Nienke Berger has been working in the field of sustainability management for over ten years, including several years at a multi-metal producer.

Since the beginning of 2023, she has been the Human Rights Officer of Hamburger Hochbahn AG and works as a sustainability specialist with a focus on sustainable procurement.

Since 2022 Emil has worked as a CSR Consultant in the City of Copenhagen, implementing the City Council's decision to promote the City's suppliers' compliance with human rights and fundamental rights at work in the global value chain. This work includes dialogue and counselling of suppliers regarding procedures for Human Rights Due Diligence processes combined with onsite follow-ups and engagement with local stakeholders and/or online investigations.

Before joining the City of Copenhagen, Emil worked as an international program consultant in the Danish Trade Union Development Agency, where he managed the organization's support to local trade unions in Latin America and Asia. In this capacity he developed and supervised capacity building projects and strategies to strengthen local unions, enhance social dialogue and expand their membership base. He holds a master's degree in development studies and international politics.

Björn has more than 15 years experience addressing public procurement and labour rights in global supply chains.  He cofounded the US national advocacy network SweatFree Communities, which has been instrumental in dozens of state and local campaign successes aimed at using taxpayer money to protect workers' rights in global supply chains.  He helped set up a US national network of public sector buyers, the Sweatfree Purchasing Consortium, to encourage public sector buyers to address labour rights in global supply chains collaboratively. Björn also served as Senior Policy Analyst with the Washington DC based International Labor Rights Forum, authoring several reports on labour rights and safety in Bangladeshi apparel factories.   He is trained in cultural anthropology with a Ph. D. from the Johns Hopkins University.

Bart currently serves as senior director of public policy at the Responsible Business Alliance. Before joining the Responsible Business Alliance, Bart worked for Samsung Electronics as European Sustainability Manager. Earlier, Bart held roles in public and nonprofit sectors, including as an advisor at the French National Assembly, UN Youth Representative for Sustainable Development, and advisor on strategy development and stakeholder engagement to several international organizations. He holds bachelor and master degrees in Law from Brussels Free University as well as a masters degree in Conflict and Development from Ghent University. Bart speaks English, French, Dutch, Italian and Spanish.

Ann has nearly 15 years of experience in research, monitoring, training, communication and advocacy and program management in the field of industrial relations and labor rights at community and higher levels. She has rich experience to works with workers, private sectors, Government, NGOs and Multistakeholder Initiative in many industries such as Electronics; Garment & Textiles, Footwear; and toys. She received her Master Degree in Development and Territory management from the University of Toulon, France, and Bachelor of Finance and International foreign affairs from University of Aix - Marseille II, France. She speaks English, Vietnamese and French.

Han Dongfang is the founder and executive director of China Labour Bulletin (CLB).  Mr. Dongfang has been an outspoken advocate for workers' rights in China for almost three decades. He first came to prominence during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 when, as a railway worker, he helped set up China's first independent trade union, the Beijing Autonomous Workers Federation (BWAF). In 1993, Han Dongfang was expelled to Hong Kong, where he founded China Labour Bulletin. Over the past thirty years, CLB has conducted in-depth investigations into thousands of labour rights violation cases in mainland China, establishing itself as a prominent advocate for workers' rights.  In recent years, CLB has navigated through challenging political environment in Hong Kong and China, exploring new pathways to continue investigating workers' rights violation cases and help improve the enforcement of Chinese labour laws. Mr. Han has received numerous international awards in recognition of his commitment and leadership. In addition to his work with CLB, Han Dongfang has been conducting weekly interviews with Chinese workers and government officials on Radio Free Asia since 1997.

Gemma has worked within the international trade union movement for 17 years. Now at UNISON, the UK's largest trade union (1.3 million members delivering public services, including the NHS, local authorities and education) she has responsibility for business and human rights. This includes advocating for binding regulation to ensure that businesses and other organisations take preventative action not to damage people and the planet and supporting public sector organisations to learn how to procure responsibly. Further, she assists UNISON to 'Walk its Talk' within its own operations and supply chains including through its affiliation to Electronics Watch. Previous roles included being responsible for the Trade Union Congress's funding and institutional relationship with the UK Department for International Development, as an independent projects trainer and evaluator and as the Ethical Trading Initiative's trade union caucus coordinator.

In her role as Procurement Director at NHS Commercial Solutions, a wholly NHS-owned collaborative procurement organisation, Penny Green is part of the senior team setting the strategic direction and working with partners within the health system to optimise delivery of benefits to the NHS. She started her procurement career at Warner Bros International Cinemas, before moving into the public sector, working in a range of procurement category and leadership roles in local government, central government, higher education and now the NHS. Drawing on twenty years of public and private sector procurement experience, she has developed a strong transformation track record. Making an impact is important to her, which is why she enjoys working in the public sector and NHS, with its complex mix of commercial drivers and social outcomes.

As a CSR consultant at the City of Copenhagen's Office for Sustainable Procurement, Serine is responsible for implementing the City Council's decision to ensure that the City's suppliers comply with human and labor rights in their global value chains. This involves engaging in dialogues and providing guidance to suppliers on human rights due diligence processes, conducting on-site follow-ups, and actively engaging with local stakeholders as well as performing online investigations.

