Human Trafficking & Slavery Influence Leaders

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2017 TOP 100 & Slavery Influence Leaders In 2017, corporations, non-governmental organizations, governments and civilians are joining together in the fight against human 2017 trafficking and modern slavery within global supply chains. In recognition of these outstanding individuals leading the charge, we are TOP pleased to announce the 2017 Top 100 Human Trafficking and Slavery Influence Leaders List. 100 Congratulations and thank you to the Top 100 Human Trafficking & Influence Leaders for your outstanding con- Slavery Influence Leaders tributions to awareness, education, regulation and supply chain excellence in the human trafficking and modern slavery context.

BACKGROUND

The Top 100 Human Trafficking and Slavery Influence Leaders List was independently curated by Lucas Taylor (Uni- versity of Notre Dame MBA) of LDT Consulting, on behalf of Assent Compliance. Individuals considered for the list included members of the corporate sector, non-governmental organizations, government bodies, consultancy firms, media groups and service providers.

MANY VARIABLES WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE RANKING OF THE 2017 TOP 100 LIST, INCLUDING:

»» Klout score »» Organization size

»» Trade show & industry group participation »» Social media outreach & advocacy (online & offline) »» Involvement in the regulatory landscape »» Publications, media citations & participation

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»» Made a significant, positive impact to human traffick- THIS YEAR’S ing and modern slavery compliance in 2016-2017 TOP 100 LIST »» Were directly involved in the management or exe- cution of a human trafficking and modern slavery INCLUDES compliance program in 2016-2017 DIVERSE »» Are leaders in their space or industry »» Are working tirelessly to raise awareness and com- INFLUENCERS bat human trafficking and modern slavery across WHO: global supply chains »» Have contributed to the development and implementation of human trafficking and modern slavery laws, and/or provide support to companies in scope of these regulations

ABOUT THE AUTHOR LUCAS TAYLOR, MBA LDT Consulting

Lucas has focused his career on providing strategic insights and business intelligence solutions to propel private sector organizations toward success. He has partnered with all manner of companies, from Fortune 500s to start-up ventures, to assist them in determining where their strategic advantages lie through research, data analysis and the development of strong implementation frameworks for continued growth. His innate curiosity and commitment to sound decision making helps clients excel in their professional endeavors and research projects.

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ADITI WANCHOO SENIOR MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS, SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, ASIA PACIFIC Adidas As Senior Manager of Development Partnerships, Social & Environmental Affairs, Asia Pacific, for the Adidas Group, Aditi Wanchoo is responsible for developing a modern slavery outreach program and eliminating human trafficking from the company’s supply chain. Over the past 14 years, Ms. Wanchoo has worked with leading #1 nonprofit organizations such as Greenpeace and Leonard Cheshire International.

SHAWN MACDONALD CEO Verité Shawn MacDonald is the CEO of Verité, a civil society organization that promotes workers’ rights in global supply chains through research, consulting, training, assess- ments and policy advocacy. He has broad experience in labor rights, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, workplace health and multi-sector partner- #2 ships, and works to bring new approaches to the urgent problem of forced labor.

LUIS C.DEBACA FORMER DIRECTOR, SEX OFFENDER SENTENCING, MONITORING, APPREHENSION, REGISTRATION, AND TRACKING (SMART) OFFICE U.S. Department of Justice Luis C.deBaca is a lawyer and diplomat who formerly served as the Director of the Department of Justice SMART Office. Prior to this, he acted as Ambassa- dor-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. From 2000 to 2007, #3 Mr. C.deBaca tried more than 100 cases as chief counsel of the DOJ’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit. He was also instrumental in developing the survivor-centered approach to combating modern slavery, which means that former slaves are assisted in establishing normal lives, rather than deported or otherwise treated as criminals.

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KEVIN HYLAND COMMISSIONER UK Anti-Slavery Commission Since 2015, Kevin Hyland has served as the UK’s first Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner. In this role, he leads efforts to tackle slavery and human trafficking by promoting best practices among companies, NGOs and other groups. He was formerly head of the London Metropolitan Police Service’s Human Trafficking Unit, where he was involved in conducting multi-national and bi-lateral investigations #4 and prosecutions involving organized crime groups and human trafficking.

RUCHIRA GUPTA FOUNDER Apne Aap Women Worldwide Based in India, journalist and activist Ruchira Gupta founded Apne Aap Women Worldwide, a grassroots organization dedicated to ending sex trafficking and em- powering at-risk girls and women. Through her work, she has highlighted the link between prostitution laws and trafficking, and her activism has been recognized #5 by various nations, government leaders and organizations around the world.

VAL FLOY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Anti-Slavery International Anti-Slavery International is one of the world’s oldest human rights charitable organizations and Val Floy currently serves as its Chief Operating Officer. In her roles across a number of organizations that deal with anti-slavery, trafficking, and child homelessness, Ms. Floy has been an integral part of building up organizational #6 capabilities for those needing to expand their reach and influence.

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THERESA FLORES FOUNDER Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.) Herself a survivor of human trafficking, Theresa Flores works to educate people on the realities of human trafficking. She founded Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.), a nonprofit that aims to prevent the trafficking of youths, and has received numerous awards for her work, including Ohio’s Courage Award and Soroptimist International’s Ruby Award. In 2015, the Michigan Senate Bill was amended to include Theresa Flores’ Law, which raises the statute of limitations on #7 human trafficking from six to 25 years.

JOHN KING FOUNDER Give Them a Voice John King’s work as a poet, author, activist and speaker routinely serves as a voice for those affected by human trafficking. His personal story drives him to confront sexual abuse and human trafficking in a positive manner, and in 2015, he founded Give Them a Voice, an inclusive organization that focuses on helping men and #8 boys who have been victimized by human trafficking.

BRENDA SCHULTZ DIRECTOR OF RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group As Director of Responsible Business at Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, Brenda Schultz drives the creation and implementation of the company’s Responsible Business strategy. Ms. Schultz champions anti-trafficking initiatives within Carl- son Rezidor, including the creation of robust human trafficking awareness training for employees, and partnering with ECPAT-USA to create hotel signage that fea- tures the National Human Trafficking Hotline as a resource for reporting suspected #9 cases of trafficking and for survivors to reach out for life-saving services.

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ANDREW FORREST CO-FOUNDER Walk Free Foundation Andrew Forrest is Co-Founder of the Walk Free Foundation, an organization created to bring attention to contemporary slavery and human trafficking in supply chains around the globe. The foundation, created in collaboration with his wife, Nicola Forrest, and their daughter, is responsible for the rise of the Modern Slavery Index, among other achievements. Walk Free is soon to relaunch under a new #10 name, Freedom United.

Who Else Made the List? 11 | ALEXANDRA FIELD 12 | TAMARA BOX INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT MANAGING PARTNER, EUROPE CNN AND THE MIDDLE EAST Alexandra Field is an International Correspon- Reed Smith LLP dent for CNN based at the network’s Asia-Pacific Tamara Box is an internationally-recognized headquarters in Hong Kong. She reports exten- expert in financial structuring and strategic sively throughout the Asia-Pacific region and financial advice. She currently serves as the routinely sheds light on the ills caused by the Managing Partner for Europe and the Middle region’s human trafficking industry, including East and Head of Structured Finance at Reed the ongoing fight for anti-trafficking legislation Smith LLP. Additionally, she helped the firm in Hong Kong and the smuggling of brides outline its formal commitment to ensuring across the border between Vietnam and China. Reed Smith and its business partners in no way contribute to or benefit from modern slavery and human trafficking.

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13 | SYLVIA YU FRIEDMAN Relations Committee hearing, where he told JOURNALIST stories about the trafficking survivors he has met and emphasized that technology is the key Based in Asia, Sylvia Yu is an award-winning to bringing modern slavery to an end. journalist and writer specializing in human trafficking. She’s the author of Silenced No More: Voices of ‘Comfort Women’ (2015) and Heart LUNA LEE and Soul: The Life Story of Pastor Augustus 16 | HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER Chao (2002). As a philanthropy advisor, she has managed and directed funds to nonprofit orga- Eileen Fisher nizations in Asia to fight human trafficking and As Human Rights Leader and a member of HIV/AIDS, and to support migrants and North the Social Consciousness Team for women’s Korea aid efforts since 2005. clothing designer Eileen Fisher, Luna Lee sup- ports the company’s human rights work in its supply chain. In her role, Ms. Lee has helped the 14 | JOHN VANEK company become a leader in fighting human CONSULTANT AND AUTHOR trafficking by expanding the company’s human rights involvement through innovative pro- U.S. Department of Health grams. Ms. Lee also has an extensive volunteer John Vanek is a speaker, author and consultant background with the YWCA, and champions for focusing on the collaborative response to human living wages worldwide. trafficking. Mr. Vanek is the author of The Essen- tial Abolitionist: What You Need to Know About Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery. In January CHRIS WHITE 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human 17 | PRINCIPAL PROGRAM MANAGER Services selected Mr. Vanek to serve on its Na- tional Advisory Committee on the Sex Trafficking Microsoft of Children and Youth in the United States. Chris White is a Principal Program Manager and Partner at Microsoft working on special projects. Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. White 15 | ASHTON KUTCHER was a Program Manager developing advanced CO-FOUNDER technologies for data science and leading President Obama’s Big Data Initiative at DARPA. Thorn In recognition of this work, he received the In addition to his work as an actor and entre- Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts preneur, Ashton Kutcher engages heavily in to Combat Trafficking in Persons, the Secre- philanthropy efforts that help victims of traffick- tary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public ing all over the world. He is the co-founder of Service, a Department of Treasury Intelligence Thorn, an organization that builds software and Analysis medallion and the Department of to combat the trafficking of children. In 2017, Defense Joint Meritorious Unit Award. Mr. Kutcher testified at a U.S. Senate Foreign

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18 | MALEA OTRANTO involved in sex work and their children in the END TRAFFICKING FELLOW brothels of Old Delhi’s red-light district. She has also worked with survivors of sex trafficking with UNICEF Saving Innocence in Los Angeles, California. Malea Otranto is a passionate human rights ad- vocate who has dedicated her life and career to ending human trafficking. In her role as an End Trafficking Fellow at UNICEF, she has helped to educate more than 16,000 constituents across Twenties the U.S. on human trafficking and human rights. She also has experience directly assisting survivors of human trafficking through advocacy, 21 | MARINA COLBY emotional support, crisis respondence and DEMOCRACY FELLOW emergency extraction coordination. U.S. Agency for International Development Marina Colby is a human rights lawyer and international development professional working MICHAEL LITTENBERG 19 | to advance inclusive and sustainable develop- PARTNER ment practices and initiatives. Most recently, Ropes & Gray LLP Ms. Colby served as a Democracy Fellow at the United States Agency for International Develop- Michael Littenberg specializes in corporate fi- ment (USAID), where she advanced the Agency’s nance and ongoing securities law compliance. Counter-Trafficking in Persons (C-TIP) Policy As a part of his practice, Mr. Littenberg ad- and labor-related programming and policies vises on supply chain compliance, responsible across development sectors around the world. sourcing and corporate social responsibility. This work included the promotion of the UN Mr. Littenberg is a regular contributor both to Sustainable Development Goals. online corporate social responsibility-related publications and webinars, and often shares his expertise at industry conferences and events. 22 | ANNA SMITH CO-FOUNDER 20 | SARAH GODOY Restore One POLICY ASSOCIATE Along with her husband Chris, Anna Smith National Center for Youth Law founded Restore One, an organization that offers faith-based residential recovery programs, free Sarah Godoy served as the Lead Researcher of cost, to American boys who are survivors of and Content Manager for the May 2016 report domestic minor sex trafficking. Ms. Smith holds by UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs piece, a master’s degree in social work and collabo- “Shedding Light on Sex Trafficking”. While pur- rates with leading trauma experts to provide suing her master’s degree in social welfare, she safe home care and advocacy for survivors. worked with the NGO Kat-Katha to serve women

