9.30 a.m. Registration and welcome coffee
10 a.m. – 10.50 a.m. Opening Session
- Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
- Frans Timmermans, First Vice President of the European Commission
- Sigrid Kaag, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, the Netherlands
10.55 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. Keynote conversation
- Lotta Tahtinen, Principal Officer, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations
11.15 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. Coffee break
11.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Overview initiatives across Europe and internationally
Moderator: Francis West, Director Shift Business Learning Program
Speakers:
- Mariëtte Hamer, Chairperson, Social and Economic Council (SER), the Netherlands
- Marco Cilento, Senior advisor, European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
- Rebekah Smith, Deputy Director of BUSINESSEUROPE’s Social Affairs Department
- Claudia Saller, Coordinator, European Coalition for Corporate Justice (ECCJ)
- Mark Taylor, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo / Senior Researcher, Fafo Research Foundation, Oslo, Norway
1 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. Lunch break
Parallel workshops
2.30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Workshop A – Stimulating responsible business conduct in global value chains: the textile sector
Moderator: Francis West, Director Shift Business Learning Program
Speakers:
- Jef Wintermans, Coordinator Textile Covenant, Social and Economic Council (SER), the Netherlands
- Isidor Boix Lluch, Responsible for Corporate Social Responsibility, International Secretariat of the Federation “CCOO of Industry”
- Mauro Scalia, Director Sustainable Businesses, EURATEX
- Emmanuelle Butaud-Stubbs, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
- Alexander Kohnstamm, Director, Fair Wear Foundation
- Madelaine Tuininga, Head of Unit, Trade and Sustainable Development, DG Trade, European Commission
2.30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Workshop B – Promoting human rights in global value chains: the banking sector
Moderator: Joseph Wilde, Senior Researcher, SOMO & Coordinator, OECD Watch
Speakers:
- Mercedes Sotoca, Head of Environmental and Social Risk, ING
- Maryse Hazelzet, Sustainability and CSR Advisor, Dutch Banking Association
- Eric Cochard, Head of Sustainable Development, Credit Agricole CIB
- Knut Ola Skotvedt, Senior Vice President, DNB
- Barbara Bijelic, Legal Expert, Responsible Business Conduct, OECD
- Myriam Vander Stichele, Senior Researcher, SOMO & Member of the EU High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance
- Ryan Brightwell, Researcher and Editor, BankTrack
4.15 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. Workshop C – Exploring the contribution of RBC initiatives in the extractives sector to achieving the SDGs
Moderator: Joseph Wilde, Senior Researcher, SOMO & Coordinator, OECD Watch
Speakers:
- Niels van den Beucken, Financial Director, Arte
- Diana Culillas, Secretary General van de Swiss Better Gold Association
- Radjes Mangroe, Chief CSR Officer, Engie
- Sophia Pickles, Campaign Leader Conflict Resources, Global Witness
- Judith Sargentini, Member of the European Parliament, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
- Elena Vyboldina, Director International Trade and Economy, Eurometaux
- Guus Houttuin, Advisor to Managing Director, Human Rights Global and Multilateral issues (EEAS) (TBC)
4.15 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. Workshop D – The agro-food sector and global value chains
Moderator: Peter Schmidt, President of the EESC Sustainable Development Observatory
Speakers:
- Josep Puxeu Rocamora, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC
- Paolo Di Stefano, Member of the Working Group on Value Chains, World Farmers Organisation (WFO)
- Estelle Brentnall, Secretary for the food, drink and tobacco sector, European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT)
- Robin Willoughby, Head of Food and Climate Policy and Campaigns, Oxfam UK
- Patrizia Heidegger, Director of Global Policies and Sustainability, The European Environmental Bureau (EEB)
- Linda Piirto, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland
- John Bazill, Policy Officer, Trade and Sustainable Development, DG Trade, European Commission
5.45 p.m. – 6 p.m. Coffee break
6 p.m. – 6.30 p.m. Closing Plenary Session
Moderator: Francis West, Director Shift Business Learning Program
- Presentation of the main messages / conclusions of the workshops by the respective moderators
- Alberto Mazzola, President of the Follow-up Committee on International Trade, Member of the Employers' Group, EESC