Prior to joining the City of Copenhagen, Serine worked at the University of Copenhagen, where she contributed to research projects focused on agricultural value chains and community development in sub-Saharan Africa. With a background in international studies and global development, Serine has specialized in labor conditions within the production segment of global value chains and conducted field research in Colombia and Tanzania.

Alexander Ivanou, Director of ICT, Electrical & Electronics, and Materials Industries at IndustriALL Global Union, is an experienced trade unionist. Since 2019, he has coordinated efforts in the cement, glass, and ceramics sectors, with responsibilities expanding to the ICT Electrical and Electronics sector in 2022. With his international career starting in 2006 at the International Metalworkers' Federation, he has a long-standing commitment to workers' rights and international solidarity worldwide. Ivanou holds a degree from Minsk Linguistic University and speaks several languages fluently.

Mike was born during the late 60s in South Australia and, in a decision that he has never quite forgiven his parents for, moved to the UK in the early 70s and settled near Carlisle in Cumbria. After graduating in Geography from Coventry University, he worked as an assistant IT buyer for Hertfordshire County Supplies where he completed his CIPS qualification before taking up the role of senior IT buyer for a leading PC and Notebook system-builder in 1996. The experience there stood him in good stead as he progressed to a position as a procurement manager in international break-fix company Fujitsu ICL in the late 90s before coming back full circle into the public sector when joining LUPC in 2001. Mike served on the Board of Trustees at Electronics Watch between 2015-2022 and he continues to act as agreement lead on ICT and AV, amongst others.

Judith is General Secretary of IndustriAll Europe, representing 7 million manufacturing, mining and energy workers from 39 European countries. She was formerly a Labour Member of the European Parliament for the North East of England (2014-20). Before entering Parliament, she was active for 15 years within the Labour and trade union movement, notably she held the position of Confederal Secretary at the European Trade Union Confederation from 2011 to 2014. Before that, she worked at Unite the Union, the European Metalworkers Federation and UNI Europa.

Rochelle is a labour rights defender and development worker who has been actively supporting initiatives of electronics workers in the Philippines. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Communication and earned her diploma in Urban and Regional Planning. Rochelle has 15 years of experience in non-profit organizations, including her years with the Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research (EILER), and most recently, as the Regional Coordinator (based in Asia) of the GoodElectronics Network.

Pradeepan Ravi is dedicated to advancing workers' rights through community engagement, research, and advocacy. With extensive experience in coordinating programmes in the garment, leather, and electronics sectors, as well as conducting research on working conditions and promoting worker education, he significantly contributes to workers' rights. Pradeepan also plays a key role in developing Cividep's Business and Human Rights (BHR) program, focusing on educating grassroots communities about BHR standards. He has successfully led initiatives to organize women home-based workers and map supply chains for international brands, promoting transparency and responsible business practices. Driven by a commitment to social justice and sustainable development, Pradeepan works to empower marginalised workers and communities in India.

Jesús is an economist with twenty years of experience in Economic and Social Development Institutions. He has developed proposals, processes and projects in management and public policies, and development planning, with emphasis on the generation of local economic development strategies and productive projects for rural sectors and artisanal mining in the departments of Oruro, La Paz and Potosí. At CISEP, he leads work teams that investigate and propose solutions to make local public management more efficient and improve the working conditions of miners in Bolivia.

Mags is responsible for helping LUPC to develop and implement policy and strategy, conduct research and training in responsible procurement. She ensures responsible procurement is embedded within framework agreements used by our members and measures and supports suppliers to meet human rights and environmental criteria set against global and local benchmarks.

Mags joined LUPC as Responsible Procurement Lead in May 2023 after moving from South Africa, where she ran a sustainability consulting practice for over 15 years.  She has worked with global brands and retailers, consulted and trained for the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and participated in research programmes with  Durham and Manchester Universities.

Mags has a wide range of experience across the private sector in retail, clothing, textiles & footwear, mining, Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), services and manufacturing, civil society and the public sector.

Shigeru Tanaka is Executive Director at Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC) a Japanese non-profit thinktank based in Tokyo. Shigeru has experience monitoring mineral mines and working with local communities in Brazil, Canada, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, and The Philppines with special knowledge in transition minerals. His factfinding have led to his expert opinion being accepted by the Appeals Court of Imbabura in Ecuador, regarding an environmental permit for the Llurimagua Copper Mine Project.

Michaël Van Mol works for the Agency for Facility Operations. Among other tasks the Agency acts as the sole central purchasing body of the Flemish administration for common goods and services.

Michaël has an academic background in law and has several years of experience in public procurement. As a legal officer he understands which challenges occur when implementing due diligence processes in an environment with multiple stakeholder-contracting authorities.

Darran has over 30 years' experience in public procurement, in various roles across the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, University College London, London Universities Purchasing Consortium and King's College London. He also spent several years at Cancer Research UK.

Since the introduction to the Modern Slavery Act 2015, he has been involved in understanding and mapping complex supply chains, running ethical labour audits, and implementing improvements. Darran has also provided leadership, guidance and advice to UK universities, higher education consortia and public sector organisations on modern slavery systems on suppliers.