Day 1Agenda26th March

Time Session Speaker

8:30am Registration and breakfast Breakfast and break sponsor

- ELEVATE

9:30am Welcome from Sedex CEO and Conference

host

• Sedex future plans and goals for responsible

sourcing

• How we move from outputs to outcomes to

create impact and why we need to raise the

bar in responsible sourcing

• Sedex future plans

Simon McCalla, Sedex

Martine Croxall, BBC

Mark Sugden, Sedex

Dan Murray, Sedex

10:00am Keynote speaker: Driving behavioural

change and improvements in the supply

chain through your responsible sourcing

program

Leslie Johnston, C&A Foundation

Panel session

10:25am How to drive transformational change

in responsible sourcing. This key session

debates the drivers of transformation, looking

at guidance, legislation, consumer voice and

advocacy bodies and how businesses can

navigate this to make positive impact.

Kevin Hyland (Moderator),

ChildFund Ireland

Ian Allard, MACE

Colleen Theron, Ardea

International

Virginie Mahin, Mondelez

International

Dr Aidan McQuade, Anti-Slavery

International

11:20am Morning breakRefreshments, networking and

exhibition stands

Breakout sessions

11:50am

Breakout 1: Addressing Forced Labour and

Responsible Recruitment

What are the most effective ways to identify

and address forced labour?

David Camp (Moderator),

Stronger2gether

Neill Wilkins, Institute for

Human Rights and Business

Robin Bishop, Impactt

Lucy Keohane, Waves

Breakout 2: Tackling deforestation and

attempting to identify hot-spots for modern

slavery in agriculture

Sally Uren (Moderator), Forum

for the Future

Márcio Nappo, JBS

Rob McWilliam, Earthworm

Foundation

Dr Caroline Emberson,

University of Nottingham

Breakout 3: Using tools to achieve progress

in responsible sourcing

This session will help companies just starting

out their responsible sourcing journey to

understand where to start and what tools are

available, how to develop internal policies,

assessing and preventing risk, remediation,

reporting and aims for improving.

Allison Hudson (Moderator),

Sedex

Rodney Chambers, Sedex

Samuel Cliff, Worldwide Fruit

Nikhil Hirdaramani, Hirdaramani

Janet Mensink, SLCP

How to make progress – we look at case studies of businesses making

positive change

Time Session Speaker

12:45pm Lunch break Lunch sponsor, CSR Solutions

1:00 -

1:30pm

Sponsored breakout: SGS and

Transparency-One - Supply Chain

Assessment in complex multi-tier

scenarios

Tobias Streich, SGS and

Transparency-One

2:00pm Keynote speaker: Making Sustainable

Development Goals business goals

We hear from Sedex member Dutjahn

Sandalwood Oils, who have made

sustainability their business ethos and

integral to the success of their business and

community, positively contributing to the

SDGs.

Stephen Birkbeck, DutjahnSandalwood Oils

Panel session

2:20pm Achieving meaningful change in the

lives of workers and communities by

enabling better business learning and

decision-making

What is good data? How do we move from

outputs to outcomes? And how do we use

supply chain information to drive change

and show progress?

Mark Hodge (Moderator), Shift

Gillian Haythornthwaite, nGaje

Rona Starr, APSCA

Aisha Aswani, Co-op

Antoine Heuty, Ulula

3:15pm Afternoon break

Breakout sessions

3:45pm Breakout 4: Using effective Risk

Assessment to understand and prioritise

supply chain issues

Sonia Cordera (Moderator), IDH,

The Sustainable Trade Initiative

Bas Van den Brink, Intersnack

Charlotte Williams, UNICEF

Fiona Place, Anthesis

Mark Robertson, ICTI Ethical Toy

Program

Breakout 5: Using supply chain data

and tools for improving labour and

environmental practices

Louise Nicholls (Moderator), M&S

Dylan McNeill, Philips

David Camp, Clearview

Amy Jones, Unipart

Vicki Flaxten, Sky

Breakout 6: Improving gender data

quality and management as a key step for

achieving gender equality

Magali Martowicz (Moderator),

Human Rights Consultant

Rachel Berkelmans, DQS

Benjamin Gatland, Partner Africa

Magali Barraja, BSR

4:45pm Keynote speaker: Addressing child labour

and modern slavery in the chocolate

industry. Spotlight on 100% slave-free

chocolate with Tony’s Chocolonely

Ynzo van Zanten, Tony’s

Chocolonely

5:05pm Sedex wrap up Simon McCalla, Sedex

Martine Croxall, BBC

5:15pm Networking drinks reception Drinks sponsor, QIMA (Formerly

Asia Inspection)

6:30pm Sedex Awards and Networking Dinner Drinks sponsor - Lloyd’s Register

Awards dinner sponsor – TUV

Rheinland

Day 1Agenda26th March

How to improve gender equality, conditions for vulnerable workers and risk assessment and create impact

Time Session Speaker

12:45pm Lunch break Lunch sponsor, CSR Solutions

1:00 -

1:30pm

Sponsored breakout: SGS and

Transparency-One - Supply Chain

Assessment in complex multi-tier

scenarios

Tobias Streich, SGS and

Transparency-One

2:00pm Keynote speaker: Making Sustainable

Development Goals business goals

We hear from Sedex member Dutjahn

Sandalwood Oils, who have made

sustainability their business ethos and

integral to the success of their business and

community, positively contributing to the

SDGs.

