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Law, Justice and Development Week 2021¡ªLaw, Racial Equity and Development

November 8-11, 2021

Virtual

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    Opening Keynote | Ending Racism: Current Challenges and Solutions

     

    Opening Remarks: Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, Vice President for Compliance, World Bank

     

    Speakers

    • H.E. Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General, Organization of American States
    • Michaela Moua, Anti-Racism Coordinator, European Commission
    • Chin Tan, Race Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
    • Dominique Day, Chair, UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
    • Bonny Ibhawoh, Independent Expert, United Nations Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development

    Moderator

    • Irina Kichigina, Deputy General Counsel, World Bank 

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    10:00 - 11:30 AM ET

    Session 2 | Racial Equity and Development: the Role of Human Rights

    Speakers

    • Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain-Nhlapo, Lead Social Development Specialist and Global Disability Advisor, World Bank
    • James Gathii, Wing-Tat Lee Chair in International Law and Professor of Law, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law
    • Sophie Eliz¨¦on, Head, French Interministerial Delegation for the Fight against Racism and Anti-LGBT hatred (DILCRAH)
    • Juliana Vengoechea Barrios, Managing Legal Officer, Open Society Justice Initiative

    Moderator

    • Siobhan McInerney-Lankford, Senior Counsel, World Bank

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    12:30 - 2:00 PM ET

    Session 3 | Poverty and Racial Equity in the Criminal Justice System: Fostering Development through Access to Justice

     

    PART I - Race Inequality in the Criminal Justice System

    Speakers

    • Hon. Suntariya Muanpawong, Deputy Chief Justice, Court of Justice Region 5, Thailand
    • Karen Tse, Founder and CEO, International Bridges to Justice
    • Megan Longley, Executive Director, Dalhousie Legal Aid Service and Former Chief Executive Officer, Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission, Canada
    • Saadia Mosbah, Founder, Anti-Racism Association Mnemty (My Dream), Tunisia

    Moderator

    •   Sheila Braka Musiime, Chief Counsel, World Bank

     

    PART II - Police Use of Force and Reform

    Speakers

     

    Opening Remarks: Roger Fairfax, Dean, American University Washington College of Law

     

    • Kami Chavis, Vice Provost, Professor of Law, and Director of the Criminal Justice Program, Wake Forest University
    • Francisco Angelo Silva Assis, State Prosecutor, Minas Gerais, Brazil
    • Anna Giudice, Police Reform Team Leader, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Lead on Criminal Justice Pillar, UN Network on Racism Discrimination and Protection of Minorities

    Moderator

    • Roger Fairfax, Dean, American University Washington College of Law

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  • 8:00 - 9:30 AM ET 

    Session 4 | Advancing Racial Equity with International Financial Institutions' Environmental and Social Standards

    Speakers

    • Aradhana Kumar-Capoor, Director and General Counsel, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
    • Alberto Ninio, General Counsel, Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank 
    • Michael Strauss, General Counsel, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
    • Leslie Sturtevant, Deputy General Counsel, International Finance Corporation 
    • Victor Mosoti, Chief Counsel, World Bank

    Moderator

    • Julius Thaler, Chief Counsel, Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank 

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    10:00 - 11:30 AM ET

    Session 5 | Intersectionality: Female Genital Mutilation and Racism  

    Speakers

    • Mariya Taher, Co-Founder and U.S. Executive Director, Sahiyo
    • Ibu Atas, Independent Researcher and Activist in Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)
    • Leyla Hussein, Founder, The Dahlia Project and Rector, University of St. Andrews
    • Bayor Chantal Ngoltoingar, Founder, Sunshine Girls
    • Nana Abuelsud, Programmatic and Advocacy Lead, Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and Global Alliance Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Justice (RESURJ)
    • Discussant: U. H. Ruhina Jesmin, Associate Professor of English Language and Literature, Khulna University

    Moderator

    • Isabella Micali Drossos, Senior Counsel, World Bank

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    12:30 - 2:00 PM ET

    Session 6 | How to Support Equity and Inclusion for Indigenous Peoples in the Development Context  

    Speakers

    • Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation, and Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
    • Albert K. Barume, Coordinator and Regional Expert, United Nations Security Council Panel of Experts on Mali
    • Dianna Pizarro, Global Coordinator for Indigenous Peoples, World Bank
    • Katherine Meighan, General Counsel, International Fund for Agricultural Development 
    • Shaza Zeinelabdin, Principal Social Development Specialist, International Finance Corporation

    Moderator

    • Victor Mosoti, Chief Counsel, World Bank

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    2:30 - 4:00 PM ET

    Session 7 | Building Arbitrator Diversity in International Law

     

    Opening Remarks: Gonzalo Flores, Deputy Secretary-General, International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes

     

    Speakers

     

    • Kabir Duggal, Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter
    • Homer LaRue, Professor Howard University School of Law 
    • Emilia Onyema, Professor of Law, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
    • Baiju Vasani, Partner, Ivanyan & Partners

