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1st UN Pacific Forum on Business and Human Rights

Featured Speakers

Hon. Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Government of Fiji

Attorney-General ; Minister for Economy, Civil Service, and...

H.E. David Kabua

Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

President

Surya Deva

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Member

Anita Ramasastry

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Chair

Dante Pesce

UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights

Vice Chairperson

Simona Marinescu

Resident Coordinator Office (RCO)

UN Resident Coordinator

Sanaka Samarasinha

Resident Coordinator Office (RCO)

Resident Coordinator of Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji,...

Heike Alefsen

OHCHR

Regional Representative for the Pacific

Roberto Eugenio T. Cadiz

Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines

Commissioner

Najat Maalla M’jid

UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children

Special Representative

Alisi Tuqa

Pacific Islands Private Sector Organisation (PIPSO)

Chief Executive Officer

Emeline Siale ILOLAHIA

Pacific Islands Association of Non-Government Organizations (PIANGO)

Executive Director

Kylie Porter

Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA)

Executive Director

Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo

New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner

Ernest Gibson

UN Secretary General's Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change

Pacific representative

Golda Benjamin

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Programme Director

Speakers

Hée Eun Ahn

OHCHR

Climate Change and Environment Associate

Millicent Barty

Young Entrepreneurs Council (YECSI), Solomon Islands

Chair

Rosie Catherine

Pacific Disability

Programme Officer

Joshua Cooper

University of Hawaii

Executive Director

Catherine Coumans

Mining Watch Canada

Research Coordinator and Asia-Pacific Program Coordinator

Evelyn Daimoi-Ofasia

Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea (gov.)

Program Manager, Law and Justice Program

Roshika Deo

Feminist, Social Development/Inclusion Specialist

Patrick Earle

Diplomacy Training Program (DTP)

Executive Director

MB

Mue Bentley Fisher

Weta Coffee

Co-founder and Director

Dr Luke Fletcher

Jubilee Australia Research Centre

Executive Director

Sacha Fuller

University of Newcastle

Research and Innovation Division

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Liese Galvin

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

Policy Officer, Environment Division

Elena Gerasimova

ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries

Decent Work and International Labour Standards Specialist

Alex Sen Gupta

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) at the university of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research scientist and Lecturer

Eveleen Hayden

Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce

CEO

John Hyde

UN Pacific Regional Anti-Corruption (UN-PRAC) Project

Anti-Corruption Consultant

Miliana Iga

Pacific Youth Forum Against Corruption

Executive

Andrew Irvin

Waste Management & Resource Recovery Association of Fiji (WMRRAF)

Sagufta Salma Janif

Fiji Youth Entrepreneurship Council

Coordinator for Fusion Hub Social Enterprise Fiji

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Patricia Kailola

Pacifika Network (formerly Pacific Dialogue Ltd).

Chief Executive Officer

Pelenatita Kara

Civil Society Forum of Tonga

Program Manager

Matin Karimli

ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries

Director

Chantelle Khan

Social Empowerment and Education Program (SEEP)

Coordinator

Natasha Khan

University of South Pacific School of Governance

Coordinator, Diploma in Leadership, Governance and Human Rights

Tishiko King

SEEDmob

Organising Coordinator

Brian Kironde

UNFPA – Pacific Sub Region Office - Fiji

Technical Specialist, adolescents and youth

Cressida Kuala

Founder of Porgera Red Wara (River) Women's Association (PNG)

Founder and CEO

Samantha Kuman

Center for Environmental Law & Community Rights Inc (CELCOR), Papua New Guinea

Advocacy Officer

Atish Kumar

Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations, Fiji

Acting Deputy Secretary

Kate Mackenzie

Bloomberg

Consultant on climate, public policy, investment and finance, and...

Val Madsen

St Barbara Limited

Executive General Manager People

Sidhant Maharaj

Royal Commonwealth Society

Community Working Group Lead - Australia and the Pacific

Tiantaake Mariana

Kiribati Women in Maritime Association

President

Shelley Marshall

RMIT University

Associate Professor

Jonathan Mesulam

Alliance of Solwara Warriors, Papua New Guinea

Spokesperson

Joe Moses

Paga Hill

Claimant

Gavin Mudd

RMIT University, Australia

Associate Professor

Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn

OHCHR

Senior indigenous fellow

Georgina Naigulevu

Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society

Vice-Chair and Board Treasurer

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Tevita Naikasowalu

Human, Ecological and Indigenous Rights defender, Fiji

Krishnan Narasimhan

UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Deputy Programme Manager

Tina Ngata

Ngāti Porou Indigenous peoples advocate; plastics researcher, scientist, and environmental planner

Researcher, scientist, advocate

Justine Nolan

University of New South Wales

Professor, Faculty of Law

Brynn O'Brien

The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR)

Executive Director

Pierre De Pasquale

Responsible Mining Foundation, Switzerland

Head of Stakeholder Engagement

Emmanuel Peni

Project Sepik (PNG)

Human Rights Defender and Co-ordinator

KIVINIEMI-SIDDIQ Peppi

IOM

Senior Regional Migrant Protection Specialist

Lati Qoro

Vinod Patel Group

Group Manager HR, Governance & Corporate Affairs

Alisi Rabukawaqa

Bua Urban Youth Network/IUCN (Fiji)

Ashwin Raj

Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission

Director

Padma Raman

Australian Human Rights Commission

Chief Executive

Christina Sakato

Conservation Environment Protection Authority (CEPA), Papua New Guinea

Policy Officer

Livio Sarandrea

UNDP

Chief Adviser and Manager, Business and Human Rights in Asia

Andy Shen

Greenpeace USA

Senior Oceans Adviser

Lisa Singh

Walk Free

Head Govt Advocacy

Alanna Smith

Te Ipukarea Society, Cook Islands

Conservation Programme Manager

John Southalan

AusNCP

Independent Examiner

RT

Rigamoto Taito

WORMALD in Fiji / Modern Slavery Committee by the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation (FCEF)

General Manager / Deputy Chairperson

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Louisa Teaotai

Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Vice Chair

Valmaine Toki

University of Waikato

Associate Professor of Law

Kautoa Tonganibeia

Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry

President

Sonja Stefanovska Trajanoska

UNDP

UNDP Anti-Corruption Adviser

Mererai Vatege

Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC)

Chairperson-FTUC Youth Committee

Robert Vaughan

OHCHR

Human Rights Officer

Miki Wali

Haus of Khameleon

Co-Founder

ZW

Zephaniah Winduo

Project Sepik (PNG)

Environmental & Human Rights Defender

Annika Wythes

UNODC

Regional Anti-Corruption Adviser - Pacific

Vanessa Zimmerman

Pillar Two / Global Compact Network Australia

CEO / Board member