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avatar for Michelle Bachelet

Michelle Bachelet

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
avatar for Nazhat Shameem Khan

Nazhat Shameem Khan

Human Rights Council
President of the Human Rights Council
avatar for Guy Ryder

Guy Ryder

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Director-General
avatar for Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson

The Elders
Chair
avatar for Surya Deva

Surya Deva

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
member
avatar for Elżbieta Karska

Elżbieta Karska

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
member
avatar for Anita Ramasastry

Anita Ramasastry

Grupo de Trabajo sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos
miembro
avatar for Githu Muigai

Githu Muigai

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
member
avatar for Fernanda Hopenhaym

Fernanda Hopenhaym

Grupo de trabajo sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos
Presidenta del Grupo de Trabajo de la ONU sobre empresas y derechos...
avatar for Dante Pesce

Dante Pesce

Vincular Center for Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
Founder and Executive Director
avatar for Sanda Ojiambo

Sanda Ojiambo

UN Global Compact
CEO & Executive Director
avatar for Sharan Burrow

Sharan Burrow

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
General Secretary,
avatar for Allan Jorgensen

Allan Jorgensen

OECD
Head of the OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
avatar for Paul Polman

Paul Polman

IMAGINE
Co-Founder and Chair
avatar for Usha Ramanathan

Usha Ramanathan

Human Rights Activist
avatar for Benito Calixto

Benito Calixto

Indigenous Caucus
Co-president

Speakers

MM

Mulan, Myanmar

Youth Activist from Blood Money Campaign
MA

Mualimin Abdi

Indonesia
Director General of Human Rights, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of...
avatar for Abdul Z. Abdulrahim

Abdul Z. Abdulrahim

Univeristy of Oxford, Stears
avatar for Keren Adams

Keren Adams

Human Rights Law Centre
Legal Director
avatar for Roselyn Akombe

Roselyn Akombe

UNDP
Head - Governance and Peacebuilding, UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa
NA

Nourah Al-Sulaiman

Migrant-rights.org
Ensaniyat Project Manager
avatar for Shemina Amarsy

Shemina Amarsy

International Trade Centre (ITC)
Sustainability Advisor
avatar for Alejandra Ancheita

Alejandra Ancheita

ProDESC
Founder and Executive Director
avatar for Mr. Augusto Jordán Rodas Andrade

Mr. Augusto Jordán Rodas Andrade

Ombudsman's Office of Guatemala
Ombudsman
avatar for Ikal Angelei

Ikal Angelei

Friends of Lake Turkana
Director
avatar for Ms Teresa de Moura Anjinho

Ms Teresa de Moura Anjinho

Ombudsman's Office, Portugal
Deputy Ombudswoman
avatar for Maria Paz Anzorreguy

Maria Paz Anzorreguy

International Organisation of Employers
Director for ILO Coordination
avatar for John W. H. Denton AO

John W. H. Denton AO

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)- The World Business Organization
Secretary General
avatar for Yukiko Arai

Yukiko Arai

ILO Country Office for Argentina
Director
EA

Emin Aslanov

OHCHR
avatar for Abiodun Baiyewu

Abiodun Baiyewu

Global Rights / African Coalition for Corporate Accountability
Executive Director / Co-Chair
avatar for Lucía Bárcena

Lucía Bárcena

Transnational Institute
Project Officer
avatar for Herbert Barros

Herbert Barros

Ministerio de Mujeres, Familia y Derechos Humanos de Brazil
Director de Proteccion y Defensa de los Derechos Humanos
avatar for Imane Bello

Imane Bello

Lawyer
Paris Bar
OB

Owen Bennett

Mozilla
avatar for Cécile Billaux

Cécile Billaux

European Commission
Head of Unit
avatar for Ms Cecilia Alemany Billorou

Ms Cecilia Alemany Billorou

UN WOMEN
Deputy Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean
avatar for Wolfgang Bindseil

Wolfgang Bindseil

German Foreign Office
Head of the Division Business and Human Rights
avatar for Phil Bloomer

