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Featured Speakers

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Dante Pesce

Center Vincular, Catholic University of Valparaiso
Director
avatar for Surya Deva

Surya Deva

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Vice-Chair
avatar for Livio Sarandrea

Livio Sarandrea

UNDP
Global Adviser, Business and Human Rights
avatar for Githa Roelans

Githa Roelans

International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Head, Multinational Enterprises and Enterprise Engagement
avatar for Dagmar Walter

Dagmar Walter

International Labour Organization
Director, ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia and Country Office for...
avatar for Harpreet Kaur

Harpreet Kaur

UNDP Asia-Pacific
Business and Human Rights Specialist
avatar for Kelvin Sergeant

Kelvin Sergeant

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Sustainable Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO DWT for South Asia
avatar for Marcos Orellana

Marcos Orellana

United Nations
Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the...
avatar for Joerg Weber

Joerg Weber

UNCTAD
Head, Investment Policy Branch
avatar for Betty Yolanda

Betty Yolanda

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Asia Regional Manager
avatar for Sudipto Mukerjee

Sudipto Mukerjee

UNDP Bangladesh
Resident Representative
JG

Justice GK Vyas

Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission
Chairperson
avatar for Anna lee Fos Tuvera

Anna lee Fos Tuvera

ITUC-Asia Pacific
Director, Gender Equality Activities
avatar for Shubha Sekhar

Shubha Sekhar

The Coca-Cola Company
Director Human Rights, Eurasia & North Africa
avatar for Nazma Akter

Nazma Akter

Awaj Foundation
Founder and Executive Director
BP

Bed Prasad Bhattarai

National Human Rights Commission of Nepal
Secretary
SR

Syeda Rizwana Hasan

Bangladesh Environment Lawyers Association
Chief Executive
avatar for Deepika Udagama

Deepika Udagama

Sri Lankan Academic
avatar for Rajeev Dubey

Rajeev Dubey

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
President (Group HR, Corporate Services and After-Market) and Member...

Speakers

avatar for Dheeraj

Dheeraj

Praxis - Institute for Participatory Practices
Programme Manager
K

Karumalaiyan

Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)
National Secretary
avatar for Namit Agarwal

Namit Agarwal

World Benchmarking Alliance
Social Transformation Lead
avatar for Shyam Aggarwal

Shyam Aggarwal

Radiaant Expovision Pvt Ltd
Head, Radiant Management team
avatar for Daniel Aguirre

Daniel Aguirre

University of Roehampton
Senior Lecturer in Law
SA

Selima Ahmad

President, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Member of Parliamet (Bangladesh)
FA

Farooq Ahmed

Bangladesh Employers’ Federation
Secretary-General
MA

Malini Aisola

All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN)
Co-convenor
KA

Kalpona Akter

Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity
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Ahmad Rafay Alam

Saleem, Alam & Co.
Environment lawyer and former Member of the Pakistan Climate Change...
MA

Moon Ali

Khawaja Sira Society
Programme Director
CA

Champica Amarasinghe

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Director-General
AH

Amirul Haque Amin

National Garment Workers Federation, Bangladesh
President
MA

Mohna Ansari

Former Commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission of Nepal
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Kamran Arif

Equidem
Advocate
NA

Nischala Arjal

Kathmandu School of Law
Lawyer | Assistant Professor
SA

Salman Asif

UNDP Pakistan
Senior Human Rights Expert
BA

Boa Athu

NUSS Asia and Pacific
Director
SA

Sanjay Awasthi

IOM India
Head of Office
MA

Majyd Aziz

Immediate Past President: Employers Federation of Pakistan Past President: South Asian Forum of Employers Past President: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
NB

Nisha Baniya

Labour Court in Nepal
Advocate
LB

Laxman Basnet

SARTUC
General Secretary
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Anish Bastola

Neupane Law Associates
Senior Associate
avatar for Hasina Begum

Hasina Begum

UNICEF Bangladesh
Social Policy Specialist
NB

Nazma Begum

Sommilito Srammic Union Natural Denim
President
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Golda Benjamin

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Programme Director
LB

Lakshmi Bhatia

Traidcraft India
Business and Human Rights Advisor
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Gautam Bhattacharyya

Embassy of Sweden in India
Minister Counsellor
BB

Bharti Birla

ILO DWT for South Asia
Chief Technical Advisor
BB

Bhakta Bishwakarma

Dalit NGO Federation
National Acting President
AB

Amanda Bissex

UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia
Regional Advisor for Child Protection
LB

