1st Meeting (Assembly Hall) Forum on Business and Human Rights 2025.



10:00am – 11:20am Recommit and Defend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
11:40am – 1:00pm Opening Plenary.

10:00am - 11:20am Recommit and Defend Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): 
Advancing the Implementation of the UNGPs as a Tool to Promote Inclusive Business Practices
Moderators: Ken Janssens 
Speakers: Montserrat Rovalo, Fernanda Hopenhaym, Erika George, Toni Gee Fernandez, Shamarukh Fakhruddin

11:40am - 1:00pm Opening Plenary - 
Moderators: Pichamon Yeophantong
Speakers: Volker Türk, Lourdes Castro García, Christine Kaufmann, Ugochi Daniels, Manana Kochladze, Lena Julle, Indigenous Peoples representative TBA
Location: Palais des Nations, Av. de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève, Switzerland

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