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Monday, November 25
 

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Just Transition
Monday November 25, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am CET
The newly introduced BHR Informal Dialogues will offer an open, dynamic platform for inclusive and in-depth discussions on critical issues within the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These sessions are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative space where all participants can directly engage with one another, enabling meaningful dialogue that promotes deeper understanding of key issues.

By encouraging active participation from all participants, the BHR Informal Dialogues seek to ensure that a broad range of voices contribute to shaping the future of business and human rights practices. This format prioritizes diversity of views and backgrounds, creating a space where different stakeholders can share insights, experiences, and best practices in a flexible and open environment.

Topics for Discussion: The BHR Informal Dialogues will focus on a range of pressing topics, including:
  • Just Transition: Discussing how businesses can play a role in facilitating a fair and equitable transition to sustainable practices.
This informal and interactive space is open to everyone and is designed to spark collaborative thinking, drive solution-oriented discussions, and contribute to advancing the global BHR agenda.

Each Interactive dialogue will be facilitated by one or two people to ensure effective and inclusive dialogue. The facilitators will guide the discussion, assist in maintaining a balanced conversation, and ensure that all voices are heard. This structure will help both facilitators and participants to ensure a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives.

There will be no interpretation provided.
Speakers
avatar for Claire Bright

Claire Bright

Coordinator, NOVA Knowledge Centre for Business, Human Rights and the Environment
Dr Claire Bright is Assistant Professor in Private Law as well as the Founder and Director of the Nova Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment at Nova Law School in Lisbon. She is also a Associate Research Fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative... Read More →
Monday November 25, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am CET
Room XIX

10:00am CET

Migration, Business and Human Rights: Consultation for the Working Group’s 2025 Report to the UN General Assembly
Monday November 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Moderators
avatar for Pichamon Yeophantong

Pichamon Yeophantong

Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Ms. Pichamon Yeophantong is Associate Professor and Head of Research at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University. She also leads the Responsible Business Lab and the Environmental Justice and Human Rights Project, which are funded by an Australian Research... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Adrian Anthony Pereira

Adrian Anthony Pereira

Executive Director, North South Initiative
Adrian Pereira is the Executive Director and co-founder of North-South Initiative (NSI), a Human Rights and Social Justice orientated organisation based in Malaysia. NSI’s mission is to build a society that prioritises social justice via solidarity building. At NSI, the social mobilisers... Read More →
Monday November 25, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Room XIX

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Financial Institutions
Monday November 25, 2024 1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
The Networking Hubs will provide an open platform designed to facilitate exchanges among diverse groups of stakeholders on the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These spaces are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of experiences and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative peer learning space within stakeholders, where each stakeholder group can directly engage with one another, fostering meaningful dialogue. 

The format of these spaces leverages the networking essence of the Forum, offering a flexible and open environment for different stakeholder groups to share best practices, challenges, and innovative proposals.  

Stakeholder groupsThe Networking Hubs will focus on a range of pressing topics, including: 
  • Financial Institutions: Exploring responsible investment practices and their impact on human rights. 

No interpretation will be provided. 

Monday November 25, 2024 1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
Room XIX

3:00pm CET

A smart mix of measures to leverage the contribution of financial actors to a just transition
Monday November 25, 2024 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on business and human rights, the Investor Alliance for Human Rights and Principles for Responsible Investment

Interpretation available in English, French and Spanish

(Version française ci-jointe)
(Versión en español adjunta)


Brief description of the session:
A just transition refers to the transition to a green and zero-carbon economy that is fair and inclusive, creates decent work opportunities, reduces poverty and inequalities and upholds the human rights of workers, including in the informal sector, and affected communities, in particular Indigenous Peoples and populations affected by environmental degradation and energy poverty, through social dialogue and meaningful participation in decision-making including on the use of land and natural resources (See A/78/155). Thus, a just transition includes environmental, social, economic, climate change and human rights aspects. Just transition programmes will require adequate and appropriate financing from the private sector, including contributions from the financial sector (like institutional investors and banks). Some States have started introducing a few financial incentives and regulatory measures for businesses and investors to enable a just transition. However, regulatory gaps remain.

Beyond financing and investing in environmentally sustainable business and projects, financial sector actors have various forms of leverage they can exercise to push businesses and States to support sustainable business practices and a global economy. These include stewardship activities targeting investees or responsibly advocating for the creation of an enabling environment, and government incentives and public-private partnerships that address the environmental and social risks inherent to this transition. These all have strengths and limitations. Further, investors and banks must overcome environmental, social and governance (ESG) silos in approaches to sustainability, as a just transition necessitates understanding how environmental, sustainable development and human rights impacts are inextricably intertwined.

Key objectives of the session:
In a complex landscape, a smart mix of both good guidance and targeted regulation plays a role in maximizing the leverage of financial actors to contribute to a just transition. With a focus on renewable energy, and critical energy transition minerals, the panel will discuss key recommendations around how a smart mix of measures, both on sustainable finance and for the real economy, can be implemented to ensure effective policy and finance sector action towards the just transition.

Key discussion questions:
  • What leverage can the financial sector and States bring to bear in the transition to a green economy?
  • How are those forms of leverage impactful and what are their limitations?
  • How can a smart mix of regulatory and voluntary measures and incentives help overcome those limitations and enable a just transition? 

Background to the discussion
Moderators
avatar for Davide Cerrato

Davide Cerrato

PRI
Davide Cerrato is Senior Policy Specialist at the Principles for Responsible Investment. A lawyer by training, he worked in finance and banking litigation before moving to sustainability, first supporting the development of sustainability ratings for a UK ESG data provider, then leading... Read More →
avatar for Anita Dorett

Anita Dorett

Director, Investor Alliance for Human Rights
Anita Dorett, is the Director of the Investor Alliance for Human Rights, a collective action platform for responsible investment that is grounded in respect for people’s fundamental rights. Anita drives the development of programs, tools and guidance for investors, to inform and... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Robert McCorquodale

Robert McCorquodale

member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Robert McCorquodale is the Emeritus Professor of International Law and Human Rights, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and Barrister / mediator at Brick Court Chambers, London, United Kingdom. He has been researching, teaching and advising on business and human rights for... Read More →
avatar for Robeliza Halip

Robeliza Halip

Coordinator, Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples (REP)
avatar for Florencia Ortuzar

Florencia Ortuzar

Intermin Director for Climate Program, AIDA
Chilean lawyer, formed at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, with a Master’s in Environmental Policy and Regulation, from the London School of Economics. She currently serves as the Interim Director of the Climate Program at the Interamerican Association for Environmental... Read More →
avatar for Iraz Soyalp

Iraz Soyalp

Director, Social Impact, Manulife Investment Management
avatar for Dina Razafimahatratra

Dina Razafimahatratra

Ministry of Energy Madagascar
Monday November 25, 2024 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Room XIX

4:40pm CET

Raising the Bar through Climate Change Litigation
Monday November 25, 2024 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on business and human rights and the Office for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Interpretation available in English, French and Spanish

(Version française ci-jointe)
(Versión en español adjunta)


Brief description of the session: 
The use of litigation to achieve progress on climate change and human rights has nearly tripled since the Paris Agreement was reached in 2015. More recently, in 2022 the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 76/300, recognising “the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right”. This recognition followed the UN Human Rights Council resolution 48/13 which acknowledged the right in October 2021. As activists and civil society organizations are increasingly seeking to hold States and businesses accountable for their role in contributing to the multiple planetary crises and related harm to human rights, including those of future generations, climate litigation is being used as a tool to influence policy outcomes or change corporate behaviour. Climate litigation has shown its potential to lead to a smart mix of measures to address climate change and uphold human rights by strengthening regulation, incentives, policies, corporate practices, and benchmarking. This has in turn led to an increased emphasis on the role of businesses, including their need to conduct human rights due diligence with environmental dimensions. While some emerging multistakeholder initiatives are trying to tackle these issues, the question remains of how States and businesses can better collaborate with civil society organizations and other stakeholders to raise awareness and increase implementation of human rights-respecting frameworks in the context of climate change.      

Key objectives of the session: 
  • Provide an overview of climate change and human rights litigation globally and regionally. 
  • Set out the case and evidence for putting climate change and human rights into the boardroom, through the lens of a human rights-based economy.  
  • Highlight opportunities and benefits for States and businesses to accelerate their actions on climate change and human rights, by addressing commonly perceived barriers.  
  • Discuss tangible steps on how different stakeholder groups and rightsholders can move forward to ensure the effective promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change, including implementation.  
 
Additional background documents: 

Moderators
avatar for Adam Weiss

Adam Weiss

Director of Programmes, Europe, ClientEarth
I work for ClientEarth, the environmental law charity. We use the power of the law to change the system – informing, implementing and enforcing the law, advising decision-makers on policy and training legal and judicial professionals.
Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Collins

Stephanie Collins

Senior Associate, Gibson Dunn
Stephanie Collins is an English law qualified solicitor advocate and associate in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. She is a member of the firm’s International Arbitration Group.Stephanie represents clients in both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, as well... Read More →
avatar for Jovina Muchunguzi

Jovina Muchunguzi

Business and Human Rights Coordinator, Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance
Principal investigation Officer with 15 years of experience in human rights at the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG).CHRAGG’s Focal Point on Business & Human Rights and Environmental ProtectionAn experienced business and human rights practitioner, specialized... Read More →
avatar for Maria Jose Alzari

Maria Jose Alzari

Coordinadora del área de transparencia, Argentine Business Council for Sustainable Development
Abogada (UBA). Especializada en Derecho ambiental y en los diferentes aspectos del derecho de la sustentabilidad. Experta en “Derechos Humanos y Empresa”. Coordinadora del Área de Transparencia y Licencia Social del CEADS (Consejo Empresario Argentino para el Desarrollo Sostenible... Read More →
avatar for Ariff Amir Ali

Ariff Amir Ali

Member of Young People' Action Team, UNICEF East Asia Pacific Regional Office
Ariff is a passionate advocate for climate action and youth empowerment. He serves as the Advocacy Director for Youth United for Earth (YUFE), leading YUFE’s agenda for climate justice, organizing workshops, engaging young people across the ASEAN region, and promoting human-centred... Read More →
Monday November 25, 2024 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Room XIX
 
Tuesday, November 26
 

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Development Finance Institutions
Tuesday November 26, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am CET
The newly introduced BHR Informal Dialogues will offer an open, dynamic platform for inclusive and in-depth discussions on critical issues within the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These sessions are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative space where all participants can directly engage with one another, enabling meaningful dialogue that promotes deeper understanding of key issues.

By encouraging active participation from all participants, the BHR Informal Dialogues seek to ensure that a broad range of voices contribute to shaping the future of business and human rights practices. This format prioritizes diversity of views and backgrounds, creating a space where different stakeholders can share insights, experiences, and best practices in a flexible and open environment.

This informal and interactive space is open to everyone and is designed to spark collaborative thinking, drive solution-oriented discussions, and contribute to advancing the global BHR agenda.

Each Interactive dialogue will be facilitated by one or two people to ensure effective and inclusive dialogue. The facilitators will guide the discussion, assist in maintaining a balanced conversation, and ensure that all voices are heard. This structure will help both facilitators and participants to ensure a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives. There will be no interpretation provided.

Topics for Discussion: The BHR Informal Dialogues will focus on a range of pressing topics, including:
  • Development Finance Institutions (DFIs): Assessing the role of DFIs in promoting business practices that respect human rights.

Objectives
- Raise awareness about DFIs’ responsibility in protecting human rights and ensuring public participation.
- Discuss and identify potential measures on how DFIs should strengthen their safeguards and accountability.

Guiding questions:
- What specific strategies can DFIs adopt to promote a safe civic space and ensure meaningful public participation in development projects, while promoting human rights in their business practices?
- How can development finance institutions strengthen their accountability mechanisms to ensure effective access to remedy for communities affected by their investments?

Speakers
avatar for Anabella Sibrian

Anabella Sibrian

Defensora de derechos humanos, Protection International Mesoamérica
Defensora de derechos humanos guatemalteca, con más de 20 años de experiencia trabajando en ese ámbito en organizaciones internacionales. Ha venido participando en los foros de las Naciones Unidas sobre las empresas y los derechos humanos desde 2012 acompañando personas defensoras... Read More →
avatar for Nina Lesikhina

Nina Lesikhina

Policy Officer, CEE Bankwatch Network
Nina Lesikhina is a Policy Officer at CEE Bankwatch Network and a human rights defender with 25 years of experience in the civil society sector. She has led public advocacy campaigns focused on community engagement, energy, climate change, and resource management worldwide.
Tuesday November 26, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am CET
Room XIX

10:00am CET

Do National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights Work in the Asia-Pacific?
Tuesday November 26, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights with OHCHR SEARO, with support from UNDP 

Brief description of the session: 
After a decade of implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), national action plans on business and human rights (NAPs) have increasingly become a mainstay in efforts to promote business and human rights (BHR) in the Asia-Pacific region. Thus far, nine countries have adopted a NAP or similar document. But as civic spaces continue to recede in this region, are these NAPs truly enough to help ensure that business-related human rights abuses are being systematically addressed and prevented? How can NAPs be implemented in ‘hard’ places to ensure that ‘rights-washing’ – whereupon NAPs simply become a box-ticking exercise for States and businesses – does not happen? Will real implementation only happen once mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) measures are put in place? And how can the third pillar of the UNGPs – access to remedy – be better integrated into the design and execution of these plans?

This session brings together experts and practitioners of BHR to assess the effectiveness of NAPs in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as discuss the progress made and challenges that remain in terms of their implementation. Further, speakers will reflect on positive practices that should guide how NAPs are developed, implemented, and enforced. The session will be conducted in a ‘fireside chat’ format, such that speakers are asked to provide frank responses to a series of trigger questions and interactive engagement with the audience will be prioritized.

Key questions: 
  • To what extent are the NAPs that have been developed or which are developing in the region aligned with the UNGPs and other key international instruments such as the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct and the ILO’s MNE Declaration and International Labour Standards?
  • How can genuine multi-stakeholder dialogue and participation, including of stakeholders at the grassroots level, be effectively ensured in NAP development and implementation processes?
  • When should NAPs be updated and revised? Are there good practices or lessons learned that can be drawn upon in the revision of the NAPs?
  • How can ‘rights-washing’ be prevented in the development and implementation of NAPs in the Asia-Pacific region?
  • How can we know if a NAP has succeeded or failed?

Additional background documents:
 
Moderators
avatar for Pichamon Yeophantong

Pichamon Yeophantong

Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Ms. Pichamon Yeophantong is Associate Professor and Head of Research at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University. She also leads the Responsible Business Lab and the Environmental Justice and Human Rights Project, which are funded by an Australian Research... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Iqbal Ahmed Detho

Iqbal Ahmed Detho

Chairperson, Sindh Human Rights Commission - Pakistan
Iqbal Ahmed Detho is currently Chairperson Sindh Human Rights Commission since March 2023 and former Member from Sindh for National Commission on the Rights of Child 2020-23. He has been Human/Child Rights Trainer and Educator since last 15 years. He is also member of various Provincial... Read More →
avatar for Shin Young Chung

Shin Young Chung

Attorney at Law, Advocates for Public Interest Law/ Korea Transnational Corporations Watch
Shin Young Chung is a public interest lawyer at Advocates for Public Interest Law, a non-profit organization of lawyers who assist vulnerable migrants. Shin Young is also a member of Korea Transnational Corporations Watch (KTNC Watch), a coalition of labor, environmental, human rights... Read More →
Tuesday November 26, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Room XIX

11:40am CET

‘Smart Mix of Measures’ and Implications of European Legislative Developments in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Tuesday November 26, 2024 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights, the Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business (PL), Y. Mudryi National Law University (UA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  
 
Interpretation provided in EnglishChinese and Russian. 

Brief description of the session:

Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries are increasingly taking action to address the adverse impacts of business activities on people and the environment. This trend is being amplified by their varying levels of integration with the European Union—whether as EU member states, countries aspiring for accession, or due to close economicpolitical and other ties. With the adoption of EU regulations, particularly the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), due diligence requirements in the EU AI Act and CoE Framework Convention on AI and Human Rightsas well as national human rights due diligence requirements in countries like France and Germany, Central and Eastern European and Central Asian countries are facing new expectations. 

This session will explore the practical implications of these recent European legal developments on how business is done in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. It will focus on how governments are adapting their domestic legal frameworks to align with the new legally binding standards, and how businesses are preparing to meet these new obligations, particularly regarding enhanced human rights due diligence, how AI could be used in human rights due diligence. Furthermore, the session will examine how rights holders in the region can leverage these regulatory developments to ensure their rights are respected and to access effective remedies. 