Lucy Brill

Homeworkers Worldwide
Director
avatar for Damien Brosnan

Damien Brosnan

The Code
Manager
avatar for Andrés Del Castillo

Andrés Del Castillo

CIEL- Center for International Environmental Law
Senior Attorney
PC

Pallab Chakma

Kapaeeng Foundation
Executive Director
avatar for Nandini Chami

Nandini Chami

IT For Change
Deputy Director
avatar for Nida Chaudhary

Nida Chaudhary

Lahore Education and Research Network & Women in Law Initiative Pakistan
Founder
RC

Rinchen Chophel

South Asia Initiative to End Violence against Children (SAIEVAC), SAARC Apex Body
Director General
avatar for Leïla Choukroune

Leïla Choukroune

University of Portsmouth
Professor of International Law and Director of the Democratic...
avatar for Mashook Mujib Chowdhury

Mashook Mujib Chowdhury

DBL Group
Manager, Sustainability
avatar for Mehruna Chowdhury

Mehruna Chowdhury

UNDP, Bangladesh
Business and Human Rights National Specialist
RC

Repon Chowdhury

Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Institute (OSHE)
Director
avatar for Nighat Dad

Nighat Dad

Digital Rights Foundation
Founder
avatar for Janhavi Dave

Janhavi Dave

HomeNet South Asia
International Coordinator
HD

Hakshala David

UNDP Sri Lanka
RD

Rushika Dias

UNDP Sri Lanka
MA

Mr Arif Dowla

Advanced Chemical Industries (Bangladesh)
CEO
OD

Ockert Dupper

ILO
Global Programme Manager, Vision Zero Fund
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Patrick Earle

Diplomacy Training Program (DTP)
Executive Director
VE

Vajira Ellepola

Employers’ Federation of Ceylon
Deputy Secretary General
SE

Sabrina Esufally

Hemas Manufacturing Pvt Ltd
Director of Business Development and Innovation
TF

Timotheus Felder-Roussety

German Embassy, India
Counsellor Social and Labour Affairs
KF

Katharina Fest

Blutsgeschwister
Head- Corporate Social Responsibility
PG

Phanindra Gautam

Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Joint Secretary
EG

Elena Gerasimova

ILO Pacific
International Labour Standards Specialist
avatar for Saroj Ghimre

Saroj Ghimre

Supreme Court of Nepal
Advocate
avatar for William Gois

William Gois

Migrant Forum in Asia
Regional Coordinator
SG

Shankara Govindaiah

Toyota India
Associate Vice President
PG

Purva Gupta

Global March Against Child Labour
Global Coordinator
avatar for Anita Gurumurthy

Anita Gurumurthy

IT for Change
Executive Director
BG

Bernadette Gutmann

UNICEF South Asia
Child Rights and Business Specialist
avatar for Nicolas Hachez

Nicolas Hachez

Centro de la OCDE para la conducta empresarial responsable
Manager, Manager de Coordinación de Puntos Nacionales de Contacto
avatar for Natalie Harms

Natalie Harms

Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Programme Officer Marine Litter
avatar for Priyanga Hettiarachi

Priyanga Hettiarachi

Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Country Representative, Sri Lanka and Maldives
RH

Rubana Huq

President of Bangladesh Manufacturers and Exporters Association...
RI

Rumana Islam

University of Dhaka
Professor
LJ

Lara Jesani

Advocate, Bombay High Court
avatar for Renana Jhabwala

Renana Jhabwala

SEWA Bharat
President
avatar for Shah I Mobin Jinnah

Shah I Mobin Jinnah

Executive Director
Community Development Association
SJ

Sachin Joshi

Sustainability Expert
PK

Pranjali Kanel

Kathmandu School of Law.
Research Assistant
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Sonakshi kapoor

Triano & Byrne
Attorney
avatar for Habibullah N. Karim

Habibullah N. Karim

Bangladesh Employers Federation
Vice President
TK

Thushani Karunaratne

UNDP Sri Lanka
avatar for Aruna Kashyap

Aruna Kashyap

Human Rights Watch
Senior Counsel for Business and Human Rights
SK

Sarbani Kattel

Homenet South Asia Trust
Project Coordinator
AK

Amarjeet Kaur

AITUC
General Secretary
UJ

Uzair J. Kayani

Lahore University of Management Sciences
Assistant Professor
avatar for Annie Khan

Annie Khan

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Acting Asia Regional Manager
avatar for Imran Khan

Imran Khan

International Chamber of Commerce in India
Executive Director
IK

Inamullah Khan

Ministry of Human Rights, Pakistan
Secretary
avatar for Minahil Khan

Minahil Khan

Research Society of International Law
Senior Research Fellow
NI

Nazrul Islam Khan

Former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait & Yemen Member, National Standing Committee, BNP Chief Advisor, Bangladesh Jatiyotabadi Sramik Dal - BJSD Founder Chairman, IndustriAll Bangladesh Council - IBC Secretary General, Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies - BILS General Secretary, Bangladesh Metal Workers Federation - BMF
avatar for Nusrat Khan

