AI and Human Rights: Building Responsible Corporate Practice
2pm – 5pm24 June 2025
Central London
techUK, 10 St Bride Street, London, EC4A 4AD
Join us for an insightful afternoon exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and corporate human rights responsibilities. As AI adoption accelerates across industries, businesses must navigate complex challenges around human rights obligations, international standards, and ethical deployment of AI technologies.
This event will examine how organisations can effectively integrate human rights considerations throughout the AI lifecycle while adhering to frameworks such as the UN Guiding Principles.
Key topics will include integrating AI considerations into corporate human rights risk assessments and understanding customer technology usage and liability implications. We'll explore ethical considerations spanning freedom of speech, data privacy, and supply chain transparency, alongside practical implementation strategies for human rights principles in AI development. The event will also address corporate digital responsibility and responsible business conduct, with a focus on proactive approaches to embedding ethics throughout AI deployment.
Agenda
2:00pm - 2:10pm - Keynote speech
2:10pm - 3:00pm - Panel: Assessing Impact of AI and Applying Existing Frameworks of Human Rights
3:00pm - 3:15pm - Break
3:15pm - 3:30pm - Presentation: Incorporating company GenAI adoption into human rights assessments
3:30pm - 3:45pm - Presentation: AI and Supply Chain Visibility: How AI Can Help Corporations Gain Visibility in to Supply Chains
3:45pm - 4:45pm - Panel: How are Corporations Considering AI in Their Human Rights Plans?
4:45pm - End - Networking drinks
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Craig Melson
Associate Director for Climate, Environment and Sustainability, techUK
Craig Melson
Associate Director for Climate, Environment and Sustainability, techUK
Craig is Associate Director for Climate, Environment and Sustainability and leads on our work in these areas ranging from climate change, ESG disclosures and due diligence, through to circular economy, business and human rights, conflict minerals and post-Brexit regulation.
Prior to joining techUK he worked in public affairs and policy has an avid interest in new and emerging technologies. Craig has a degree in Ancient History from King’s College London and spends his time watching Watford FC and holding out hope for Half Life 3.
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.
In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.
Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
Laura has joined techUK from March 2025 on secondment from the Civil Service Fast Stream.
In this role, she supports the work of the Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Programme and the ClimateTech Policy Coalition.
Laura has previously worked at the Department for Education and the Judicial Office, and taught English in Japan on the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme.
She has a degree in Modern Languages and Linguistics from the University of Oxford.
Alec joined techUK in 2025 as the Programme Manager for Sustainability within the Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Programme.
In his role, he helps lead on key sustainability and climate topics, including ESG disclosures, supply chain due diligence, human rights, e-waste, biodiversity, and the move to the circular economy. He also supports data centre members with sustainability challenges.
Prior to joining techUK, he worked as a policy staffer for a United States Senator. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science and SUNY Geneseo. Outside of work, he enjoys playing sports, going to the movies, and travelling.
Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Market Access, techUK
Lucas Banach
Programme Assistant, Data Centres, Climate, Environment and Sustainability, Market Access, techUK
Lucas Banach is Programme Assistant at techUK, he works on a range of programmes including Data Centres; Climate, Environment & Sustainability; Market Access and Smart Infrastructure and Systems.
Before that Lucas who joined in 2008, held various roles in our organisation, which included his role as Office Executive, Groups and Concept Viability Administrator, and most recently he worked as Programme Executive for Public Sector. He has a postgraduate degree in International Relations from the Andrzej Frycz-Modrzewski Cracow University.