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Modern Slavery and Forced Labor Forum ... 17th October 2016 , Washington DC

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Modern Slavery and Forced Labor Forum

How businesses can understand the risks and eradicate forced labor from their supply chains

17th October, Washington DC

This one-day conference will provide a focused and candid discussion on how business can tackle modern day slavery, forced labor and human trafficking. The purpose of this conference is to provide business delegates with the guidance to proactively mitigate the risk of modern slavery taking place in their operations and supply chain, and how to effectively respond to discovered cases of slavery.

Sessions will discuss, debate and analyze topics including:

• How to define the role of business in addressing modern day slavery

• How best to react to forced labor and understand how companies can better tackle the risks

• Collaborative approaches to building long term and lasting change

• The investor perspective - how to best engage and leverage support from potential and current investors

• Sectoral analysis - a detailed look at issues within fisheries, agriculture, manufacturing and construction

• Audit and assessment programmes - what can be done to improve processes

• Responsible recruitment - outline the leading work that is being done by companies to implement practices and close entry points to slavery

Speakers include

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Jennifer Mahle

Global Labor Relations and Human Rights Manager

CAT

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Shawn MacDonald

CEO

Verite

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Carlos Busquets

Director of Public Policy

Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition

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Jonathan Drimmer

Vice President, Deputy General Counsel

Barrick Gold Corporation

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Theresa Loar

Senior Vice President Global Corporate Affairs

CH2M

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Bob Mitchell

Director, Global Social & Environmental Responsibility

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Who should attend? This conference is designed specifically for business professionals operating in the following roles: managing and commercial directors recruitment and human resources managers procurement and supply chain managers compliance professionals and legal counsel corporate responsibility and sustainability There will be 100-150 senior professionals. How is this conference different? More time for genuine discussion – the agenda and timings have been built to provide time for in-depth debate and meaningful exchange beyond introductions and superficial outlines of initiatives. There will be a lot of experience in the room and therefore we intend for the discussions to be participatory. Held under the Chatham House rule – this event is not intended as a PR platform – we hold the event under a covenant of confidentiality to promote honest exchange. Content is designed for action and practice – the agenda and event structure is designed to provide actionable tools and practical insights that can be applied. We will also be sharing post event notes from all sessions to all participants. Sponsorship We are currently looking for a small number of sponsors to work with, to help support the forum. If you would like to discuss further being involved as a speaker, sponsor, media partner or delegate. Please contact Natasha Bodnar: Natasha Bodnar T: +44 (0) 203 780 7432 E: natasha.bodnar@innovation-forum.co.uk