Global Forum on Responsible Business Conduct 2019 | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | 11 June 2019 | United Nations Conference Centre, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Khet Phra Nakhon, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10200, Thailand

Brings together stakeholders from business, trade unions, civil society and academia to debate key global social and economic challenges related to responsible business conduct.

Who can attend?
Given the multi-stakeholder approach of the #RBHR Forum, a balanced representation between the following groups will be sought: Government, private sector, civil society, UN system entities, and other international organizations.

2019 Speakers

Adnan Aliani
Director, Strategy and Programme Management Division, ESCAP

Masamichi Kono
Deputy Secretary General, OECD

Haoliang Xu
Assistant Secretary-General and Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and Pacific, UNDP

Graeme Buckley
Director of the ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao’s People’s Democractic Republic & Director of the Decent Work Team, Regional Office Asia and Pacific

ILORob Lederer
Executive Director,Responsible Business Alliance

Serena Lillywhite
Chief Executive Officer, Transparency International Australia

Surya Deva
Chair, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Christine Kaufmann
Chair, OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct FanBin, Deputy Director-General, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China

Prabianto Mukti Wibowo
Assistant Deputy Minister for Forest Governance, Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, Indonesia

Masatoshi Sugiura
Director, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

Sean Lees
Business and Human Rights Specialist,UNDP

Roberto Cadiz
Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHRP)

Maartje Van Putten
Chair, National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, Netherlands

Alexander Mastrovito
Head of Sustainable Transport Solutions, Scania Hong Kong/Scania Asia& Oceania

Niclas Svenningsen
Manager, Global Climate Action, UNFCCC

Justine Nolan
Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, Australia

Bruce Blakeman
Vice President Corporate Affairs, Cargill

Darian McBain
Global Director of Sustainable Development,Thai Union

Yann Wyss
Senior Public Affairs Manager, Social & Environmental Impact, Nestle

Sarah Rogan
Senior Labour Rights Campaigner / Gender Expert

Oxfam Australia (TBC)

Thai Government Representative (TBC

Mac Darrow
Representative,OHCHR

Cynthia Ann Peterson
Principal, Social Performance, PETRONAS

Ron Popper
CEO, Global Business Initiative on Human Rights

Manisha Dogra
Vice-President, Sustainability, Asia, Telenor Group

CSOrepresentative (TBC)

Sarah Gondy
Policy Officer, EU-DG Trade

Miwa Yamada
Director, Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, JETRO-IDE

Xiaohui Liang
Deputy Chief Economist,China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)

Annie Adviento
Regional Representative, Industri

ALL Global Union (TBC)

Attapan Masrungson
Advisor ofThai Tuna Industry Association

Carlos Busquets
Director of Public Policy, Responsible Business Alliance

Balan Shanmuganathan
Senior Director of EHS & Sustainability, Seagate

Narisa Siamchai
Assurance Programme Manager, Human Rights & Supply Chain Sustainability, HP Inc.

Omana George
Programme Coordinator, Asia Monitor Resources

Electronics company (TBC)

Christine Kaufmann
Chair, OECD Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct

Ghislaine Nadaud
Head of Sustainability Asia Pacific, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

John Burch
National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, Treasury, Government of Australia

Namit Agarwal
Fair Finance India (TBC)

Patrick Bader
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate and Institutional Banking, BNP Paribas

Anita Ramasastry
Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Hilde Hardeman
Director and Head of Service, Foreign Policy Instruments, European Union Young

Tae Kim
Secretary-General, International Transport Forum

Steve Olson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation

Karina Yong
Senior Researcher, Third World Network

Thant SinLwin
Director General,Directorate of Investment and Company Administration, Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, Myanmar

Aishah Bidin
Professor of Law, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Maartje Van Putten
Chair, National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, Netherlands

Angkhana Neelapaijit
Commissioner, National Human Rights Commission of Thailand

John Burch
National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, Australia

Elin Wrzoncki
Senior Advisor, Human Rights and Business,Danish Institute for Human Rights

Andi Muttaquien
Deputy Director, Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy (ELSAM) (TBC)

Pranom Sonwan
Protection International, Thailand Representative

Anita Ramasastry
Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Shubha Sekhar
Director Human Rights, Eurasia & North Africa, Coca Cola

Joyce Chau
Director Asia Pacific, Amfori

Surya Deva
UN Working Group on Business & Human Rights

Tran Thi Lan Anh
Deputy Secretary General, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)

Emily Sims
Senior Specialist on International Labour Standards, ILOSuit Supply(TBC)

Mathilde Mesnard
Deputy Director of Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD

Kitty Potter
Supplier Responsibility, Apple

Thomas Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, ASEAN CSR Network

Dante Pesce
Member, UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Marcus Bartley Johns
Regional Director -Asia, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Microsoft

Christina Schönleber
Director, Policy and Programmes, Association of Pacific Rim Universities

Elliot Zaagman
Writer, contributor Tech in Asia & Co-host China Tech Investor (TBC)

Government representative (TBC)

Wan Zulkfli bin Wan Setapa
Director of the Institute of Labour Market Information and Analysis, Malaysia

Aiden McQuade
Director, Anti-Slavery International

Nilim Baruah
Senior Migration Specialist for Asia and the Pacific, ILO

Anbinh Phan
Director, Global Government Affairs, Walmart

Jose Rolan Moya
Director General, Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines

Francis Kim Upgi
Director Social and Economic Policy, ITUC-AP (TBC)

Alibaba (TBC)

2019 Sponsors

CO-ORGANISERS:
• BHR NEW
• OECD
• ilo
• escap
• thai
• UNDP