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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.

Alastair Nelson

Alastair Nelson

Renata Segura

Renata Segura

Borges Nhamirre

Borges Nhamirre

Etannibi Alemika

Etannibi Alemika

Amado Philip de Andres

Amado Philip de Andres

Tjark Egenhoff

Tjark Egenhoff

UNDP

Judith Vorrath

Judith Vorrath

Gifty Mensah

Gifty Mensah

Head of Programmes, Angie Brooks International Centre (ABIC)

Jean-Luc Lemahieu

Jean-Luc Lemahieu

Director, UNODC

Heike Thiele

Heike Thiele

Lucia Bird

Lucia Bird

Director of the West Africa Observatory, GI-TOC

Mathias Steinebach

Mathias Steinebach

Head of Project - Organised Crime: West African Response to Trafficking (OCWAR-T), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic

Ambassador Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic

Senior Advisor, GI-TOC

Slawomir Redo

Slawomir Redo

Visiting Professor of United Nations Law

Gillian Dell

Gillian Dell

Megan Capp

Megan Capp

H.E. Kjersti E. Andersen

H.E. Kjersti E. Andersen

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

Robert Riziki

Robert Riziki

Vice-Chair, Arts for Rights

Bubacar Ture

Bubacar Ture

Hermanto Hasan

Hermanto Hasan

The Geutanyoe Foundation

Maria Isabel Cruz Bernal

Maria Isabel Cruz Bernal

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

Amb. Alessandro Cortese

Amb. Alessandro Cortese

Permanent Representative of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna

Maria Vittoria De Simone

Maria Vittoria De Simone

Deputy Prosecutor, Italian National Antimafia and Counterterrorism Directorate

Riikka Puttonen

Riikka Puttonen

Programme manager of the global programme on implementation of the UNTOC, UNODC

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

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

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

The future of international cooperation against transnational organized crime

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

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

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

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 Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic Slawomir Redo Gillian Dell Megan Capp

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

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

JNIM in Burkina Faso: A strategic criminal actor

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

Diálogos para la resiliencia en Latinoamérica y el Caribe 2022

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

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

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

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

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

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

Combating Illicit Financial Flows in the Western Balkans

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 July 2024, 02:00 PM
Kingsley Madueke Eleanor Beevor Lawan Danjuma Adamu 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

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