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2018 United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights

Tom Smith

Walmart
Director, External Stakeholder Strategy, Responsible Sourcing
London

8:00am

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

9:00am

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

11:00am

Opening plenary Assembly Hall

1:30pm

Human rights due diligence in the world of sport Room XVII Labour rights and human rights due diligence Room XXI

2:00pm

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

2:30pm

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

3:00pm

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

3:30pm

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

4:40pm

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

6:15pm

Special film screening with Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi: The Price of Free Room XX

8:30am

Human rights due diligence approaches for safeguarding migrant workers Room XXI

9:00am

Snapshot: New insights? Labour governance in the garment industry Room XXIV

9:15am

Snapshot: New insights After Rana-Plaza: Business, Labor, and Global Supply Chains in Bangladesh Room XXIV

10:00am

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

11:30am

Safeguarding human rights defenders: new efforts and tackling growing threats Room XX

12:00pm

Snapshot: Human rights-based sustainable fisheries: an experience from the Thai Tuna Industry Room XXIV

12:45pm

Snapshot: #Metoo and She too– Addressing sexual abuse and other gender-specific violations Room XXIV

1:30pm

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

3:00pm

Addressing “modern slavery” in supply chains – Company responses Room XVII

4:40pm

Developing a gender lens to business and human rights Room XX Government responses to modern slavery and child labour in supply chains Room XVII

5:15pm

Snapshot: Experiences from practice - Effective multi-stakeholder models working against child labour Room XXIV

8:30am

Elements of effective human rights due diligence regulation: lessons from legal developments Room XX Human rights due diligence in practice in the global food and beverages sector Room XXIII

10:00am

Engaging and safeguarding workers across value chains: identifying good practice approaches Room XXIII Trends and challenges in promoting business respect for human rights in Asia Room XVII How can benchmarks, rating agencies and ESG researchers drive more and better human rights due diligence Room XX

11:40am

How can investors drive more and better human rights due diligence? Room XX

1:30pm

Scaling up human rights due diligence through the use of blockchain Room XVII Addressing human rights impacts of toxic substances: challenges and human rights due diligence across sectors with a deep dive on the electronics industry Room XXIV Human rights due diligence in practice in the commodities trading sector Room XXIII

5:00pm

Plenary III: Summing up and looking ahead Room XX