Key objectives of the session: 
  •  Exchange insights on the challenges faced by businesses and governments in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia as they work to meet the new European regulatory requirements, share methodologies for implementation, emerging practices and common mistakes.  
  •  Discuss how rights holders, including workers, worker organizations, and civil society groups, can use these regulatory changes to promote better models at national level, demand accountability and access remedies for human rights abuses within the region. 
Moderators
avatar for Lyra Jakuleviciene

Lyra Jakuleviciene

Vice-chairperson, UN Working Group on business and human rights
Ms. Lyra Jakulevičienė is an international legal scholar specialising in international and European Union law, human rights law in particular, for more than two decades. She is a Professor and the Dean of the Law School of Mykolas Romeris University in Lithuania. She has extensive... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Alise Artamonova

Alise Artamonova

Associate, COBALT Legal
Alise is a business and human rights (BHR) lawyer from Latvia practicing in the ESG practice group of COBALT Legal – a pan-Baltic law firm. She is advising businesses and investors on integrating human rights and environmental considerations into their policies, contracts and processes... Read More →
avatar for Zsofia Kerecsen

Zsofia Kerecsen

Team Leader Corporate Governance Policy, DG JUST, European Commission
avatar for Nina Tevdorashvili

Nina Tevdorashvili

ESG Manager, Akhalkalaki Hydroelectric Power Plant
My name is Nino (Nina) Tevdorashvili, and I am a sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) expert with over 19 years of experience across the energy, oil, gas, social, environmental, governance, and banking sectors. My work spans environmental assessments, stakeholder... Read More →
avatar for Marija Andelkovic

Marija Andelkovic

Astra
Marija Anđelkovic is director and one of the founders of NGO ASTRA-Anti trafficking action, the first grass root NGO combating trafficking in human beings. She is a lawyer by profession with 25 years of experience in field of anti-trafficking and one of the first civil society activists... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Hab Ewa Flaszynska

Dr. Hab Ewa Flaszynska

Ministry of Labour of Poland
Tuesday November 26, 2024 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Room XIX

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Academia
Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
The Networking Hubs will provide an open platform designed to facilitate exchanges among diverse groups of stakeholders on the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These spaces are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of experiences and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative peer learning space within stakeholders, where each stakeholder group can directly engage with one another, fostering meaningful dialogue. 

The format of these spaces leverages the networking essence of the Forum, offering a flexible and open environment for different stakeholder groups to share best practices, challenges, and innovative proposals.  

Stakeholder groupsThe Networking Hubs will focus on a range of pressing topics, including: 
  • Academia: Sharing research insights and theoretical perspectives on BHR developments.  

No interpretation will be provided. 


Tuesday November 26, 2024 1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
Room XIX

3:00pm CET

Land Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of large-scale land acquisition
Tuesday November 26, 2024 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights and the Indigenous Caucus 

Interpretation provided in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.

Brief description of the session: 

Globally, there is rapid increase in the demand for land and its resources. Businesses, including investors, are pursuing large-scale land acquisition for economic projects related to food, fuel, minerals, renewable energy, and conservation and more. However, transparency and participation are often lacking in these acquisition processes, enabled by poor or inexistent accountability mechanisms and legal frameworks to protect the rights holders, in particular Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous Peoples make up more than 6% of the world’s population and hold an estimated 20% of the Earth’s land mass - one-half to one-third of the collectively-held land globally. However, they have formal legal ownership of less than 10% of this land. As a result, their lands are constantly under threat of unfair and forced acquisition for business investments, often leading to serious abuses of Indigenous Peoples ' rights and those of their defenders.
This session will engage relevant stakeholders in discussing how land acquisitions have been or should be integrated into businesses human rights due diligence processes across their value chains. It will also explore the types of smart mix of measures that may help governments protect Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the context of land acquisition, in particular with regard to the requirement to obtain a Free, Prior and Informed Consent from the concerned Indigenous Peoples.

Key objectives of the session:
  • To contextualize the growing trend of large-scale land acquisition for business activities, and their impacts on Indigenous Peoples' rights.
  • To examine  practices and lessons learned regarding  different measures adopted by governments to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the context of large-scale land acquisition.
  • To discuss  what kinds of a smart mix of measures could support the Free, Prior and Informed Consent from Indigenous Peoples with regard to land acquisition.
  • To discuss emerging practices from businesses, including investors,  to prevent, mitigate and account for adverse impacts of  land acquisitions on Indigenous Peoples rights, including the right of participation and FPIC.
Moderators
avatar for Pichamon Yeophantong

Pichamon Yeophantong

Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Ms. Pichamon Yeophantong is Associate Professor and Head of Research at the Centre for Future Defence and National Security, Deakin University. She also leads the Responsible Business Lab and the Environmental Justice and Human Rights Project, which are funded by an Australian Research... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Tulia Machado-Helland

Tulia Machado-Helland

Head of Human Rights, Storebrand Asset Management
Tulia Machado-Helland is the Head of Human Rights at the Sustainable Investment team at Storebrand Asset Management. Her main responsibilities are to develop policies and procedures to integrate human rights in investment decisions; to conduct human right due diligence of portfolios... Read More →
avatar for Antonina Gorbunova

Antonina Gorbunova

Member, Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Antonina Gorbunova is an indigenous Nenets lawyer and leader, born in the Kanin Peninsula in Russia’s High North. She practices law for ten years, including eight years of work on the rights of indigenous peoples. Her human rights career evolved from assistant to an indigenous Member... Read More →
avatar for Ebo Mili

Ebo Mili

Siang Indigenous Farmers Forum
avatar for Edward Porokwa

Edward Porokwa

Executive director, Pastoralists Indigenous NGO (PINGO) Forum
avatar for Paula Andrea Villa Vélez

Paula Andrea Villa Vélez

Directora Jurídica, Unidad Administrativa Especial de Gestión de Restitución de Tierras Despojadas del
Tuesday November 26, 2024 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Room XIX

4:40pm CET

Towards more effective corporate accountability in Latin America: prevention, remediation and participation in the design of measures
Tuesday November 26, 2024 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Session co-organized by the Business and Human Rights Working Group, International Federation for Human Rights.
 
