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

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

Illicit economies, armed conflict and instability

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

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 Ugljesa Ugi Zvekic Yvon Dandurand Slawomir Redo Gillian Dell Megan Capp

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

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

Giovanni Falcone and Italian society's fight against Cosa Nostra

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

Youth activism: Challenges and opportunities

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

Organized crime and instability: Mapping illicit hubs in West Africa

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

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
Griselda Triana Guillermo Vazquez del Mercado Almada Lucia Dammert Celia Medrano Livia Wagner Nicolás Zevallos Trigoso

Gold, conflict and criminality in West Africa

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

Exploring the maritime Balkan routes

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

The evolving dynamics of cattle rustling and instability in Nigeria

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

Organized corruption: Political financing in the Western Balkans

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

The Launch of the Global Organized Crime Index 2023

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

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
Abdel Aziz Mossi Flore Berger Mouhamadou Kane Aboubakar Kouadio Coulibaly

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

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

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

10 July 2024, 02:00 PM
Kingsley Madueke Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele Lawan Danjuma Adamu 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
Tony Murney Louise Taylor