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KAREEM KYSIA is designed to help law enforcement officers 23 | and others perform online investigations to SENIOR RESEARCH DIRECTOR hunt down human traffickers. Regarding the NORC at the University of Chicago program, Mr. Shen was quoted as saying, “Our Kareem Kysia is a Senior Research Director at goal is to understand the footprint of human NORC at the University of Chicago. He is an trafficking in online spaces, whether that be the expert on cross-cultural survey design, interna- dark web or the open web.” tional monitoring and evaluation, survey design and data management on international projects. Mr. Kysia’s work focuses on data collection for 26 | BEN TAUB hidden and hard-to-reach populations, as well STAFF WRITER as research on countering human trafficking The New Yorker and forced labor issues. Ben Taub is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He has written for the magazine about such IAN URBINA diverse topics as jihadi recruitment in Europe, 24 | battlefield medicine and human trafficking INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER along the trans-Saharan migration routes from The New York Times Nigeria to Italy. In 2017, Mr. Taub’s work on Syria Ian Urbina is an investigative reporter based was short-listed for a National Magazine Award in Washington. His most recent series, “The and won the Livingston Award for International Outlaw Ocean”, chronicles a diversity of crimes Reporting, the Robert F. Kennedy Award for offshore, including sea slavery, intentional International Print reporting and the Overseas dumping, illegal fishing, ship theft, gun running, Press Club Award for Investigative Reporting. stranding of crews and the killing of stow- aways. Mr. Urbina has also written extensively on criminal justice issues, including stories 27 | LOUISE NICHOLLS about the use of prisoners for pharmaceutical CORPORATE HEAD OF HUMAN experiments, immigrant detainees working RIGHTS, FOOD SUSTAINABILITY unpaid and solitary confinement in immigration detention facilities. AND FOOD PACKAGING Marks & Spencer Louise Nicholls is the Corporate Head of Human 25 | WADE SHEN Rights, Food Sustainability and Food Packag- PROGRAM MANAGER ing at Marks & Spencer, where she has worked Defense Advanced Research Projects for over 20 years. During this time, Ms. Nicholls Agency (DARPA) has led the retailer’s ethical trade program, and was part of the small team that developed the Wade Shen joined the Defense Advanced Re- company’s ground-breaking “Plan A” initiative, search Projects Agency (DARPA) in 2014 as a 100-point, five-year plan to address a wide Program Manager. He was involved in DARPA’s range of environmental and social issues. recently-developed Memex program, which

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28 | MARIA GRAZIA GIAMMARINARO Thirties SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR UN Human Rights Council THOMAS NIEMANN An Italian judge and the UN’s special rapporteur 30 | on trafficking in persons, Maria Grazia Giam- GLOBAL SOCIAL marinaro has been a constant presence in the SUSTAINABILITY MANAGER fight against human trafficking. In addition to Ford Motor Company her anti-trafficking work with the Organization A retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, Thomas for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Niemann is the Global Social Sustainability and the European Commission’s Director- Manager at the Ford Motor Company. Mr. Nei- ate-General for Justice, Freedom and Security, mann is responsible for the Company’s Policy she drafted the EU Directive on preventing and Letter 24 regarding Code of Human Rights, combating trafficking in human beings and Basic Working Conditions and Corporate Re- protecting its survivors. sponsibility, which includes assessment and compliance, identification of emerging issues (e.g. conflict minerals and human trafficking) JANTINE WERDMULLER 29 | and stakeholder engagement. VON ELGG STRATEGY, POLICY, PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER 31 | MAUREEN MCGOUGH Stronger Together POLICY ADVISOR, Jantine Werdmuller von Elgg has over six years of OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR experience in issues relating to human trafficking National Institute of Justice and modern slavery. She has worked in the NGO Maureen McGough serves as Policy Advisor sector, where she was involved in strategy and for the Office of the Director at the National policy development, and designed and imple- Institute of Justice (NIJ). There, she oversees mented projects in a range of countries, including agency resource investments examining hu- the UK, Brazil, Slovakia and the U.S. Ms. Werd- man trafficking in the U.S., with a focus on muller von Elgg also serves as Strategy, Policy, prevalence, identification, investigation, prose- Partnerships and Communications Manager with cution and survivors’ services. Previously, as an Stronger Together, a multi-stakeholder initiative attorney and international research partnership tackling modern slavery in supply chains. specialist at the NIJ, Ms. McGough authored three publications on the issues of modern-day slavery and human trafficking.

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NICHOLAS KRISTOF (OSF) Fellowship Program. Before becoming an 32 | OSF Fellow, Ms. Vandenberg served as a part- COLUMNIST ner at Jenner & Block LLP, where she focused The New York Times on complex commercial litigation and internal Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof investigations under the Foreign Corrupt Prac- has been a columnist for The New York Times tices Act. She served as a senior member of the since 2001. A graduate of Harvard, he also firm’s Pro Bono Committee. studied law at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and was a longtime foreign correspondent for The New York Times. He has written 35 | PAUL POLMAN extensively about human rights, specifically on CEO the topic of human trafficking, shedding light on Unilever some of the industry’s shadiest back roads. Paul Polman has served as the CEO of Unilever since January 2009. Under his leadership, Uni- BASHIR AHMAD GWAKH lever has implemented a vision to fully decouple 33 | its growth from overall environmental footprint JOUNALIST AND BROADCASTER and increase its positive social impact through Radio Mashaal the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan. He has also Bashir Ahmad Gwakh is an Afghan journalist guided the company in its efforts to fight human currently working as a broadcaster for Radio trafficking within its supply chain as a matter Mashaal, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty of priority. Mr. Polman is the Chair of the World (RFE/RL)’s Pashto service. Before joining RFE/ Business Council for Sustainable Development. RL in 2010, Mr. Gwakh pursued his Master of Communication through the Fulbright Scholar- ship in the U.S. He started his career in 2002 36 | KATHLEEN SHAVER as an investigative reporter for the Institute for DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN War and Peace Reporting in Kabul. Since then, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY he has covered several stories on migrant traf- Apple ficking in Afghanistan and Pakistan for various national and international media outlets. As Director of Supply Chain Social Responsi- bility at Apple, Kathleen Shaver specializes in anti-human trafficking efforts. She is respon- 34 | MARTINA VANDENBERG sible for maintaining and enhancing Apple’s FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT regulatory compliance programs. In her former role as Director of Sustainability, Risk, Compli- The Human Trafficking Pro Bono ance and Security at Cisco, she helped craft Legal Center the company’s Statement on the Prevention of Martina E. Vandenberg is the Founder and Pres- Slavery and Human Trafficking. ident of the Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center, which she established in 2012 with support from the Open Society Foundations

