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Financial Inclusion: A Way to Prevent Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Side Event to the High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of ...

Recovering from COVID-19: The Role of Sustainable Finance to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

The theme of this year’s UN High-Level Political Forum is "sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that promotes ...

Modern Slavery and Corruption: Examining the Links and Addressing the Challenges – 4 June 2021

Speakers: H.E. Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, Ms. Hazel ...

A Survivor’s Guide to Money; Virtual Book Launch Event – 12 May 2021

Speakers: H.E. Amb. Christian Wenaweser, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, Megan Lundstrom, ...

FAST IASC Virtual Roundtable Discussion: Managing Modern Slavery Risks in Capital Markets – 29 April 2021

Event Details: This virtual roundtable discussion, co-organized by Dame Sara Thornton, the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and the Liechtenstein Initiative ...

ACAMS Hollywood Conference: Cause for Hope Against Human Trafficking? Inside the Operation Autumn Hope Rescue Panel – 14 April 2021

Speakers: Dr. David Passarelli, Executive Director, United Nations University Centre for Policy Research, Sara Crowe, Strategic Initiatives Director, Financial Systems, ...

ACAMS Africa Conference: Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: Financial Crimes Panel – 28 January 2021

Speakers: James Cockayne along with Peter Barnes, Executive Director, Group Head of i3 Investigations, Standard Chartered Bank; James Kofi Annan, ...

Westminster Legal Policy Forum keynote seminar: Tackling modern slavery in the UK – 27 January 2021

Event Details: James Cockayne spoke at the Westminster Legal Policy Forum, a conference focused on combating modern slavery in the ...

Modern Slavery: Investment Risks and Opportunities – 13 November 2020

Speakers: James Cockayne along with Prof. Joanne Bauer, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Dr. Prabu Thiruppathy, ...

Mobilizing Finance Against Modern Slavery – 19 October 2020

Speakers: James Cockayne along with Eric Lorber, Senior Director, Center for Economic and Financial Power, and Amy Lehr, Director and ...

Bali Process Government and Business Forum – Global, 30 September 2020

Speakers: Head of Secretariat, James Cockayne, former Commissioner, Anne-Maree O'Connor, and others. On 30 September, a virtual consultation and innovation session convened ...

Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking – 31 August 2020

Speakers: former Chair Fiona Reynolds, Liechtenstein's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture H.E. Katrin Eggenberger, and former Commissioners Olivier ...

Sustainable Finance’s Role in Reducing Modern Slavery: COVID-19’s Lessons on Protecting the Most Vulnerable – 13 July 2020

Speakers: Keynote remarks from H.E. Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General; opening remarks by Liechtenstein's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Education ...

Supply chain management during the COVID-19 crisis and how to plan for the recovery – 10 June 2020

Speakers: James Cockayne along with Barbara Bijelic, Legal Expert for Responsible Business Conduct at the OECD, and Peter van der ...

Westminster Policy Forum – 9 June 2020

Speaker: James Cockayne James Cockayne participated in a Westminster Policy Forum event alongside Rt Hon the Baroness Butler-Sloss, Co-Lead of the Independent ...

ACAMS24 – 2-3 June 2020

Speakers: Former Commissioners Timea Nagy-Payne, Dawne Spicer, Daniel Thelesklaf and James Cockayne. FAST participated in ACAMS24+, ACAMS' largest ever global ...

Baker McKenzie Roundtable – 27 May 2020

Baker McKenzie hosted a webinar moderated by Anahita Thoms, a Dusseldorf-based partner of the firm, which included a presentation by James Cockayne ...

US Chamber of Commerce Task Force on Eliminating Human Trafficking – 21 May 2020

Speakers: James Cockayne and Natalya Wallin of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery along with US Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor ...

Panel at the PRI Forum London – 12 February, London

Speakers: Marc Eckstein along with James Corah from CCLA, Emma Crates from the Office of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and ...

Inclusive Finance Network Luxembourg – 6 March 2020, Luxembourg City

Speakers: Dr James Cockayne This event provided an overview of the Blueprint as a framework for the financial sector and ...

US Senate Briefing – 4 February 2020, Washington DC

Speakers: Dr James Cockayne and Timea Nagy-Payne On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking (FAST) held a briefing on how ...

ACAMS Anti-Financial Crime and Public Policy Conference – 6 February 2020, Washington DC

Speakers: Jennifer Fowler and Dr James Cockayne ACAMS’ Anti-Financial Crime and Public Policy Conference seeks to forge consensus on a ...

Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking – 5 March 2020, Luxembourg

Speakers: Dr James Cockayne As part of the Luxembourg House of Fintech's CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa, the program targets companies focusing ...

