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
Juan José Martínez d’Aubuisson Lindy Mtongana Antônio Sampaio Babette Ullemeyer

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

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

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

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

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

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

JNIM in Burkina Faso: A strategic criminal actor

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

Diálogos para la resiliencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2022

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

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

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

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

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

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Tony Murney Louise Taylor