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BRENT WILTON Initiative, works to help companies confront 37 | human trafficking in supply chains. She is the DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL principal author of the report “Best Practices in WORKPLACE RIGHTS Ethical Recruitment of Migrant Workers”, and she Coca-Cola Company has conducted extensive field research around Brent Wilton is the Director of Global Workplace the world, meeting personally with migrant Rights for the Coca-Cola Company. There, he en- workers and recruiters to develop guidelines for sures the company always abides by its Human responsible employment practices. Rights Policy and Supplier Guiding Principles, particularly surrounding anti-trafficking efforts. Formerly, he was the Secretary General of the International Organization of Employers, a network of businesses and employer organizations Forties that focus on labor standards and human rights. 40 | BOOM MOSBY 38 | GENEVIEVE LEBARON FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR SENIOR LECTURER HUG Project University of Sheffield Boom Mosby is Founder and Director of the Dr. Genevieve LeBaron is a Senior Lecturer at the HUG Project, a Thailand-based organization that University of Sheffield and Chair of the Modern aims to protect and restore childen from human Slavery Working Group at Yale University. She is trafficking, exploitation and abuse. The HUG a member of the Slavery & Trafficking Risk Tem- Projects offers educational tools, protection and plate Development Committee, and Co-Founder support services for survivors. Ms. Mosby has and Editor of openDemocracy.net’s “Beyond also spoken at TEDx Chiang Mai on the topic of Trafficking and Slavery” section, a website that her anti-trafficking efforts in Thailand. brings together stakeholders seeking to tackle modern slavery’s root causes. Dr. LeBaron’s research on forced labor has been profiled widely 41 | STEVE MARTIN in the media, including Forbes, Fortune Maga- CEO zine, The Economist and The Guardian. Love146 After a short stint making movies and docu- VALENTINA GURNEY mentaries, Steve Martin turned his attention 39 | toward the injustices faced by his fellow man ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR around the world. Mr. Martin now serves as CEO Interfaith Center on of Love146, an organization that works toward Corporate Responsibility the abolition of child trafficking and exploitation Valentina Gurney, Associate Program Director at through prevention education, professional the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibil- training and suvivor care. ity and coordinator of the No Fees Recruitment

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KATIA KOLOMYITSEVA toward ending modern slavery. Ms. Tiger is a 42 | trained life coach and public speaker, and brings RESPECT PROGRAM GLOBAL MANAGER empathy and compassion to the survivors and Danone partner organizations with whom she works. Through Danone’s RESPECT program, direct suppliers undergo a rigorous process of assessment of their social, environmental and 45 | TESSA COUTURE ethical performance that increases reliability of DATA ANALYST the supply chain, conserves the planet’s natural Polaris resources and protects the people who work for and with the company. Combating modern Tessa Couture is a Data Analyst with Polaris, slavery and human rights violations is at the where she analyzes data from the National forefront of this initiative. Ms. Kolomyitseva, Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHRTC) who leads the program, has proven her com- hotline and the BeFree Textline operated by mitment to human rights around the world Polaris. She is the author of two reports about through her volunteer work in India and Asia. human trafficking: “More Than Drinks For Sale: Exposing Sex Trafficking in U.S. Cantinas and Bars” and “Knocking at Your Door: Labor Traf- 43 | CAROLINE ROBINSON ficking on Traveling Sales Crews.” POLICY DIRECTOR Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) 46 | KILIAN MOOTE Caroline Robinson is the Policy Director of PROJECT DIRECTOR Focus on Labour Exploitation, also known as KnowTheChain FLEX. With more than 10 years of experience in the human trafficking research and policy Kilian Moote is the Project Director at space, Ms. Robinson has dealt extensively with KnowTheChain, a resource that helps busi- policy engagement and advocacy strategies nesses understand their legal obligations on labor exploitation globally. Prior to her role surrounding product sourcing and supply at FLEX, Ms. Robinson worked at the Global chain disclosures on human trafficking. Mr. Alliance Against Traffic in Women, facilitating Moote has led innovative workshops, created the engagement of grassroots organizations in guidance documents for governments, and international advocacy on trafficking. lectured on the topic of sustainable supply chain management at the University of Syney and the University of San Francisco. Addition- BETH TIGER ally, he served as Vice President of Programs 44 | for the Not for Sale Initiative, which enhanced CO-FOUNDER AND the livelihoods of those vulnerable to human EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR trafficking in six countries. Durga Tree International In her role as Co-Founder and Executive Director of Durga Tree International, Beth Tiger works

