Forum website: OHCHR | 2021 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

Forum registration: 10th Session (November 29, 2021 - December 1, 2021) (un.org)

Featured Speakers

Michelle Bachelet

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Nazhat Shameem Khan

Human Rights Council

President of the Human Rights Council

Guy Ryder

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Director-General

Mary Robinson

The Elders

Chair

Surya Deva

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

member

Elżbieta Karska

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Vice-chair

Anita Ramasastry

Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Member

Githu Muigai

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

member

Fernanda Hopenhaym

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

member

Dante Pesce

Vincular Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development

Founder and Executive Director

Sanda Ojiambo

UN Global Compact

CEO & Executive Director

Sharan Burrow

International Trade Union Confederation

General Secretary

Allan Jorgensen

OECD

Head of the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Paul Polman

IMAGINE

Co-Founder and Chair

Usha Ramanathan

Human Rights Activist

Benito Calixto Guzman

Indigenous Caucus

Co-president

Speakers

Mulan, Myanmar

Youth Activist from Blood Money Campaign

Mualimin Abdi

Indonesia

Director General of Human Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of...

Abdul Z. Abdulrahim

Univeristy of Oxford, Stears

Keren Adams

Human Rights Law Centre

Legal Director

Roselyn Akombe

UNDP Regional Service Center for Africa

Regional Governance and Peacebuilding Coordinator

Nourah Al-Sulaiman

Migrant-rights.org

Ensaniyat Project Manager

Teresa Moll de Alba

Global Compact Latin America and Caribbean

Senior Manager Global Operations

Shemina Amarsy

International Trade Centre (ITC)

Sustainability Advisor

Alejandra Ancheita

ProDESC

Founder and Executive Director

Mr. Augusto Jordán Rodas Andrade

Ombudsman's Office of Guatemala

Ombudsman

Ikal Angelei

Friends of Lake Turkana

Director

Ms Teresa de Moura Anjinho

Ombudsman's Office, Portugal

Deputy Ombudswoman

Maria Paz Anzorreguy

International Organisation of Employers

Director for ILO Coordination

John W. H. Denton AO

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)- The World Business Organization

Secretary General

Yukiko Arai

ILO Country Office for Argentina

Director

Abiodun Baiyewu

Global Rights / African Coalition for Corporate Accountability

Executive Director / Co-Chair

Chafi Bakari

UN Human Rights (OHCHR)-Eastern Africa Regional Office

Team Leader, AU Engagement

Lucía Bárcena

Transnational Institute

Project Officer

Herbert Borges Paes de Barros

Brazil

Director for Protection and Defense of Human Rights, Ministry of...

Imane Bello

Lawyer

Paris Bar

Owen Bennett

Mozilla

Cécile Billaux

European Commission

Head of Unit

Ms Cecilia Alemany Billorou

UN WOMEN

Deputy Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean

Wolfgang Bindseil

German Foreign Office

Head of the Division Business and Human Rights

Phil Bloomer

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Executive Director

Caio Borges

Institute for Climate and Society

Portfolio Manager - Law and Climate

Ms Amina Bouayach

National Human Rights Council of Morocco

Chairperson

Ms Tihana Bule

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Manager

Scott Busby

US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary

Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve

Belgium

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva

Joan Carling

Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI)

Global Executive Director

Ms Laura Carter

IndustriALL, Latin-America and the Caribbean Office

Assistant Regional Secretary

Nancy Patricia Gutierrez Castañeda

Consejera Presidencial para los Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Internacionales

Consejera

Alejandro Celorio

Mexico

Head of the Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Lucie Chatelain

Sherpa

Advocacy and Litigation Officer

Spencer Chilvers

Rolls-Royce plc

Head of Export Control Policy

Katia Chirizzi

OHCHR

Deputy Representative of the Regional Office for South East Asia

Carlos Correa

South Centre

Executive Director

Sandra Cossart

Sherpa

Executive Director

Olinta Cardoso Costa

Petrobras

Gerente Executiva de Responsabilidade Social

Adrienne Gardaz Cuendet

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Adviser Business and Human Rights

Gerry Cunningham

Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland

Director of the Human Rights Unit

Mr Alexandr Curașov

CSR Moldova

Executive Director

Alejandro Davalos

Deputy Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN in Geneva, Chargé d’Affaires, on behalf of the Chair-Rapporteur of the OEIGWG on TNCs and OBEs

Bart Devos

Responsible Business Alliance

European Director

Cecilia Ekholm

Sweden

Ambassador for Sustainable Business

Hamed El-Kady

UNCTAD

Investment Policy Officer, Senior coordinator, International...

