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Monday
, November 25
Cinema
13:30 •
Film - iHUMAN: Artificial Intelligence & Facing a New World Order
Room XIX
09:00 •
“Voices from the ground”
13:30 •
Human rights and the role of governments in bidding for and hosting mega sporting events
15:00 •
Do companies prefer State action or inaction when it comes to promoting business respect for human rights - Stories from the frontline of businesses calling for action
16:40 •
National action plans: From paper to practice – lessons learned, challenges, innovation
Room XX
10:45 •
Opening plenary
11:30 •
Stepping up government leadership: from commitments to action
13:30 •
Beyond voluntary: mandatory measures for meeting the State duty to protect
15:00 •
Gender Guidance for the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights: From Paper to Practice
16:40 •
Corruption: the business and human rights dimension
Room XXI
09:00 •
Human rights due diligence: trends and challenges
13:30 •
Global vs local: Addressing the disconnect between State top-down measures and lived experiences on the ground
15:00 •
Development finance and cooperation: the next frontier for business and human rights?
16:40 •
A “smart mix” for responsible investment: The role of government in promoting investor human rights due diligence and ensuring investor respect for human rights
Room XXII
13:30 •
Scaling up respect for human rights in public investments: learning from government investment funds
15:00 •
Governments as catalysts for business respect for human rights in the world of work
16:40 •
Free, prior and informed consent - Why companies need to act on indigenous peoples’ rights
Room XXV
13:30 •
When Governments Fail to Protect: LGBTI Rights and the Role of the Private Sector
15:00 •
Building a child labour free MICA industry: The role of government, business, NGOs and communities
16:40 •
Corporate accountability: Lessons from recent legal cases
Tuesday
, November 26
Cinema
10:30 •
Film - Silicon Valley's online slave market
13:15 •
Film - Discount Workers – a fight for justice in global supply chains
16:30 •
Videos - Indigenous tourism and the significance of indigenous rights applied in tourism
Room XII
13:15 •
Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains: New evidence and policy options
Room XIX
09:00 •
Addressing environmental harms – the business and human rights connection
11:40 •
Promoting respect for human rights through sustainable public procurement
15:00 •
Transparency and beyond: taking stock of legislative approaches to eradicating modern slavery in global supply chains
16:40 •
How business can leverage anti-corruption practices to advance respect for human rights
Room XX
10:30 •
Plenary: Helping States promote responsible business - toward greater coherence at the multilateral level?
11:40 •
Addressing business-related human rights impacts in conflict and post-conflict contexts to build sustainable peace
15:00 •
Prevention is better than cure: exploring best strategies by States to prevent attacks on human rights defenders
Room XXI
09:00 •
Regulating businesses in contexts of conflict and occupation: what more is needed?
11:40 •
Regulating for corporate governance that respects human rights. Achieving a step-change in business and society relationships
13:30 •
Update on the process to elaborate a legally binding instrument
15:00 •
What is needed for State-owned enterprises to lead by example?
16:40 •
Building sustainable infrastructure: Lessons from the Belt and Road Initiative and other similar multi-state initiatives
Room XXII
09:00 •
Aligning international investment policy and practice with the pillars of “Protect, Respect, Remedy” - what States should do
11:40 •
Combating internet shutdowns, social media taxes, and censorship
13:30 •
Finance against slavery: how government action and public-private partnerships can work to end modern slavery and human trafficking
15:00 •
The economics of hate – the role of business in ensuring ethical advertising
16:40 •
What does accountability and remedy look like in the case of adverse human rights impacts from digital technologies?
Room XXV
09:00 •
Minding the governance gap: Can we rely on private standard-setting initiatives as methods for prevention, remediation and accountability?
11:40 •
Protecting and respecting human rights in the future of work
13:30 •
Responsible use of artificial intelligence and biometric tools in high risk sectors? Implications of "Protect, Respect and Remedy" for military and security sector actors
15:00 •
National Human Rights Institutions and Access to Remedy: Lessons and the Way Forward
16:40 •
Catalytic examples of government measures that bring scale to priority business actions affecting children’s rights
Wednesday
, November 27
Room XIX
10:30 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Asia. Part I. Progress on State action: National Action Plans and beyond
11:45 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Asia. Part II. Impact of inbound and outbound investment on human rights in South and Southeast Asia
13:30 •
Strengthening regional “races to the top” on business and human rights – the role of regional organizations
Room XX
09:00 •
Inclusion can’t wait. The business case for the inclusion of persons with disabilities
10:30 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Latin America and the Caribbean
15:00 •
Addressing climate change: the business and human rights connection
17:00 •
Closing plenary
Room XXI
09:00 •
Multi-stakeholder initiatives promoted by States to drive business respect for human rights - effectiveness and lessons learned
10:30 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) - Part 1 (Trade)
11:30 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - WEOG - Part 2 (Home States and responsible investment in post-conflict)
13:30 •
States and business enterprises listening to the UN Working Group? A cross-country assessment by civil society organizations
15:00 •
Claiming accountability through peer review of national action plans: a simulation
Room XXII
09:00 •
Ending violence and harassment in the world of work
10:30 •
Africa led regional dialogue on the role of States as catalyst to prevent human rights violations by business
11:40 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Africa
13:30 •
Ensuring access to remedy when indigenous peoples' rights are harmed - trends, challenges, ways forward
15:00 •
Preventing and addressing dam failures - what needs to be done?
Room XXIII
11:00 •
The Use of Private Military and Security Companies in Migrant Detention Centres
Room XXIV
09:00 •
Research, engagement, advocacy: exploring the delicate role of the new ‘all-in-one BHR scholar’
10:30 •
Regional dialogue: lessons learned, challenges, innovation - Eastern Europe
13:30 •
Advancing the business and human rights agenda in the Pacific
15:00 •
Advancing the business and human rights agenda in the Middle East
Room XXV
09:00 •
Mediation as viable access to remedy?
10:30 •
Snapshot - Private Security Governance and National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights
10:45 •
Snapshot - Business and Truth: respecting human rights in transitional justice contexts
11:00 •
Snapshot - Solidarity or Obligation? The role and potential of symbolic reparations as a tool for non-judicial non-state remedy mechanism
11:15 •
Snapshot - Multi-stakeholder project experience focusing on corporate action where states are absent/failing in fragile contexts
11:30 •
Snapshot - Caste in the Global Supply Chain
11:45 •
Snapshot - A ‘failure to prevent’ adverse human rights impacts mechanism
12:00 •
Snapshot - Introducing the first hospitality industry training module on risks of modern slavery in labour sourcing
12:15 •
Snapshot - Children’s Rights and Business Atlas: Data-driven tools for impact assessment
12:30 •
Snapshot - Stonewall’s Toolkit for Employers - Tackling LGBTI Discrimination
13:30 •
Catalytic public-private partnerships: working with governments to drive business respect for human rights in the cocoa sector
15:00 •
Mind the Gap research: sneak preview
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