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
Roegchanda Pascoe Antônio Sampaio Lindy Mtongana

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

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

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

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

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

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

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

07 September 2022, 11:00 AM
Lyes Tagziria Kingsley Madueke Mouhamadou Kane Heike Thiele 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
Livia Wagner Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado Almada Celia Medrano Griselda Triana Nicolás Zevallos Trigoso Lucia Dammert

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

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

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

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

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

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

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

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

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

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

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 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
Louise Taylor Tony Murney