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MAHESH BHAGWAT at Google. She is also the co-founder and former 47 | director of the Rebecca Project for Human Rights. COMMISSIONER At the Rebecca Project, Ms. Saada Saar led the Rachakonda Police Commissionerate effort to shut down Craigslist ads that facilitated Mahesh Bhagwat, who currently serves as the trafficking of children for sex and successfully Commissioner of Police of Rachakonda, a police advocated for millions in federal funding for treat- commissionerate in India’s Telangana state, ment and services for at-risk families. has been fighting human trafficking for the last 13 years. He has participated in anti-trafficking operations that have removed hundreds of survivors from situations of trafficking and, with the help of other government departments and civil society organizations, has ensured their place- Fifties ment in support programs. 50 | ALLISON LEE AURORA ALIFANO CO-FOUNDER AND 48 | SECRETARY GENERAL PROJECT DIRECTOR, TRACEABILITY, Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union IUU AND HUMAN RIGHTS FishWise Allison Lee is Co-Founder and Secretary Gen- eral of the Yilan Migrant Fishermen Union, As Project Director of Traceability, IUU and Hu- Taiwan’s first labor union composed of and man Rights at FishWise, Aurora Alifano’s work led by foreign workers, and is a leading voice centres around the social elements of sustain- in demanding stronger protections for fishing ability in the seafood industry, but all intersects crew members and accountability for human with its economic and environmental aspects. traffickers. Ms. Lee established the union after In this role, Ms. Alifano leads multi-stakeholder working for 16 years for Taiwan NGOs focused initiatives that work to improve business prac- on labor rights issues and handling labor dis- tices that protect human and labor rights within putes for four years at the municipal level as an the industry by tracing products back to their employee of Taipei’s Labor Affairs Bureau. sources. Previously, she held positions in the fields of marine science and conservation, which inform and underpin her current work. 51 | PETER MCALLISTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 49 | MALIKA SAADA SAAR Ethical Trading Initiative CO-FOUNDER AND FORMER DIRECTOR Peter McAllister has been engaged in interna- Rebecca Project for Human Rights tional development and rights-based initiatives around the globe for more than 20 years, and Malika Saada Saar is a Washington-based advo- currently serves as the Executive Director for cate for women’s rights and currently holds the the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI). Prior to joining role of Senior Counsel on Civil and Human Rights

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the ETI, he spent seven years as the Executive and Policy at Oxfam Great Britain and Head of Director for the Geneva-based International Co- Advocacy at Oxfam International for the Make coa Initiative (ICI), which brings together global Trade Fair campaign. companies involved in cocoa and chocolate, including trade unions and NGOs, to eliminate the worst forms of child labor and forced labor from 54 | ANDREA POWELL the international cocoa industry. CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 52 | ANDREW WALLIS FAIR Girls FOUNDER AND CEO Andrea Powell is Co-Founder and Executive Director of FAIR Girls (Free, Aware, Inspired, Re- Unseen stored), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that Andrew Wallis is the Founder and CEO of assists survivors of human trafficking through Unseen, a multi-award winning charity that education and empowerment. She serves as aims to eradicate slavery and trafficking. He FAIR Girls’ chief liaison to the D.C. Anti-Traf- is the Chairman of the Working Group for the ficking Task Force and has trained hundreds of Centre for Social Justice’s landmark report “It law enforcement personnel, social workers and Happens Here: Equipping the United Kingdom others how to identify and assist survivors of to fight modern slavery”, which offered a com- sex and forced labor trafficking. She is also an prehensive road map for government, statutory adjunct professor at the Elliott School of Interna- authorities and businesses to eradicate slavery tional Affairs at George Washington University. in the UK, and which is now acknowledged as the catalyst for the UK’s Modern Slavery Act. 55 | MARIA ODOM FORMER CITIZENSHIP AND PHIL BLOOMER 53 | IMMIGRATION SERVICES OMBUDSMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR U.S. Department of Homeland Security Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Maria Odom is an experienced attorney, or- In September 2013, Phil Bloomer became the ganizational change agent and senior leader Executive Director of the Business & Human who has advocated for immigrants and com- Rights Resource Centre, which has taken a lead- mon-sense immigration policies for the past 20 ership role in creating the UK Modern Slavery years. During her four years serving as Citizen- Registry. Based at the centre’s London head- ship and Immigration Services Ombudsman quarters, Mr. Bloomer is responsible for growing for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the organization’s efforts to increase corporate Ms. Odom also served as the Chair of the DHS transparency in the field of business and human Blue Campaign, the Department’s human traf- rights, with a key focus on human trafficking ficking prevention program, which included and modern slavery in global supply chains. His nationwide training of law enforcement and a previous roles include Director of Campaigns public awareness campaign.

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56 | NICK GRONO sexual exploitation and human trafficking. She CEO leverages a decade’s worth of business devel- Freedom Fund opment experience, engineering management and passion for shared value to drive technol- Nick Grono is the CEO of the Freedom Fund, ogy solutions to improve the lives of at-risk the world’s first private donor fund dedicated to women and children. identifying and investing in the most promising frontline efforts to end modern slavery. He is also the Co-Chair of the Jox Cox Foundation SHEILA DEWS-JOHNSON and a board member of Girls Not Brides, a global 59 | partnership to end child marriage. Mr. Grono, DIRECTOR, SUPPLIER DIVERSITY & who is trained as a lawyer, previously held a SUPPLIER SUSTAINABILITY senior position at the International Crisis Group, McCormick & Company, Inc. the world’s leading conflict resolution NGO. McCormick & Company, Inc., a global man- ufacturer of spices, herbs, and flavorings for commercial and industrial markets, was ranked 57 | AINSLEY STINSON number 14 in the 2017 Global 100 Most Sus- FORMER REGIONAL PROGRAMME tainable Corporations Index and number one ADVISOR OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING in the food products industry. As the Director AND MIGRANT SMUGGLING of Supplier Diversity & Supplier Sustainability, UN Office on Drugs and Crime Sheila leads the charge in combating modern slavery and human trafficking in McCormick & Ainsley Stinson is the former Regional Pro- Company’s supply chain. gramme Advisor of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, where she evaluated data to inform JACQUELLINE FULLER governments about possible security threats 60 | related to human trafficking. Previously, Ms. VICE PRESIDENT, GOOGLE.ORG Stinson worked as a Counter Human Trafficking Google and Migrant Smuggling Adviser for the Thailand Jacquelline Fuller is the Vice President of Institute of Justice. Google.org, a data-driven, human-focused philanthropy movement powered by Google. Her team invests more than $200 million yearly 58 | LISA THEE to support innovative nonprofits that are using DIRECTOR, INTEL INSIDE, SAFER technology to create more opportunities for CHILDREN OUTSIDE everyone to learn, succeed and be heard. Ms. Fuller joined Google in 2007 and manages a Intel global team overseeing Google’s philanthropic As the Director of the Intel Inside, Safer Children work, employee giving and volunteering and Outside program, Lisa Thee is responsible for product donations, having supported anti-hu- developing technical solutions to reduce child man trafficking efforts for a number of years.

