illicit trade & counterfeits

Counterfeiting of identification documents, CDs, DVDs, software, medicines, weapons, food products, clothing and cigarettes has grown significantly in recent years, largely due to advances in technology and the ease of movement of these goods around the world. The involvement of organized criminal groups in the production and distribution of counterfeit goods is well documented and they operate across national borders in activities that include the manufacture, export, import and distribution of illicit goods.

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.

Li-Fung Cho

Li-Fung Cho

Lecturer, University of Hong Kong Department of Sociology

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Queensland University of Technology

Dr Branislav Hock

Dr Branislav Hock

Institute of Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS)

Karen Laidler

Karen Laidler

Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong

Riikka Puttonen

Riikka Puttonen

UNODC, UNODC

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Dr David Shepherd

Dr David Shepherd

Senior Lecturer, University of Portsmouth

Amanda Whitfort

Amanda Whitfort

Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Dr. Jeremy M. Wilson

Dr. Jeremy M. Wilson

Professor, Michigan State University

Abimbola Adebakin CPT

Abimbola Adebakin CPT

CEO, Advantage Health Africa

Magdalena Alcocer-Vega

Magdalena Alcocer-Vega

Universidad Anáhuac México, Universidad Anáhuac México

Felia Allum

Felia Allum

Polis, University of Bath

Marcos Alvar

Marcos Alvar

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Marija Atanaskova

Marija Atanaskova

RUSI Europe

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr Neil Brodie

Dr Neil Brodie

University of Oxford

Brig. Gen Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias

Brig. Gen Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias

Brigadier General (R-PNC), Policía Nacional de Colombia

Dilara Bural

Dilara Bural

Kate Melody Burmon

Kate Melody Burmon

independent researcher, New Hampshire USA

Megan Capp

Megan Capp

University for Peace (UPEACE)

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Solutions and Strategic Services

Manelich Castilla Craviotto

Manelich Castilla Craviotto

Mathew Charles

Mathew Charles

Universidad del Rosario

Theo Clement Ph.D

Theo Clement Ph.D

Global Initiative

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Talks

Illicit product counterfeit markets: Examining stakeholder roles and effects

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Branislav Hock David Shepherd Dustin Cooley Dilara Bural Dr. Jeremy M. Wilson

Cars, gold, and territories: Trends of organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Luiz Guilherme Paiva Carolina Grillo Gabriel Feltran Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança Janaina Maldonado

The exponential growth of counterfeit PPE and other counterfeits during the COVID pandemic: Illicit trade in the open and dark web

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Layla Hashemi Louise Shelley Edward Huang Damon McCoy

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Mathew Charles Maria Zuppello Taciana Santos de Souza Leo Lin

Online intermediaries and illicit trafficking: Addressing the illicit online trade in cultural property, wildlife and falsified medical products

02 December 2021, 07:00 AM
Dmitry Orlov Neil Brodie Riikka Puttonen Abimbola Adebakin Ling Xu

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Tanya Suri Louise Taylor Wahyu Nurbandi Simone Haysom Debayan Deb Theo Clement

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Amanda Whitfort Emiline Smith Katie Lowe Karen Laidler Li-Fung Cho Cassandra Cross

Cooperation against illicit trade in Latin America. The case of AMERIPOL

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Manelich Castilla Craviotto Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias Claudette Vernot Magdalena Alcocer-Vega Marcos Alvar

Ports

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Fatjona Mejdini Kristina Amerhauser Ruggero Scaturro Anna Sergi

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Kingsley Madueke Mouhamadou Kane Eleanor Beevor Freedom Onuoha Lyes Tagziria

Illicit markets

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Khamal Patterson Felia Allum Katie A. Paul Nicolas Santiago Lien Bret Windhauser

Detecting and disrupting counterfeit supply chains: Illicit trade of pharmaceuticals and PPE on the open and dark web

13 October 2022, 11:30 PM
Louise Shelley Layla Hashemi Edward Huang Damon McCoy

Illicit trade

14 October 2022, 05:30 AM
Danielle Dionísio Sabrina Medeiros Luca Maiotti Serena Favarin Toine Spapens Maria Zuppello

Emerging transatlantic maritime threats - converging flows and actors

14 October 2022, 01:00 PM
Rune Henriksen Martin Verrier Sasha Jesperson Marija Atanaskova

The victims of ‘victimless’ crimes: consequences of trafficking in special commodities

18 October 2023, 05:30 PM
Michelle Fabiani Emiline Smith Kate Melody Burmon Angus Nurse

Illicit markets

18 October 2023, 10:00 PM
Edoardo Fiora Rashmi Singh Maria Jofre Chamila Liyanage Helidth Ravenholm

Global Approaches on State Fragility & Organized Crime (UPEACE, 2023)

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Fausto Carbajal-Glass Megan Capp Jude Cocodia Vinicius Couto Maurício Vieira

Fentanyl and Third Gen Gangs Latin America

19 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Guadalupe Correa Cabrera John P. Sullivan Daniel Weisz Argomedo Nathan P. Jones

Landscape in Latin America of Interinstitutional Cooperation against illicit trade. Are we reaching a positive goal?

19 October 2023, 02:30 AM
Victor Guerra Maurício Vieira Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias Claudette Vernot

Book presentation: Ticket Touting and the Black Market

31 October 2024, 08:30 AM
Xavier L’Hoiry Alessandro Moretti