Report of the Conference 11:00 – 12:30 REFLECTING ON THE EMERGENCE OF THE YOGYAKARTA PRINCIPLES, ITS CONTENT AND APPLICATION OVER 10 YEARS Objective To provide an historical overview of the Yogyakarta Principles and its application Dusit Thani Hall Moderator Kim Vance, Executive Director, ARC International Panel • Arvind Narrain, Geneva Director, ARC International • Karen Gomez-Dumpit, Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines • Sunil Babu Pant, Former Member of Parliament Q & A and discussion 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 13:30 – 15:00 CHALLENGES, BARRIERS, LIMITATIONS OF THE YOGYAKARTA PRINCIPLES AND HOW CAN IT BE STRENGTHENED FOR THE FUTURE? Objective To stimulate ideas and discussions where the opportunities lie in strengthening and supplementing the Yogyakarta Principles Dusit Thani Hall Moderator Edmund Settle, Policy Advisor, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub Keynote speaker Honourable Michael Kirby AC CMG, International Jurist, Educator and former Judge Panel • Jean Chong, Programme Field Coordinator, Outright Action International • Vaialia Iosua, Co-Founder/Former Vice President, Samoa Faafafine Association, Inc. • Mauro Cabral Grinspan, Executive Director, Global Action for Trans Equality Q & A and discussion 15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break 15:15 – 16:15 GROUP DISCUSSIONS: HOW CAN THE YOGYAKARTA PRINCIPLES BE STRENGTHENED AND SUPPLEMENTED FOR THE FUTURE? Objective To consider how each sector can contribute to strengthening and supplementing the Yogyakarta Principles, including through building partnerships with the State, NHRIs, CSOs and the UN system Note: At registration, all participants will be asked to register into one of four groups (Engaging the State (government, parliament and judiciary), Engaging NHRIs, Engaging CSOs and Engaging UN agencies). Four group leaders will bring the groups’ reflections and recommendations to the plenary for a moderated interactive discussion. Dusit Thani Hall Moderator Nicholas Booth, Human Rights Advisor, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub 53