Ms Beata Faracik

Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business

Co-Founder and President of the Board

Diana Figueroa

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Representative and Researcher for Mexico, Central America and the...

Rita French

United Kingdom

Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and...

John I. Gbodi

African Union

Political Officer

Simon Geissbühler

Switzerland

Ambassador, Assistant State Secretary at the Swiss Federal Department...

Tyler Gillard

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)

Head of Sector Projects and Legal Adviser

Gilles Goedhart

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands

Team Leader Mandatory Due Diligence

Fabio Da Silva Gomes

Pan American Health Organization

Regional Advisor on Nutrition and Physical Activity

Ms Antonina Gorbunova

Union of Indigenous Peoples “SOYUZ” (KMNSOYUZ)

Executive Director

Levina Gordet

Nora Götzmann

Danish Institute for Human Rights

Chief Adviser

Leanne Govindsamy

Centre for Environmental Rights

Programme Head: Corporate Accountability and Transparency

Giovanni De Gregorio

University of Oxford

Nancy Gutierrez

Colombia

Presidential Counsellor for Human Rights and International Affairs

Blake Harwell

Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD

Senior Policy Advisor

Mr Othman Hashim

Human Rights Commission of Malaysia – SUHAKAM

Chairperson

Stela Luz Andreatta Herschmann

Climate Observatory

Climate policy specialist

Ms Gabriella Rigg Herzog

United States Council for International Business, USA

Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs

Tara Van Ho

Global Business and Human Rights Scholars Association

Co-President

Charlie Holt

Greenpeace International

Legal Counsel for campaigns

Guus Houttuin

European Union

Senior Adviser on Trade Issues, European External Action Service...

Mr Kennedy Igunga

Biocore Enterprises Limited, Uganda

Managing Director

Demet Ikiler

GroupM EMEA

CEO

Chelsea Elizabeth Islan

model

Théo Jaekel

Ericsson

Corporate Responsibility Expert - Business and Human Rights

Lady Nancy Zuluaga Jaramillo

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Legal Researcher with the Civic Freedoms & Human Rights Defenders

Justin Jos

PhD candidate

Tarja Kangaskorte

Finland

Director for the Unit for Human Rights Policy at the Ministry of...

Claris Kariuki-Mwirigi

Office of the Attorney General & Department of Justice

Senior State Counsel

Thandeka Kathi

Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of Witwatersrand

Attorney

Harpreet Kaur

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Business and Human Rights Specialist

Allana Kembabazi

Initiative for Social and Economic Rights

Program Manager

Inamullah Khan

Pakistan

Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights

Tessa Khan

Uplift

Director & Founder

Mr Tony Khaw

NXP Semiconductors, Singapore

Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability Office

Ms Katarzyna Kosakowska

Polish National Trade Union of the Self-Employed "wBREw"

Vice-Chairwoman of the National Commission of the Union

Senthil Kumar,

India

First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India

Arnold Kwesiga

Centre for Human Rights/African Coalition for Corporate Accountability

Coordinator

Paul Lalli

The Coca-Cola Company

Global VP, Human Rights

Mercy Larbi

Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice

Deputy Commissioner

Mary Lawlor

Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders

Mauricio Lazala

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Deputy Director

Xiaohui Liang

Office for Social Responsibility of CNTAC; Peking University Law School

Chief Researcher & Deputy Director; Adjunct Professor,

Belkacem Lounes

Working Group on indigenous peoples of ACHPR

Member and coordinator of WGIP of African Commission on Human and...

Tom Lyon

Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan

Faculty Director

Guro Nygaard Lysdahl

Norwegian Ministry of Children and Families

senior adviser

Ms Dawn Madahbee-Leach

National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEB)

Chairperson

Sriram Madhusoodanan

The Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP)

International Policy Lead

Pamela Mar

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Environment & Energy

Vice-Chair

Nora Mardirossian

Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment

Project Lead, Food Sector and Sustainable Development Goals

Sophie Marjanac

ClientEarth

Senior Lawyer / Climate Accountability Lead

Jena Martin

Virginia University

Professor of Law West

Tamara Mawhinney

Permanent Mission of Canada to the Office of the United Nations, Geneva

Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in...