Phil Bloomer

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Executive Director
avatar for Caio Borges

Caio Borges

Institute for Climate and Society
Portfolio Manager - Law and Climate
avatar for Ms Amina Bouayach

Ms Amina Bouayach

National Human Rights Council of Morocco
Chairperson
avatar for Ms Tihana Bule

Ms Tihana Bule

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Manager
avatar for Scott Busby

Scott Busby

US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
MP

Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve

Belgium
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva
avatar for Joan Carling

Joan Carling

Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI)
Global Executive Director
avatar for Ms Laura Carter

Ms Laura Carter

IndustriALL, Latin-America and the Caribbean Office
Assistant Regional Secretary
avatar for Nancy Patricia Gutierrez Castañeda

Nancy Patricia Gutierrez Castañeda

Consejera Presidencial para los Derechos Humanos y Asuntos Internacionales
Consejera
AC

Alejandro Celorio

Mexico
Head of the Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
avatar for Lucie Chatelain

Lucie Chatelain

Sherpa
Advocacy and Litigation Officer
avatar for Spencer Chilvers

Spencer Chilvers

Rolls-Royce plc
Head of Export Control Policy
avatar for Katia Chirizzi

Katia Chirizzi

OHCHR
Deputy Representative of the Regional Office for South East Asia
avatar for Carlos Correa

Carlos Correa

South Centre
Executive Director
avatar for Sandra Cossart

Sandra Cossart

Sherpa
Executive Director
avatar for Olinta Cardoso Costa

Olinta Cardoso Costa

Petrobras
Gerente Executiva de Responsabilidade Social
avatar for Adrienne Gardaz Cuendet

Adrienne Gardaz Cuendet

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Adviser Business and Human Rights
avatar for Gerry Cunningham

Gerry Cunningham

Department of Foreign Affairs of Ireland
Director of the Human Rights Unit
avatar for Mr Alexandr Curașov

Mr Alexandr Curașov

CSR Moldova
Executive Director
avatar for Alejandro Dávalos

Alejandro Dávalos

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
Deputy Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN in Geneva, on...
avatar for Bart Devos

Bart Devos

Responsible Business Alliance
European Director
avatar for Cecilia Ekholm

Cecilia Ekholm

Sweden
Ambassador for Sustainable Business
avatar for Hamed El-Kady

Hamed El-Kady

UNCTAD
Investment Policy Officer, Senior coordinator, International...
avatar for Beata Faracik

Beata Faracik

Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business
Co-Founder and President of the Board
avatar for Diana Figueroa

Diana Figueroa

Centro de Información sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos (CIEDH)
Representante e Investigadora para México, Centroamérica y el Caribe
RF

Rita French

United Kingdom
Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and...
avatar for Maria T Moll de Alba G

Maria T Moll de Alba G

Pacto Global de las Naciones Unidas
Gerente Senior para América Latina y el Caribe del Pacto Mundial de...
SG

Simon Geissbühler

Switzerland
Ambassador, Assistant State Secretary at the Swiss Federal Department...
avatar for Tyler Gillard

Tyler Gillard

OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Head of Sector Projects and Legal Adviser
avatar for Gilles Goedhart

Gilles Goedhart

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands
Team Leader Mandatory Due Diligence
FD

Fabio Da Silva Gomes

Pan American Health Organization
Regional Advisor on Nutrition and Physical Activity
avatar for Ms Antonina Gorbunova

Ms Antonina Gorbunova

Union of Indigenous Peoples “SOYUZ” (KMNSOYUZ)
Executive Director
LG

Levina Gordet

avatar for Nora Götzmann

Nora Götzmann

Danish Institute for Human Rights
Chief Adviser
avatar for Leanne Govindsamy

Leanne Govindsamy

Centre for Environmental Rights
Attorney and Head of Programme
avatar for Giovanni De Gregorio

Giovanni De Gregorio

University of Oxford
NG

Nancy Gutierrez

Colombia
Presidential Counsellor for Human Rights  and International Affairs
avatar for Blake Harwell

