FUTURE-PROOF-konferansen 2026: Kompass i en urolig verden - Program
09:00-09:30 Registrering og frokost
09:30 Velkommen til konferansen!
Staying the Course in an Uncertain World: The Role of Business in Upholding Human Rights
Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik, Statssekretær for utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide
Kravik er utdannet jurist og har siden august 2024 vært statssekretær i Utenriksdepartementet. Han har lang erfaring fra UD, blant annet som avdelingsdirektør i UDs rettsavdeling samt ambassadesekretær ved Norges FN-delegasjon i New York.
The Business Case for Human Rights
Dr. Siniša Milatović, Business, Human Rights and Peace Specialist with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) headquarters
Milatović serves as the focal point for Business and Conflict in UNDP, having helped to author the UNDP/UN Working Group Guide on Heightened Human Rights Due Diligence for Business in Conflict-Affected Contexts. He also serves as the focal point for the Business Case for Human Rights initiative, having led the development of the “Human Rights vs Competitiveness: A False Dilemma?” Study.
Integrative Approaches to Upcoming EU Sustainability Regulation
Dr. Jessica de Wolff, Head of Programme at the Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights, a support service provided by the German Federal Government
De Wolff is responsible for positioning the Helpdesk at the intersection of regulatory requirements and companies’ needs of support for implementing these requirements.
Jessica holds degrees in Business Studies and Economics from the Technical University Berlin and the London School of Economics. In addition, she has extensive experience in project financing of large infrastructure projects in the Global South.
11:00-11:55 Lunsj
Will I Be Detained?
Premiere av app utviklet av Uyghur Transanational Justice Database (UTJD).
Panelsamtale: Defending Rights in Risky Environments: The Reality for Human Rights Defenders
Aduweli Ayup, Writer, linguist and teacher who was imprisoned in 2013 for opening Uyghur-language kindergartens in Xinjiang
Human rights defender
Traceability in Practice: A Crucial Part of Supply Chain Integrity
Nick Allen, Director of Transparency hos klesmerket Patagonia
Nick leads the transparency program at Patagonia, working with suppliers around the world to ensure traceability of material, mapping commodity supply chain, conducting due diligence on their material sustainability claims, and sharing Patagonia’s journey with other brands and industry groups.
13:15-13:30 Pause
Panelsamtale: The Role and Value of International Systems in a Volatile World
Øistein Jensen, Chief Sustainability Officer at Odfjell SE
Dr. Siniša Milatović
Nick Allen
Panelsamtale: Advancing Human Rights Through Finance: Expectations, Challenges and Tools
Maartje van Aardenne, Senior Advisor Sustainability & Lead Human Rights hos forsikringsselskapet Achmea, og tidligere Lead Social Impact & Human Rights hos banken ABN Amro
John Eirik Grova, Seniorrådgiver i ESG Advisory hos SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge Forretningspartner
Benedicte Bjerknes, Fagsjef bærekraft hos Finans Norge
15:00 Takk for i dag!
Dagens konferansierer
Jostein Hole Kobbeltvedt, Daglig leder i Raftostiftelsen
Nicoline Wiederstrøm, Næringspolitisk rådgiver i Bergen Næringsråd
Torsdag 21. mai
Egen påmelding til workshops 21. mai finner du på påmeldingssiden.
09:00-11:00 Workshop 1: Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights
Dr. Jessica de Wolff, Head of Programme
Jessica Kruse, Advisor
Helpdesk on Business and Human Rights - Introduction to the CSR Risk Check, the SME Compass, and What to Look for in a Good Tool
Dr. Jessica de Wolff is Head of Programme, and Jessica Kruse is responsible for the Helpdesk’s online tools and oversees both their content and technical development. In her role, she supports companies in making their value chains and supply chains more socially and environmentally responsible.
11:00-11:50 Lunsj
11:50-13:50 Workshop 2: Business Model Red Flags
Mark Hodge, Shift Project
Business Model Red Flags
Vice President at Shift Project, the leading centre of expertise on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). Shift has been closely involved in shaping international frameworks and regulations, including recent EU legislative developments.
This interactive workshop will support participants to explore how attention to business models can strengthen human rights due diligence by companies and financial institutions. Using the Shift Project Business Model Red Flags resource, the focus will be on moving due diligence beyond issue-by-issue risk identification and mitigation to the effect of commercial strategies and drivers—such as pricing pressure, speed, digitalisation— on human rights impacts and outcomes.
14:00-14:30 Lansering av Access to Remedy Hub sin 'Remedy Checklist'
The Access to Remedy Hub at Nottingham University Business School is an knowledge exchange hub that aims to support practitioners in understanding how to design and implement effective non-state-based access to remedy for workers.
Remedies may include apologies, restitution, rehabilitation, financial or non-financial compensation, punitive sanctions, injunctions, guarantees of non-repetition.
The first step for businesses to provide access to remedy is through grievance mechanisms, which are a means through which workers can raise concerns about actual or potential negative impacts caused by business activities.
