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

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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)

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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

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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

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