Blake Harwell

Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD
Senior Policy Advisor
avatar for Mr Othman Hashim

Mr Othman Hashim

Human Rights Commission of Malaysia – SUHAKAM
Chairperson
avatar for Stela Luz Andreatta Herschmann

Stela Luz Andreatta Herschmann

Climate Observatory
Climate policy specialist
avatar for Ms Gabriella Rigg Herzog

Ms Gabriella Rigg Herzog

United States Council for International Business, USA
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs
avatar for Tara Van Ho

Tara Van Ho

University of Essex
Senior Lecturer
avatar for Charlie Holt

Charlie Holt

Greenpeace International
Legal Counsel for campaigns
GH

Guus Houttuin

European Union
Senior Adviser on Trade Issues, European External Action Service...
avatar for Mr Kennedy Igunga

Mr Kennedy Igunga

Biocore Enterprises Limited, Uganda
Managing Director
avatar for Demet Ikiler

Demet Ikiler

GroupM EMEA
CEO
avatar for John Ikubaje

John Ikubaje

African Union Commission (AUC)
Political Officer
avatar for Chelsea Elizabeth Islan

Chelsea Elizabeth Islan

model
avatar for Théo Jaekel

Théo Jaekel

Ericsson
Corporate Responsibility Expert - Business and Human Rights
avatar for Lady Nancy Zuluaga Jaramillo

Lady Nancy Zuluaga Jaramillo

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Legal Researcher with the Civic Freedoms & Human Rights Defenders
avatar for Justin Jos

Justin Jos

PhD candidate
TK

Tarja Kangaskorte

Finland
Director for the Unit for Human Rights Policy at the Ministry of...
avatar for Claris Kariuki

Claris Kariuki

Office of the Attorney General & Department of Justice
Senior State Counsel
avatar for Thandeka Kathi

Thandeka Kathi

Centre for Applied Legal Studies, University of Witwatersrand
Attorney
avatar for Harpreet Kaur

Harpreet Kaur

UNDP Asia-Pacific
Business and Human Rights Specialist
avatar for Allana Kembabazi

Allana Kembabazi

Initiative for Social and Economic Rights
Program Manager
IK

Inamullah Khan

Pakistan
Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights
avatar for Tessa Khan

Tessa Khan

Uplift
Director & Founder
avatar for Mr Tony Khaw

Mr Tony Khaw

NXP Semiconductors, Singapore
Director, Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability Office
avatar for Ms Katarzyna Kosakowska

Ms Katarzyna Kosakowska

Polish National Trade Union of the Self-Employed "wBREw"
Vice-Chairwoman of the National Commission of the Union
avatar for Arnold Kwesiga

Arnold Kwesiga

Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Manager, Business and Human Rights
avatar for Paul Lalli

Paul Lalli

The Coca-Cola Company
Global VP, Human Rights
avatar for MERCY LARBI

MERCY LARBI

Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice
Deputy Commissioner
avatar for Mary Lawlor

Mary Lawlor

Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders
avatar for Mauricio Lazala

Mauricio Lazala

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Deputy Director
avatar for Xiaohui Liang

Xiaohui Liang

Office for Social Responsibility of CNTAC; Peking University Law School
Chief Researcher & Deputy Director; Adjunct Professor,
avatar for Belkacem Lounes

Belkacem Lounes

Working Group on indigenous peoples of ACHPR
Member and coordinator of WGIP of African Commission on Human and...
TL

Tom Lyon

Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise, University of Michigan
Faculty Director
GN

Guro Nygaard Lysdahl

Norwegian Ministry of Children and Families
senior adviser
avatar for Ms Dawn Madahbee-Leach

Ms Dawn Madahbee-Leach

National Indigenous Economic Development Board (NIEB)
Chairperson
avatar for Sriram Madhusoodanan

Sriram Madhusoodanan

The Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy (GCCLP)
International Policy Lead
avatar for Pamela Mar