    Moderator

    • Dar¨ªa Goldstein, Lead Counsel, World Bank

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  • 8:00 - 8:45 AM ET

    Session 8 | FinTech and Racial Equity in Global Perspective

    Speakers

    • Tatiana Campello, Partner, Demarest, Brazil
    • Kareem Saleh, Founder and CEO, Fairplay AI, USA
    • Avi Gesser, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
    • Anna Gressel, Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

    Moderator

    • Kiril Nejkov, Senior Counsel, International Finance Corporation

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    9:00 - 10:00 AM ET

    Session 9 | Racial Diversity in the Boardroom

    Speakers

    • Bola Tinubu, Partner, Olajide Oyewole LLP (DLA Piper) and Board Chair, TheBoardroom Africa
    • Aida Kimemia, IFC Nominated Non-Executive Corporate Board Director
    • Iris Fang, IFC Nominated Non-Executive Corporate Board Director
    • Susan Keating, Chief Executive Officer, Women Corporate Directors Foundation 

    Moderator

    • Marie-Laurence Guy, Senior Program Manager, International Finance Corporation

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    10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

    Session 10 | Improving Racial Equity and the Rule of Law through Digital Justice Systems

    Speakers

    • Master Christie-Anne Morris-Alleyne, Court Executive Administrator, The Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago
    • Hon. Sam Thumma, Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals, Division 1, Arizona
    • Hon. Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Justice, Court of Appeal, Uganda and Justice, East African Court of Justice

    Moderator

    • David Jackson, Founder, Caselines, and Senior Director, Thomson Reuters

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    12:30 - 2:00 PM ET

    Session 11 | Algorithmic Racial Bias: a Development Challenge?

     

    Introductory Remarks: Tami Dokken, Chief Data Privacy Officer, World Bank

     

    PART I

    Speakers

    • Souley Amadou, General Counsel and Director, African Development Bank
    • Diana Wilson Patrick, General Counsel, Caribbean Development Bank
    • Heikki Cantell, General Counsel, Head of Legal Department and Secretary General, Nordic Investment Bank
    • Jun Jin, Deputy General Counsel, USAID 

    Moderator

    • Miriam Stankovich, Co-Chair, Global Forum on Law Justice and Development Working Group and Senior Digital Specialist, DAI

     

    PART II 

    Speakers

    • Aubra Anthony, Strategy and Research Lead, Technology Exploratory Programs, USAID
    • Reema Patel, Associate Director, Ada Lovelace Institute
    • Gratiana Fu, Data Scientist, Center for Digital Acceleration, DAI

    Moderator

    • Greg Maly, Associate Director, Digital Products, Center for Digital Acceleration, DAI

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    2:30 - 4:00 PM ET

    Session 12 | From Commitments to Action in Corporate Social Responsibility: the Private Sector Engaged in Promoting Racial Equality

    Speakers

    • Thiago Amparo, Professor, Getulio Vargas Foundation
    • Armando Henriques, Non-Executive Board Director, Brazilian Institute for Corporate Governance
    • Lorraine Hill, Group Chief Operations Officer, Aspen Pharmacare Holdings
    • Marie-Laurence Guy, Senior Program Manager, International Finance Corporation

    Moderator

    • Camila Villard Duran, Associate Professor of Law, University of S?o Paulo, and Senior Research Associate, Global Economic Governance Programme

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  • 8:00 - 9:30 AM ET

    Closing Keynote | Advancing Racial Equity to Aid in the Attainment of Global Development Objectives

     

    Introductory Remarks: Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, Vice President for Compliance, World Bank

     

    Speakers 

     

    • H.E. Epsy Campbell Barr, First Vice-President, Costa Rica 
    • H.E. K. Shanmugam SC, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law, Singapore
    • Hon. Ana Margarita R¨ªos Farjat, President of the First Chamber, National Supreme Court of Justice, Mexico
    • Ed Mountfield, Vice President of Operations Policy and Country Services, World Bank
    • Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor, Harvard Law School

    Moderator

    • Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, Vice President for Compliance, World Bank

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    10:00 - 11:30 AM ET

    Session 14 | Race in the Workplace: Innovative Approaches to Foster Inclusivity

    Speakers

    • Monica Oldham, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Manager, World Bank Group
    • Rani Meerabi Pooran, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager, International Finance Corporation
    • Duncan Kiara, Chief Counsel, World Bank, and Vice-Chair, World Bank Group Anti-Racism Task Force
    • Erin Brown, Interim Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Coordinator, USAID
    • Randall Tucker, Chief Inclusion Officer, Mastercard
    • Ahmed Reid, Senior Race Expert, International Monetary Fund

    Moderator

    • Rachel McColgan, Head of Secretariat, World Bank Group Anti-Racism Task Force

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    12:00 - 1:30 PM ET

    Session 15 | Achieving Racial Equality within the Judiciary

    Speakers

    • Sandie Okoro, Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel, Vice President for Compliance, World Bank
    • I. Stephanie Boyce, President, Law Society of England and Wales
    • Hon. Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar, Tribunal President, High Risk Court, Guatemala
    • Marie Mercat-Bruns, Associate Law Professor in Private Law and in Labor and Employment Law, Conservatoire National des Arts et M¨¦tiers (CNAM DISST)

    Moderator

    • Slim Ben Achour, Founding Member, Ben Achour Law Firm

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