Speakers

We are thrilled to have Katie Prescott, Technology Business Editor at The Times, as the host for the Sedex Conference and Sustainability awards on Day 1, and Day 2 hosted by Chloe Tilley, Breakfast Presenter at Times Radio! They will be joined by other outstanding speakers from across business and industry.

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Jessica Sansom

Sustainability Director,

Huel

Robin Sundaram

Sustainable Sourcing Manager,

Nestlé UK & Ireland

Michael Dickstein

Corporate Affairs Director (Europe and Africa),

Duracell

Peter Collyer

Chief People Officer,

Ted Baker

Sonya Bhonsle

Global Head of Value Chains & Regional Director Corporations,

CDP

Katie Shaw

Chief Programme Officer,

Open Supply Hub

Steve Kenzie

Executive Director,

UNGC

Arnab Dutt OBE

Chair Social Value Unit,

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

Sandra Schoonhoven

Lead Climate Risk Initiative,

ING

Main stage agenda

Day one - 22 March 2023

Start time	Finish time	Title
8:00	9:00	REGISTRATION
09:00	09:10	Welcome address from Jon Hancock, Sedex CEO
09:10	09:40	Driving sustainability in the age of instability
09:40	10:30	Prioritising ESG demands and requirements from investors, governments and consumers
10:30	11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00	12:00	Embedding the requirements of supply chain due diligence laws into your business
12:00	12:30	How effective is business purpose at solving sustainability challenges?
12:30	13:30	LUNCH
13:30	14:00	The future of human rights due diligence: The role of technology
14:00	14:30	Delivering improvement and avoiding greenwashing: Using data to demonstrate your diligence
14:30	15:00	Hearing the worker’s voice: gathering direct, anonymous feedback from site-level workers
15:00	15:30	Tiny yet powerful: Small actions that make a positive impact
15:30	16:00	COFFEE BREAK
16:00	16:30	Tackling climate change through Scope 3: Driving a green transition
16:30	16:45	Data-fuelled sustainability: Powering your business through data, insights and community
16:45	17:15	Challenge to champion: Turning risks into positive impacts
17:15	18:45	Networking drinks
19:00	22:30	Sedex Sustainability Awards dinner

Day two - 23 March 2023

Start time	Finish time	Title
8:00	9:00	REGISTRATION
09:00	09:10	Welcome from Allison Hudson, Director of Member and Customer Relations, Sedex
09:10	09:40	The stakeholder evolution: From ignorance to partnership
09:40	10:30	Never waste a crisis: Building supply chain resilience amid crisis, conflict and disruption
10:30	11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00	11:30	Quantifying the value of sustainability - beyond traditional ROI
11:30	12:30	Supply chain traceability: How far is far enough?
12:30	12:50	ESG investment: Investing down the supply chain to achieve goals
12:50	13:50	LUNCH
13:50	14:20	Effective interventions: Measuring the success of your actions
14:20	14:50	Let's face it: We can't achieve sustainability alone
14:50	15:20	Race to the top: The power of ESG in investment and business growth
15:20	16:00	COFFEE BREAK
16:00	16:30	Genius pitches: Technology and innovation to drive sustainable solutions
16:50	17:00	Sustainability, Xplored

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Day one - 22 March 2023

Time	Title
8:00 - 09:00	REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome address from Jon Hancock, Sedex CEO
09:10 - 09:40	Total sustainability: Harnessing organisational and wider stakeholder power to effect positive change and commercial success
09:40 - 10:30	Prioritising ESG demands and requirements from investors, governments and consumers
10:30 - 11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:00	The future of human rights due diligence is global supply chains
12:00 - 12:30	How effective is business purpose at solving sustainability challenges?
12:30 - 13:30	LUNCH
13:30 - 14:00	Driving sustainable growth through ESG strategy: The view from a procurement standpoint
14:00 - 14:30	Delivering improvement and avoiding greenwashing: Using data to demonstrate your diligence
14:30 - 15:00	Hearing the worker’s voice: gathering direct, anonymous feedback from site-level workers
15:00 - 15:30	Tiny yet powerful: Small actions that make a positive impact
15:30 - 16:00	COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 16:30	Tackling climate change through Scope 3: Driving a green transition
16:30 - 16:45	Challenge to champion: Turning risks into positive impacts
16:45 - 17:15	Data-fuelled sustainability: Powering your business through data, insights and community
17:15 - 18:45	Networking drinks
19:00 - 22:30	Sedex Sustainability Awards dinner

Day two - 23 March 2023

Time	Finish time
8:00 - 9:00	REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:10	Welcome from Allison Hudson, Director of Member and Customer Relations, Sedex
09:10 - 09:40	The stakeholder evolution: From ignorance to partnership
09:40 - 10:30	Never waste a crisis: Building supply chain resilience amid crisis, conflict and disruption
10:30 - 11:00	COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 11:30	Quantifying the value of sustainability - beyond traditional ROI
11:30 - 12:30	Supply chain traceability: How far is far enough?
12:30 - 12:50	Pre-competitive collaboration: Driving a living wage together in the banana sector
12:50 - 13:50	LUNCH
13:50 - 14:20	Effective interventions: Measuring the success of your actions
14:20 - 14:50	Let's face it: We can't achieve sustainability alone
14:50 - 15:20	Race to the top: The power of ESG in investment and business growth
15:20 - 16:00	COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 16:30	Genius pitches: Technology and innovation to drive sustainable solutions
16:50 - 17:00	Sustainability, Xplored

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