harms.
ASACP works with numerous international businesses, law enforcement agencies, and other digital media industry stakeholders, including LALExpo, to fight against child exploitation and sexual abuse in all of its forms.
LALExpo is the definitive B2B trade event for Central and South American digital media companies and service providers. The event attracts a growing international and Latin American audience of business professionals representing all aspects of the online business world, including models and studios, for a comprehensive experience that combines education, networking, and exposure to the latest industry trends.
LALExpo brings together key industry players in a professional, collaborative environment to address the latest digital marketing techniques and technologies, as well as the newest legal regulations. It features inspirational conferences, practical workshops, and exclusive networking opportunities to connect professionals and create collaboration opportunities and strategic alliances.
The event’s promoters strive to elevate the professionalism of the industry and its participants while educating the public, lawmakers, and other stakeholders about the economic opportunity this lawful business provides.
Anthony Rivera, an organizer of the event and co-founder of AJ Studios, said LALExpo provides a significant opportunity for ASACP to reach professional businesses operating in the Latin American and Spanish-speaking markets.
“As a hub of the global camming community, Colombia is also making inroads into the broader digital media market. As such, LALExpo promotes business excellence and responsibility among the companies making a living and supporting their families and themselves through technology,” Rivera stated. “This is why we support ASACP and its mission to educate and professionalize the industry to protect children.”
In its effort to protect children, LALExpo only allows adult business professionals to attend its events.
In addition to promotion on the LALExpo website as well as in the show’s social media and on industry forums, in the official show guide, through a complimentary table at the event’s Meet Market, and more, allowing the association to reach out to adult business owners and operators face-to-face, LALExpo’s promoters have underwritten ASACP Executive Director Tim Henning’s airfare to and from the venue city of Cali, admission to the event, and accommodations while there.
“ASACP is pleased to support LALExpo,” Henning said. “The event and the event’s promoters play a leading role in the fight against child exploitation by helping educate operators about the need for legal compliance and the maintenance of industry protocols and safety standards to help avoid minors’ abuse and guarantee the rights of children and adolescents.”
While at the event, Henning will participate in a panel with the AVPA’s Iain Corby on April 28, from 12:00-12:30 p.m., addressing the issues of “Safety, Age and Trust in the Digital Industry.” During this session, the pair will tackle new regulatory standards, the role of technology, and the industry’s responsibility in building a safer, more reliable, and sustainable ecosystem. The panel will be held in English with translation provided for Spanish speakers.
In addition, Henning will meet with government representatives and the media during the LALExpo.
To enable his attendance, ASACP’s Travel Sponsor, DialXS, is generously underwriting Henning’s travel expenses, providing much-needed support for the association’s international outreach efforts.
“LALExpo promotes awareness of child safety and doing business at the highest levels of safe and responsible operation throughout Latin America and beyond,” Henning explained. “One of ASACP’s valued Sponsors, LALExpo, and its promoters take their child safety advocacy seriously and serve as an example for their peers to follow.”
Henning said that this outreach is vital in LATAM, where the live cam industry is a significant driver of opportunity and prosperity for independent performers and companies of all sizes — and where fans and the performers that entertain them must be of legal age to participate.
“LALExpo’s continued support of the association sends a compelling message and helps establish its promoters among the upper echelon of industry leaders,” Henning added. “Through LALExpo’s generosity, ASACP can reach a much broader audience of frontline operators, providing them with the education and valuable free resources they need to help keep children out of and away from adult-oriented content.”
Among ASACP’s key accomplishments are its RTA (Restricted To Adults) meta-labeling system, designed to block children from adult web pages and apps, and its global CSAM Reporting Tipline, which has handled 1.3 million reports since its launch and continues to serve as a crucial international resource. Market-specific Best Practices and a universal Code of Ethics guide digital media firms toward child-safe operations.
To learn how your company can make a difference in online child safety or to arrange a meeting with Henning at LALExpo in Cali, email tim@asacp.org.