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Sedex is delighted to announce the JANZ Conference 2021 – our first bilingual event for companies and organizations in Australia, New Zealand and Japan. As a global membership organisation, our goal is provide our members with relevant, timely and practical information to achieve their responsible sourcing and modern slavery compliance objectives.
In 2021 we will be running two concurrent streams, to provide our members with a wide range of opinions. Hear from:
- Industry leaders
- Government
- Professional and institutional investors
- Leading NGOs
- Auditors and practitioners
Format
This conference will feature three distinction sessions.
- [11:00 – 12:50] Joint session open to all members featuring simultaneous interpretation into English and Japanese.
- [14:00 – 17:50] ANZ session – primarily focusing on ANZ content.
- [14:00 – 17:50] Japan session – primarily focusing on Japan content.
Interpreters will be present during all sessions and provide simultaneous translations into English and Japanese. This includes the ability to ask questions of speakers and panelists.
Event details
Tuesday 7 December 2021
11:00 AEST – 17:30 AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time)
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free to members and non-members.
All times below are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT)
Registration Process
This event will operate two separate registration streams.
If you are attending:
- All sessions – please register for both ANZ stream and Japan streams.
- The Joint and/or ANZ sessions – please register for ANZ stream.
- The Joint and Japan sessions – please register for both ANZ and Japan streams.
- Japan sessions only – please register for Japan streams.
Joint Session:
[Speaker]
Alexander Walrut, Head of Office JANZ, Sedex
[Speaker]
Aaron Hill, Group Ethical Sourcing Manager, Coles
[Speaker]
Bex Hall, Head of Consulting, Sedex
[Speaker]
Alexander Walrut, Head of Office JANZ, Sedex
ANZ Session:
[Speaker]
Todd Kliendienst, A/g Assistant Director, Business and Government Engagement Section, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Branch, Australian Border Force
[Panelists]
Rona Starr, President & CEO, APSCA
Laura-Beth Barnes, Key Account Manager, Bureau Veritas
Junichi Obara, Lead Social Auditor, Sustainability dept., CBE, SGS Japan Inc.
[Moderator]
Alexander Walrut, Head of Office JANZ, Sedex
[Panelists]
Akiko Sato, Attorney-at-Law, Japan Researcher & Representative at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Jenny Stanger, Executive Manager, Anti-Slavery Taskforce, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney & Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN)
Heather Moore, Senior Advisor and Policy Lead on Modern Slavery, The Salvation Army
[Moderator]
Alexander Walrut, Head of Office JANZ, Sedex
[Panelists]
Mans Carlsson, Head of ESG Research, AusBil Investment Management
Nick Tranotis, Senior Analyst, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors
Wataru Terada, Senior ESG Analyst, Asia Pacific | Daiwa Capital Markets Australia Limited
[Moderator]
Carsten Primdal, ESG and Modern Slavery Advisor and Author
Japanese Session:
[Speaker]
Azusa Yamamoto, Improvement Executive, Member Service, Sedex
Kenzo Taniuchi, Senior General Manager, Global Corporate Initiatives, Procurement Centre of Excellence from Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert Limited
[Speaker]
Akiko Sato, Attorney-at-Law, Japan Researcher & Representative at Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
[Speaker]
Ippei Torii, Chair of the borad, Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan
[Speaker]
Hiroshi Ishida, Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan
Spearkers
Aaron Hill
Group Ethical Sourcing Manager, Coles
Todd Kliendienst
A/g Assistant Director, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Branch, Australian Border Force
Kenzo Taniuchi
Senior General Manager, Global Corporate Initiatives, Procurement Centre of Excellence) from Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert Limited
Akiko Sato
Attorney at Kotonoha Law and Japanese Representative for the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Ippei Torii
Secretary-General of the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan
Hiroshi Ishida
Executive Director, Caux Round Table Japan
Bex Hall
Head of Consulting, Sedex
Alexander Walrut
Head of Office JANZ, Sedex
Azusa Yamamoto
Improvement Executive, Member Service, Sedex
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Panelists
Rona Starr
President & CEO, APSCA
Laura-Beth Barnes
Director, Bureau Veritas
Junichi Obara
Lead Social Auditor, Sustainability dept., CBE (Certification and Business Enhancement), SGS Japan Inc.
Jenny Stanger
Executive Manager, Anti-Slavery Taskforce, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney & Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN)
Akiko Sato
Attorney at Kotonoha Law and Japanese Representative for the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Måns Carlsson
Head of ESG Research, AusBil Investment Management
Nick Tranotis
Senior Analyst, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors
Wataru Terada
Senior ESG Analyst, Asia Pacific | Daiwa Capital Markets Australia Limited
Heather Moore
Senior Advisor and Policy Lead on Modern Slavery, The Salvation Army
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Moderators
Carsten Primdal
ESG and Modern Slavery Advisor and Author
Alexander Walrut
Head of Office JANZ, Sedex
Azusa Yamamoto
Customer Service Executive, Sedex
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Supporter: Japan Committee of the Caux Round Table
The partnership in 2015 is the result of several years of collaboration between Sedex and CRT Japan to raise awareness of responsible sourcing issues in Asia and help companies gain greater transparency within their supply chains. Under the terms of the partnership agreement CRT Japan provides account management services and training to Sedex members as well as conducting new-business activities and hosting events in the region. The goal of CRT Japan is to promote and strengthen Japanese companies’ commitment to sustainability across the supply chain by providing them with practical and effective services of Sedex, helping them to expand their businesses in the Asia region.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]