Financial Sector Strategies Against Human Trafficking and Slavery – 22 February, Davos, Switzerland

Speakers: Fiona Reynolds and Dr James Cockayne along with Ueli Mauer, Swiss Federal Councillor, Finance (TBC) and Dr Katrin Eggenberger, ...

Asia Pacific Banks Alliance and Mekong Club Meeting – 24 October 2019, Bangkok

Commissioner Speakers: Prof. Simon Tay, along with Serena Grant (WalkFree Foundation) Building off of other regional alliances, the Asia Pacific ...

Launch of the Financial Investigations Tool – 11 November 2019, Vienna

Commissioner Speakers: Timea Nagy Payne and James Cockayne, along with Valiant Richey and Tarana Baghirova (OSCE), Joseph Mari (Scotiabank) and ...

Fiduciary Investors Symposium – 6 October 2019, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Commissioner Speakers: Fiona Reynolds (Chair), Timea Nagy Payne, Leonardo Sakamoto, Anders Strömblad Register: here Designed as a forum for asset ...

Liechtenstein Banking Congress – 22 November 2019, Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Commissioner Speakers: Fiona Reynolds (Chair) and Olivier de Perregaux Register here. Co-hosted by the Liechtenstein Banking Association and European Banking ...

Unlocking Potential: Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (Banking Community) – 27 September 2019, New York

Date: 27 September 2019 Time: 17:00 – 18:30 Location: Barclays Bank, 745 7th Avenue, 32nd Floor New York, NY 10017 ...

Unlocking Potential: Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking – 27 September 2019, UN Headquarters, New York

Date: 27 September 2019 Time: 13:15 – 14:30 Location: Conference Room 1, United Nations Headquarters, 405 East 42nd Street, New ...

European Banks Alliance – London, 2 October 2019

Commissioner Speakers: Dr James Cockayne Dr James Cockayne will speak about the Commission's final report, Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for ...

Unlocking Potential – 3 October, London

Commissioner Speakers: Fiona Reynolds and Dr. James Cockayne Register here. Following the official launch at the United Nations on 27 ...

World Economic Forum Sustainable Development Impact Summit – 23 September 2019, New York

Date: 23 September 2019 Location: Convene, 730 Third Avenue New York, NY 10017 Commissioner Speakers: Dr James Cockayne This annual ...

PRI in Person – 12 September 2019, Paris

PRI in Person Date: 12 September 2019 Location: Palais de Congrès de Paris, Paris, France Commissioner Speakers: Dr James Cockayne, ...

Sydney Archdiocese Anti-Slavery Task Force – July 2019, Sydney

Commissioners: Dr James Cockayne Dr James Cockayne briefed the Sydney Archdiocese Anti-Slavery Task Force on the upcoming release of the ...

Bali Process – July 2019, Viet Nam

Commissioners: Simon Tay Simon Tay represented the Commission at the Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related ...

UNODC’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice – May 2019, Vienna

Commissioners: Hennie Verbeek-Kusters and Daniel Thelesklaf Hennie Verbeek-Kusters and Daniel Thelesklaf along with Dr Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Chair of the UN ...

ACAMS AML & Financial Crime Conference – April 2019, Hong Kong

Commissioners: H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser (Commissioner e.o.) H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser participated in the ACAMS AML & Financial Crime Conference ...

UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate Event – February 2019, New York

Commissioners: Dr James Cockayne (e.o.) Dr James Cockayne presented the work of the Commission at a meeting to launch a ...

Security Council Arria Formula Meeting on Preventing and Countering the Financing of Terrorism – January 2019, New York

Commissioner: H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser (e.o.) H.E. Ambassador Christian Wenaweser highlighted the work of the Commission at the Security Council ...

Wolfsberg Group of the Financial Action Task Force – December 2018, Vienna

Commissioners: Daniel Thelesklaf and Fiona Reynolds (Chair) Daniel Thelesklaf and Fiona Reynolds discussed the launch of the Commission on a ...

OHCHR Event on Gender and Modern Slavery – October 2018, New York

Commissioners: Amol Mehra and Dr James Cockayne (e.o.) Amol Mehra and Dr James Cockayne presented at the event organized by ...

39th Session of the Human Rights Council – September 2018, New York

UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Urmila Bhoola, highlighted the launch of the Commission in her interactive dialogue ...

UN Forum on Business and Human Rights – 26 November 2019, Geneva

Commissioner Speakers: Prof. Anita Ramasastry, Leonardo Sakamoto, James Kofi Annan and Dr. James Cockayne Other Speakers: Amb. Bryce Hutchesson (Australian ...

UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Europe & Global Landscape Forum – 29 November 2019, Luxembourg

Commissioner Speakers: Fiona Reynolds and Dr James Cockayne Organized around the theme of “Breakthroughs in Sustainable Finance”, this roundtable aims ...