2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct. The Guidelines are government-backed recommendations to enterprises and are one of the main international reference points for responsible business conduct. To mark this anniversary, the event brings together representatives of business, trade unions, civil society, public institutions and academia to discuss responsible business conduct in practice, the NCP specific instance mechanism, and the wider international and EU landscape for responsible 
business conduct.

PROGRAMME

14:00-14:30            Registration and coffee

14:30-14:45            Welcome remarks
Prof. André Prüm | Acting Dean, Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg

Dr. Başak Bağlayan | Secretary-General, Luxembourg National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, Ministry of the Economy

14:45-15:45             Stakeholder roundtable
Responsible business conduct in Luxembourg: stakeholder                                             perspectives
Moderator: Prof. Stefan Braum | Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg

Participants :
Max Mousel | Legal Expert, Commission consultative des Droits de l'Homme du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (CCDH)

Sabrina Kohn | Senior Sustainability Advisor, House of Sustainability, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce

Jean-Louis Zeien | Coordinator, Initiative pour un devoir de vigilance (IDV)

Nancy Thomas | Director, Inspiring More Sustainability, Luxembourg (IMS)

Charel Schmit | Ombudsman, OKAJU (Ombudsman fir Kanner a Jugendlecher)

Tom Mamer | Deputy central secretary, Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (OGBL)

15:45-16:15             Good offices in practice
Dialogue and mediation in NCP specific instances

Moderator: Dr. Javier García Olmedo | Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg

Marian G. Ingrams | Director, OECD Watch

Massimo Frattini | International Officer, International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)

Dr. Başak Bağlayan | Secretary-General, Luxembourg National Contact Point for Responsible Business Conduct, Ministry of the Economy

16:15-16:45             Evolving responsible business conduct landscape
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights at 15              

Béatrice Kirsch | Ambassador-at-Large for Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade

Navigating the evolving EU sustainability framework
Dino Serafini | Counsel, ESG & Sustainability Legal Lead, Arendt

16:45-17:00              Closing remarks
Lex Delles | Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism

17:00                         Onwards Networking reception