ELEVATE Leadership Series 2019
Hong Kong — Schedule
Leaders in sustainability and supply chain labor and environmental responsibility examine the business challenges, external market dynamics, and consumer preferences influencing responsible sourcing programs in 2019. At this ELEVATE Leadership Series event, we explore Program Effectiveness and the tactical and strategic investments that ensure better returns and impact from responsible sourcing
27 July 2019
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome to the ELEVATE Leadership Series 2019 | John Yeh, ELEVATE
09:15 – 10:00 | 2019 Top Trends in Corporate Social Responsibility | Ian Spaulding, ELEVATE
10:00 – 10:30 |
Data for Program Effectiveness
Speaker: Dr. Vignesh Venkataraman, ELEVATE
+ Leverage supply chain insights to manage compliance
+ What clients can say regarding how they use data to manage supply chains
+ New Data Sets – Sharing ELEVATE’s worker survey data
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee and Tea Break / Networking
11:00 – 12:00 | Session
Inside Story: How the Factory “Consulting” Industry Helps Factories Cheat
Moderator: Ian Spaulding, ELEVATE
Panelists: Mr. X, Consulting Company; Kelvin Ko, Verity Consulting
+ Unethical Consultants: How One Company Does It
+ Investigations: How Pervasive is Unethical Practice?
+ A Brand’s Perspective
12:00 – 01:00 | Lunch and Networking
01:00 – 02:00 | Session
Making Accountability Work at the Vendor Level
Moderator: Andrew Savini, ELEVATE
Panelists: Caren Jakubaschk, C&A; Valerie Bone, PMI; Agnes Chan, Yeetung Group
+ Why it matters and what it means
+ Will sub-contracting issues & risks become a key factor
+ How to begin and where to focus
02:00 – 02:30 | Session
Factory Improvement Part 1: Remediation & Capacity Building
Speakers: Heather Canon, ELEVATE; Jim Leung, LF.VATE
+ Varying challenges require different strategies and planning
+ Building the case for capacity building to improve factory performance
+ When and how to engage in this model
02:30 – 02:45 | Coffee & Tea Break / Networking
02:45 – 03:30 | Interactive Roundtables
Factory Improvement Part 2: Skill Building Workshop
+ Moving your model towards influence and improvement
03:30 – 04:45 | Lightning Round
The Factory of the Future
Ken Law, Motherapp
Updates on Improvement in Ethical Recruitment in Migration Corridors in Asia
Jeff Bond, Global Fund to End Modern Slavery
Why We Subcontract: Perspectives from a Factory
Sandy Gao, JHT Group
Lightning Fast Responses When Child Labor is Detected
Ines Kaempfer, CCR CSR
04:45 – 05:00 | Wrap Up | Ian Spaulding and John Yeh, ELEVATE
05:00 – 06:30 | Networking Reception
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration and Coffee
09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome to the ELEVATE Leadership Series 2019 | John Yeh, ELEVATE
09:15 – 10:00 | 2019 Top Trends in Corporate Social Responsibility | Ian Spaulding, ELEVATE
10:00 – 10:30 |
Data for Program Effectiveness
Speaker: Dr. Vignesh Venkataraman, ELEVATE
+ Leverage supply chain insights to manage compliance
+ What clients can say regarding how they use data to manage supply chains
+ New Data Sets – Sharing ELEVATE’s worker survey data
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee and Tea Break / Networking
11:00 – 12:00 | Session
Inside Story: How the Factory “Consulting” Industry Helps Factories Cheat
Moderator: Ian Spaulding, ELEVATE
Panelists: Mr. X, Consulting Company; Kelvin Ko, Verity Consulting
+ Unethical Consultants: How One Company Does It
+ Investigations: How Pervasive is Unethical Practice?
+ A Brand’s Perspective
12:00 – 01:00 | Lunch and Networking
01:00 – 02:00 | Session
Making Accountability Work at the Vendor Level
Moderator: Andrew Savini, ELEVATE
Panelists: Caren Jakubaschk, C&A; Valerie Bone, PMI; Agnes Chan, Yeetung Group
+ Why it matters and what it means
+ Will sub-contracting issues & risks become a key factor
+ How to begin and where to focus
02:00 – 02:30 | Session
Factory Improvement Part 1: Remediation & Capacity Building
Speakers: Heather Canon, ELEVATE; Jim Leung, LF.VATE
+ Varying challenges require different strategies and planning
+ Building the case for capacity building to improve factory performance
+ When and how to engage in this model
02:30 – 02:45 | Coffee & Tea Break / Networking
02:45 – 03:30 | Interactive Roundtables
Factory Improvement Part 2: Skill Building Workshop
+ Moving your model towards influence and improvement
03:30 – 04:45 | Lightning Round
The Factory of the Future
Ken Law, Motherapp
Updates on Improvement in Ethical Recruitment in Migration Corridors in Asia
Jeff Bond, Global Fund to End Modern Slavery
Why We Subcontract: Perspectives from a Factory
Sandy Gao, JHT Group
Lightning Fast Responses When Child Labor is Detected
Ines Kaempfer, CCR CSR
04:45 – 05:00 | Wrap Up | Ian Spaulding and John Yeh, ELEVATE
05:00 – 06:30 | Networking Reception