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Jochen Anthierens

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
Human Rights and Democracy Service
Brussels, Belgium
Jochen Anthierens is currently the Deputy Director of the Human Rights Department of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs of Belgium. He previously served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Belgium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2013-2017) and as First Secretary at the Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi, India (2009-2013). Before joining the Foreign Service, Jochen Anthierens was a practicing lawyer, registered at the bar. He holds a Master of Laws of the University of Leuven and a Master of Advanced Studies (DEA) in European law of the University Aix-Marseille.
Monday, November 26
 

8:00am CET

Conversation with the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights Room XXI

9:00am CET

Corporate human rights due diligence – state of play and way forward Room XXIII

11:00am CET

Opening plenary Assembly Hall

1:30pm CET

Snapshot: Driving human rights due diligence through law - Lessons from the first year of application of the law: major challenges and recommendations for companies Room XXIV

2:15pm CET

Snapshot: The French Duty of Vigilance - Lessons learned and Guidance on Vigilance Plans Room XXIV

2:30pm CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence: practices in the supply chain. Findings from a cross-sectoral study. Room XXIV

2:45pm CET

Snapshot: Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence- Operational-level human rights impacts assessments Room XXIV

3:30pm CET

Snapshot: Investor Relations - Need to Document Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Human Rights in International Supply Chains - Where is the disconnect? Room XXIV Are States making progress on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights? Challenges, innovations and lessons learned from implementation Room XX Disruptive technology II: What does automation mean for human rights due diligence? Room XVII
 
Tuesday, November 27
 

8:30am CET

Crowd-drafting: Designing a human rights-compatible international investment agreement Room XVII

10:00am CET

Plenary II: Building coherence and reaching scale on human rights due diligence – International organizations' leadership perspectives Room XX

10:15am CET

Snapshot: How can business association promote human rights due diligence. Experiences from Japan Room XXIV

11:30am CET

Role of NHRIs in facilitating access to remedy for business-related human rights impacts Room XXI Human rights due diligence across value chains - addressing systemic challenges Room XVII

1:30pm CET

Due diligence and remedy: Is one possible without the other? Room XXIII Reinforcing the importance of human rights due diligence for realizing the SDGs Room XXI Update on the process to elaborate a legally binding instrument Room XVII

3:00pm CET

Addressing “modern slavery” in supply chains – Company responses Room XVII Snapshot: New insights? The impacts of the UN Guiding Principles and the OECD Guidelines Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Accountability and remedy: exploring the interconnectedness of different types of grievance mechanisms Room XXIII Government responses to modern slavery and child labour in supply chains Room XVII
 
Wednesday, November 28
 

8:30am CET

Elements of effective human rights due diligence regulation: lessons from legal developments Room XX

10:00am CET

Accountability and Remedy: human rights due diligence and corporate legal liability Room XXIV How can benchmarks, rating agencies and ESG researchers drive more and better human rights due diligence Room XX

11:40am CET

Leading by example? Using government trade promotion and development finance as levers for human rights due diligence Room XXI

1:30pm CET

Scaling up human rights due diligence through the use of blockchain Room XVII

3:00pm CET

New perspectives on overcoming hurdles for parent company liability? Room XXIII

5:00pm CET

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX