Program

Welcome and Overview

Michelle Leighton, Director Human rights, Center for Law and Global Justice, USF School of Law

Introduction

Fr. Stephen A. Privett, S.J., President of the University of San Francisco

Keynote

Honorable Carlos R. Moreno, Justice of the California Supreme Court

Panel 1: Investors and Corporate Responsibility

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm, rooms 101, 103

Participants
Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President Calvert Group, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.
Susan Mac Cormac, Senior Law Partner, Morrison & Foerster.
Carole Samdup, Coordinator, Rights and Democracy, Montreal, Canada. 
Moderator: Nicholas Imparato, Professor, USF School of Business; Research Fellow Hoover Institution, Stanford University.

In this panel, we will consider modern trends in investment practices including socially responsible investing (SRI), interfaith group investment, and shareholder activism. This panel will address and propose best practices that could work for this sector and consider their implementation.

Break
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Panel 2: Extractive Sector

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm, Room 101

Participants
Dr. Emeka Duruigbo, Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas
Cindy Cohn, Senior Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation and co-counsel in Bowoto v. Chevron
Luis Fernando de Angulo, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Moderator: Connie de la Vega, Professor and Academic Director, International Programs, USF School of Law 

In this panel, we will consider challenges and opportunities for addressing key issues related to the extractive industry overseas, including human rights and government contracts, security personnel, and community relations. We encourage panelists to consider models for oversight, their implementation and possible issues that may arise.

Panel 3: Manufacturing and Labor

2:45 pm - 3:45 pm, Room 103

Participants
Dan Henkle, Senior Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, The Gap
Claire Prestel, Assistant General Counsel, Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Monika Kalra Varma, Director, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center Human Rights, Washington, D.C  
Moderator: Rodger Dillon, Principal Consultant, California Senate Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations

In this panel, we will consider most the critical labor issues posed by globalization, including in the manufacturing sector. We will discuss key human rights issues and challenges posed by CSR, including how players in this sector view the role of corporations, governments and NGOs. We will also discuss how globalization can be used in positive ways, highlighting models for improved working conditions and standards of living.

Break

3:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Roundtable Discussion- Best Practices and Models for the Future

4:00 pm - 5:20 pm, Kendrick Hall Rotunda

Previous Speakers/Participants Joined By:
Dean Michael Duffy, USF School of Business, Moderator
Dolores Donovan, Professor and Director, International Program Development, USF School of Law
Michelle Leighton, Center for Law and Global Justice, USF School of Law
Eric Olson, Vice President Advisory Services, Businesses for Social Responsibility, San Francisco
Greg Regaignon, Business and Human Rights Resource Center, London and Los Angeles
Lyuba Zarsky, Associate Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies, International Research Fellow, International Institute of Environment and Development

In this roundtable discussion, various panelists will be invited to come together and consider the various perspectives in the debate of whether, and how, corporate oversight should be conducted in today’s world.  The discussion will critically examine new trends, such as the use of human rights assessments as well as examine the intersection of foreign policy and corporate responsibility.  Best practices will be discussed, and factors that could hinder their effectiveness will be presented.  It is our hope that this roundtable discussion will present an impartial view of the issue with a focus on proposing a set of solutions for how best corporate oversight can be conducted.

Closing Remarks

Amol Mehra, Symposium Editor, Journal of Law and Social Challenges

Reception

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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