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63 | RICH MCARDLE PRESIDENT Sixties UPS Freight ANN WAGNER Rich McArdle has been the President of UPS 61 | Freight since January 2016. Under his lead- U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ership, UPS has implemented training and FOR MISSOURI’S 2ND reporting programs, including Truckers Against CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Trafficking, to combat the illegal movement U.S. Congress of humans within the trucking industry. Upon announcing the deal, Mr. McArdle said, “UPS With over 25 years of experience in the pri- Freight is in a unique position to help iden- vate sector, local grassroots organization and tify traffickers and trafficking survivors by politics, Ann Wagner currently serves as the educating our drivers and management on this incumbent U.S. Representative for Missouri’s epidemic impacting our local communities.” 2nd congressional district. In January 2017, Congresswoman Wagner, along with Congress- woman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) and Congressman LYDIA HULTQUIST Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), introduced the Traf- 64 | ficking Survivors Relief Act, which would allow TRADE COMPLIANCE ASSOCIATE survivors of human trafficking to petition courts Marvell Semiconductor to have their criminal records cleared. With more than 20 years of supply chain experience, Lydia Hultquist has worked with industry-leading companies to develop pro- 62 | BEATE ANDREES grams that reduce costs, improve production CHIEF, FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES and ensure compliance with strict regulations. AND RIGHTS AT WORK BRANCH She is an expert in supply chain, procurement, International Labour Organization materials management and new program implementation and has a particular focus on Based in Switzerland, Beate Andrees is the Chief human trafficking. She also spearheaded the of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work Silicon Valley Conflict Minerals and Human Branch of the International Labour Organization’s Trafficking Forum. (ILO) Governance and Tripartism Department. The Branch focuses on policy development, car- ries out research and provides technical advisory REETA ROY services on issues including child labor, forced 65 | labor, non-discrimination, freedom of association PRESIDENT AND CEO and collective bargaining. Mastercard Foundation Reeta Roy is President and CEO of the Mas- tercard Foundation, a leading philanthropic

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organization focused on financial inclusion, Documentary at the Columbia Gorge Interna- skills training and education in Africa. Prior to tional Film Festival. Formerly, she served as the joining the Foundation, Ms. Roy held various public awareness chair for Soroptimist Inter- leadership positions in the private sector work- national Northwestern Region, an organization ing on global health issues. In June 2017, she dedicated to bettering the lives of women and received an honorary Doctorate from McGill girls in local communities. University for her significant contribution to the development of education opportunities for African youth and their families. 68 | JUDY GEARHART EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR International Labor Rights Forum 66 | MELYSA SPERBER DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND Judy Gearhart has served as the Executive Di- rector of the International Labor Rights Forum GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, ALLIANCE for over six years. Ms. Gearhart is also an ad- TO END SLAVERY & TRAFFICKING junct professor at Columbia University’s School Humanity United for International and Public Affairs, with a par- As Director of Policy and Government Relations ticular focus on human rights and diplomacy. at Humanity United’s Alliance to End Slavery Previously, she coordinated legal research and & Trafficking (ATEST), Melysa Sperber coordi- training programs for workers and trade unions nates the organization’s efforts to end all forms at Social Accountability International, and has of human trafficking and modern slavery in the held positions at the International Labour Orga- U.S. and overseas. With a background in law and nization and UNICEF. public policy, Ms. Sperber previously served as Director of Human Rights at Vital Voices Global Partnership, where she dealt with issues involv- 69 | JEREMY SCHWARTZ ing violence against women, human trafficking CHAIRMAN AND CEO and sexual violence. The Body Shop Jeremy Schwartz is Chairman and CEO of The MICHELLE BART Body Shop, a natural beauty brand known for its 67 | commitment to ethical operations. The com- CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT pany focuses on a wide range of philanthropic National Women’s Coalition Against and sustainable business practices, notably Violence and Exploitation calling out human trafficking as a necessary Michelle Bart is the Co-Founder and President focus in corporate social responsibility, and has of the National Women’s Coalition Against run numerous campaigns to raise awareness Violence & Exploitation. Ms. Bart is also the about human trafficking. producer of a full-length documentary, “Your American Teen”, which won Best Feature Local

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72 | KRISTEN SULLIVAN PARTNER Seventies Deloitte & Touche, LLC MARIE APOSTOL Kristen Sullivan leads Deloitte & Touche LLP and 70 | Deloitte Touche Tohmatus Limited’s Sustain- FOUNDER AND CEO ability Risk Advisory and Assurance services, FAIR Hiring Initiative including their Supply Chain Social Compliance As Founder and CEO of the FAIR Hiring Initiative, services. She acts as an advisor to the Social Marie Apostol works to promote ethical recruit- Responsibility Alliance and its industry template, ment practices and connect job seekers with the Slavery & Trafficking Risk Template, offering socially-responsible employers. In her former her unique insights into the needs of companies role at Verité, she led worldwide recruitment-re- and suppliers working to improve their human lated supply chain initiatives and developed trafficking and slavery programs. programs to help some of the world’s largest brands across various industries combat issues of child labor and human trafficking. 73 | SARAH CARPENTER SENIOR BUSINESS & HUMAN RIGHTS ANALYST 71 | YANI MONTANEZ Assent Compliance DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL COMPLIANCE Sarah Carpenter works closely with Fortune 500 Perry Ellis International companies to advise them on best practices to Accountability and integrity are core values at develop, implement and execute on their hu- Perry Ellis International, a global sportswear man trafficking and modern slavery compliance and casual wear company, and those values programs. She is a frequently-requested guest extend to their Social Compliance Vendor Code speaker at industry events for her expertise and of Conduct. Yani Montanez is responsible for hands-on experience in the field. enforcing the Code and putting these commit- ments into practice. The Code places a strong focus on labor and human rights, holding Perry 74 | LEONARDO SAKAMOTO Ellis suppliers accountable for eradicating JOURNALIST modern slavery and human trafficking in their Repórter Brasil supply chains. Leonardo Sakamoto is a Brazilian journalist with an unwavering commitment to the protection of fundamental freedoms in Brazil. In 2001, he established Repórter Brasil, an NGO dedicated to monitoring and combating forced labor in Brazil. Repórter Brasil’s investigative journalism has