Nusrat Khan

UNDP India
Business and Human Rights Specialist, India
avatar for Suhela Khan

Suhela Khan

UNWOMEN
Country Programme Manager, WeEmpower Asia
avatar for Gayatri Khandhadai

Gayatri Khandhadai

Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Asia Policy Regional Coordinator
AK

Anusha Kharel

Kathmandu School of Law
Research Assistant
AK

Agnes Kharshiing

avatar for Isha Khurana

Isha Khurana

Backend Support To The Panel
SS

Sara Saeed Khurrum

Sehat Kahani
Co-founder and CEO
avatar for Anja Kovacs

Anja Kovacs

Internet Democracy Project
Director
GK

Gabriela Kuhn

ECPAT International
Head of Programme
avatar for Aseem Kumar

Aseem Kumar

UN Global Compact Network India
Head Asia Pacific Resource Centre, UN GCNI
avatar for Sudarsana Kundu

Sudarsana Kundu

Gender at Work
Co-Executive Director
NL

Nir Lama

Human Rights Defender (HRD) Programme Officer
Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA)
SL

Sandya Lang

Nudie Jeans
Sustainability Manager
avatar for Sean Lees

Sean Lees

UNDP Asia-Pacific
Business and Human Rights Specialist
avatar for Kevin Lehmann

Kevin Lehmann

United Nations Development Programme, Asia-Pacific
Business and Human Rights Analyst
avatar for Michelle Leighton

Michelle Leighton

ILO
Chief, Labour Migration Branch
SL

Shankar Limbu

Humanitarian Relief Committee (LHRC)
Member
avatar for Georgina Lloyd

Georgina Lloyd

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Regional Coordinator (Asia and the Pacific) of Environmental Law and...
avatar for Parvathi Madappa

Parvathi Madappa

Cividep India
Programme Coordinator
SM

Sureshkumar Madhusudhanan

Seagull International (Recruitment Agency)
Chairman & Managing Director
avatar for Chanda Thapa Magar

Chanda Thapa Magar

Independent Consultant
avatar for Khalid Mahmood

Khalid Mahmood

Labour Education Foundation, Pakistan
Director
avatar for Natasha Majumdar

Natasha Majumdar

amfori
Network Representative India
avatar for Madhu Manjunath

Madhu Manjunath

Good Business Lab
Design Associate
avatar for Anton Marcus

Anton Marcus

Free Trade Zones & General Services Employees Union
Joint Secretary
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geetanjali master

UNICEF India
Public Private Partnerships Specialist
AM

Aya Matsuura

ILO Decent Work Team for South Asia
Technical Expert
avatar for Shireen Mazari

Shireen Mazari

Minister of Human Rights Government of Pakistan
avatar for Shirin Mehri

Shirin Mehri

Pakistan Business Council
Programme Manager, Ethics & Governance
avatar for Viraf Mehta

Viraf Mehta

Partners in Change
Chief Executive
EM

Elaine Mitchel-Hill

Marshalls PLC
Business and Human Rights Lead
SM

Shikha Mittal

Be.artsy
Founder and Director
AM

Afraa Mohamed

UNDP Sri Lanka
avatar for Shahida Mariyam Mohamed

Shahida Mariyam Mohamed

National Federation of Maldivian Employers
Vice President
avatar for Krishnendu Mukherjee

Krishnendu Mukherjee

Doughty Street Chambers
Barrister/Indian advocate
AM

Abdul Muktadir

Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Chairman
MM

Mr Murali

Tirupur Exporters' and Manufacturers' Association (TEMA)
Secretary
avatar for Anirudha Nagar

Anirudha Nagar

Accountability Counsel
Communities Director
avatar for Pradeep Narayanan

Pradeep Narayanan

Partners in Change
Director
CN

Christine Nathan

Hind Mazdoor Sabha, India
Working Committee Member
avatar for Brajendra Navnit

Brajendra Navnit

Permanent Mission of India, Geneva
Ambassador & Permanent Representative to the WTO
FN

Fowzul NIZAM

ILO’s South Asia sub-Regional Office in New Delhi
Specialist
avatar for Roshni Nuggehalli

Roshni Nuggehalli

Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (non-profit)
Executive Director
avatar for Joris Oldenziel

Joris Oldenziel

Bangaldesh Accord
Deputy Director
DO

Deme Oram

VP

Vijay Padate

Employers Federation of India (EFI)
Director-General
VP

Vijay Padate

Employers Federation of India (EFI)
Director-General
BJ

Beena J Pallical

NCDHR-National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights-DAAA
General Secretary
avatar for Dilini Pathirana

