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Sabrina Rau

Human Rights, Big Data and Technology Project, School of Law Human Rights Centre, University of Essex
Senior Research Officer
Colchester, United Kingdom
Websitehttps://hrbdt.ac.uk
Sabrina is a Senior Research Officer in the Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) project based at the University of Essex. Her work focuses primarily on rights, regulation and remedies and the role of business in the digital age. Sabrina’s current research revolves around the role of consent online, the implications of data supply chains on responsibility of various actors under international law, and on effective remedy in the tech sector for those subjected to business-related human rights abuse. Sabrina holds a BA from the University of Toronto in political science and environmental studies and an LLM in international human rights and humanitarian law from the University of Essex.
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 Academic Networks in Conversation with Business and Human Rights Stakeholders Room XXIV

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

3:00pm CET

Disruptive technology I: what does artificial intelligence mean for human rights due diligence Room XVII

4:40pm CET

Disruptive technology II: What does automation mean for human rights due diligence? Room XVII

6:15pm CET

Forum debate: Are tech companies a threat to human rights? Room XVII
 
Tuesday, November 27
 

8:30am CET

Human rights due diligence in practice in the ICT sector Room XXIII

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

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

Human rights due diligence across value chains - addressing systemic challenges Room XVII Snapshot: Human rights due diligence across supply chain starts with due diligence with internal stakeholder groups Room XXIV

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

12:15pm CET

Snapshot: From commitment to action - Advancing decent work in global supply chains with SAP Ariba Room XXIV

3:00pm CET

Developing a gender lens to business and human rights Room XX

4:30pm CET

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

6:15pm CET

Protecting human rights in Public Policy: What Role for Business? Room XXIII
 
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

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 What works? Investigating the relationship between business practices and outcomes for people Room XX

3:00pm CET

New perspectives on overcoming hurdles for parent company liability? Room XXIII Widening uptake of the UNGPs: a spotlight on SMEs Room XVII Leading by example? State-owned enterprises’ performance on human rights due diligence Room XX

5:00pm CET

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX