Latin America & Caribbean

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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.

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

University of Messina

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

Daniel Ogunniyi

Daniel Ogunniyi

University of Hull

Brian Omondi, CPA, CFE

Brian Omondi, CPA, CFE

Managing Partner, Brian Forensics

Dr Delon Omrow

Dr Delon Omrow

Ontario Tech University, Ontario Tech University

Andrés Ormaza

Andrés Ormaza

Pan American Development Foundation

Angélica Ospina-Escobar

Angélica Ospina-Escobar

International Crisis Group, Mexico, Conahcyt

Lovina Otudor

Lovina Otudor

Executive Secretary, Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime Network

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

Sandra Pellegrini

Sandra Pellegrini

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)

Julie Peña

Julie Peña

Valentin Pereda

Valentin Pereda

International Centre for Comparative Criminology, University of Montreal

Vania Pigeonutt

Vania Pigeonutt

Damian Platt

Damian Platt

Talks

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

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

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

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

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

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

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

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

Organized crime and corruption

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

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

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

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

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

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

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

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

Resilience as a prevention mechanism: Colombia

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

Ports

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

Environmental defenders

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

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

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

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

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

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

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

Gender violence and organised crime in Mexico

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

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

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

Women in OCGs Latin America

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