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
Antônio Sampaio Lindy Mtongana Roegchanda Pascoe

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

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

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

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

The future of international cooperation against transnational organized crime

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

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

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

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
Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic Yvon Dandurand Slawomir Redo Jessica Jahn Gillian Dell Megan Capp Ian Tennant

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

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

JNIM in Burkina Faso: A strategic criminal actor

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

Diálogos para la resiliencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2022

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

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

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

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

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

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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