The Impact of ESG and Human Rights Due Diligence on the Western Hemisphere Energy Sector
Link: https://web.cvent.com/event/c1ef6c08-7603-48a7-a94c-bb095664ac15/summary
Thursday, February 29, 2024
4 pm to 5:30 PM
Hilton University of Houston, Flamingo Room
4450 University Drive, Houston, Texas
Sponsoring ABA International Law Section Committee: International Energy and Environmental Law
Co-sponsoring Committees: International Human Rights; International Investment and Development Law; International Corporate Counsel
Program Chair: Danielle Edwards, Roseau, Dominica
Moderator: Thomas Andrew O'Keefe, President, Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd, New York, NY
Speakers:
Austin J. Pierce, Associate, Latham & Watkins LLC, Houston, Texas
Sharon G.K. Singh, Partner, Bennett Jones LLP, Vancouver
Wendy M. Taube, Attorney, Taube Law LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Gina S. Warren, Co-Director of the EENR Center, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TX
La Cooperación Hemisférica para Enfrentar los Desafíos del Cambio Climático
WEBINAR: Las Posibilidades de Cooperación entre Latinoamérica y los EE.UU. para Afrontar el Cambio Climático
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxflzuh0nw
Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho, Cultura y Ambiente
Dr. Thomas O'Keefe (USA)
Profesor de Stanford University
Presidente de Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd.
Entrevistado por Dra. Claudia F. Valls
23 de Junio de 2021 * Miércoles * 17 Horas (Arg.) * 13 Horas (Cal. USA)
WEBINAR: Reaping What You Sow: The Central American Refugee Caravans at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJy55anoq0
Caravans at the Border
Date: Thursday, April 15, 2021
Time: 6:00 p.m Pacific Coast Time
The program is co-sponsored by Trinity Episcopal Church’s Latino Outreach Visioning, and Deschutes Public Library in Bend, Oregon
Program description: How the long and troubled history of U.S. 1) military and covert interventions in Central America, 2) failed U.S. economic assistance, and 3) climate change policies are responsible for the waves of desperate people currently fleeing El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. We will explore why the United States has a legal and moral responsibility to admit them as refugees.
Presentation followed by Q&A
Presenter: Thomas Andrew O'Keefe
WEBINAR: Prior Consultation with Indigenous Communities Impacted by Natural Resource and Energy Investment Projects
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AOFpQhuVS7HnpTqM1yspmaXVsgiaxfrJ/view
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
12:00pm ET – 1:30pm ET
Speakers
Estuardo Asturias, In-House Counsel, Mayaniquel S.A., Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Haydee Dijkstal, Barrister, 33 Bedford Row Chambers, London, U.K.
Gabriela Roca, Qil+4 Abogados, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Sharon G.K. Singh, Bennett Jones, Vancouver, Canada
Chair & Moderator
Thomas Andrew O’Keefe, President, Mercosur Consulting Group, Ltd., New York, NY
Sponsored by the ABA International Law Section, International Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Co-Sponsored by the ABA International Law Section, International Human Rights Committee, Latin America & Caribbean Committee, International Environmental Law Committee, and International Investment & Development Committee