Stephen Birkbeck, DutjahnSandalwood Oils

Panel session

2:20pm Achieving meaningful change in the

lives of workers and communities by

enabling better business learning and

decision-making

What is good data? How do we move from

outputs to outcomes? And how do we use

supply chain information to drive change

and show progress?

Mark Hodge (Moderator), Shift

Gillian Haythornthwaite, nGaje

Rona Starr, APSCA

Aisha Aswani, Co-op

Antoine Heuty, Ulula

3:15pm Afternoon break

Breakout sessions

3:45pm Breakout 4: Using effective Risk

Assessment to understand and prioritise

supply chain issues

Sonia Cordera (Moderator), IDH,

The Sustainable Trade Initiative

Bas Van den Brink, Intersnack

Charlotte Williams, UNICEF

Fiona Place, Anthesis

Mark Robertson, ICTI Ethical Toy

Program

Breakout 5: Using supply chain data

and tools for improving labour and

environmental practices

Louise Nicholls (Moderator), M&S

Dylan McNeill, Philips

David Camp, Clearview

Amy Jones, Unipart

Vicki Flaxten, Sky

Breakout 6: Improving gender data

quality and management as a key step for

achieving gender equality

Magali Martowicz (Moderator),

Human Rights Consultant

Rachel Berkelmans, DQS

Benjamin Gatland, Partner Africa

Magali Barraja, BSR

4:45pm Keynote speaker: Addressing child labour

and modern slavery in the chocolate

industry. Spotlight on 100% slave-free

chocolate with Tony’s Chocolonely

Ynzo van Zanten, Tony’s

Chocolonely

5:05pm Sedex wrap up Simon McCalla, Sedex

Martine Croxall, BBC

5:15pm Networking drinks reception Drinks sponsor, QIMA (Formerly

Asia Inspection)

6:30pm Sedex Awards and Networking Dinner Drinks sponsor - Lloyd’s Register

Awards dinner sponsor – TUV

Rheinland

Day 2Agenda27th March

Time Session Speaker

8:30am Registration and breakfast Breakfast and break sponsor

- ELEVATE

9:30am Welcome and announce Sedex award

winners

Simon McCalla, Sedex

Martine Croxall, BBC

9:40am Keynote speaker: Embedding social

impact within corporate strategy and

the product cycle

Michael Waas, TerraCycle

Panel session

10:05am How does collaboration play a role in

achieving progress?

We look at best practice examples and

principles of how organisations can make

this effective and achieve impact through

collaboration.

Louise Herring (Moderator), Food

Network for Ethical Trade

David Pettet, RB

Eugenio Zambrano, Berries de los

mimbrales

Juliet Edington, ILO Better Work

Sally Uren, Forum for the Future

11:00am Morning breakRefreshments, networking and

exhibition stands

Breakout sessions

11:30am Breakout 1: Using buyer and supplier

collaboration to drive positive change in

purchasing practices

Hena Jamshed (Moderator), Global

Sustainability UK

Paul Williams, Princes

Sam Ludlow-Taylor, Waitrose &

Partners

Marsha Dickson, Better Buying

Breakout 2: Using buyer and supplier

collaboration to deliver global goals

Henri Lake (Moderator), Lake

Advisory

Steve Gibbons, Ergon

Stephanie Barrientos, University of

Manchester

Steve Kenzie, UN Global Compact

Breakout 3: Using buyer and supplier

collaboration to understand worker

voice and drive business benefits

David Croft (Moderator), Bureau

Veritas

Lea Esterhuizen, &Wider

Erin Lyon, ELEVATE

Michelle Goddard, Mr Price

Marie Dawe, Angus Soft Fruits

Elena Fanjul-Debnam, Workplace

Options

12:30pm Lunch break Lunch sponsor, CSR Solutions

1:00pm Sedex Annual General Meeting

Members only

Leading change in large scale change through collaboration

Day 2Agenda27th March

Time Session Speaker

Spotlight sessions

2:00pm Spotlight 1: Artificial intelligence and how it

impacts business ethics

Henry le Fleming, PwC

2:20pm Spotlight 2: Creating platforms that engage a

wider audience on worker issues

William Pickett, Carnstone

2:40pm Spotlight 3: Making whistleblowing and

grievance mechanisms effective

Sylvain Mansotte, Whispli

3:00pm Spotlight 4: How investment can drive action in

responsible sourcing

Amy Metcalfe, ShareAction

3:20pm Panel with spotlight speakers: What will the

future of responsible sourcing look like?

Martine Croxall (Moderator),

BBC

3:40pm Closing comments Martine Croxall, BBC

Simon McCalla, Sedex

4:00pm Closing refreshments Refreshments and

networking

What will the future of responsible sourcing look like - in 2020, 2030 and

2050?

This series of 4 spotlight talks will cover promising technology and perspectives

to consider as we look at how this space will evolve.