Developing the Transformative Potential for ICT to Support Human Rights 

[Please note changes to the agenda are still possible]

16.30 – 17.00

Registration

17.00 – 17.10

Welcome and introduction 

• Luis Neves, Managing Director, GeSI

17.10 – 17.20

Understanding the ICT industry’s responsibilities to support human rights

• Jim Gowen, Chief Sustainability Officer, Verizon, and Chair of the GeSI Board

17.20 – 17.40

Keynote speech – The transformative potential of ICT to support human rights

• John Morrison, Chief Executive, Institute for Human Rights and Business 

17.40 – 18.00

Preview of the findings from the forthcoming GeSI Report: #EnablingRights: The Potential of Human Rights Technology and the Vital Role of the ICT Industry

• Steve Rochlin, Co-lead, GeSI Americas

Panel discussions: stakeholders’ experiences in developing and deploying technology for human rights

Moderator: Alexander Koronakis, Editor, New Europe

18.00-18.45

Panel 1

• Jacqueline Geis, COO, Videre
• Claudia Selli, EU Affairs Director, AT&T
• Pedro Gonçalves, Member of the Executive Board, ETNO
• Mel Melis, Director of Interregional Engagement, Fujitsu
• Matthew Robinson, Managing Director, Accenture Research
  

18.45 – 19. 30

Panel 2

• Yvonne Hommes,Senior Expert Human Rights, Deutsche Telekom
• Alix Dunn, Executive Director and Co-Founder, The Engine Room
• Athanasios Moysiadis, Policy Advisor to Eva Kaili MEP
• Caleb Lee, Vice-President and Head of European Corporate Affairs, Samsung Electronics
• Prof. Dr. Carlo C. Jaeger, Chairman, Global Climate Forum
  

19.30

Close and reception

• Luis Neves