Brief description of the session:
This session seeks to analyze normative, regulatory, public policy and institutional trends in business and human rights in Latin America, to delve into challenges and opportunities to achieve greater effectiveness in the implementation of existing and developing frameworks, as well as to achieve greater access to justice when abuses occur. Given the particularities of the region, the panel will reflect on how due diligence becomes an effective tool for prevention, how to move towards more effective corporate accountability in Latin America, and how substantive participation can be guaranteed, with the voice of those in most vulnerable situations at the center, including an intersectional perspective with an ethnic and gender focus. Likewise, the panel will seek to explore lessons learnt from strategies focused on value chains and from multi-stakeholder initiatives that promote public-private cooperation. Finally, it will seek to reflect on some specific regulatory challenges that arise in Latin America, which has become a strategic region for the just transition, as a supplier of critical minerals and also given its wealth of biodiversity and the need to promote conservation and combat deforestation more effectively.

Key objectives of the session:
This session will seek to analyze normative, regulatory, public policy and institutional trends in business and human rights in Latin America, and their implementation, in order to improve respect for human rights in the context of business activities, achieve greater corporate accountability and advance access to effective and comprehensive remedy, considering the specificities of the regional context, and the approach from the value chains, putting people at the center.

Context of the discussion:
Latin America has made significant progress in the area of business and human rights, materialized in the use of the UNGPs as a common platform for action and a minimum standard for different actors, including governments, companies and investors, civil society, national human rights institutions, among others. However, challenges in the region persist, facing long-standing structural problems that, in some cases, are exacerbated by socio-environmental conflicts that occur within the framework of the activities of national and transnational companies operating in Latin America.
The efforts of States in the region to prevent and mitigate the impacts of the business sector and, eventually, remedy them, have been focused on National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights, and/or on the growing search to develop specific sectoral policies that regulate the economy. Likewise, civil society organizations, as well as some national governments, have begun to promote processes for the elaboration of laws on corporate responsibility to respect human rights and the environment, such as Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Chile. In addition, and considering the globalization of supply chains and the transnational nature of a large part of business operations and impacts, regulatory advances in other regions such as the European Union, and countries such as France, Norway, Germany, among others, are also a key part of the discussions in Latin America.
These regulatory advances take on a particular dimension given the characteristics of the Latin American region, where many countries are major exporters of raw materials and recipients (and competitors) of investments. The persistent negative impacts require the identification of gaps at the regulatory and public policy level, but also the improvement of existing ones, as well as their effective implementation through greater supervision, oversight and technical and budgetary resources, that is, strong public institutions. No less important is improving access to justice, eliminating or minimizing obstacles to comprehensive and effective reparation.
The regulatory and institutional ecosystem that influences and regulates business activities is extremely broad and is made up of constitutional norms, laws and regulations, as well as specific regulatory frameworks such as mining codes and just transition policies, extending to public tendering and contracting regimes, and environmental impact assessment procedures, among others. In order to advance in the respect for human rights in the context of business activities, an smart mix of measures and policy coherence is needed that aims to increase accountability, guarantee greater legal responsibility and better access to remedy.
With this ecosystem as a reference, this session will seek to analyze some normative, regulatory and institutional trends at a regional level and delve into challenges and opportunities to achieve greater effectiveness in the implementation of existing and developing frameworks, as well as greater justice when violations occur, which considers rights holders at the center. Due diligence permeates the discussions on the business and human rights agenda, so this panel seeks to analyze how this foundation of Pillar II of the UNGPs constitutes an effective instrument of prevention, allowing progress towards greater corporate accountability in Latin America, incorporating the specificities of the Latin American legal system, as well as the particularities of the region, and adding the perspective of potentially affected people at the center, guaranteeing effective participation, and the intersectional perspective with an ethnic and gender focus.
The session will reflect on initiatives developed throughout the value chain and the work of multi-stakeholder alliances that allow us to think of creative solutions that have a positive impact on society as a whole, especially on most vulnerable populations. Building innovative solutions challenges us to work together with stakeholders throughout the entire value chain, to achieve mechanisms that contribute to the measurement of impacts (cumulative and synergistic), traceability, social well-being, respect for human rights and care for the environment. Hence the importance of having concrete experiences developed through the value chains of different sectors, based on dialogue and cooperation of stakeholders, at the public and private level.
Finally, the panel will seek to delve into some specific regulatory challenges that arise in new contexts that Latin America is going through, such as that of the just transition. This includes REDD+ projects, whose regulation, in many countries in the region, is insufficient to guarantee the protection of human rights and, in particular, those of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. These new instruments, which arise as a response to the efforts of States to advance strategies to reduce and mitigate greenhouse gases, entail new challenges and tensions at the regulatory and implementation level. Including these particularities in the debate is extremely relevant in Latin America, a region that suffers from high levels of deforestation and that is home to large areas of jungle and forests such as the Amazon and the Gran Chaco, which transcend the border limits of the countries.

