Business with Compassion - Life and Work of Nobel Peace Laureate Mr. Kailash Satyarthi

Overview

Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi is a globally recognised social transformer who has worked tirelessly to end the suppression of the rights of children and young people, and to deliver the right to education for all. Kailash has been at the forefront of the global movement to end child slavery and exploitative child labour practices for almost four decades and has been the architect of the single-largest civil society network for the most exploited children, the Global March Against Child Labour.

The Price of Free is a documentary film made on life and work of Kailash Satyarthi. The Satyarthi Foundation have recently launched a 100 Million for 100 Million campaign in 2016, where they aim to reach 100 million people who can speak up on behalf of those who cannot. The documentary has won the Grand Jury, Best Film award at the Sundance Film Festival.

Agenda

8:30am - 9:00am: Registration/Networking
9:00am - 9:05am: Welcome Remarks, Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer, DIFC Authority
9:05am - 9:20am: Preview clip from "The Price of Free"
9:20am - 10:00am: Commentary by Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 Nobel Peace Laureate