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helped leaders in the public and private sectors, 77 | RAY THOMPSON as well as in civil society, use research and ed- FORMER SENIOR MANAGER ucational programs as tools to combat human AND ETHICS OFFICER trafficking, especially forced labor. Lockheed Martin As former Senior Manager and Ethics Officer at 75 | SAIMA MOHSIN Lockheed Martin, Ray Thompson was tasked INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT with initiating and communicating the company’s focused approach to social responsibility. CNN In his role, Mr. Thompson promoted the highest Saima Mohsin is an International Correspon- standards of ethical conduct and practices dent for CNN based in Bangkok, Thailand. across the company. Lockheed Martin has also Ms. Mohsin has covered some of the world’s implemented an Ethics Supplier Mentoring Pro- most significant stories, including the killing gram focusing on, among other things, human of Osama Bin Laden, the Brussels attacks and trafficking within the industry. the protests and subsequent military coup in Thailand. She also covered the plight of the Thai transgender community during military JOHN MORRISON conscription and conducted a detailed inves- 78 | CEO tigation into human trafficking in the fishing industry in Southeast Asia for CNN’s notable Institute for Human Rights and Business series The Freedom Project. John Morrison has served as CEO of the Institute for Human Rights and Business for more than eight years. He has worked extensively with com- 76 | AMINA OUFROUKHI panies and think tanks on issues surrounding JUDGE corporate responsibility and human rights, and is also the author of The Social License. Mr. Morri- Moroccan Ministry of Justice son led the Business Leaders Initiative on Human Amina Oufroukhi is a judge with the Moroccan Rights from 2003 to 2009 and has also worked Ministry of Justice’s Directorate of Criminal for a number of civil society and governmental Affairs and Pardons, which is responsible for organizations on issues of migration, human traf- women’s and children’s issues, vulnerable pop- ficking and forced labor. ulations and human trafficking. In 2016, Judge Oufroukhi helped draft and promote the pas- sage of Morocco’s anti-trafficking law and has BEN COOLEY been a driving force within the government to 79 | CO-FOUNDER AND CEO develop an implementation plan to ensure the protection of survivors and the appropriate Hope for Justice U.S. punishment of perpetrators. Ben Cooley is the Co-Founder and CEO of Hope for Justice, an international anti-trafficking organization working to bring an end to modern slavery by rescuing survivors, restoring

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lives and reforming society. Hope for Justice 82 | ED BASTIAN is actively working across three continents to CEO change lives and end slavery by collaborating Delta Air Lines with partner organizations, law enforcement, and government. As CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian recognizes that human trafficking is a problem the airline industry must address. Delta was the first airline to sign the ECPAT International Code of Con- duct, and more than 54,000 Delta employees Eighties have taken human trafficking training. In March 2017, Mr. Bastian announced a partnership with Polaris, a leader in the fight against human 80 | KLARA SKRIVANKOVA trafficking, which enables SkyMiles members to PROGRAM MANAGER, donate points to help survivors return home and reunite with family. UK AND EUROPE Anti-Slavery International Klara Skrivankova is the Program Manager 83 | GENETHA GRAY for the UK and Europe at Anti-Slavery Interna- ANALYTICS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS tional. Ms. Skrivankova specializes in business Intel accountability, migrant rights, labor rights, anti-trafficking responses and addressing forced Genetha Gray holds a Ph.D. in Computational & labor in supply chains. Throughout her impres- Applied Mathematics from Rice University, and sive career, she has held various advisory posts currently serves as an Analytics Research Sci- at the UN, and within the EU and the Council of entist at Intel, where she is a leading member of Europe. She is also a Program Advisor to the Jo- a cross-disciplinary team that uses technology seph Rowntree Foundation and a Co-Founder of to combat human trafficking across the globe. the UK Trafficking Law and Policy Forum. Her work has also assisted the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. 81 | LOLA YOUNG BARONESS OF HORNSEY 84 | BRADLEY MYLES UK Parliament EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO Polaris With a background in education and social work, Lola Young, Baroness of Hornsey, has Bradley Myles is the Executive Director and CEO always taken an interest in ethical and social is- of Polaris, a leading organization in the fight to sues, particularly with regards to trade. In 2016, eradicate human trafficking and help survivors. she sponsored a private members’ bill in the Over the past 10 years, he has worked to com- UK House of Lords that would have strength- bat human trafficking and modern slavery on a ened the UK Modern Slavery Act by requiring global scale. His early efforts focused on directly organizations to include a statement on human trafficking in their annual reports.

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serving survivors, researching local human traf- 87 | BOB CORKER ficking markets and helping to build Washington, CHAIRMAN OF THE FOREIGN D.C.’s first-ever Human Trafficking Task Force. RELATIONS COMMITTEE U.S. Senate 85 | RITU VAIDYA Bob Corker served as Tennessee’s Commis- DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY CHAIN RE- sioner of Finance and Mayor of Chattanooga SPONSIBILITY before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He is now serving his second term in the U.S. Texas Instruments Senate as Chairman of the Foreign Relations As Director of Supply Chain Responsibility at Committee and is an active member of the Texas Instruments, Ritu Vaidya is the key cog in Banking Committee and the Budget Commit- the company’s international supply chain when tee. In December 2016, authorization for the it comes to responsible sourcing and regulatory End Modern Slavery Initiative, a bipartisan effort requirements. She is tasked with ensuring en- led by Corker, passed in The National Defense forcement of the company’s code of conduct, Authorization Act of 2017. focusing specifically on conflict minerals and human trafficking. 88 | MICHAEL KEENAN MINISTER FOR JUSTICE LETTY ASHWORTH 86 | Australian House of Representatives DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL DIVERSITY Michael Keenan is Australia’s Minister for Jus- Delta Air Lines tice. In 2017, he spearheaded the government’s Letty Ashworth is the Director of Global Diver- efforts to bring transparency and accountability sity for Delta Air Lines. In leading Delta’s efforts to business practices in the supply chain. The to combat human trafficking, she has become Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Reporting Re- a sought-after speaker on this topic and has quirement is part of the government’s National given testimony to the House Committee on Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking and Foreign Affairs in support of Delta’s commit- Slavery 2015-19, and, if passed, it will require ment to addressing the issue. In addition to her large corporations to provide annual state- work with Delta, Ms. Ashworth serves on the ments detailing how they are addressing forced Board of the Global Business Coalition Against labor and related issues. Human Trafficking and the McCain Institute Human Trafficking Advisory Board.

