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Jay Albanese

Jay Albanese

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Felipe Botero

Felipe Botero

Coordinator for Colombia, GI-TOC

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Dr. Cecilia Farfán-Méndez

Head of Security Research Programs, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California San Diego

Tuesday Reitano

Tuesday Reitano

Deputy Director, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Adriana Abdenur

Adriana Abdenur

Executive Director, Plataforma CIPÓ

Mario Abrego

Mario Abrego

Sérgio Adorno

Sérgio Adorno

Marcos Alan Ferreira

Marcos Alan Ferreira

Associate Professor, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Profesor, Centro de Estudios Sociológicos en El Colegio de Mexico

Alice Alves Casanova

Alice Alves Casanova

Brazilian Naval War College - Brazilian Navy (MB), Brazilian Naval War College - PPGEM

Kristina Amerhauser

Kristina Amerhauser

GI-TOC

Jose Pablo Ampudia

Jose Pablo Ampudia

Columbia University

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Concepción Anguita Olmedo

Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Marco Antonelli

Marco Antonelli

Scuola Normale Superiore

Lina  Asprilla

Lina Asprilla

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)

Marija Atanaskova

Marija Atanaskova

RUSI Europe

Mariano Bartolomé

Mariano Bartolomé

Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera

Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera

Sergio Beltrán-García

Sergio Beltrán-García

Co-director, re/presentare

Estefania Bernal

Estefania Bernal

Manager, Production Security & Intelligence - LATAM, Netflix

Christian Bolden

Christian Bolden

Loyola University New Orleans

Deborah Bonello

Deborah Bonello

Mariana Botero Restrepo

Mariana Botero Restrepo

GI TOC

Karla Campos

Karla Campos

Coordinator, Citizenship and Violence

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Delphi Integrated Solutions

Fausto  Carbajal-Glass

Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Mexican Council on Foreign Relations

Elaine Carey

Elaine Carey

Héctor Carrillo

Héctor Carrillo

Raquel Caspi

Raquel Caspi

Back Home Mx, Back Home

Elba Chacon

Elba Chacon

Michael Chamberlin

Michael Chamberlin

Mathew Charles

Mathew Charles

Universidad del Rosario

Amy Chazkel

Amy Chazkel

Associate Professor of History, Columbia University

Guadalupe Correa Cabrera

Guadalupe Correa Cabrera

Professor, George Mason University

Capitan Ana Corredor

Capitan Ana Corredor

N/A

Juan Corredor-Garcia

Juan Corredor-Garcia

City University of New York

Daniela Cristóbal

Daniela Cristóbal

ONC, National Citizen Observatory

José Miguel Cruz

José Miguel Cruz

LACC Director of Research, Florida International University

Alejandro Cruz

Alejandro Cruz

Josue Decavele

Josue Decavele

Taciana Santos de Souza

Taciana Santos de Souza

University of Campinas

Montserrat Deu Pons

Montserrat Deu Pons

Central America Regional Director, IM Swedish Development Partner

Camila Dias

Camila Dias

Professor, Universidade Federal do ABC

John Dickie

John Dickie

University College London

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

International Relations Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Gabriel Feltran

Gabriel Feltran

UFSCar

Sandra Fernandez

Sandra Fernandez

N/A

Amaury Fierro Gonzalez

Amaury Fierro Gonzalez

National Institute of Public Administration / Tavistock Risk Lab (Mexico)

Patricia Figueroa

Patricia Figueroa

Centro de Políticas de Género - Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa

Edoardo Fiora

Edoardo Fiora

Director, K2 Integrity

Giselle Florentino

Giselle Florentino

Executive Coordinator, Right to Memory and Racial Justice Initiative

Gabriel Funari

Gabriel Funari

University of Oxford

Karina Garcia Reyes

Karina Garcia Reyes

Lecturer in Criminology, University of the West of England

Laura-Lee Gillion

Laura-Lee Gillion

Intern, Humanium Metal

Eduardo Giralt

Eduardo Giralt

Filmmaker, Los Plebes

Maevia Griffiths

Maevia Griffiths

University of Copenhagen

Carolina Grillo

Carolina Grillo

Assistant Professor, Fluminense Federal University

R. V. Gundur

R. V. Gundur

Flinders University

Professor Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero

Professor Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero

Queen Mary University of London

Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança

Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança

Ministério Público Federal (Federal Prosecution Service - Brazil)

Rune Henriksen

Rune Henriksen

Forsetyr Ltd

Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa

Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa

Back Home, Back Home

Tristram Hicks

Tristram Hicks

Independant Consultant

Markus Hochmüller

Markus Hochmüller

Pembroke College Oxford

Diorella Islas

Diorella Islas

International Fellow, Women In International Security

Nayely Iturbe

Nayely Iturbe

Queen Mary University of London

Nicole Jenne

Nicole Jenne

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Sasha Jesperson

Sasha Jesperson

RHIPTO Norwegian Center for Global Analyses

Maria  Jofre

Maria Jofre

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Julius Kaka

Julius Kaka

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Gema Kloppe-Santamaría

Assistant Professor of Latin American History, George Washington University

María Landa

María Landa

Jorge M. Lasmar

Jorge M. Lasmar

Tim Lauger

Tim Lauger

Niagara University

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Noria Research / Paris-1 Panthéon Sorbonne -