Moderators
avatar for Fernanda Hopenhaym

Fernanda Hopenhaym

Chairperson, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Ms. Fernanda Hopenhaym is Co-Executive Director at Project on Organizing, Development, Education and Research (PODER), an organization in Latin America dedicated to corporate accountability. For twenty years, Ms. Hopenhaym has worked on economic, social and gender justice. Since 2006... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Carolina Mejia Micolta

Carolina Mejia Micolta

Abogada, Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
Carolina tiene experiencia en áreas jurídicas de diferentes compañías, en temas de Derecho Comercial y Corporativo. En los últimos cuatro años ha trabajado en organizaciones empresariales como la Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia y actualmente en la Cámara de... Read More →
avatar for Gabriela Quijano

Gabriela Quijano

Especialista/Asesora Independiente sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos, Especialista/Asesora Independiente sobre Empresas y Derechos Humanos
Gabriela Quijano es especialista y asesora independiente en derechos humanos y empresas. Trabaja con organizaciones y redes de la sociedad civil en el análisis y elaboración de normas y propuestas legislativas, investigación de casos, litigio estratégico, y desarrollo de estrategias... Read More →
avatar for Walter Quertehuari

Walter Quertehuari

Presidente, ECA Amarakaeri
avatar for Edmilson Santos dos Santos

Edmilson Santos dos Santos

Ministérios dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania
He is a professor at the Federal University of the São Francisco Valley (Univasf). Between 2015 and 2016, he held the position of Coordinator of Ethnic-Racial Relations at the Ministry of Education. Until October 2024, he held the position of Advisor in the Special Office for the... Read More →
Tuesday November 26, 2024 4:40pm - 6:00pm CET
Room XIX
 
Wednesday, November 27
 

9:00am CET

BHR informal dialogues: Responsible Investment
Wednesday November 27, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am CET
The newly introduced BHR Informal Dialogues will offer an open, dynamic platform for inclusive and in-depth discussions on critical issues within the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These sessions are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative space where all participants can directly engage with one another, enabling meaningful dialogue that promotes deeper understanding of key issues.

By encouraging active participation from all participants, the BHR Informal Dialogues seek to ensure that a broad range of voices contribute to shaping the future of business and human rights practices. This format prioritizes diversity of views and backgrounds, creating a space where different stakeholders can share insights, experiences, and best practices in a flexible and open environment. There will be no interpretation provided.

This informal and interactive space is open to everyone and is designed to spark collaborative thinking, drive solution-oriented discussions, and contribute to advancing the global BHR agenda.

Each Interactive dialogue will be facilitated by one or two people to ensure effective and inclusive dialogue. The facilitators will guide the discussion, assist in maintaining a balanced conversation, and ensure that all voices are heard. This structure will help both facilitators and participants to ensure a free-flowing exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives.

Topics for Discussion: The BHR Informal Dialogues will focus on a range of pressing topics, including:
  • Responsible Investment: Examining the impact of investment on human rights and business practices

Guiding questions of the dialogue:
  • What is a "smart mix" of tools that investors can use to meaningfully engage with rightsholders (or their representatives)?
  • What has worked well / not worked well from the perspectives of rightsholders and investors?
  • As a rightsholder (or representative), what advice would you give to investors on identifying and engaging with them?
  • As an investor, what advice would you give to rightsholders and their representatives on approaching and engaging with investors?


Speakers
avatar for Kindra Mohr

Kindra Mohr

Manager, Financial Services and Human Rights, BSR
Kindra Mohr is a business and human rights attorney who manages BSR's work at the intersection of human rights and finance. Her efforts involve integrating a human rights approach into the operations and value chains of financial services companies and improving their human rights... Read More →
avatar for Nabylah Abo Dehman

Nabylah Abo Dehman

Head of Stewardship, Social Issues and Human Rights, Principles for Responsible Investment
Catherine’s research intersects international commercial law and business human challenges, such transnational business activities, international corporate governance and the impact of new technologies. She currently researches the role of artificial intelligence in corporate governance... Read More →
Wednesday November 27, 2024 9:00am - 9:40am CET
Room XIX

10:00am CET

Progress and Opportunities to Strengthen BHR in the Middle East and North Africa Region
Wednesday November 27, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Session organized by the Working Group on business and human rights
  
Interpretation in English, Arabic and French 

(Version française ci-jointe)

Brief description of the session: 
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs) have gained increased recognition among various stakeholders in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including governments, businesses, national human rights institutions (NHRIs), civil society actors, academia and the legal community. However, despite the growing awareness, there are significant challenges in translating the UNGPs into effective frameworks for protecting and addressing human rights and environmental issues in the region. 

This session will build upon the discussions from the past two annual forums to delve into the progress that has been achieved in advancing the business and human rights agenda, and to identify areas where further progress is needed and where gaps in protection persist. The session will also examine the implementation of the UNGPs, with a particular emphasis on a smart mix of measures to strengthen business and human rights in the MENA region. 

Key objectives of the session: 
  • Examine the utilization of the UNGPs to enhance human rights in the MENA region. 
  • Identify obstacles, drivers, and priorities crucial for realizing the UNGPs in the MENA region. 
  • Discuss practical measures to raise awareness and promote the implementation of the UNGPs throughout the MENA region.  
  • Explore strategies for enhancing the capacities of all stakeholders to effectively leverage the UNGPs as a tool for States and businesses to fulfil their respective duties and responsibilities to protect and respect human rights and the environment. 
  • Emphasize the importance of collaborative efforts among all stakeholders to advance the UNGPs. 

Key discussion questions: 
  • What are the primary drivers and priorities that must be addressed to fully realize the UNGPs in the MENA region? 
  • How can a smart mix of measures assist businesses in identifying and mitigating human rights risks across their operations and supply chains?  
  • What valuable insights can be learned from the progress made in advancing the implementation of the UNGPs in the MENA region, and how can these lessons guide future efforts?  

