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.

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Katie A. Paul

Katie A. Paul

Luca Maiotti

Luca Maiotti

Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Helidth Ravenholm

Helidth Ravenholm

Consultant, Culture Contact

Maurício Vieira

Maurício Vieira

University for Peace

Marcos Alvar

Marcos Alvar

Dr. Nicolas Santiago Lien

Dr. Nicolas Santiago Lien

Posdoctoral Research UFSCar

Serena Favarin

Serena Favarin

Toine Spapens

Toine Spapens

Angus Nurse

Angus Nurse

Rune Henriksen

Rune Henriksen

Forsetyr Ltd

Kingsley Madueke

Kingsley Madueke

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Magdalena Alcocer-Vega

Magdalena Alcocer-Vega

Universidad Anáhuac México, Universidad Anáhuac México

Bret Windhauser

Bret Windhauser

Ph.D. Student, The Graduate Center, City University of New York

Sabrina Medeiros

Sabrina Medeiros

Danielle Dionísio

Danielle Dionísio

Fatjona Mejdini

Fatjona Mejdini

Director, South Eastern Europe Observatory

Brig. Gen Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias

Brig. Gen Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias

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

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Dr. Rashmi Singh

Dr. Rashmi Singh

PUC Minas

Chamila Liyanage

Chamila Liyanage

Network Member, SHOC Network, Royal United Services Institute

Megan Capp

Megan Capp

University for Peace (UPEACE)

Jude Cocodia

Jude Cocodia

University of the Free State

Vinicius Couto

Vinicius Couto

Federal University of Minas Gerais

Talks

Illicit product counterfeit markets: Examining stakeholder roles and effects

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

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

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

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
Damon McCoy Edward Huang Layla Hashemi Louise Shelley

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

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

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

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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

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

Ports

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Illicit markets

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Felia Allum Khamal Patterson 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
Damon McCoy Edward Huang Layla Hashemi Louise Shelley

Illicit trade

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

Emerging transatlantic maritime threats - converging flows and actors

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

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

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

Illicit markets

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

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

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

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
Claudette Vernot Maurício Vieira Juan Carlos Buitrago Arias Victor Guerra

Book presentation: Ticket Touting and the Black Market

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