Law, Justice and Development Week 2021—Law, Racial Equity and Development

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

• Daría 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 São 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 Ríos 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 Métiers (CNAM DISST)

Moderator

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

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