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.

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

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

Francesco Testa

Francesco Testa

Italian Public Prosecutor and European Delegated Prosecutor

Fatjona Mejdini

Fatjona Mejdini

Director of the South Eastern Europe Observatory, GI-TOC

Vanja Petrovic

Vanja Petrovic

GI - TOC

Anesa Agovic

Anesa Agovic

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

Xhodi Hysa

Xhodi Hysa

Bardha Nergjoni

Bardha Nergjoni

executive director, Information Network & Active Citizenship

Elion Puka

Elion Puka

Nevila Jahaj

Nevila Jahaj

Elton Laska

Elton Laska

Alketa Lamani

Alketa Lamani

Director, Vlora Youth CEnter (VYC)

Dajana Berisha

Dajana Berisha

Mićan Andrijašević

Mićan Andrijašević

advisor, NGO Juventas

Darjan (Vuk) Vulević

Darjan (Vuk) Vulević

Executive Officer, NEOSTART - Center for crime prevention and after incarceration care

Ella Ljubić

Ella Ljubić

Ebi Spahiu

Ebi Spahiu

Security & Stability Officer, Dutch Embassy in Tirana

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, GI-TOC

Dr Kingsley Madueke

Dr Kingsley Madueke

Nigeria Research Coordinator, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr Eleanor Beevor

Dr Eleanor Beevor

Désiré NIKIEMA

Désiré NIKIEMA

Alliance pour une Mine Responsable (ARM), Alliance pour une Mine Responsable (ARM)

Dr Zakaria Soré

Dr Zakaria Soré

Sasa Djordjevic

Sasa Djordjevic

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Dardan Koçani

Dardan Koçani

Field Coordinator for Kosovo for the South Eastern Europe Observatory (SEE-Obs), GI-TOC

Griselda Triana

Griselda Triana

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