Tu Rinsche is an award-winning executive leader with over 20 years of experience designing and scaling high-impact sustainability, human rights, and forced labor programs across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors. A globally recognized social sustainability strategist, she helps companies navigate evolving regulations, develop effective human rights strategies, and translate values into measurable results.

She has led the development of human rights governance models, social compliance programs, and tech-enabled tools that drive business resilience and real-world impact. Known for solving complex, unstructured challenges, she has built end-to-end human rights due diligence (HRDD) programs for S&P 500 companies, manufacturers, and private enterprises.

She has also directed multi-million dollar investments to strengthen frontline human rights organizations and social enterprises that uphold dignity and opportunity for workers and communities. With a background in the U.S. federal government, she bridges public policy and operational realities to help clients meet regulatory requirements while advancing meaningful outcomes for people and planet.

Tu is the author of Do the Diligence, a weekly Substack newsletter offering thought leadership and practical guidance on HREDD for practitioners and business leaders.

She is a regular featured speaker at global forums and industry events, and has served as visiting faculty for several university and executive certificate programs focused on ESG, human rights, and responsible business.

Tu holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in International Affairs from The George Washington University and Columbia University, respectively.

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Lauren Damme, Ph.D., is a leading global expert in the measurement and evaluation of human and labor rights, including child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking. With over 20 years of experience, she has led large-scale research and evaluation efforts across 30+ countries, advising governments, multilaterals, and international organizations on evidence-based strategies to protect vulnerable populations.

She previously led the U.S. Department of Labor’s international evaluation and survey research portfolios, and later served as Director of Research for the Chief Evaluation Office, overseeing more than 150 evaluations that supported $14B in federal programming. Her work received White House recognition for innovation in evaluation.

She serves as Senior Fellow at the Data Foundation, Visiting Fellow at the University of Nottingham Rights Lab, and adjunct professor at George Washington University, advising on AI, evaluation and evidence-building. Her forthcoming book on labor trafficking will be published by Springer in 2026.

Dr. Damme holds a Ph.D. in evaluation from George Washington University, an M.Sc. in international development from the London School of Economics, and a B.Sc. in business and survey research from Iowa State University.

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Samira Rafaela is a recognized trade and policy expert and the first Dutch Member of the European Parliament (MEP) of Afro-Caribbean descent. As an MEP from 2019 to 2024, she led major EU efforts on human rights and trade, earning recognition as one of the Parliament’s most influential voices during her mandate. 

She served as lead negotiator for the EU Forced Labor Regulation and rapporteur for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) in the Employment and Social Affairs Committee in the European Parliament. Samira also championed the EU’s first gender and trade chapter in a trade agreement as Rapporteur for the trade agreement with Chile. 

She is currently a non-resident senior adviser with the Human Rights Initiative at the Center for Security and International Studies (CSIS) and a former non-resident visiting fellow at Cornell’s Global Labor Institute. She is also an alumni of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, where she participated in the Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders Network program in 2016.

Samira holds a Bachelor’s in Public Administration and Master’s in Crisis and Security Management from Leiden University in The Netherlands. 

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Manny Maung is an accomplished investigative journalist and human rights expert with deep expertise in global issues spanning conflict, technology, labor, and governance. Her work has illuminated complex risks in global supply chains, including misinformation, surveillance, and forced labor, helping organizations and policymakers navigate emerging human rights challenges.

At Human Rights Watch, she led the Myanmar program, overseeing high-impact investigations that exposed systemic human rights abuses under the military junta. Her work informed UN resolutions, government sanctions, and multilateral accountability measures.

Previously, she directed regional investigations for Transparentem, identifying risks of modern slavery, debt bondage, and child labor in manufacturing hubs across South and Southeast Asia. Her insights have been instrumental in shaping industry responses to complex labor and human rights issues.

She is a sought-after speaker who has addressed the Council on Foreign Relations, parliaments in Australia, Canada, and the UK, and global human rights forums. She also serves on the board of StopOnlineHarm.org and as a non-resident adviser to the UK-based think tank ODI Global.

Manny holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) from Queensland University of Technology and a Master’s in Journalism and Communications from RMIT University.

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Desta Raines is a recognized global corporate responsibility leader who has led impactful initiatives in sustainability, environmental and social governance and reporting, policy, stakeholder engagement, and operations management across multiple sectors including apparel, footwear, accessories, furniture, tech, and prestige beauty retail. She also serves as a senior strategic advisor and thought partner to climate-related start ups and lives in Silicon Valley. 

Prior to joining Sephora, her most recent corporate role, she served as the Senior Director of Fair Trade USA’s Apparel and Home Goods team, heading Factory Support Services across 11 countries. Before Fair Trade she was with Apple, leading their work on labor and human rights, supply chain stakeholder engagement, and responsible sourcing of materials. In the past Desta also managed the social compliance efforts around the world for The Jones Group, as well as served as the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. 

Desta is an active board member and mentor and currently serves as the Treasurer of the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP) and the Chair of the Responsible Sourcing Network.

She holds an MBA in Sustainability Management from the Sustainability Management School (SUMAS) in Gland, Switzerland and a B.S. in Mass Communication with a minor in Business Administration from Towson University. 

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