Reframing Human Rights
Shared Value through Global Corporate Citizenship
JUNE 28 – 29, 2017
BARD COLLEGE
30 CAMPUS RD
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, NY
AGENDA
The Skytop Strategies team is dedicated to crafting thought provoking
agendas that are diverse, not only in areas of thought and experience,
but in the broad range of attending speakers.
| Time | Agenda Day 1 |
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| 8:00-8:25 AM | Arrival & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:25 | Welcome Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
| 8:30 | Opening Remarks Eban Goodstein, Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy |
| 8:35-9:00 | Keynote Presentation Challenges for Business and Human Rights in the New Domestic Political and Geopolitical Context Presenter: Bennett Freeman, Senior Advisor, Business for Social Responsibility; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor |
| 9:00-9:30 | Human Rights & Wall Street: Trends in Institutional Shareholder Engagement Discussants: Robert McGarrah, Attorney, AFL CIO Office of Investment Julie Tanner, Director of Socially Responsible Investing, Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc. |
| 9:30-9:55 | Keynote Presentation “Doing Good”: Building Company Value Through an Integrated Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy Presenter: Louis Sapirman, Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Dun & Bradstreet |
| 9:55-10:15 | Networking Break |
| 10:15-10:55 | Panel Discussion Human Rights in Creating Company Value: The Integration of Purpose and Profit, Beyond Philanthropy Moderator: Kristen Celecki, Global Vice President, Marketing Leader for Compliance and Supply, Dun & Bradstreet Panelists: Rob Michalak, Global Director of Social Mission, Ben & Jerry’s Kelly Melia-Teevan, Advisor, Global Issues and Public Policy, Chevron |
| 10:55-11:25 | Discussion Session Risk Governance: Tools Designed to Help Build a Human Rights Strategy Discussants: Stuart Bell, Director of Policy, Ergon Associates Eliza Eubank, Director of Environmental and Social Risk Management, Citi |
| 11:25-12:05 PM | Panel Discussion The Limitations of Compliance in Managing Supply Chain: Case Stories on How Companies May Advance into Supplier and Industry Partnerships Moderator: Catherine Benoit, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Extension School, Vice President, Social Sustainability, New Earth Panelists: Jocelyn Cascio, Supply Chain Sustainability Manager, Intel Theresa Loar, Senior Advisor, Human Rights, BSR Stephanie Wilson, Senior Program Manager, Social Accountability International |
| 12:05-1:05 | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:05-1:45 | Panel Discussion The Growing Concern of Human Trafficking: The Role of Multinational Companies in Domestic and International Forced Labor Moderator: Ashley Feasley, Director of Policy, Migration Refugee Services, USCCB Panelists: Anita Househam, Senior Manager, LEAD & Supply Chain Sustainability, UN Global Compact Ryan Lynch, Head of Advisory & Corporate Social Responsibility, BSI Amy Paulin, State Assemblywoman, New York State Assembly Tu Rinsche, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Marriott International |
| 1:45-2:05 | Presentation Buen Vivir: Corporate and Community Roles in Sustainable Sourcing Co-Presenters: Sebastian Pillitteri, Research Coordinator, The Institute of the Nature and Society of Oaxaca Monique Segarra, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Climate Policy, The Bard Center for Environmental Policy, Bard College |
| 2:05-2:45 | Panel Discussion Benchmarks: The Latest on How to Create Coherent Metrics and a High-Quality Reporting Framework Moderator: Bennett Freeman, Senior Advisor, Business for Social Responsibility; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Panelists: Maria Gorsuch-Kennedy, Principal Program Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability, Dell Maureen Kline, Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America Faith Taylor, Senior Vice President, CSR/Sustainability, Wyndham Worldwide |
| 2:45-3:10 | Networking Break |
| 3:10-4:10 | Concurrent Workshop Sessions Begin |
| Concurrent Workshop Session 1 Human Rights Due Diligence: Practical Strategies and Tools for Businesses Facilitators: Stuart Bell, Director of Policy, Ergon Associates Anne-Marie Lévesque, Consultant, Human Rights, Labour and Gender, Ergon Associates |
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| Concurrent Workshop Session 2 The Responsible Sourcing Journey Facilitator: Greg Iaquinto, Leader Global Supply Solutions and Risk, Dun & Bradstreet |
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| 4:10-4:30 | Concurrent Workshop Session Recap Discussants: Greg Iaquinto, Leader Global Supply Solutions and Risk, Dun & Bradstreet Anne-Marie Lévesque, Consultant, Human Rights, Labour and Gender, Ergon Associates |
| 4:30-4:55 | Closing Presentation How to Engage Governments on Human Rights Abuses: A Driver’s Manual for the Multinational Company Presenter: Ursula Wynhoven, Senior Advisor, Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| 4:55 | Closing Remarks, Transport to Beckman Arms Hotel for Networking Reception Leon Botstein, President, Bard College |
| Time | Agenda Day 2 |
| 8:00-8:25 AM | Arrival & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:25 | Welcome Remarks Christopher P. Skroupa, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Skytop Strategies |
| 8:30-9:10 | Opening Panel Discussion Shifting Expectations for Company as Citizen: What is Driving the Link between Human Rights and Company Performance Moderator: Irit Tamir, Advocacy Manager, Private Sector Department, Oxfam America Panelists: Valentina Gurney, Associate Program Director, Human Rights, ICCR Luna Lee, Human Rights Leader, Eileen Fisher, Inc. Karen Morris, Independent Strategic Innovation Consultant, Former Chief Innovation Officer, AIG |
| 9:10-9:30 | Presentation Lessons from the Supply Chain: Reframing Stakeholder Engagement from Risk to Opportunity Presenter: Phil Berry, Former Sustainability Director at Nike and Senior Human Rights Advisor to Business for Social Responsibility |
| 9:30-10:15 | Panel Discussion Briefing the C-Suite: How to Effectively Communicate Social Issues to the CEO, COO and CFO Moderator: Maureen Mazurek, Managing Director, Innovate to Transform Panelists: Amanda Chiampi, Director, Social Sustainability Integration, AT&T Tam Robert Nguyen, Global Head of Sustainability, Bechtel Corporation Carrie Ellen Phillips, Co-Founder, BPCM |
| 10:15-10:40 | Networking Break |
| 10:40-11:40 | Workshop Session The Journey to Living Wage: Engaging Communities on All Levels in the Supply Chain Co-Facilitators: Thao Pham, Vice President of Community, Clif Bar Alison Wortman, Manager, International Development & Advocacy, Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee Company |
| 11:40-12:15 PM | Armchair Chat The Legal Perspective: How Companies Manage the Complexities of Human Rights Practices Cross-Border Discussants: Rachel Chambers, Senior Teaching Fellow, SOAS, University of London Paul Lalli, Global Counsel, Labor and Human Rights, General Electric |
| 12:15 |
Closing Remarks, Program Adjourns
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