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 Roegchanda Pascoe Lindy Mtongana

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

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

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
Matti Joutsen Ian Tennant Tariq Khosa Denise Mazzolani Jessica Jahn Garba Baba Umar Yvon Dandurand Walter Kemp

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

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

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

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

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

JNIM in Burkina Faso: A strategic criminal actor

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

Diálogos para la resiliencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2022

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

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

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

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

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

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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