Richard Meeran

Leigh Day

Partner, Head of International Department

Viraf Mehta

Partners in Change

Advisor

Sheri Meyerhoffer

Canada Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise

Angela Miller

Banco Inter Americano de Desarrollo /InterAmerican Bank

Miriam Miranda

Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras (OFRANEH)

Coordinadora General

Benjamin Moeling

USA

Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Mission

Kinda Mohamadieh

Third World Network

Senior Researcher and Legal Adviser

Ms Rosie Monaghan

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

KnowTheChain Researcher & Representative

Melva Patricia Gualinga Montalvo

Pueblo Originario Kichwa de Sarayaku

Asesora politica

Alexandra Montgomery

Anistia Internacional Brazil

Programme Director

Diego Morejón

Ecuador

Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs

Jovina Muchunguzi

Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG)

Principal Investigation Officer

Bernard Mujuni

Uganda

Commissioner in charge of equity and rights, Ministry of Gender,...

Jane S Nalunga

Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) Uganda

Executive Director

Thulsi Narayanasamy

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre

Head of Labour Rights

Ara Marcen Naval

Transparency International

Head of Advocacy Defence and Security

Asako Okai

UNDP

UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and...

Austin Onuoha

Africa Center for Corporate Responsibility

Executive Director

Melissa Ortiz

OHCHR/Mexico

Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean...

Brynn O’Brien

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility

Executive Director

Juana Toledo Pascual

Consejo de Pueblos Mayas

Christopher Patz

European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)

Policy Officer

Astrid Puentes

Independent consultant on climate, human rights and environment

Former Co-Executive Director, Interamerican Association for...

Mohan Rabidas

JAGORON Youth Forum

President

Fanilo Rakotovao

Axian Group

Impact Social Director

Bobby Ramakant

CNS

Director for Policy and Communications

Caroline Rees

Shift

President

Bettina Reinboth

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Director of Human Rights and Social Issues

Barbara G Reynolds

Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent

Member

Humberto Cantú Rivera

Instituto de Derechos Humanos y Empresas, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)

Director

Githa Roelans

International Labour Organisation (ILO)

Head, Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement

Johannes Rohr

International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs

Project manager

Lisa Sachs

Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment

Director

Jenny Sandvig

Norway's National Human Rights Institution

Policy Director

Roberto Suárez Santos

International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Secretary-General

Livio Sarandrea

UNDP

Global Adviser, Business and Human Rights

Alejandra Scampini

PODER

Senior Advocacy Associate of PODER, Uruguay

Rebecca DeWinter Schmitt

Investor Alliance for Human Rights

Associate Program Director

Olivier De Schutter

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

Prasad Vijaya Segaran

Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil

Human Rights & Social Standards Manager (Community Wellbeing & Gender)

Zoha Shahid

Research Society of International Law

Senior Research Associate

Keith Shannon

UK 's Acting Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy

Mr Jonas Ben Sibanyoni

South African Human Rights Commission

Part-Time Commissioner

Yassine Skandrani

Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and...

Sebastian Smart

INDH Chile

Regional Director

Nathalie Stadelmann

UN Human Rights Geneva

Human Rights Officer

Katharina Stasch

Germany

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva

Debbie Stothard

ALTSEAN

Coordinator/Founder

Ruwan Subasinghe

International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)

Legal Director

Renata Nascimento Szczerbacki

Petrobras

Petrobras Social Responsibility Planning and Performance Manager

Mr Nicolaj Sønderbye

UNDP Ukraine

Senior Democracy and Human Rights Advisor

Irit Tamir

Oxfam

Director, Private Sector Department

Matthias Thorns

International Organisation of Employers (IOE)

Deputy Secretary-General

H.A. (Hannah) Tijmes

Trade Policy and International Economic Governance Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands

Deputy Director

Emmanuel Umpula

AFREWATCH

Directeur

Ms Olena Uvarova

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine

Head of Business and Human Rights Lab

Robert Vaughan

The Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Human Rights Officer (Focal point for Climate and Business and Human...

Luis Rodrigo MORALES VELEZ

International Organisation of Employers

Senior Advisor

Rongvudhi Virabutr

Thailand

Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Thailand, and...

Luis Vittor

Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas (CAOI)

Diana Vlad-Câlcic

Sutharee Wannasiri

Accountability Counsel

Communities Consultant, Asia

Lene Wendland

OHCHR

Chief Business and Human Rights

Patrick Wilcken

Amnesty International

Deputy Programme Director, Head of Business, Security, and Human...

Elin Wrzoncki

Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR)

Department Director, Human Rights and Business

Yann Wyss

Nestlé

Senior Manager, Social Impact

Ms Renata Yaresko

ENERGOATOM, Ukraine

Head of Public Relationship Department

Johnson, Ching-Yin Yeung

Clean Clothes Campaign

Regional Campaigner

Ms Inga Zarafyan

ECOLUR, Armenia

President

Jennifer Zerk

OHCHR Accountability and Remedy Project

Legal Consultant