The 2025 Mary Robinson Speaker Series event focused on the fast-emerging systemic dangers that current approaches by the tech sector pose for democracy and human rights around the world, considering what a positive future could look like for the tech sector, particularly the powerful role that smart regulation can play in ensuring that the opportunity of tech for public good becomes a reality.

The 2024 Mary Robinson event focused on the role and impact of business in conflict, and the opportunity and need for leadership by business and investors in respect of better practice across all sectors in conflict.

The 2023 Mary Robinson event focused on the new wave of regulation aiming to end corporate impunity, while empowering communities and workers in global supply chains. The edition explored the importance of rigorous corporate accountability and human rights due diligence legislation and the need for business and investor leadership to promote human rights-centred operation and investment for a right-centred corporate activity.

The 2022 Mary Robinson Speaker Series highlighted how a human rights-centred approach is essential to an equitable clean energy transition in Africa - a crucial discussion ahead of COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh.

Our panel explored the unique challenges at the intersection of labour rights and technology rights, focusing on gig economy workers and the frameworks required to ensure companies respect their human rights.

The first digital Mary Robinson Speaker Series welcomed labour voices from communities hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, along with other global thinkers, who together discussed the path to a just recovery.