Dilini Pathirana

Faculty of Law, University of Colombo
Senior Lecturer
avatar for Jyotiraj Patra

Jyotiraj Patra

Oxfam
Project Manager
MP

Myanthi Peiris

UNDP Sri Lanka
Business and Human Rights Specialist
SP

Selyna Peiris

Selyna Exporters (Pvt) Ltd
Director
KP

Kiran Pereira

Sand Stories
Founder
avatar for Camille Le Pors

Camille Le Pors

World Benchmarking Alliance
CHRB Lead
avatar for Chloe Poynton

Chloe Poynton

Article One
Co-Founder and Principal
BP

Bhagabat Pradhan

RP

Rohan Preece

Traidcraft India
Business and Human Rights Manager
SR

Shahnaz Rafique

KR

Kamran Rahman

Bangladesh Employers Federation
President
MH

Md. Hafizur Rahman

Ministry of Commerce
Secretary
avatar for Sreedhar Ramamurthi

Sreedhar Ramamurthi

Environics Trust
Managing Trustee
avatar for Usha Ramanathan

Usha Ramanathan

Human Rights Activist
PR

Prabhash Ranjan

Faculty of Legal Studies South Asian University, New Delhi
Senior Assistant Professor
MR

Masrur Reaz

National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh
Member of the Business and Human Rights and CSR Thematic Committee
avatar for Gwyther Rees

Gwyther Rees

UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
Social and Economic Policy Manager
ZU

Zia ur Rehman

Awaz Foundation Pakistan
Executive Director
avatar for Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken

Jennifer Rietbergen-McCracken

Responsible Mining Foundation
Senior Advisor
DP

Dr. Priyanka Roy

Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal
Deputy Director (Medical) / Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories
avatar for Shubhabrata roy

Shubhabrata roy

Behavioural Insights, Architecture and Strategy
Founder
avatar for Sandeep Sachdeva

Sandeep Sachdeva

Safe in India Foundation
Co-Founder & CEO
avatar for Vishvaja Sambath

Vishvaja Sambath

Chennai Climate Action Group
Environmental Health Researcher and Campaigner
YS

Yubaraj Sangroula

Kathmandu School of Law and Former Attorney General of Nepal
Kathmandu School of Law and Former Attorney General of Nepal
avatar for Torsha Sarkar

Torsha Sarkar

Centre for Internet and Society
Researcher
avatar for Golam Sarwar

Golam Sarwar

Dhaka University
Law Professor
avatar for Akiko Sato

Akiko Sato

Business Human Rights Resource Centre
Japan Programme Coordinator
avatar for Amit Saxena

Amit Saxena

AMBE International
Director
avatar for Shamistha Selvaratnam

Shamistha Selvaratnam

Pillar Two
Business and Human Rights Advisor
DR

Dr. Rana Sengupta

Mine Labour Protection Campaign Trust (MLPC)
Managing Trustee & CEO
avatar for Ahmed Shahid

Ahmed Shahid

Villa College
Dean of Research
avatar for Zoha Shahid

Zoha Shahid

Research Society of International Law
Senior Research Associate
PS

Prabindra Shakya

Community Empowerment and Social Justice Network (CEMSOJ)
Founder/Chair
SS

Sanam Shakya

Federation of Handicraft Associations of Nepal (FHAN)
Vice president
avatar for Shristi Shakya

Shristi Shakya

Policy Entrepreneurs Incorporated
Research Associate
LS

Laxmi Sharma

Faculty of Law, Tribhuwan University
Assistant Professor
avatar for Atif Sheikh

Atif Sheikh

STEP (Special Talent Exchange Program)
Executive Director
SS

Satyarupa Shekhar

Break Free From Plastic
Asia Pacific Coordinator
SA

Shri Amit Shreeansh

Ministry of External Affairs
Under Secretary
FK

Fasihul Karim Siddiqi

Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP)
Secretary General
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Shabnam Siddiqui

Global Compact Network India
Executive Director
PD

Prasad de Silva

Employers' Federation of Ceylon
Senior Assistant Director-General
avatar for Mariângela Simão

Mariângela Simão

Access to Medicines and Health Products, World Health Organization
Assistant Director-General
avatar for Alok Singh

Alok Singh

Ethical Trading Initiative
Regional Director, South Asia
avatar for Rishi Sher Singh

Rishi Sher Singh

Twentyfifty Ltd.
Associate Director
SS

Smita Singh

Delegation of the European Union to India
Senior Project Manager
avatar for Suhasini Singh

Suhasini Singh

FairWear
Country Manager- India
AD

A. Didar Singh, IAS(Retd)

MSocSc, MA(Former Secretary to Govt of India and Ex Secretary-General FICCI)
PhD, DUniv(h.c.)
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Pravin Sinha

Centre for Labour Studies, SMLS-TISS, Mumbai
Professor Emeritus of Political Economy (Practices)
avatar for Miranda Sissons

Miranda Sissons

Human Rights Director
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