Moderators
avatar for Takoua Tayari

Takoua Tayari

Business and Human Rights International Specialist, United Nations Development Programme
Takoua Tayari is an expert at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Tunisia, specializing in Rule of Law, inclusive growth, and sustainable development. She is currently serving as a Business and Human Rights International Specialist (a detachment) at UNDP in Djibouti... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Riyad Fakhri

Riyad Fakhri

Legal Professor, University of Hassan First
- Professor of higher education specializing in business law since 2002,- Director of the Business Law Research Laboratory at the Hassan 1er University of Settat Morocco since 2009- Expert evaluator of scientific projects contracted with CNRST Morocco since 2020- Scientific director... Read More →
avatar for Damilola Olawuyi

Damilola Olawuyi

member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Damilola S. Olawuyi is a Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is also the director of the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development at the Afe Babalola University... Read More →
avatar for Mashael M. Al Sulaiti

Mashael M. Al Sulaiti

Founder & Chairperson, Mashael Al Sulaiti Law Firm
Mashael Al Sulaiti is the Qatari founder and chairperson of Mashael Al Sulaiti Law Firm, a leading practice specializing in international arbitration, commercial law, and construction law. Since founding her firm in 2012, she has gained a reputation as a highly regarded arbitrator... Read More →
avatar for Asmaa Fakhoury

Asmaa Fakhoury

Country Director, Avocats Sans Frontières - Morocco
Country Director, Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), MoroccoAsmaa Fakhoury leads the Moroccan office of Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), an organization dedicated to bolstering Moroccan civil society’s efforts toward building a pluralistic, democratic, and egalitarian society. Her work... Read More →
avatar for Jamal Al khadhuri

Jamal Al khadhuri

NHRI Oman
Concise Biography Dr. Jamal E. Al Khadhuri, is a member of the Oman Human Rights Commission. Currently, he chairs the national human rights strategy executive team and working with all stakeholders to finalize the national strategy document and the execution plan for all the government... Read More →
Wednesday November 27, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CET
Room XIX

11:40am CET

“Smart Mix” in Action: Progress and Opportunities for Advancing Business and Human Rights in Africa
Wednesday November 27, 2024 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES)


Description of the session:
The “smart mix of measures” – national, international, voluntary and mandatory – has been central to the realization of the UN Guiding principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Already into the second decade of implementation of the UNGPs, this is an appropriate moment to reflect on what the “smart mix of measures” means for the African continent now and into the future.
Increased foreign direct and local investments in key sectors in Africa, including infrastructure development, extractive industries, agriculture, natural resource exploitation and manufacturing, highlights the need to build capacities and strengthen regulatory frameworks promoting and protecting human rights in the context of business activities in Africa.
States in the African continent are increasingly taking action to address the adverse impacts of business activities on people and the environment. Recent developments at national level, including through the adoption of national action plans on business and human rights, as well as sector-specific legislation on issues of business and human rights such as on labour rights, non-discrimination, environment, land, anti-corruption and privacy, show that action is possible in all these areas, and that government leadership from the top is a critical factor.
With the adoption of new regulation at international and regional level, such as EU regulations, particularly the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), as well as national human rights due diligence requirements in countries like France and Germany, States and businesses in Africa are facing new expectations. The session will discuss the key notion of “smart mix of measures” and what its realization means concretely in and for African countries and actors. It will also consider the importance for African Governments, businesses, communities and rightsholders to understand implications and opportunities arising from such regulatory developments as drivers for strengthening business respect for human rights.
The fundamental challenge going forward is to scale up the good practices that are emerging and address remaining gaps and challenges in the continent. This will require concerted efforts by all actors and meaningful stakeholders’ engagement.
This session will offer participants a multi-stakeholder platform to explore the specific application and implementation of a “smart mix” of measures to promote and implement the UNGPs in Africa, and to further invigorate emphasis on collaborative efforts to advance business respect for human rights and to strengthen access to effective remedy when harm happens.

Session objectives:
  • Identify positive practice, gaps and challenges in existing laws, policies and current business and government practice;
  • Develop practical pathways for how the UNGPs as a policy and normative framework can be better leveraged to bring States, businesses, and civil society together and generate sustainable and inclusive solutions to address business-related human rights challenges in Africa;
  • Highlight emerging good practices; and how key stakeholders — States, businesses, NHRIs, civil society organizations, trade unions and the investment community— can contribute to the scaling-up effective human rights due diligence processes, including through a rights-holder’s centred approach and meaningful, inclusive, and effective multi-stakeholder engagement;
  • Discuss the anticipated implications of international, regional and national regulatory developments and what it is needed from States and businesses in the region to ensure that legal developments in other regions result in positive outcomes for stakeholders in Africa;
  • Identify measures to strengthen policy coherence when setting and developing policy and regulation.
Moderators
avatar for Damilola Olawuyi

Damilola Olawuyi

member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Damilola S. Olawuyi is a Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. He is also the director of the Institute for Oil, Gas, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development at the Afe Babalola University... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Ncumisa Willie

Ncumisa Willie

Principal Human Rights Specialist, Vodacom Group
avatar for Lucius Pendame

Lucius Pendame

Deputy Director, Malawi Human Rights Commission
avatar for Bako NIrina RANJEVASOA

Bako NIrina RANJEVASOA

Cheffe de Service de la Responsabilité Sociétale des Entreprises, Ministry of Mines - Madagascar
Wednesday November 27, 2024 11:40am - 1:00pm CET
Room XIX

1:20pm CET

Networking hubs: Indigenous Peoples
Wednesday November 27, 2024 1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
The Networking Hubs will provide an open platform designed to facilitate exchanges among diverse groups of stakeholders on the Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda. These spaces are structured to encourage autonomous, participant-led conversations without formal speakers or panelists, fostering a free-flowing exchange of experiences and perspectives. The aim is to create a collaborative peer learning space within stakeholders, where each stakeholder group can directly engage with one another, fostering meaningful dialogue. 

