Reframing Human Rights
Shared Value through Global Corporate Citizenship
JUNE 27, 2018
LMHQ
150 BROADWAY, 20TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, 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 | Description |
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8:00-8:25 AM | Registration & Networking Breakfast |
8:25-8:30 | Welcome Remarks Eban Goodstein, Director, Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Bard College |
8:30-9:20 | Opening Panel On Top of the World: Multinational Companies and Burgeoning Human Rights Expectations Moderator: Bennett Freeman, Senior Advisor, Business for Social Responsibility Panelists: Yousuf Aftab, Principal, Enodo Rights Pete Bradford, Managing Director, KPMG Rachel Chambers, Human Rights, UN Global Compact Maureen Kline, Vice President, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Pirelli Tire North America |
9:20-10:00 | Panel Discussion Metric System: Creating a Workable Human Rights Benchmarking Framework Moderator: Irit Tamir, Director, Private Sector Department, Oxfam America Panelists: Sara Blackwell, Advisor, Shift Rebecca MacKinnon, Director, Ranking Digital Rights, New America Foundation Isha Patel, Social Impact Associate, Eileen Fisher |
10:00-10:20 | Networking Break |
10:20-11:00 | Panel Discussion Work in Progress: The Evolution of Rights in the Workplace Moderator: Rob McGarrah, Corporate Sustainability Attorney, Robert E. McGarrah, Jr., Esq Panelists: Jamila Brown, Communications Director, SumOfUs Judy Gearhart, Executive Director, International Labor Rights Forum Paul Lalli, Global Counsel, Labor & Human Rights, General Electric Company |
11:00-11:40 | Panel Discussion Chain Reaction: Exploring Human Rights Issues Arising From Supply Chain Management Moderator: Catherine Benoit Norris, President and COO, New Earth Panelists: Jocelyn Cascio, Supply Chain Sustainability Senior Manager, Intel Corporation Neil Giacobbi, Associate Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, AT&T Wanda Lopuch, Chairman of the Board, Global Sourcing Council |
11:40-12:40 | Networking Luncheon |
12:40-1:20 | Panel Discussion Leading the Way: The Role of Multinational Companies in Curbing the Rise and Spread of Forced Labor Moderator: Amol Mehra, Managing Director, North America, Freedom Fund Panelists: Valentina Gurney, Associate Program Director, Human Rights, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Tu Rinsche, Director, Social Impact and Global Responsibility, Marriott International Carol Smolenski, Executive Director, ECPAT-USA |
1:20-2:00 | Panel Discussion From ESG to SDGs: Pensions and Supranationals Shifting the Trillions Moderator: Christopher Walker, Director, North America, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Panelists: Dawn Emling, Global Head of Strategy and Sustainability Initiatives, Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion, Thomson Reuters David P. Hackett, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP Anna Pot, Manager, Responsible Investments, APG Asset Management |
2:00-2:20 | Networking Break |
2:20-2:50 | Panel Discussion Social Impact Tech: Innovative Solutions Amplifying Social Good Moderator: Pamela Jacob, Manager, Social Impact, Oracle NetSuite Panelists: Theresa Harris, Project Director, AAAS Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights & Law Program Michael Karimian, Human Rights Program Manager, Microsoft |
2:50-3:30 | Panel Discussion A Force for Change: Business Strategies in the Global Fight Against Child Slavery Moderator: Julie Tanner, Director of Socially Responsible Investing, Christian Brothers Investment Services Panelists: Rachel Phillips Rigby, Deputy Division Chief for Research and Policy, Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, U.S. Department of Labor Nina Smith, Chief Executive Officer, GoodWeave International |
3:30-3:50 | Networking Break |
3:50-4:20 | Discussion Session Running the Risk: Imposing Successful Risk Management Practices When Prioritizing Human Rights Discussants: Gabriella Rigg Herzog, Vice President for Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs, U.S. Council for International Business Karen Morris, Board Member, Global Sourcing Council |
4:20-5:00 | Discussion Session Pushing the Envelope: Effective Shareholder Activism Initiatives in a Human Rights Context Discussants: Paloma Munoz Quick, Program Director, Investor Alliance for Human Rights, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Alison Pinkerton, Program Specialist, Oxfam America Anna Pot, Manager, Responsible Investments, APG Asset Management |
5:00 | Closing Remarks |
5:15 | Program Adjourns; Networking Reception Begins |
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