This conference constitutes the seventh of Wilton Park’s annual human rights meetings sponsored by the Norwegian and Swiss Governments, which bring together human rights experts from governments in all regions with practitioners, academics and other non-governmental expertise. In June 2011, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Professor John Ruggie, will present his final report to the Human Rights Council on the UN framework for business and human rights, in particular the ‘Guiding Principles’ for its implementation. The conference aims: to examine the Guiding Principles with a view to their practical application...to identify any possible unintended consequences their application may create... and to ensure the Guiding Principles cover all key issues.