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89 | TOM GLASER 91 | NIGEL ROBERTS PRESIDENT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN VICE PRESIDENT OF VF Corporation GLOBAL ASSOCIATIONS Tom Glaser is the President of the Supply Chain LexisNexis at VF Corporation, a publicly-traded apparel As the Vice President of Global Associations company with operations across the globe. With at LexisNexis, Nigel Roberts is tasked with Mr. Glaser at the helm, the company addressed managing its relationships with leading inter- factory and working conditions within its sup- national legal associations. In recent years, his ply chain, focusing on traceability of product work with the International Bar Association, the materials, worker safety and environmental Global Business Coalition Against Human Traf- stewardship. As a result, the company is known ficking and other organizations has included for its dedication to social responsibility and its efforts to help combat human trafficking and role in the fight against human trafficking. to advance the rule of law across the globe. He also serves as a Court Appointed Special Advo- cate for Children of New Hampshire.

Nineties 92 | PAUL GERRARD GROUP POLICY AND STEPHEN HANNON CAMPAIGNS DIRECTOR 90 | The Co-op BOARD MEMBER Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking Paul Gerrard currently serves as Group Policy and Campaigns Director for The Co-op, one of Stephen Hannon is the President of the LENA the world’s largest consumer co-operatives, Research Foundation, an organization whose and works to align group-wide policies with The mission is to accelerate language development Co-op’s purpose. Mr. Gerrard is responsible for to improve the cognitive, social and emotional developing, maintaining and implementing the health of children from birth to age five. At ethical and sustainability policies, and for de- present, Mr. Hannon serves on the Board of veloping and executing campaigns for change Directors for the Laboratory to Combat Human within The Co-op. Trafficking, which works to end human trafficking by training first responders, educating the public and conducting research.

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93 | KIMO KIPPEN that is also a member of the Slavery & Trafficking VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL Risk Template Development Committee. In this position, Mr. Kirby gathers crucial information WORKFORCE INITIATIVES in pursuit of compliance with key human rights Hilton Worldwide related regulations, including the Dodd-Frank In his role as Vice President for Global Workforce Act, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Initiatives at Hilton Worldwide, Kimo Kippen has Act and the UK Modern Slavery Act. been the company’s point man for developing anti-human trafficking guidelines. Over the years, he has served on several boards, helping 96 | STEPHEN DREYER corporate, academic and civic organizations FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER drive progressive change. Recently, Mr. Kippen U.S. Department of State supported Hilton’s “Travel with Purpose” initiative, which gives employees the training they Stephen Dreyer is a Foreign Affairs Officer at need to join the fight against child trafficking. the U.S. Department of State, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, where he applies his expertise on human trafficking and DIRK VANDE BEEK advises senior staff. In this role, he works with 94 | various Task Force agencies and the White SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF House to develop and enforce anti-trafficking CORPORATE AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS policy and implement mandates under the Travelport Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Dirk Vande Beek is Senior Vice President of Corporate and Government Affairs at Travelport, where he directs the company’s Corporate So- 97 | DAWN CONWAY cial Responsibility and philanthropic programs PRESIDENT and projects. He is currently a Board member Boost Technologies of the Global Business Coalition Against Human Trafficking, which harnesses the power of the Dawn Conway joined Schumsky and Boost Re- business community to combat human trafficking. wards as President in April 2016. Prior to this, she served as COO at Cision, where she joined the Board of Directors at the Global Business MATTHEW KIRBY Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Dawn has 95 | held key management positions within sales, SENIOR PROCUREMENT marketing, content licensing, business devel- ADMINISTRATOR opment and corporate responsibility. She is an Cubic Corporation attorney and a current member of the District Based in Tullahoma, Tennessee, Matthew Kirby of Columbia Court of Appeals, American Bar currently serves as Senior Procurement Ad- Association and the National Association of ministrator for the Cubic Corporation, a global Women Lawyers. information technology and services company

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98 | CARLOS ALVARADO 100 | JACK BEDELL PROGRAM MANAGER, VICE PRESIDENT, SUPPLY CHAIN GRC GLOBAL COMPLIANCE Baker Hughes STERIS Corporation Carlos Alvarado manages all program activities For the past 15 years, Jack Bedell has been related to conflict minerals, modern slavery, due responsible for building the STERIS Global diligence practices and disclosures at Baker Compliance Department, for which he now Hughes. He is an active member of the Slav- holds the role of Vice President. Taking an ery & Trafficking Risk Template Development educate-first approach, Mr. Bedell and his Committee, and member of the Social Respon- team have committed to implementing a sibility Alliance. strong modern slavery and human trafficking program. In the company’s own words, it “strongly oppose[s] all forms of slavery, ser- 99 | ELEANOR SMITH vitude, forced labor and human trafficking.” VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY Cobham Eleanor Smith is Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at Cobham, a British manufacturing company. With experience in the oil and gas, and aerospace and defense sectors, Ms. Smith has over 10 years of knowledge in areas including risk assessment and sustainability project management. In her current role at Cobham, she leads the development and implementation of the company’s corporate responsibility and sustainability strategy, and ensures its integration into key business functions.

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