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.

Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic

Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic

Senior Advisor, GI-TOC

Virginia Comolli

Virginia Comolli

Head of Pacific Programme, GI-TOC

Lawan Danjuma Adamu

Lawan Danjuma Adamu

Northern Nigeria Field Coordinator, GI-TOC

Tjark Egenhoff

Tjark Egenhoff

UNDP

Dr Kingsley Madueke

Dr Kingsley Madueke

Nigeria Research Coordinator, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Nicolás Zevallos Trigoso

Nicolás Zevallos Trigoso

Director, Instituto de Criminología y Estudios sobre la Violencia

Anesa Agovic

Anesa Agovic

Field Coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Chair, The Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice

H.E. Kjersti E. Andersen

H.E. Kjersti E. Andersen

Permanent Mission of Norway in Vienna, Permanent Mission of Norway in Vienna

Mićan Andrijašević

Mićan Andrijašević

advisor, NGO Juventas

Garba Baba Umar

Garba Baba Umar

Dr Eleanor Beevor

Dr Eleanor Beevor

Flore Berger

Flore Berger

Sahel Analyst, GI-TOC

Dajana Berisha

Dajana Berisha

Alexandre Bish

Alexandre Bish

Megan Capp

Megan Capp

Amb. Alessandro Cortese

Amb. Alessandro Cortese

Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna

Aboubakar Kouadio Coulibaly

Aboubakar Kouadio Coulibaly

Lead Gestion Ressources Naturelles et Résilience Conflit, R4P – Resilience for Peace, Equal Access

Maria Isabel Cruz Bernal

Maria Isabel Cruz Bernal

Yvon Dandurand

Yvon Dandurand

Fellow and Senior Associate, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform

Gillian Dell

Gillian Dell

Maria Vittoria De Simone

Maria Vittoria De Simone

Deputy Prosecutor, Italian National Antimafia and Counterterrorism Directorate

Sasa Djordjevic

Sasa Djordjevic

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Prof. Bojan Dobovšek

Prof. Bojan Dobovšek

Professor of Criminology, University of Maribor

Talks

Criminal governance during the pandemic in Cape Town and Nairobi

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

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

30 November 2021, 02:00 PM
Babette Ullemeyer Lindy Mtongana Antônio Sampaio 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 Alexandre Bish Alice Fereday

The future of international cooperation against transnational organized crime

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

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

22 March 2022, 02:00 PM
Lucia Bird Amado Philip de Andres Borges Nhamirre Tjark Egenhoff Jean-Luc Lemahieu Mark Shaw Etannibi Alemika Mathias Steinebach Renata Segura Summer Walker Adam Day Judith Vorrath Gifty Mensah Alastair Nelson 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
Ian Tennant Slawomir Redo Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic Yvon Dandurand Megan Capp Gillian Dell Jessica Jahn

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

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

JNIM in Burkina Faso: A strategic criminal actor

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

Diálogos para la resiliencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2022

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

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

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
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
Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic Ioannis Vlassis Dimitris Ziouvas Sunčana Roksandić Fatjona Mejdini Bojan Dobovšek

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

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

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
Mark Shaw Laura Adal Peter Aitsi Virginia Comolli Tamasailau (Sailau) Suaalii-Sauni

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

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

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