Pamela Mar

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Environment & Energy
Vice-Chair
avatar for Nora Mardirossian

Nora Mardirossian

Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment
Project Lead, Food Sector and Sustainable Development Goals
avatar for Sophie Marjanac

Sophie Marjanac

ClientEarth
Senior Lawyer / Climate Accountability Lead
avatar for Jena Martin

Jena Martin

Virginia University
Professor of Law West
avatar for Tamara Mawhinney

Tamara Mawhinney

Permanent Mission of Canada to the Office of the United Nations, Geneva
Deputy Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in...
avatar for Richard Meeran

Richard Meeran

Leigh Day
Partner, Head of International Department
avatar for Viraf Mehta

Viraf Mehta

Partners in Change
Advisor
avatar for Sheri Meyerhoffer

Sheri Meyerhoffer

Canada Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise
AM

Angela Miller

Banco Inter Americano de Desarrollo /InterAmerican Bank
MM

Miriam Miranda

Organización Fraternal Negra de Honduras (OFRANEH)
Coordinadora General
BM

Benjamin Moeling

USA
Chargé d’Affaires, U.S. Mission
avatar for Kinda Mohamadieh

Kinda Mohamadieh

Third World Network
Senior Researcher and Legal Adviser
avatar for Ms Rosie Monaghan

Ms Rosie Monaghan

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
KnowTheChain Researcher & Representative
MP

Melva Patricia Gualinga Montalvo

Pueblo Originario Kichwa de Sarayaku
Asesora politica
avatar for Alexandra Montgomery

Alexandra Montgomery

Anistia Internacional Brazil
Programme Director
avatar for Luis Rodrigo Morales

Luis Rodrigo Morales

OIE
Consejero Principal
DM

Diego Morejón

Ecuador
Undersecretary of Multilateral Affairs
avatar for Jovina Jovita Muchunguzi

Jovina Jovita Muchunguzi

CHRAGG Tanzania
Principal Investigation Officer
BM

Bernard Mujuni

Uganda
Commissioner in charge of equity and rights, Ministry of Gender,...
avatar for Jane S Nalunga

Jane S Nalunga

Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) Uganda
Executive Director
avatar for Thulsi Narayanasamy

Thulsi Narayanasamy

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Head of Labour Rights
avatar for Ara Marcen Naval

Ara Marcen Naval

Transparency International
Head of Advocacy Defence and Security
avatar for Asako Okai

Asako Okai

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

Austin Onuoha

Africa Center for Corporate Responsibility
Executive Director
avatar for Melissa Ortiz

Melissa Ortiz

OHCHR
Business & Human Rights Unit
BO

Brynn O’Brien

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility
Executive Director
avatar for Juana Toledo Pascual

Juana Toledo Pascual

Consejo de Pueblos Mayas
avatar for Christopher Patz

Christopher Patz

European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
Policy Officer
avatar for Astrid Puentes

Astrid Puentes

Independent consultant on climate, human rights and environment
Former Co-Executive Director, Interamerican Association for...
avatar for Mohan Rabidas

Mohan Rabidas

JAGORON Youth Forum
President
avatar for Fanilo Rakotovao

Fanilo Rakotovao

Axian Group
Impact Social Director
avatar for Bobby Ramakant

Bobby Ramakant

CNS
Director for Policy and Communications
avatar for Caroline Rees

Caroline Rees

Shift
President
avatar for Bettina Reinboth

Bettina Reinboth

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Director of Human Rights and Social Issues
avatar for Barbara G Reynolds

Barbara G Reynolds

Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Member
avatar for Humberto Cantú Rivera

Humberto Cantú Rivera

Instituto de Derechos Humanos y Empresas, Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
Director
avatar for Githa Roelans

Githa Roelans

International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Head, Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement
avatar for Johannes Rohr

Johannes Rohr

International Work Group on Indigenous Affairs
Project manager
LS

Lisa Sachs

Columbia Center for Sustainable Investment
Director
avatar for Jenny Sandvig

Jenny Sandvig

Norway's National Human Rights Institution
Policy Director
avatar for Roberto Suarez Santos