The format of these spaces leverages the networking essence of the Forum, offering a flexible and open environment for different stakeholder groups to share best practices, challenges, and innovative proposals.  

Stakeholder groupsThe Networking Hubs will focus on a range of pressing topics, including: 
  • Indigenous Peoples: Highlighting the unique challenges and opportunities related to Indigenous Peoples’ rights in business operations. 

No interpretation will be provided. 


Wednesday November 27, 2024 1:20pm - 2:40pm CET
Room XIX

3:00pm CET

Key developments in the WEOG region over the past year
Wednesday November 27, 2024 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Session co-organized by the Working Group on business and human rights and the Danish Institute for Human Rights

Interpretation provided in English, French, and Spanish.

Brief description of the session:
This session will consider the issues pertinent to the business and human rights agenda across WEOG States. This includes the development by some States of second, or reviewed, National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights. Due to the significant developments at the EU level during 2024, and the impacts beyond the EU, there will be a special focus on mandatory human rights due diligence and the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (Directive 2024/1760 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1760/oj) which entered into force on 25 July 2024.

The aim of the EU Directive “is to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour in companies’ operations and across their global value chains. The new rules will ensure that companies in scope identify and address adverse human rights and environmental impacts of their actions inside and outside Europe” (https://commission.europa.eu/business-economy-euro/doing-business-eu/sustainability-due-diligence-responsible-business/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence_en). The Working Group conducted advocacy on the Directive, including in its statement of 7 February 2024 (https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/business/workinggroupbusiness/20240207-Corporate-Sustainability-Due-Diligence-Directive.pdf). The Working Group’s advocacy was conducted alongside that of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/02/un-human-rights-chief-urges-eu-leaders-approve-key-business-and-human-rights). This outreach sent a strong message on the need for regulation at the European level.

The session will consider the lessons learned from efforts by governments and regional entities to drive greater policy coherence on the business and human rights agenda through regulation. It will discuss how to scale up the implementation by business enterprises of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights. It will examine how to ensure that compliance with legislation by businesses does not become a formulaic “tick the box” exercise. The session will also examine some good practices followed by businesses when undertaking human rights due diligence, for example in contractual provisions in contracts along their value chains and in stakeholder engagement.

Key objectives of the session:
  1. Consider developments within the WEOG region, including the development of revised National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights;
  2. Clarify the key provisions of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive and consider how States and businesses are responding;
  3. Consider what new causes of action may arise from the Directive and what remedies might be available; and
  4. Clarify what effectiveness of these pieces of legislation means for the different stakeholders.

Key discussion questions: 
  1. What needs to happen in the WEOG region in terms of policy and legislation to further develop the business and human rights agenda? What role is played by National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights in this regard?
  1. What can be learned from the processes followed during the drafting and negotiation of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive?
  1. What factors should all stakeholders consider when contemplating drafting legislation on mandatory human rights due diligence and other regulation relevant to the business and human rights agenda?
 
Background reading: 
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1760/oj

https://commission.europa.eu/business-economy-euro/doing-business-eu/sustainability-due-diligence-responsible-business/corporate-sustainability-due-diligence_en

https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/business/workinggroupbusiness/20240207-Corporate-Sustainability-Due-Diligence-Directive.pdf

https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/02/un-human-rights-chief-urges-eu-leaders-approve-key-business-and-human-rights

“Supporting the implementation of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in global supply chains involving smallholders and their communities” https://fairtrade-advocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CSDDD_Accompanying-Measures.pdf


Moderators
avatar for Robert McCorquodale

Robert McCorquodale

member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Robert McCorquodale is the Emeritus Professor of International Law and Human Rights, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and Barrister / mediator at Brick Court Chambers, London, United Kingdom. He has been researching, teaching and advising on business and human rights for... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Ralf Sauer

Ralf Sauer

Deputy Head, European Commission - Unit Company Law
JA

Jordyn Arndt

Foreign Affairs Officer, State Department
avatar for Gabrielle Holly

Gabrielle Holly

Chief Adviser, Human Rights and Business, Danish Institute for Human Rights
Gabrielle Holly is a Chief Adviser in the Business and Human Rights Department of the Danish Institute for Human Rights. She is a business and human rights specialist and an experienced commercial disputes practitioner having practiced over a decade at Magic Circle firms in Australia... Read More →
avatar for Joseph Byomuhangyi

Joseph Byomuhangyi

Project Coordinator, Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability
Joseph leads the Business and Human Rights Program at the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights in Uganda. He also coordinates the Uganda Consortium on Corporate Accountability. He has been at the frontline in the development journey of Uganda’s National Action Plan on Business... Read More →
avatar for Elina Rääsk

Elina Rääsk

Head of Sustainable Supply Chain, Nokia
avatar for Helene Budliger Artieda

Helene Budliger Artieda

State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Switzerland, State Secretary and Director
State Secretary Helene Budliger Artieda has been Director of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) since August 2022. Prior to that, she was Switzerland’s ambassador in Bangkok, Thailand, with additional accreditations to Cambodia and Laos. Until 2019, she held the same... Read More →
Wednesday November 27, 2024 3:00pm - 4:20pm CET
Room XIX
 
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