Conference speakers and panelists:
- Kalpona Akter, Founder and Executive Director, Bangladesh Centre for Worker Solidarity (BCWS)
- Evangelina Argueta, Representative, General Workers Central (CGT, Honduras)
- Angus Bauer, Head of Sustainable Research at Schroders
- Jeff Berger, Senior Director, LRQA Sustainability
- Michael Bride, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility - Global Affairs at PVH Corp.
- Tenisha Elliot, Vice-President, Sustainability Analyst, Responsible Investment Team, Columbia Threadneedle
- John Foote, Partner Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
- Jason Judd, Executive Director, Global Labor Institute
- Sarosh Kuruvilla, Academic Director, Global Labor Institute
- Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing and Labor Editor at Sourcing Journal
- Molly McCoy, Associate Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs, US Department of Labor
- Amol Mehra, Director of Industry Transformation at Laudes Foundation
- Masarrat Quader, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Global Production
- Samira Rafaela, Member of the European Parliament for D66
- Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice
- Jennifer Rosenbaum, Executive Director for Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum
- Charity Ryerson, Executive Director and Founder of Corporate Accountability Lab
- Meghna Sarma, Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, PVH Corp.
- Duncan Scott, Senior Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Quality - New Balance Athletic Shoe
- Aniket Shah, Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Sustainable Finance Strategy at Jefferies Group LLC
- Ruwan Subasinghe, Legal Director, International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF)
- Ben Vanpeperstraete, Senior Legal Advisor, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights
Panels:
- Groundhog Day. Or, How do we know what works to improve working conditions and advance labor rights?
- Higher Ground? Climate breakdown and its impacts for global apparel production
- Combatting forced labor in global production: U.S. policy challenges, successes, and a look ahead
Conference Highlights
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