Olivia Leon

Olivia Leon

Data Cívica

Sandra Ley

Sandra Ley

Associate Professor, CIDE

Leo Lin

Leo Lin

Dr Chamila Liyanage

Dr Chamila Liyanage

Network Member, SHOC Network, Royal United Services Institute

Yael Anahí López

Yael Anahí López

PhD candidate in Politics, University of York

Maria López-Uribe

Maria López-Uribe

Universidad de los Andes

Janaina Maldonado

Janaina Maldonado

German Institute for Global and Area Studies/Universität Hamburg

Ces Marianne

Ces Marianne

Mariola Marzouk

Mariola Marzouk

University of Portsmouth

Fatjona Mejdini

Fatjona Mejdini

Director, South Eastern Europe Observatory

Mónica Meltis

Mónica Meltis

Data Cívica

Karla Mendes

Karla Mendes

Brazil Contributing Editor, Mongabay

Rossella Merlino

Rossella Merlino

Bangor University

Joshua Mitrotti

Joshua Mitrotti

Chief of Party, PADF

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Edgar Morales

Edgar Morales

Ministerio Público

Juan Carlos Nieto

Juan Carlos Nieto

Dr Andrea Oelsner

Dr Andrea Oelsner

University of San Andrés, University of San Andrés

Dr Delon Omrow

Dr Delon Omrow

Ontario Tech University, Ontario Tech University

Angélica Ospina-Escobar

Angélica Ospina-Escobar

International Crisis Group, Mexico, Conahcyt

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

LAUT, Centre for the Analysis of Liberty and Authoritarianism

Dawn Marie Paley

Dawn Marie Paley

Andrea Julieth Pelaez

Andrea Julieth Pelaez

EAFIT University

Julie Peña

Julie Peña

Valentin Pereda

Valentin Pereda

International Centre for Comparative Criminology, University of Montreal

Vania Pigeonutt

Vania Pigeonutt

Damian Platt

Damian Platt

Zachary Porreca

Zachary Porreca

Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Maria Puolakkainen

Maria Puolakkainen

Graduate Student, University of Oxford

Sandra  Quiñones

Sandra Quiñones

N/A

Beatriz  Quintero

Beatriz Quintero

Pan American Development Foundation

Anna Beatriz Ramalho Gonçalves

Anna Beatriz Ramalho Gonçalves

Department of Penitentiary Administration, Brazil

Helidth Ravenholm

Helidth Ravenholm

Consultant, Culture Contact

David Restrepo

David Restrepo

Daniel  Rincón Machón

Daniel Rincón Machón

Cambridge University

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Renato Rivera

Renato Rivera

Pan American Development Foundation

Elizabeth SAENZ

Elizabeth SAENZ

Liaison Officer Geneva, UNODC

Carolina Sampó

Carolina Sampó

Associate Researcher, Conicet, Argentina

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Instituto RIA

Ruggero Scaturro

Ruggero Scaturro

GI-TOC

Diana Siller

Diana Siller

Rashmi Singh

Rashmi Singh

Zara Snapp

Zara Snapp

Co-founder, Instituto RIA

Dr Peter Stoett

Dr Peter Stoett

Ontario Tech University

Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Camilo Tamayo Gomez

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, The University of Huddersfield (UK)

Ian Tennant

Ian Tennant

Fund Manager & Vienna Multilateral Representative, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Paula Tobo

Paula Tobo

Andrea Varsori

Andrea Varsori

Lecturer in Criminology, University of Huddersfield

Luis Daniel Vazquez

Luis Daniel Vazquez

National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

Ana Velasco

Ana Velasco

Women In International Security

María Alejandra Vélez

María Alejandra Vélez

Director CESED, Los Andes University

Martin Verrier

Martin Verrier

RUSI

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Aline Wani

Aline Wani

ICRC

Sarah W. Hirsch

Sarah W. Hirsch

Stanford University

Rebecca Wickes

Rebecca Wickes

Griffith University

Sonja Wolf

Sonja Wolf

CIDE

Damián Zaitch

Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Dr. Damián Zaitch

Dr. Damián Zaitch

Utrecht University

Dr. Fernando Zarabozo Fernando Gabriel Zarabozo

Dr. Fernando Zarabozo Fernando Gabriel Zarabozo

Adjunct Faculty, European Center for Security Studies "George C. Marshall"

Oswaldo Zavala

Oswaldo Zavala

Professor, City University of New York (CUNY)

