For five years Glendene Grant has worked non-stop to find her missing daughter and raise awareness about the web of human trafficking she believes her child is ensnared in.

And her work hasn't gone unnoticed, as Grant will speak about her experiences at the Alliance Against Modern Slavery's inaugural conference at York University in Toronto later this month.

"Jessie has become Canada's poster child for human trafficking," Grant said Wednesday.

Her daughter, Jessie Foster, 21, was last heard from March 29, 2006. She was living in Las Vegas at the time and may have been caught in a sex-trafficking ring.

Since then Grant has tirelessly pursued every clue in her effort to find out what happened. Her work has attracted media attention in Canada and the U.S. as she's taken her search to Las Vegas.

She's written about her exploits and findings on human trafficking on blogs and in Crime Watch Canada and Oracle magazines. She even has her own YouTube channel.

The effort caught the attention of Alliance Against Modern Slavery co-founder Karlee Sapoznik, who invited Grant to speak at the alliance's first conference on human trafficking Jan. 28.

"I'm like blown away," Grant said of the offer.

Grant will speak for between 15 minutes and half an hour, she said. She intends to share her daughter's story and what information she's dug up on human trafficking.

"I want to make sure everyone remembers Jessie Foster when they go home," she said.

Grant also wants to network with other speakers including Brittany Luby of Indigenous Student Life and Timea Nagy, who will talk about sex trafficking survivors.

Despite the time that's passed since Jessie's disappearance, Grant believes her daughter is still alive and will one day be brought home. And she vows to keep searching until that day comes.

"My heart knows I do not have a dead child," she said.