Speeches and Presentations

Global Compact Leaders Summit Programme

Day 1 - 5 July 2007

• Welcome Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director-General, United Nations Office at Geneva
• Opening Statement, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
• H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, President of the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly
• Mr. E. Neville Isdell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
• Ms. Irene Khan, Secretary-General, Amnesty International
• Mr. Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
• H.E. Dr. Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, France

Plenary Presentations 

• Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
• Mr. Anthony Ling, Chief Investment Officer, Goldman Sachs

Roundtable Presentation

• Mr. Francisco Gonzalez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
• Mr. Wang Junjin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Junyao Group    (powerpoint)
• Mr. Youssef Mansour, Chief Executive Officer, Mansour Group
• Mr. Jacob Maroga, Chief Executive, Eskom     (powerpoint)
• Mr. Rafael Orduz Medina, President, ETB - Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá    (powerpoint)
• Mr. Maciej Witucki, President & Chief Executive Officer, Telekomunikacja Polska S.A.    (powerpoint)

Business Partnerships and the Role of the United Nations

• Mr. Kemal Dervis, Administrator, United Nations Development Programme

Caring for Climate: The Business Leadership Platform

• Mr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
• Ms. Barbara Kux, Member of the Group Management Committee, Royal Philips

Plenary Presentations

• Mr. Jeremy Oppenheim, Director, McKinsey & Company    (powerpoint)
• H.R.H. Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan
• Mr. Jeremy Hobbs, Executive Director, Oxfam International

Roundtable Presentations

• Mr. Pat Davies, Chief Executive, Sasol Ltd.
• Mr. Arima Toshio, President, Fuji Xerox Company Ltd.       (powerpoint)
• Mr. David Arkless, Senior Vice President, Global Corporate Affairs, Manpower    (powerpoint)
• Mr. Fernando Chico, President, PROMECAP and ASUR (Grupo Aeropuertuario del Sureste)      (powerpoint)
• Mr. Kookhyun Moon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Yuhan-Kimberly    (powerpoint)
• Mr. José María Pérez Tremps, Director and Secretary, Ferrovial

• Mr. Jose Sérgio Gabrielli de Azevedo, President and Chief Executive Officer, Petrobras SA
• Captain Wei Jiafu, President and Chief Executive Officer, China Ocean Shipping Group
• Mr. Ali Y. Koç, President, Corporate Communication and Information Technology Group, Koç Holding A.S.

Presentation of the "Joint Declaration of Global Compact Participants on the Role of Business in Society" - Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh & Co. International

Special Guest Mr. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University

Regional Development Initiatives

• "The China Africa Business Council: A Partnership Approach for Sustainable Development" - Mr. Hu Deping, Vice President, All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce (ACFIC), Vice President, China Society for the Promotion of GuangCai Program (CSPGP), President, China-Africa Business Council (CABC)
• "Private Sector contributions for the NEPAD health framework" - Mr. Sam Ohuabunwa, Chief Executive Officer, Neimeth International Pharmaceuticals Plc.      (powerpoint)
• "Private Sector Contributions for the NEPAD e-schooling framework" - Ms. Amina Oyagbola, Executive Head, MTN Nigeria
• "2015 - A Better World for Joana" - Mr. Antonio Brufau, Chief Executive Officer, Repsol YPF          (powerpoint)

Day 2 - 6 July 2007

• UN-Business Partnerships Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
• Human rights Mr. Carl-Henric Svanberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, LM Ericsson
• Labour Mr. B. Muthuraman, Managing Director, Tata Steel
• Climate Change Ms. Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman of the Executive Board, Areva
• Anti-Corruption Mrs. Ntombifuthi Mtoba, Chair of the Board, Deloitte South Africa
• Responsible Investment Mr. Colin Melvin, Chief Executive Officer, Hermes Equity Ownership Services

Parallel session 1: Human Rights

Summary of the Human Rights session.

• Chair Ms. Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High Commissioner, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
• Ms. Mary Robinson, President, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative
• Mr. Mads Ovlisen, Chairman of the Board, Lego Group

Parallel session 2: Labour

• Chair Mr. Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Mr. Thomas Wellauer, Head Corporate Services, Member of the Executive Management Team, Novartis International
• Mr. Roland Conus, Member of the Executive Committee, International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM), and Trade Union Officer of UNIA, Switzerland    (powerpoint)
• Mr. Guy Ryder, General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
• Mr. Antonio Peñalosa, Secretary-General, International Organization of Employers

Parallel session 3: Climate Change and Environmental Responsibility

• Co-chair Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Co-chair Mr. Bjorn Stigson, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
• Ms. Xie Qihua, Chairman, Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation (tbc)
• Ms. Michèle Bellon, Deputy CEO for Veolia-Dalkia, Member of Dalkia Executive Committee
• Mr. Raymundo Magliano Filho, Chairman, Sao Paulo Stock Exchange
• Special Guest Mr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Parallel session 4: United Nations - Business Partnerships

• Chair Ms. Jane Nelson, Senior Fellow and Director of the CSR Initiative, Harvard University and Director, International Business Leaders Forum
• Mr. Paul Polman, Chief Financial Officer, Nestle
• Ms. Monika Wulf-Mathies, Executive Vice President, Public Policy and Sustainability, Deutsche Post AG
• Mr. Hery Rakotoarison, Chief Executive Officer, Vohitra Environnement

Parallel session 5: Unlocking the Corruption Dilemma

• Chair Dr. Huguette Labelle, Chair of the Board of Directors, Transparency International
• Ms. Lise Kingo, Executive Vice President, Stakeholder Relations and Chief of Staff, Novo Nordisk    (powerpoint)
• Mr. Lee Tashjian, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Member of the Executive Management Team, Fluor Corporation (Member of Partnering Against Corruption Initiative - PACI)
• Mr. Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Parallel session 6: Responsible Investment

• Chair Mr. Ivo Knoepfel, Chief Executive Officer, onValues Ltd.
• Anthony Ling, Chief Investment Officer, Goldman Sachs
• Barbara Krumsiek, Chief Executive Officer, Calvert Group
• Donald Macdonald, Chairman, Principles for Responsible Investment
• Rachel Kyte, Director, International Finance Corporation

• Chair Sir Mark Moody-Stuart KCMG, Chairman, Anglo American plc
• H.E. Dr. Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, Commissioner for Economic Affairs, African Union
• Ministerial Statement, H.E. Mr. Lim Boon Heng, Minister, Prime Minister's Office, Singapore
• Closing Statement, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General