Financial Sector Strategies against Human Trafficking and Slavery

There are an estimated 40.3 million people in modern slavery, despite a blanket global ban on such criminal practices. To bring this figure close to zero by 2030 and to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we would need to reduce the number of people affected by around 10,000 individuals per day. Financial sector institutions have a key role to play in addressing this global challenge by investing in and fostering innovative business practices that help end slavery and trafficking.

This lunchtime panel debate will provide a platform to discuss financial sector perspectives on modern slavery and trafficking, raise awareness among WEF participants and provide recommendations for the sector’s engagement against human trafficking and slavery. It will introduce the findings of the Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking contained in its report “Unlocking Potential : A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking”, released in September 2019 at the UN General Assembly, and developed in the frame of Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST), also known as the Liechtenstein Initiative.

Expected speakers:
Dr. James Cockayne, Head of Secretariat for Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking; Director of the United Nations University Centre for Policy Research
Mr. Olivier de Perregaux, CFO, LGT Group; previous Commissioner of the Financial Sector Commission
Dr. Katrin Eggenberger, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Culture of the Principality of Liechtenstein
Jörg Gasser, CEO Swiss Banking Association
Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer
Julie Monaco, Managing Director and Global Head of Public Sector, Citi Bank

Moderator:
Daniel Thelesklaf, Director of the Money Laundering Office Switzerland (MROS/ Swiss FIU) and previous Commissioner of the Financial Sector Commission

Contact person:
Carmela Bühler +41 79 706 88 31, carmela.buehler@eda.admin.ch