Organized Crime & Development

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Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Celia Medrano

Celia Medrano

Laura Adal

Laura Adal

Director, Global Organized Crime Index, GI-TOC

Peter Aitsi MBE

Peter Aitsi MBE

Board Chair, Transparency International Papua New Guinea

Etannibi Alemika

Etannibi Alemika

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele

Senior Nigeria Advisor, ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data)

Lucia Bird

Lucia Bird

Director of the West Africa Observatory, GI-TOC

H.E. Luis Javier Campuzano Pina

H.E. Luis Javier Campuzano Pina

Permanent Representative of Mexico to the UN in Vienna

Lucia Dammert

Lucia Dammert

Adam Day

Adam Day

Siria Gastelum Felix

Siria Gastelum Felix

Resilience Director, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Walter Kemp

Walter Kemp

Director: Global Strategy against TOC, GI-TOC

Jean-Luc Lemahieu

Jean-Luc Lemahieu

Director, UNODC

Fatjona Mejdini

Fatjona Mejdini

Director of the South Eastern Europe Observatory, GI-TOC

Gifty Mensah

Gifty Mensah

Head of Programmes, Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC)

Lindy Mtongana

Lindy Mtongana

Roegchanda Pascoe

Roegchanda Pascoe

Chairperson, Manenberg Safety forum

Vanja Petrovic

Vanja Petrovic

GI - TOC

Amado Philip de Andres

Amado Philip de Andres

Renata Segura

Renata Segura

Mark Shaw

Mark Shaw

Ebi Spahiu

Ebi Spahiu

Security & Stability Officer, Dutch Embassy in Tirana

Heike Thiele

Heike Thiele

Griselda Triana

Griselda Triana

Judith Vorrath

Judith Vorrath

Professor Dimitris Ziouvas

Professor Dimitris Ziouvas

Director, Centre for Criminal Sciences, Panteion University of Athens

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Talks

Criminal governance during the pandemic in Cape Town and Nairobi

22 November 2021, 09:00 AM
Lindy Mtongana Antônio Sampaio Roegchanda Pascoe

From gang curfews to predation: Criminal governance during COVID in five cities

30 November 2021, 02:00 PM
Babette Ullemeyer Juan José Martínez d’Aubuisson Lindy Mtongana Antônio Sampaio

Soldiers of Fortune: The future of Chadian fighters after the Libyan ceasefire

08 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Alexandre Bish Jalel Harchaoui Alice Fereday

The future of international cooperation against transnational organized crime

13 January 2022, 02:00 PM
Denise Mazzolani Yvon Dandurand Matti Joutsen Jessica Jahn Walter Kemp Garba Baba Umar Tariq Khosa Ian Tennant

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

22 March 2022, 02:00 PM
Lucia Bird Alastair Nelson Adam Day Mark Shaw Mathias Steinebach Summer Walker Etannibi Alemika Gifty Mensah Tjark Egenhoff Amado Philip de Andres Judith Vorrath Heike Thiele Borges Nhamirre Jean-Luc Lemahieu Renata Segura

31st CCPCJ Side Event: Integrated strategy for effective governance of global crime: UNTOC, UNCAC, Rule of Law and Sustainable Development Goals

18 May 2022, 11:15 AM
Megan Capp Yvon Dandurand Gillian Dell Ian Tennant Jessica Jahn Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic Slawomir Redo

31st CCPCJ Side Event: Communities on the frontline against organized crime

18 May 2022, 12:10 PM
Mark Shaw Hermanto Hasan Robert Riziki Ian Tennant Bubacar Ture Maria Isabel Cruz Bernal Luis Javier Campuzano Pina Siria Gastelum Felix Kjersti E. Andersen

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

30 June 2022, 09:00 AM
Anna Alvazzi del Frate Ruggero Scaturro Maria Vittoria De Simone Jean-Luc Lemahieu Riikka Puttonen Francesco Testa Alessandro Cortese Mark Shaw

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

12 July 2022, 09:00 AM
Bardha Nergjoni Alketa Lamani Darjan (Vuk) Vulević Elion Puka Ebi Spahiu Mićan Andrijašević Vanja Petrovic Fatjona Mejdini Elton Laska Nevila Jahaj Anesa Agovic Xhodi Hysa Ella Ljubić Dajana Berisha

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

07 September 2022, 11:00 AM
Mouhamadou Kane Lyes Tagziria Heike Thiele Kingsley Madueke Lucia Bird

JNIM in Burkina Faso: A strategic criminal actor

22 September 2022, 02:30 PM
Désiré NIKIEMA Zakaria Soré Eleanor Beevor Lucia Bird

Diálogos para la resiliencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2022

25 October 2022, 03:00 PM
Griselda Triana Celia Medrano Lucia Dammert Nicolás Zevallos Trigoso Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado Almada Livia Wagner

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

28 November 2022, 11:00 AM
Marcena Hunter Désiré NIKIEMA Kady Seguin Michel Yoboue Mouhamadou Kane

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

13 December 2022, 02:00 PM
Vanja Petrovic Anna Sergi Ruggero Scaturro Sasa Djordjevic

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

07 February 2023, 09:00 AM
Kingsley Madueke Manji Mangrock Lawan Danjuma Adamu Flore Berger Nengak Daniel Gondyi

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

27 June 2023, 01:30 PM
Sunčana Roksandić Ioannis Vlassis Fatjona Mejdini Bojan Dobovšek Dimitris Ziouvas Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

26 September 2023, 02:00 PM
Rumbi Matamba Global Initiative Mark Shaw Laura Adal

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

12 February 2024, 09:00 AM
Dardan Koçani Fatjona Mejdini Minela Kalem Anesa Agovic

La résilience communautaire face à l’extrémisme violent et les économies illicites

23 April 2024, 02:00 PM
Flore Berger Abdel Aziz Mossi Mouhamadou Kane Aboubakar Kouadio Coulibaly

Rising organized criminality in the Pacific islands – What drives it?

05 June 2024, 07:30 AM
Peter Aitsi Tamasailau (Sailau) Suaalii-Sauni Mark Shaw Laura Adal Virginia Comolli

Non-state armed groups and illicit economies in West Africa: Armed bandits in Nigeria

10 July 2024, 02:00 PM
Eleanor Beevor Kingsley Madueke Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele Lawan Danjuma Adamu

Mapping the World Order: An Exploration of Government Effectiveness, Rule of Law and Processes which Undermine the Capacity of States to Benefit Citizens

06 February 2025, 07:00 AM
Louise Taylor Tony Murney