Veronica Zubillaga

Veronica Zubillaga

Universidad SimonBolivar, Universidad SimonBolivar

Maria Zuppello

Maria Zuppello

freelance investigative reporter, MILITANT WIRE

Talks

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Sandra Ley Markus Hochmüller Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Rossella Merlino Leo Lin Francesca Rispoli Camilo Tamayo Gomez Marco Antonelli

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Adriana Abdenur Andrea Oelsner Concepción Anguita Olmedo Marcos Alan Ferreira Carolina Sampó Mariano Bartolomé

Partnerships for peace: Standing up against violence one destroyed weapon at a time

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Laura-Lee Gillion Elba Chacon Héctor Carrillo Montserrat Deu Pons

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Livia Wagner Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa Raquel Caspi

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Karina Garcia Reyes Eduardo Giralt

Organized crime and corruption

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Fernando Zarabozo Ian Tennant Elizabeth SAENZ Tuesday Reitano

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

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

Organized crime and urban violence

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas Maria Puolakkainen Fausto Carbajal-Glass Zachary Porreca Andrea Julieth Pelaez

Organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Alice Alves Casanova Gabriel Funari Andrea Varsori André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Giselle Florentino Camila Dias

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Sérgio Adorno Veronica Zubillaga Camila Dias Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Comparative perspectives on illicit crop economies and non-punitive rural drug policies

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Maria López-Uribe Romain Le Cour Grandmaison María Alejandra Vélez David Restrepo

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Diorella Islas Ana Velasco Mario Abrego Estefania Bernal

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Zara Snapp Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas Oswaldo Zavala Dawn Marie Paley

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

Rio's 'jogo do bicho' [gambling] organisation: Brazil's unknown 'cosa nostra'

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
John Dickie Amy Chazkel Damián Zaitch Damian Platt

Resilience as a prevention mechanism: Colombia

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM
Felipe Botero Juan Carlos Nieto Ces Marianne Julie Peña Joshua Mitrotti Alejandro Cruz

Ports

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

Environmental defenders

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Karla Mendes Peter Stoett Julius Kaka Delon Omrow

The path to the North: Migrant smuggling in the Darien region

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Jay Albanese Paula Tobo Mariana Botero Restrepo

Criminal dynamics and exploitation of communities in Chiapas and Chihuahua, Mexico

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Livia Wagner María Landa Diana Siller

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Michael Chamberlin Luis Daniel Vazquez Gabriel Mondragón Toledo Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Mónica Meltis Olivia Leon

Gender violence and organised crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 11:30 PM
Nayely Iturbe Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero Daniela Cristóbal Yael Anahí López

Trying to make it the enterprises, gangs, and people of the American drug trade

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Tim Lauger Guadalupe Correa Cabrera Rebecca Wickes R. V. Gundur Christian Bolden

Women in OCGs Latin America

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Elaine Carey Deborah Bonello Patricia Figueroa Carolina Sampó

Gangs and organized crime in Central America

14 October 2022, 02:30 AM
José Miguel Cruz Deborah Bonello Sonja Wolf

Extortion in Guatemala

14 October 2022, 04:00 AM
Karla Campos Vania Pigeonutt Edgar Morales Josue Decavele

Organized crime in Latin America

14 October 2022, 04:00 AM
Rashmi Singh Diorella Islas Jorge M. Lasmar Fernando Zarabozo

Emerging transatlantic maritime threats - converging flows and actors

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

Narcas, The Secret Rise of Women in Latin America's Cartels + The War on Dirty Money

18 October 2023, 01:00 PM
Mariola Marzouk Elaine Carey Deborah Bonello Tristram Hicks

Exploring the Memorialization and Organized Crime Nexus: A Transformative Approach to Addressing Disappearances in Contexts of Criminal Governance

18 October 2023, 02:30 PM
Maevia Griffiths Aline Wani Daniel  Rincón Machón Sergio Beltrán-García

Organized crime in Latin America

18 October 2023, 07:00 PM
Jose Pablo Ampudia Sarah W. Hirsch Fausto  Carbajal-Glass Juan Corredor-Garcia Dr. Damián Zaitch

Illicit markets

18 October 2023, 10:00 PM
Maria  Jofre Jorge M. Lasmar Edoardo Fiora Rashmi Singh Dr Chamila Liyanage Helidth Ravenholm

Building resilience in crime affected regions: the case of Colombia

18 October 2023, 10:00 PM
Sandra  Quiñones Lina  Asprilla Capitan Ana Corredor Sandra Fernandez Joshua Mitrotti

Organized crime in Mexico

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Guadalupe Correa Cabrera Amaury Fierro Gonzalez Valentin Pereda Angélica Ospina-Escobar Diorella Islas

The role of women in criminal organizations in Latin America: insights from Brazil and Mexico

19 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Nicole Jenne Carolina Sampó Marcos Alan Ferreira Anna Beatriz Ramalho Gonçalves

Organized Crime in Ecuador: Strategies to Mitigate Impact

19 October 2023, 01:00 AM
Beatriz  Quintero Renato Rivera