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2018 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

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 Voices from the ground Room XX

11:00am CET

Opening plenary Assembly Hall

1:45pm CET

Snapshot: Managing risks at the operational level ; lessons from Vinci in Qatar Room XXIV

2:00pm CET

Snapshot: Lead and deploy the vigilance approach: a challenge for large companies; lessons from BNP and Orange Room XXIV

2:15pm CET

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

3:15pm CET

Snapshot: Employer Association Collaboration - Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

3:30pm CET

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

3:45pm CET

Snapshot: Investor Relations - ICT Company Documenting Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:00pm CET

Snapshot: B2B Relations - Need to Document Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:15pm CET

Snapshot: B2B Relations – Mutual Documentation of Human Rights Due Diligence Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Human Rights in International Supply Chains - Where is the disconnect? Room XXIV

8:15am CET

Snapshot: Exiting responsibly - Respect for human rights in circumstances of urgent exit Room XXIV

8:30am CET

Snapshot: New insights. Projects from BHR Young researchers (I) Room XXIV

8:45am CET

Snapshot: New insights. Projects from BHR Young researchers (II) Room XXIV

9:30am CET

Snapshot: Human Rights Due Diligence in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Room XXIV

9:45am CET

Snapshot: Samsung - Human rights due diligence across the supply chain – Experiences from practice Room XXIV

10:00am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence across the supply chain – Experiences from practice Room XXIV

10:15am CET

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

10:30am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence - Challenges and business pathways (case of the project operator) Room XXIV

10:45am CET

Snapshot: Strengthening human rights due diligence with in-depth assessment and radical transparency Room XXIV

11:00am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence in a large supply chain Room XXIV

11:15am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence - Building on what works in a global supply chain. An overview of risk assessment Room XXIV

11:30am CET

Snapshot: Human rights due diligence across supply chain starts with due diligence with internal stakeholder groups Room XXIV Human rights due diligence across value chains - addressing systemic challenges Room XVII Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Africa Room XXIII

11:45am CET

Snapshot: Konica Minolta - What motivates this global technology company’s commitment to human rights and what outcomes have been achieved – experiences from practice Room XXIV

1:30pm CET

Reinforcing the importance of human rights due diligence for realizing the SDGs Room XXI

3:00pm CET

Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in "Western Europe and Others" region (WEOG) Room XXI Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Eastern Europe Room XXIII Addressing “modern slavery” in supply chains – Company responses Room XVII

4:30pm CET

Snapshot: Children’s Rights and Business Atlas: Harnessing the power of data in risk and impact assessments. Room XXIV

4:40pm CET

Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Room XXI

4:45pm CET

Snapshot: Economic evidence for civic rights protection Room XXIV

6:15pm CET

Protecting human rights in Public Policy: What Role for Business? Room XXIII Documentary - Combatting modern slavery in supply chains - Lessons from two sectoral campaigns Room XXI

8:30am CET

Investing in the Human Right to Housing Room XXIV

10:00am CET

Engaging and safeguarding workers across value chains: identifying good practice approaches Room XXIII What do “Protect, Respect, Remedy” mean in practice in conflict contexts Room XXI Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Asia Room XVII

11:40am CET

Community engagement for HRIAs in challenging contexts: a round table discussion Room XXIII

1:00pm CET

Understanding Business Impact on Children—Presenting the Children’s Rights and Business Atlas Room XI

3:00pm CET

Widening uptake of the UNGPs: a spotlight on SMEs Room XVII

5:00pm CET

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX