Hybrid Breakfast Event:
Date & Time: 24th November 2025 | 8:30 – 10:00 (Geneva Time)
Location: Palais des Nations, H Building, Room 207-209, Geneva
Format: Hybrid – Attend in-person or online
- To register for virtual participation, click here
- To register for in-person participation, follow the two steps set out below:
1. Complete the UN Indico registration for the Business and Human Rights Forum to ensure access to the UN premises at the Palais des Nations: https://indico.un.org/event/1011706/
2. Complete UN SSE registration to ensure access to the event venue within the Palais: H Building, Room 207-209, Geneva. Note that space is limited.
Modern slavery continues to affect millions of people worldwide, undermining human rights, sustainable development, and responsible business practices. Public markets, where capital is raised and traded, play a unique and powerful role in addressing this challenge by driving transparency, accountability, and improved corporate practices.
To support stock exchanges, regulators, investors, and listed companies in tackling modern slavery risks, the UN SSE has developed new model guidance on modern slavery. This new guidance was developed together with Walk Free, UN Human Rights (OHCHR), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and an advisory group of 23 organizations from 16 countries chaired by the CEO of the Indonesian Stock Exchange. This guidance provides practical steps and recommendations for market participants to strengthen due diligence, reporting, and engagement on modern slavery.
The event will officially launch the UN SSE Model Guidance on Modern Slavery. Key features of the event include:
- Keynote addresses by the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, and the CEO of IDX
- Insights into the importance of public markets in combating modern slavery
- Dialogue among exchanges, regulators, investors, companies, and civil society
- Perspectives from global leaders, experts, and practitioners on effective actions to eradicate modern slavery in supply chains and financial systems
Tentative Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 | Arrival & Breakfast Networking
Coffee and croissants – informal networking (in-person only)
9:00 - 9:02 | Welcome Remarks
Speaker: UN SSE
9:02 – 9:15 | Keynote Addresses
Speakers: Prof. Tomoya Obokata, Special Rapporteur on Modern Slavery & Pak Iman, CEO IDX
9:15 – 9:25 | Presentation of the UN SSE Model Guidance on Modern Slavery
Speaker: Corli Le Roux, UN SSE Senior Specialist
9:25 – 10:00 | High-Level Roundtable Discussion
How to join us for the launch
To join us for the launch, you can choose between virtual participation or in-person participation, depending on what works best for you.
Virtual participation
For virtual participation, simply complete the online Zoom registration form and join our live sessions from anywhere in the world. It’s a convenient way to stay connected and take part in our programs remotely.
In-person participation
For those who prefer a more personal experience, in-person participation offers the opportunity to engage face-to-face. To join us in person in Geneva, please follow these two steps:
1. Complete the UN Indico registration for the Business and Human Rights Forum to ensure access to the UN premises at the Palais des Nations: https://indico.un.org/event/1011706/
2. Complete UN SSE registration to ensure access to the event venue within the Palais: H Building, Room 207-209, Geneva.
Please note that you must complete both registrations to attend the Launch event in person. Space is limited, so register early. If you have any questions, please reach out to the secretariat: [email protected]