Roberto Suarez Santos

International Organisation of Employers
Secretary-General
avatar for Livio Sarandrea

Livio Sarandrea

UNDP
Global Adviser, Business and Human Rights
avatar for Alejandra Scampini

Alejandra Scampini

PODER
Senior Advocacy Associate of PODER, Uruguay
avatar for Rebecca DeWinter Schmitt

Rebecca DeWinter Schmitt

Investor Alliance for Human Rights
Associate Program Director
avatar for Olivier De Schutter

Olivier De Schutter

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
avatar for Prasad Vijaya Segaran

Prasad Vijaya Segaran

Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil
Human Rights & Social Standards Manager (Community Wellbeing & Gender)
avatar for Zoha Shahid

Zoha Shahid

Research Society of International Law
Senior Research Associate
avatar for Keith Shannon

Keith Shannon

UK 's Acting Migration and Modern Slavery Envoy
MJ

Mr Jonas Ben Sibanyoni

South African Human Rights Commission
Part-Time Commissioner
avatar for Yassine Skandrani

Yassine Skandrani

Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and...
avatar for Sebastian Smart

Sebastian Smart

INDH Chile
Regional Director
avatar for Nathalie Stadelmann

Nathalie Stadelmann

UN Human Rights Geneva
Human Rights Officer
KS

Katharina Stasch

Germany
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva
avatar for Debbie Stothard

Debbie Stothard

ALTSEAN
Coordinator/Founder
avatar for Ruwan Subasinghe

Ruwan Subasinghe

International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
Legal Director
SK

Senthil Kumar Subramanian

India
First Secretary, Permanent Mission of India
avatar for Renata Nascimento Szczerbacki

Renata Nascimento Szczerbacki

Petrobras
Petrobras Social Responsibility Planning and Performance Manager
avatar for Mr Nicolaj Sønderbye

Mr Nicolaj Sønderbye

UNDP Ukraine
Senior Democracy and Human Rights Advisor
avatar for Irit Tamir

Irit Tamir

Oxfam
Director, Private Sector Department
avatar for Matthias Thorns

Matthias Thorns

IOE - INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF EMPLOYERS
Deputy Secretary General
avatar for H.A. (Hannah) Tijmes

H.A. (Hannah) Tijmes

Trade Policy and International Economic Governance Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
Deputy Director
avatar for Emmanuel Umpula

Emmanuel Umpula

AFREWATCH
Directeur
avatar for Olena Uvarova

Olena Uvarova

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine
Head of Business and Human Rights Lab
avatar for Robert Vaughan

Robert Vaughan

The Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Human Rights Officer (Focal point for Climate and Business and Human...
RV

Rongvudhi Virabutr

Thailand
Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Thailand, and...
avatar for Luis Vittor

Luis Vittor

Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indígenas (CAOI)
DV

Diana Vlad-Calcic

avatar for Sutharee Wannasiri

Sutharee Wannasiri

Accountability Counsel
Communities Consultant, Asia
avatar for Lene Wendland

Lene Wendland

OHCHR
Chief Business and Human Rights
PW

Patrick Wilcken

Amnesty International
Deputy Programme Director, Head of Business, Security, and Human...
avatar for Elin Wrzoncki

Elin Wrzoncki

Instituto Danés de Derechos Humanos
Department Director, Human Rights and Business
avatar for Yann Wyss

Yann Wyss

Nestlé
Senior Manager, Social Impact
avatar for Ms Renata Yaresko

Ms Renata Yaresko

ENERGOATOM, Ukraine
Head of Public Relationship Department
avatar for Johnson, Ching-Yin Yeung

Johnson, Ching-Yin Yeung

Clean Clothes Campaign
Regional Campaigner
avatar for Ms Inga Zarafyan

Ms Inga Zarafyan

ECOLUR, Armenia
President
avatar for Jennifer Zerk

Jennifer Zerk

OHCHR Accountability and Remedy Project
Legal Consultant